Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-02
CITY NEWS.

'Olu Jeu frouty at the opera mousse
this evening.
Regular meeting of the board OF
finance this evening.
or snow, colder.
William d. keenan, has been pro-
NOTED to the charge of the second floor
of Benedict s. Burnham's wire depart
ment.
Joseph Egan, the two year old child
of Daniel Egan of 80 Pemberton street,
fell from chair to-day, fracturiug one
of the bones of the forearm, near the
elbow. DIR Hayes rendered surgical aid.
Constable Rigney to-day arrested
Michael d. Fitzgerald for defrauding a
man named Meloy. Fitzgerald settled
part of the claim. 1t was discovered
later that Fitzgerald was threatened
with an attack of delirum tremens and
he was removed to the aims house.
A violet tea was given at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs George L. White on
Grove street yesterday afternoon from
4:3O to o'clock, in honor of Mrs Lynde
Harrison of New Haven. The decora-
tions were elaborate. The hostess was
assisted in receiving by number of her
near friends.
Engineer Mulligan's train on the
New England road struck a man named
Metro Normick, at the Elm street cross
ing in New Britain last night. His
skull was fractured, his arm almost
wrenched off and both legs were broken.
The injured man was taken to the Hart
ford hospital and will die. En-
gineer Mulligan's train has killed five
persons at this crossing, which is one of
the most dangerous on the road.
The concert and sociable given in
Concordia hall last night by the Ger
man Catholic society in aid of the organ
net good sum. An excellent concert
program of twelve numbers was rem
dered and received with well merited
appreciation. The grand march was
led by Frank Herr and Miss NJ.
O'Meara. Purcelrs orchestra furnished
the music and the prompting was done
by Leo G. Herr.
The railroad commissioners have
ordered the highway grade crossings
eliminated at Hawleyville, where the
Housatonic and the New York & New
England railroads cross two highways
near the house of Patrick Houlihan, in
| the town of Newtown. The commits
missioners have ordered that the two
highways be brought together so as to
go under the tracks. Each railroad is
to do its own work in the improvements
and the town of Newtown is to pay one
| fourth of the total cost, including the
land damages, etc.
| The new Boston and Washington
through express trains are very well
patronized, as are also the night trains
between New York and Boston which
pass through here on the New England
railroad. 1t is now rumored that the
New England people will soon put on a
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| line at I a. M, and if it proves practi-
cable it will be followed by others.
Another story is that the same road will
make cut in the through fares from all
competing points to both Boston and
New York and fight the Consolidated
wherever possible.
| Attorney A. w. Thomas, who about
six years ago was engaged in legal lore
in this city, and was at one time a con-
stable and deputy sheriff, but who is
now located in Chicago, was the central
| figure of a column of sensational read
ing matter in a late issue of the Chicago
Dispatch. The chief of police has es-
tabllshed an order that shyster lawyers,
as he termed them, should not be al
lowed access to the court rooms.
Thomas was elected and thrown into
| the street, but returned with a contin-
| gent OF lawyers, who also met with the
same fate. Thomas threatens to arrest
the whole police force and is backed up
by his brother lawyers.
What, when, where have l struck?
| The quarterly meeting of the officers
| association of the Second regiment. held
last night in the armory at New Haven
was an interesting one. Captain William
l.. Barnes Of Wallingford, inspector of
rifle practice, gave silver cup weigh
ing ten pounds and sixteen inches high,
to be awarded to the man who makes
the highest score in a competitive shoot
by team of eight select men. The
trophy will be competed for in February
March and April. EX-Colonel Walker
j. Leavenworth signiiied his intention
of presenting the Leavenworth medal to
the winner of competition outdoor
| shoot for enlisted men only. The winner
each year will receive a fac-simile of the
medal. suitably inscribed. which will re-
| main in his keeping. Colonel Doherty
presided at the meeting.
| The banks have been notified to be on
| the look out for some clever counter
telts. The counterfeiters, who, so far as
has been learned, have confined them
selves thus far to Boston and imme-
date vicinity, change 50 silver certifi-
| Gates into 50 certificates. The scheme
is executed by painting the on the
note into 5, and the process is con.
tinued on the reverse side, where the
word Two" is erased and a Give" sub
stituted and the large figure 2 is
changed to V. After a bill has been
handled for any length of time the
painting wears off, but a hasty exami-
nation of fresh piece of work would
deceive even a careful observer. The
counterfeit is well calculated to trap
those for whom it is designed, store
keepers, street car conductors and
others who need to make change
quickly, who cannot stop to scrutinize
each bill with microscope.
Mayor Webster presided at the meet
ing of the road and sewer board last
evening. The sewer board was first
called to order. The bills of the month
were approved and ordered paid. Disley
& Weyand and Michael Clancy were
given permission to make sewer connec-
tions. The committee appointed to ex-
anime the machine invented by the CITY
engineer for locating house connection
hubs reported in favor of constructing
the same, and Engineer Cairns was au-
thorized to have the machine made at a
price not to exceed 500. The board
| voted that 300 copies of the city enei.