Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-29
CITY NEWS.

W N~AN
health this morning.
Trailing arbutus is very scarce this
spring. The late frosts blasted the early
buds and killed off the beautiful little
harbingers Of spring in great numbers.
The gentlemen who are to take part
in the opera of "Pinafore" will have a
rehearsal at 1915 tomorrow afternoon,
in the hall on Scovill street.
Mrs /. A. Spencer, Miss A. w. Spen-
Ger and Miss III. Spencer of this city are
among those booked to take the Ray
mond 81 Whitcomb excursion for Chi
cago to-day.
/ E. Il. Kilduff & Co.'S children's de-
partment is the place to visit for boys
/ clothing. The knockabout, and rambler
suits, double seat and knee, the best made
for school wear.
Rev j. A. Mulcahy will deliver an ad-
dress in st Mary's church, New London,
tomorrow on "The History of Catho-
licity in New London" The occasion is
the fifteenth anniversary of that church.
A complimentary reception and din
ner will be rendered to A. @. Kendall,
the retiring general passenger agent of
the New York g. New England road,
this evening, at the United States hotel
in Boston.
Tie Brooklyn Athletic club and the
st Aloysius Drum corps will go up to
Watertown this evening to attend the
fair of st Johns church. A special
train will leave Watertown for this city
at 80.
Shortly after the train which reaches
this city at 2:10 p. m. had left Hartford
this afternoon, a stone was thrown at
one of the car windows. Sheriff Miles
B. Preston of Hartford county was
sitting in the seat beside the broken
window, and narrowly escaped being
hit.
The Waterbury Burns club rendered
last night in Lyra hall a farewell testi-
mony to George Bulk, one of its MEM
bers, who will leave on next Monday for
Scotland. Mr. Bulk has been the life of
the Burns club for the past ten months
and his departure is much regretted. He
was given a handsome present by the
club.
w. j. Schlegel has sold to the Water
bury Lumber and Coal Co, for A. B.
Simons, a new two family house on
Chapel street, Simonsville, also three
family house on the same street. Mr.
SechleRel has also sold to Seymour J.
Camp, a large building lot on High
street in Waterville for Caroline Officer
of Plainville. Mr. Camp will erect two
family house on the site Immediately.
Several changes among the conductors
of the Naugatuck division went into
effect this morning. Conductor Ed
ward Starr has been placed in charge of
the train leaving Waterbury at sos a.
m. and 1913 p. m. Conductor Charles
Munson has been assigned to the work
train; Conductor T. Flynn was pro-
NOTED to the charge of the New Haven
freight train, and Conductor Charles
White to the south end switcher.
Architect Augustus ]. Smith has COM
pleted plans for a twelve room house
for Mrs Matthew D. Byrnes, to be
erected on North Main street just be-
yond the street railway terminus 1t
will be finished in hard wood. with all
modern improvements, such as mantels,
fire places, etc. The dining room floor
will be inlaid and the underpiuning will
be of cobbles and rough field stones,
making very artistic effect.
The sale of reserved seats for 1.-THE
Shaughraun" will open on Monday
morning at 0 o'clock. Seats to the right
of the hall may be secured at G. K. Kill
brides, East Main street, and seats to
the left of the hall at p. j. Bossidy's,
Brooklyn. Bergen's orchestra will be
in attendance at the performance, and
no expense will be spared in the line of
costumes. The advance sale of tickets
is gratifying and success is sure to be
the result.
This is the season of the year when
quail hunters make observances to as
certain the probabilities for good shoot
ing In the fall, but this spring has
brought few developments in that line.
Usually at this time one hears the
plaintiff "Bob White" of the survivors
of the rigors of the winter on every
hand in passing through the woods at
certain hours of the day. Several days
ago milkman said that he had heard
but one up to the present time and was
Of the opinion that the severe winter
had killed nearly all of them. This is
dire news for the local nimrods, but as
the opinion has been corroborated by
number OF sportsmen it seems as if it is
not the direful wall of the calamity
bowler, but rather the voice of the
prophet speaking words of wisdom and
encouragement.
Attorney Gleason of Meriden, counsel
for Frank L. Eager in his suit for five
thousand dollars damages against the
Waterbury Herald, which was tried
before Judge Wheeler in the superior
court last week, has filed notice of ap-
peal in the case. The jury gave the
plalnClH sou damages and costs. Ac-
cording to the court rules, the plaintiff
is only allowed $50 costs, SO that all he
would receive according to the judg-
ment was 800. Attorney H. G. Bald
win, in speaking Of the case yesterday
morning, said that it was decidedly un-
usual for the plaintiff to appeal from a
verdict in his favor, but he was glad
that the plaintiff in the case in question
has done so, as be thought his clients
chances in another trial were extremely
good. Yesterday in the superior court,
IN the $40, 900 libel suit of A. j. Tucker,
Of Meriden, against the Herald, the de-
PENDANT was ordered to file an answer in
ten days or default. The cause of the
suit was the publication of an article in
the Herald, which stated that Mr.
Tucker kept disorderly house.
The members of the Rose Hill Social
club and the canvassers who assisted
them at their recent fair, gathered in
Concordia hall last night to enjoy the
complimentary sociable and banquet
which the club rendered to the young
ladies in recognition of the services they
had rendered. The grand march was
led by President j. j. Madigan and Miss
Maggie Larkin, At midnight President