Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-13

q Both pumps at the Mad river stationI are again in working order.
 Dr Mcfarland has removed his office to 121 Bank street.
 A number of music lovers of this city will attend the performance of 'The Creation" at New Haven this evening.
 A, w, Castle, the market man, has a puzzle in his advertisement to-day. If you can solve it do so, and get dollars worth of choice meat.
 Architect A. J. Smith has prepared plans for a two and one half story frame building for D. E. Bradley, to be erected on Locust street.
 The funeral of Mrs Julia A. McGowan was held from her late residence, 90 North Elm street, at o'clock this after noon, with services at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 A new cabinet was placed in the town clerks office this morning in which will be stored the old tax lists, which were becoming worn and torn by being thrown around in the vault.
 The commissions for the members of the civil service board of examiners in the local postoffice arrived this morn- ing. Frank K. Woolworth is commls- stoned as chairman and Miss Julia Fitz- patrick as clerk, Charles w. Hotchklss being the other member of the board. The funeral of the late Edward O'Connor took place from his home, 22 Burton street, this morning, with a re- ouiem mass at the churcH of the Imma- culate Conception at Q o'clock. The pallberaers were: Michael Forest, John White, John Burke and Matthew Keat- ing.
 The graduation exercises of the High school class of 1893 will be held in the City hall on April 6, and the following appointments are announced Valedlc- torian, Charles H. Swanson; salutato- rian, Marion Kirk; prophet, Stella Hahn historian, William Ryan; poet, Zenas Candee.
 All arrangements have been com pleted for the celebration by the Hiber- nians of the city, on St Patrick's night. The banquet will be held at Concordia | hall, and members can procure their | tickets from officers of their respective divisions and from James A. Hynes and D. J, Casey.
 Yale and Princeton will meet for the first time in joint debate, on Wednesday evening. The question for discussion is "Resolved, that the peaceful annexa tion of Canada would be beneficial to ! the United States" Yale will support '
 will be William Edward Thoms of this city.
 The heirs of Eilen Carroll made appli cation in the probate court this morning
 for administration papers on her estate
 It was found, however, that she left nc
 estate and that the property in question
 was left to her by James Reynolds as {
 life interest. It will now revert tC
 Ellen Callahan, Michael Carroll, Mir IGeorge Havican and Dennis Shea ol
 their heirs.
 | At a gospel temperance meeting II
 Meriden yesterday Rev w. P. Elsdon O
 this city made an address and in his re
 marks told a story of man in Water
 bury whom he was reforming. Thi
 man was honest in his desire to lead ;
 temperate life, but bewailed the fac
 that he had to go to a certain salool
 every Saturday night to receive his pay
 from his boss, a master builder.
 The case of McNeil vs A. B. Simon
 was tried before Judge Bradstreet in tn
 district court to-day. It was an actiol
 to recover $100 wages. The plaintiff
 claimed he was hired by the defendan
 for $2 a day, house rent free, to run store for him in Simonsville, and whel
 him to pay for the house rent. The de
 fendant claimed he made he contrac
 for free house rent. Decision was re , served. Cowell for plaintiff, Lowe fo defendant.
 Papers were served on w. F. Fulton , secretary of the Farrel Foundry an } Machine Co, and George II. Cloves, o } Randolph & Gloves, to-day, by Con stable Egan, in suit for $2,OOO ds images brought by John McMahon. Tn latter alleges in the complaint that O l December 16, 1889, he was assisting i the erection of some rolls in the Rar
 dolph & Gloves mill and that throug
 carelessness a large weight was let ia on his right hand, crushing the bone
 and permanently injuring him. Tn : case is returnable in the district coul , here on the first Tuesday in April.