Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-06
CITY NEWS.
Regular meeting of the common council

Regular meeting of the common council
this evening.
Have you read the want column? 1t may
contain something that will be of special
interest to you.
Chris Strobel was appointed trustee of
the insolvent estate of Charles z. Miner,
in the probate court to-day.
William johnson, familiarly known as
Farmer" is lying dangerously i'll at his
home of the Middlebury road.
- Attorney William j. Neary of Naugatuok
and Martin Bergin were appointed trustees
on the Dillon estate this morning.
Five or six freight cars were thrown off
the New York & New England track at
Bristol Saturday night and it was several
hours before trains could get by.
The Rev Thomas Elgar. popularity
known as the prison evangelist, will speak
at the First Baptist church this evening on
Gates of Brass and Bars of Iron"
MIR and Mrs John Dolan, who have been
visiting Mrs Mary Hines, 342 Baldwin
street, during the past two weeks returned
to-day to their home in Durand, Ill.
James NJ. Lynch will open the winter
series of lectures at the y. NJ. C. L. A.
rooms this evening, with his interesting
talk, Impressions of the Worlds Fair"
William Hoylan, a brakeman on the
New York Il New England railroad. was
held up by two men at Bristol Friday
! night while walking to his home in East
Bristol, and robbed of S13 and a watch.
Rev Father Mulcahy will speak to the
higher class in christian doctrine at the
convent at Notre Dame at $50 this even
ing. The subject of the discourse will be
Conscience"
Miss BeZZie Callahan, aged % years.
died at l / 80 this morning at the residence
of her aunt, Mrs Kane, 40 Bronson street.
Two sisters, Miss Ann Callahan and Mrs
Felix Mcdonald survive her.
The board of directors of the A. 0. H.
at their meeting yesterday afternoon ad-
journed until next Friday evening, when
they will meet in the rooms of the Fifth
division, in G. A. r block.
Chris F. Nolan has been appointed
general agent for the Wheeler and Wilson
sewing machine for the Naugatuck valley.
He is now taking course of studies at the
factory in Bridgeport, and will shortly
open headquarters here.
The funeral of the late John Keefe,
aged 81 years, who died at his home, No
16 Pratt place, Saturday afternoon, from
asthma and bronchitis. will take place to
o. At y u SAOSh bO-lhbI1ON
morning. Interment will be in Calvary
cemetery.
BY the breaking of journal on freight
car passing through Putnam last night,
over the New York & New England rail-
road, car and caboose were thrown from
the track and 100 bushels of oats scattered
in every direction. Both tracks were
blocked for hours.
The case of Margaret Smith VS. the city
was heard before Judge Bradstreet in the
district court this morning. On February
last the plaintiff fell on the walk on North
Willow street and broke her arm. The
member has since been disabled. She
sued through her attorney, Judge Root, for
81 500 damages.
One reason assigned for the light rail.
road travel at present is the fact that
wholesale houses have taken off a
| large number of drummerS and are doing
| what business they can by mail, because OF
the hard times. Hotel men say that there
is not one-third of the usual number of
travelling men on the road.
Mrs Frederick C. Abbott, aged % years,
died at Hendersonville.N n. C.. on Saturday,
from consumption. The deceased went
south for the benefit of her failing health
over year ago. She leaves husband
and two children. Mrs Abbott was the
| daughter of the late Calvin H. Carter. The
remains will be brought to this city fo1
burial.
Sexton Owen Shields reports that the
number of interments in St Joseph's an6
Calvary cemeteries in October was forty.
four, the largest number in October fol
nine years. During the year ending No.
vember l the number of burials was 499
Last year the number was 463. In Cal.
vary cemetery up to November l, there
were 2l7 burials. The number of burial>
recorded by Mr. Shields tor nine years i.
3,643.
d. B. Wilson, the hardware merchant
drove to Meriden yesterday to visi
metwith an accident that viii
not give him very good impression
of the town. When crossing the bridg,
near the old Parker 4 Whipple factory, on,
of his horses broke through a rotten plank
in the bridge. There was circus imme
diately, and it lasted until the animal was
released. 1t had gone clear through tc
the body at the time it was freed, vel
SCARED and bruised. That, however, con
stituted all the damage and Mr. Wilson
drove off rejoicing that ii was no worse
If the New England road people carr,
out the plan they have in view, says tn,
1ltNOIu, new Will De nOtl
ing but a huckleberry station and New
Britainites are correSpondingly alarmed
Hartford. even, will be given the go by
and Meriden will be the most importan
station on the main line between Boston
and New York. On speaking of the con.
necton the road is to have in New York
and other changes to be made in order t,
make as direct route as possible between
the two places, President Mcleod saw
the new road is going to be built. We ar,
going to place our terminus right in tn
heart of New York city. and our depot il
point of attractiYeneSS. utility, position an,
capacity will be fully equal to that of tn
New York, New Haven n Hartford rail
road.
1t is a question whether Bridgeport cal
pay Orator Murphy as much as he is sal
to receive in ether cities, in Waterbur
$500 week, and elsewhere proportional
amounts. Something of course at the tire
mendous meetings which Mr. Murphy al
tracts Is taken in in the way of collection
But collections are unknown factors an
+, the size of the sum that might remain t
be paid by private subscription is the fac
tor that principally deters Mr. Murph
from receiving an invitation to come I
Bridgeport, for of course the good peopl
here would not think of Offering him an
less than he gets in other cities-BridCt
port Union.
This morning at the convent of Notr
Dame n solemn high mass of requiem 70
the late regretted Bishop Mcmahon wa
celebrated by the Rev Father Mulcahy
Rev Father Kennedy acted as deacon, Re
Father Lynch as sub deacon and Rev L
Martin master of ceremonies. The col
vent choir sang very touchingly the beaut
full mass for the dead. The offertor
hymn was particularly leasing. The COZ
vent hall, most artistically draped, was i