Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-04
CITY NEWS.

ORB. A. o'Hara to-day qualified as town
health officer for four years. i
John Keefe died at / O'Clock this after
noon at his home, 16 Pratt place.
Sheridan council will meet tomorrow
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in st Patrick's
hall.
Carrollton council, K. of c., will meet
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon in room
8, Tierney's block.
DIR A. H. Jasmin, who has been visiting
in Holyoke for the past four weeks. has re-
turned home.
C. B. Smith of Bristol is visiting for a
few days with the family of Henry W.
Tenny, North Main street.
There will be meeting of the 0'Connell
club tomorrow afternoon. All members
are requested to be present.
Prosecuting Agent Holohan requests
that all license bonds be filed at once so as
to save the rush on the last day.
Patrick F. Farrell, 317 Bank street, re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a three
weeks visit to Chicago and Washington.
The annual election of officers of the
Acme social club will be held tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 at the regular meeting of
the club.
Andrew Ryan, who has had the care of
the green during the past year. left to-day
for a months visit to friends in Cooper
town, n. y.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Waterbury Wheel club will be held on
Monday eveningat \ o'clock, in their rooms,
Castles building. North Main street.
NJ. Guilfoile and T. F. McGrath were
approved as trustees on the estate of Car
ney x OMahoney this morning. D. F.
Webster was approved as trustee on the es-
tate of II. S. Scovill.
historical sketch of Phoenix Fire Co,
No l, illustrated, in to-morrow's Sunday
Globe, also an article about Monitor Hose
Cos foreman. Citizens Hose Co, special
next week.
One of the ''supers" at the Meriden
opera house was cut in the eye during the
production of'Rosedale Thursday evening.
Attorney c. J. Danaher was in Waterbury
yesterday afternoon and effected an ami
cable settlement.
You will need rubbers if this weather
continues. You will need them by and by
when the snow flies, at any rate. Go to
E. J. Firms and get pair that will pro-
tect your feet at a ridiculously low price.
Alicia ]. Carroll, aged years, daughter
of Mrs P Carroll, died early yesterday
afternoon at the family residence, COS
North Main street of diphtheria. The re-
mains were taken on the $50 train to
SANDY Hook for interment.
\ requiem high mass will be celebrated
in the convent of Notre Dame at 8 O'Clock
Monday morning for the late Right Rev
Bishop Mcmahon. On Tuesday morning
at 7.30 requiem mass will be celebrated
for the late Louise Dermody class of '93.
| Friends are invited to attend
A crosswalk is badly needed at the cor
ner of Phoenix and Abbott avenues, run
ming parallel with the latter thoroughfare
Manager Jacques should take the matter in
hand and see that one is laid, if for moth
| ing more than the convenience and benefit
of his thousands of patrons.
At a bar meeting this morning the cast
| of Smith VS. the city was set down fol
Monday, November 6; Loughlan VS. n. ",
\. H. Il H. r. R., Saturday, November
IL; the Waterbury Savings bank VS. Bren
nan ct al, motion for default for failure
to file answer and for judgment of fore
closure was continued to Saturday. Novem
Der H.
The case of Henry Kellner against Franz
Larkin, which was tried before Justice
Frank p. Brett last Thursday, was de.
cided to-day. Judgment for the plaintiff
to recover S20.55 and costs. An appeal
| was taken to the district court. 1t was
alleged that Larkin dumped several loads
of dirt on kellners land and suit was
brought to recover.
At the regular weekly meeting of th'
water supply committee last evening thu
contract to pull the stumps from the sit,
of the new reservoir was awarded to Bah
cock. Leary q Co of Winsted who are tc
receive ninety cents each for all stump'
from five inches in diameter and upwards
The bills for the month amounting to SIS,
366.2S were ordered paid. The committee
voted that the contractor who would In!
the pipe should do the carting of the SAM
from the cars.
Nearly all the evening classes of tn,
Young Womens Friendly league have be
gun work. They are held as follows
Monday. millinery; Tuesday. home even
ing, which includes machine and hant
sewing, fancy work and mending AM
social conversation; Wednesday, dress
making; Thursday, language and spelling
Friday. arithmetic; Saturday, drawing
Physical culture, under the instruction o
Miss Pretat, will be organized soon; stem
, ography and typewriting later. Particu
lars may be obtained from the superin
tendent. between 10 and II a. m. an,
from $50 to 10 p. m. at the room, Plat
I building, East Main street.
Fire alarm box %, corner of Mort
Main, North Elm and Grove streets, thi
morning at II 80 called the department t
No Al, Vine street, The engine
and truck were compelled to re
main at the foot of the hill and three line
of hose were run up to the building whic
is a three story structure owned by w. j
Spender. who lives with his family on tn
first floor. The second floor is occupied
by the family of Werner Syfrig. On til
third floor lives German family name
Bobe. 1t was on this floor that the fir
originated 1t caught from the Gimme,
and burned up through the caves. Not
great deal of damage was done. The fir,
was eNtinguished in half an hour.
, In this months issue of the New Eng
, land magazine there is an article by Jane
, Shepard of New Britain on The Ston
, Age of Connecticut" 1t brings to ligh
, many heretofore unpublished facts regard
ing the mode of living of the Indians VIII
inhabited this state and were monarchs O
( all they surveyed before the white ma
1 came to dispute their title to sole owner
ship. Mr. Shepard says that the stone ag
' of Connecticut began to decline with tn
advent of whites in 1914. One of tn
most curious relics, of which cuts NJ
shown, is a stone pipe that was foun
buried several feet in the ground in tn
town of Waterbury. On the bowl is carve
= the figure of face with the ears partly CT
off. The stem is decorated with fiCur
in a recumbent position, the head bein
touched by the hands of the image that
on the bowl. Each of the hands contain
only three fingers.