Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-21
CITY NEWS.


 Rev J. A. Mulcahy and Superintend- ent Crosby went to Boston this after | noon.
 The evening schools have been discon- tinued at East Gaylord, Sperry and Bank streets, on account of the falling off in attendance. William Milton has been drawn as a juror in the United States district court which will be held in New Haven, com mencing February 2S. A large cluster of Cocoanuts brought by D. B. Wilson from Florida is on eX- hibition in the window of that gentle mans store, on East Main street. The committee on abatements will meet Friday evening and parties having business of this nature against the city are notified to appear before them. Michael Hayes, the fourteen months old son of Patrick Hayes of 56 South I street, died this morning. The funeral will take place at 8 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
 According to Patent Commissioner Simonds' annual report for 1899, just issued, Connecticut is the most invent i've state in the union, one patent hay ing been granted for every 955 inhabi- tants.
 Selectman Pinney is in Hartford to- day and will appear with the other se- lectmen of the state before the commit tee on grade crossings in reference to the abolishment of those dangerous driveways.
 l A meeting of the officers of the c. N. G. will be held in the Second regiment armory, New Haven, tomorrow at p. m., particularly to consider what may be done for the welfare of the National Guard in the present legislature.
 Dennis J. Hammond filed his schedule of liabilities this morning in the probate court. The total amount is $970. His assets, which consist of horses, carriages, bottles, bottling machines and stock, are not inventorIed.
 The police court will be held ot 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to allow Judge lCowell aud Prosecuting Attorney Kel- logg to attend the convention and ban Iquet of the Sons of the Revolution which will be held in Meriden tomorrow.
 Yesterdays storm almost demoralized the passenger traffic on the western division of the New England road. The train which should get to this city at S:15 p. m. was cut out at Brewsters. The train which arrives from the east at TAO p. m. did not get in until 12:40 a, m. and the 5:45 p. m. did not reach Waterbury until 1 20 this morning.
 James Reynolds qualified and com- menced his duties as county com nis- sioner yesterday. The full amount of his bonds, $5,0O0, was furnished by Simeon E, Baldwin performed his first act as judge of the supreme court by certifying to the bond. Commissioner Durham also filed his bond, which was certified to by Judge Torrance.
 The case of the Dime savings bank vs Charles H. Seymour of Torrington was argued before Judge Cowell in the dis trict court this morning. It was an action to recover on note. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff to recover $301750. Bronson for plaintiff and Cole for defendant. An appeal was taken to the next term of the superior , court.
 Constable O'Brien to-day served papers on Mrs Mary F. Winslow of Newark, N. J., in a suit for divorce } brought by her husband, William s. Winslow. The cause is given as de- sertlon, and the case is returnable before the district court here the first Tuesday in March. The couple were married January 12, 1887, the defendants name being Mary F. Wieggerman.
 The twenty-sixth annual report of the board of water commissioners has ap peared. The receipts from water rents during 1892 amounted to S75, ,539 76 There has been paid to the city treas urer $51 300. There were added 141 new services, making total of 3,6S4 The improvements in laying larger mains and replacing the old cement lined pipe were considerable; during the year for laying main pipes SIP ,00C was spent. The sum total of present liabilities amounts to $255, ,000.
 Two sleek looking young men are re- ported to be playing the old ''flm- fam game in towns in this state. Merchants should keep their eyes pealed for frauds Of this stamp. They were last seen 1T Meriden and New Britain. In Manches ter last week a young man successfully worked benevolent people by represent ing that he had been offered free scholarship in the New England medi /, = cal college and wished to raise money enough to pay his board. His scheme = was exposed after he had accumulated about SEQ and he left the town.
 Some years ago report was circulat ed that gold had been found on a farm
 in this historic "Nutmeg state," anC
 many good farmers from Litchfield tt |. Long Island sound laid awake night and had day dreams about glitterin, future prospects. Sad to say, the goldeI background of their hopes was knocked
 out by false alarm. However, on tn
 17th of March of this year 1893, "Gold
 will be found at City hall, by the Sacre,
 Heart church choir. This New Englant
 comedy drama will be put on the stag
 with elaborate scenic effects, ,appropriat = music, and strict attention to all mino
 details. Tickets on sale. Rehearsal to
 night.
 The west bound passenger train ol
 the New England road, which lief
 Hartford at 420 yesterday afternoon
 was stalled and partially wrecked witl
 two freights about o'clock. The pas senger train experienced great difficult, } in getting through the snow, which wa
 piled several feet high in some places d but had made its way as far as Clay D. tons, when an unusually large snoy A bank was encountered. Repeated at st tempts were made to force passage
 but the engine finally became stuck fas
 in the drift. About ten minutes later
 west bound freight arrived on the sam - track. The freight tried to pull tn / passenger train out, but the coupling be