Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-09
CITY NEWS.

day night by colder weather.
The second annual sociable of the |
Bakers and Confectioners' union will be |
held in Concordia hall, Saturday evening, |
December 80.
The regular meeting of Barcelona coun- |
ell, X. of c., will be held in Johnson's |
hall, at o'clock Monday evening instead |
of tomorrow.
"Fanchon, the Cricket" was presented
at Concordia hall last night, by the dram
attic section, in very creditable manner.
The entertainment closed with dance
One of the Scovill Manufacturing Cos
teams collided with a delivery wagon of ].
D. Dewell, on Union street this morning,
knocking the latters horse down aud
springing the axle of the wagon.
The banking hours at the Dime Savings
bank have been changed. Hereafter the
open hours will be as follows: From 8 to
- a. m, to p. NJ; Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings from $50 to $50.
A pleasant surprise party was held last
night in the home of Miss Mollie English,
PCS South Main street. s Singing, dancing
and games were on the programme until
midnight, when supper was served, after
which dancing was resumed until the early
morning hours.
The third annual concert and ball of r.
]. Costello lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, will be held in City hall, Fri
day evening, February ,. Fifty per cent
of the net receipts will be given. for the
benefit of the poor people of Waterbury.
Mrs Corinne R. Morrow, wife of j.
Henry Morrow, formerly editor and pub
Usher of the Republican, died at Rialto,
Cal, on Thanksgiving day, after an illness
of several months from heart disease.
he Of and lpovAS he
sides her husband, four children.
Emmett Meehan, aged 80, died from
brain fever at Saranac Lake, n. Y, last
Monday, and was buried Wednesday in
Lee. Mass. The deceased had many
friends in this city, having Mt one time
been in the employ of Conlon Brothers.
He was member of Court Linden, A. ..
F. of A, and Connecticut lodge, A. o. L.
W.
The Columbian Catholic Congress" an
interesting book compiled by Rev DR. Martin
and published by DR. Martin and James J.
Lyons, is finding ready sale. 1t contains
lectures by the best Catholic minds of the
world and is worth more than the price
asked for TWENTY-FIVE cents. James ].
Lyons is the general agent for the work.
1t may be found at Martin Bergin's book
store.
Kate Connolly. for drunkenness, was
given thirty days in Jail this morning.
Joseph Lachance, boy of IL, INDUCED in
the sport of snowballing and succeeded in
breaking pedestrian s hat yesterday. He
was let off with a reprimand. Frank NJ.
Treat was charged with violating city
ordinance by sliding on West Porter street.
He was arrested by Officer Tehan. He
was fined -. Michael Leskovitch was
charged with breach of the peace and as
sault. A fellow conntrymBn made some
insulting remarks about his wife and
Michael struck him. He was fined 81 and
costs.
Reuben E. Perkins of New Haven, who
was in this city yesterday on business in
connection with his property on North
Main street, met with Il serious accident
about 100 last evening. While driving
| through Park avenue his horse became
frightened and ran away throwing Mr.
Perkins ont, rendering him unconscious,
He was taken to DIR Donahue's Office for
treatment. The temporal artery was sew
cred and there was also deep and jagged
scalp wound. After his wounds were
| dressed Mr. Perkins was taken to the home
of his brother, c. F. Perkins, Is Orange
court.
The First Congregational church held its
annual meeting Friday night and elected
the following officers for 1894: Clerk,
Robert Il. Stannard; treasurer. Eben
Hoadley; treasurer weekly offerings,
Frederick B. Hoadley; standing committee
for two years, Earl Smith. c. p. Goss and
the Mesdames Lester NJ. Camp, William
F. Chatfield, George f. Sellew, Robert H
Harder; assistant superintendent of Sun
day school. Mrs James 5. Thorpe; super.
intendent primary department, Mrs Mary
D. Griggs; secretary. Miss Susie S North
treasurer, Edward Beach; librarians, vii
liam Harrison, Harry D. Hoadley; finance
committee, Alexander S. Gibson, Frederick
B. Hoadley, Miss Ellen J. Wilton; music
director, Alexander S. Gibson.
At bar meeting this morning the follow
ing cases was set down on short calender
| Waterbury Savings bank VS. Brennan ct al
motion for disclosure of defense and fol
default for failure to file answer, and fol
Judgment of foreclosure; Santana vs. Ward
motion for default for failure to file
answer; Brown ct ux vs. Strain, appoint
ment of guardian and motion for bond
town of Waterbury ct al vs. Brennan ct al
for disclosure of defense and for defaul
for failure to file answer and Judgment oil
foreclosure. The following jury assign
msnts on the civil side were made: Tues
day, December -, Chester P. Goodwin Vi
George D. Hosford; Eoyes Wilmot V,
Sylvester Wooster. Thursday, Decembel
II. Rhody Egan VS. F. ]. Kingsbury
Thursday, December 10, Porter L. Woo,
vs. Ferdinand Deming.
Some of the committee from the differ
ent orders of railroad men have returned
from Boston and are not pleased with tn,
result of their visit to the New England
road officials. Vice President Odell me-
the committee and in lengthy conference
with them made the statement that the
New England road could not afford a
present to restore the wages to what they
were previous to September l. Bushes.
does not warrant it. The men saw they
have all the freight the road can handi,
with the present equipment. The com
pany says the earnings show a decided
falling off over the corresponding perioC
of last year. The report is current tina
Vice President Oden proposed that tn
men wait for three months more before
, they demand the return of the ten pc
. cent. The majority of the men on tn,
committees are still in Boston. Thes
committees have full power TO act. A
they are a sensible and intelligent lot @
men no serious trouble is anticipated.
. is thought compromise will be effected.
At the meeting of the water supply com
mittee last night bids for the grading c
the pipe line from the Waterfowl road t
7 the mountain section were received as fol
: lows: Patrick Thompson, s., 800; Edwar
McAanus, g, 995; Babcock, Leary Il Co c
Winsted, 1885; and James Sutton, 50
} $50. After a lengthy discussion it wa
5 voted to award the contract to Babcocl
Lelry Il Co. provided they employ Watel
bury laborers and rock men. Tie right {
way for the pipe line has been secured, e,
cept through a small strip of land, tn
' owner of which is in California, and VIII
= has made no reply to letters sent. TIL
. matter was placed in the hands of the cit
attorney Upon request of Selectme
Pinney the committee held a conferenC
with the selectmen and committee of thre
on the matter of employing the III
, employed poor on the town roadi