Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-21
CITY NEWS.

Company A proposes to hold a big tur-
key shoot at the rifle range on Thanksgiv-
ing day.
The selectmen have decided to call a
town meeting for Friday evening ut the re-
quest of the Citizens Relief association.
Miss Lucy ]. Ducharme gave pleasant
birthday pVrty last evening to a number of
her friends at her home, 1 ,O56 South Main
street
The will of Helen Holmes Abbott, who
died IN Hendersonyille, n. c., was adj
united to probate here to-day. She leaves
her estate to her husband.
The case of Attorney W. Ashborn VS.
Eugene Sullivan is being tried before
Judge Bradstreet and jury to-day. 1t is
an action to recover on a contract for
building block for the defendant.
DIR Augustus A. Crane was yesterday ap-
pointed by Coroner Mix a medical exami-
ner for the town of Middlebury in the
place of DIR DeForest of that place, de-
ceased.
At the common council meeting last night
it was voted to pay Henry Reynolds $500
for the right of way for the new water sup
ply pipe through his land. No other bus
mess was transacted.
Rose Liberty, youngest daughter of
George Liberty, died this morning at the
family residence, % Hawkins street The
funeral will take place at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon to Calvary cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Eliza Kane. aged 56
Years, will take place at $50 tomorrow
M nrning from her late residence, % River
street to the immaculate Conception
church and interment in Calvary cemetery
The New Haven police now have evil
dence that Ed Brady and the man, Powers,
whom Brady accused of selling him the
furniture found in his house, had formed
IA conspiracy to defraud the merchants
Brady, it is believed, will forfeit his bond
of $500.
John Blair of the Apothecaries' hall en-
trrtained the members of Townsend lodge,
l. Q. q. F., at his home on Highland park,
last night. The lodge orchestra furnished
music, and dancing and whist parties, old
"reminiscences and lunch kept mirth flow
ing until IL: 80.
The New York ~ New England state
ment for the quarter ending September 30.
shows gross earnings of 81 .527 S07: de
crease. Sos. 375; expenses, s., OBS, O42; in
crease, S37 ,029; net, S4OO, 43S; decrease
Sl43, APO; balance, after deducting charges
1921; decrease, S155, 9S7.
The twenty engineers and firemen on
the Consolidated road who lose their recu-
lar run by the reduction in train service
will not lose their positions. These men
will be given work in relieving some of
those who will still have regular runs. 1t
Is understood that those who now have
regular work will be given few days off
occasionally. about once in two weeks.
At Il meeting of ladies in the Y. NJ. c. ~
rooms yesterday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of forming ladies auxiliary, Mrs
d. F. Webster, Mrs A. l. Goodrich and
Mrs \. A. Blackman were appointed a
committee to draft a constitution and by
laws. permanent organization will be
effected next Monday afternoon. E. w.
Watkins of Bridgeport addressed yester-
days meeting.
''Ansc" Rice escaped very lightly this
morning for his act in dcfrauding one of
his patrons. He did a moving for Peter
McAllistvr last Saturday. He sold a sew
ing machine in order to secure his pay and
appropriated all the money. He was ar
rested. but last night gave McAllister 81
and received n receipt. Attorney O'Neill
let him off this morning on payment of 81.
At Il meeting of Local Assembly. No
G0S9, X. of l., last evening the following
vote was passed: Voted, in view of the
various charges that are at this time being
hurled at our esteemed leader General Mas
ter Workman T. V. Powderly, we in local
assembly feel and believe that said charges
are unfounded, and pass this vote of con-
fdence in him as an honorable man and
true leader"
The audience at the Sacred Heart church
fair last evening lost their hearts to the
famous Acme quartette. Come and sing
the sweet songs and medleys again, bows,
on "Wednesday night, November ~, by
special request, for the people demand
another hearing. Tonight the Adams
brothers will appear in songs and dances
Cabot will walk the slack wire, Charles
Shelvey will cOntol Tomato and Mr. Mcclure
will sing, The Rev Fathers Martin and
Lawless visited the fair last evening.
The funeral of the late DIR Alfred
North took place this afternoon to
the First congregational church. The
services were conducted by the Rev DR.
Anderson. The honorary pallbearers were
F. B. Rice, Edward T. Root, George A.
Boughton. f. L. Frisbie, Sr, DR. E. VI. Nc
Donald, f. c. Lewis, Frederick Wilcox
and L. l. Munson. The active bearers
were Doctors Rodman. Barber, Castle.
GriSgs, Frost and Benedict Intermcnt
was IN Riverside cemetery.
Henry Abel, one of the oldest engineers
on the Naugatuck division, and whose
home for Years has been in Winsted, has
removed to Bridgeport and now runs from
SAAs4I AlAN 10 "4AStcu 1nl ATS
Abels health has been poor and the change
is made. it is understood. in the hope that
it will be beneficial TO her. 1t looks
strange TO see Mr. Abel running a north
bound train in the morning when for years
he has been seen running south bound
train at nearly the srme hour.
Miss Kate Lawler of Middletown, the
young woman who it is alleged ATTEMPTED to
commit suicide at Rochester, y. Y. recent
ly and whose subsequent disappearance
for several days attracted considerable at
tention in the newspapers, has brought
suit against the Sunday Herald of this CITY
for libel. She has engaged Attorney ]. j.
Dempsey of Middletown to take charge of
the case for her and she threatens to push
1t for 5000 damages. She says that an
article which appeared in the paper
week ago about her history and experiences
is absolutely false and unfounded and she
proposes to make the paper suffer.
At the adjourned meeting of the water
comm ttee last evening the monthly bills
were read and ordered paid. as was also
the pay roll of the men discharged at the
west branch. The pay roll amounted to
81 1903. 30. City Engineer Cairns reported
that he had received two bids for inspect
ing pipe at the Chattanooga foundry, one
bid for thirty cents per ton, the other
thlrty-hve cents per ton. These figures
the engineer considered pretty high and
advised waiting awhile longer. The best
way he thought would be to get inspectors
TO do this work at 1925 or Sl5n month. /
The matter was laid on the table until the !
next meeting.
\ team drawing stone to the new Second
church from the quarries near the aims
house and driven by a boy named Flint
came in West Main street about ,
O'Clock this afternoon and reached the New
England crossing as the gates were let down
to allow a train to pass. The horse became
frightened and turned around short, throw
ing the boy from his high seat, one of the