Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-03-10
CITY NEWS.

Judge Ellis Phelan and vile left to-
day for visit to Alabama.
N. Jenkins of this city has been
granted patent upon an adjustable
lamp burner.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Conlon of Fuller
street are open for congratulations, on
the arrival of fifteen pound baby boy.
The infant SON of John Fitzgerald, of
152 South Main street, died this morning.
The funeral will be held at 1890 to-mor-
row.
The floor committee appointed by
Barcelona council, X. of c., to assist at
their reception Easter Monday night,
will all appear in full dress.
Members of the city government are
to. day visiting 1.-The Branch" near
REYNOLDS Bridge, the source proposed
by City Engineer Cairns for water
supply.
Edward, the four months old son of
William Howard of Gilbert street, died
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral
will take place at 3 o'clock to morrow
afternoon.
Judge Coweu returned to-day from
Wilkesbarre, Pa, where he has been at
tending the supreme assembly of the
Royal Society OF Good Fellows during
the past week.
Papers were served on the city this
afternoon in favor of Mrs Margaret
Smith of 355 Grove street, claiming
damages for injuries received by falling
on an icy sidewalk on North Willow
street some weeks ago.
John Mackey, alias Arthur Belmont,
who was arrested here by Detective
Egan and taken to Birmingham, where
he was wanted for theft, was yesterday
fined $11 and costs and sentenced to
three months in Jail.
The board of directors of the knights
of Columbus met yesterday in New Ha-
ven. There was full attendance.
Only routine business was transacted.
The quarterly pass word was decided
upon and two members were rein
stated.
The sociable to be given by the Nickel
Platers' association, in Music hall on st
Patrick's night, bids fair to be a grand
success. The committee of arrange
ments have already disposed of large
number of tickets.
Edwin Birch, aged 81 years, died at
1880 this morning of pneumonia, at No
10 South Main street. The body was re-
moved to Martin Bergin's morgue to
await the arrival of relatives from
Dover Plains, N. Y, to make funeral
arrangements.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Vosherg
was largely attended at $3.50 this after
noon to the church of the Immaculate
Conception. The pallbearers were:
William Fox, Miles DAILY, Thomas Nc
Grath, John Powers, John Duncan and
Daniel Connors.
The annual fair for the benefit of st
AIMS church will be held at City hall
from April s to 10 inclusive. The pas
tor, Rev j. E. Bourret, and the commit
tee in charge, are making great pre-
parations for the fair and it promises to
be unusually successful.
An interesting whist match was
played at the residence of L. Pratte on
Union street last night, the players be.
ing Messrs Trotier and Comeau,
Blanchette and Pratte. The former
won by eight points after a scientific
struggle for supremacy.
Tomorrow morning at Miles F.
Days East Main street drug store, the
Exchange of reserved seat tickets fol-
coupons of s"Gold" will begin. The
handsome picture of the cast of char.
acters will be transferred from Lake &
Strobers window to Days tomorrow
A full rehearsal of Cold tonight al
City hall.
At least two hundred people, member.
of the Concordia society, with theil
wives and children, spent a pleasant
evening in spite of wind and rain at the
private masquerade social in Concordis
hall last night. The grand march was
led by President Moritz Grelle and Mrs
Charles Schmidt. The music was fur,
nished by Faulman and Holman
prompted.
In the police court to-day Mrs Simon
Woigezle was charged with resistance t.
an officer. Constables BrZezinski anC
Rigney went to the woman's house OF
February %, to arrest another woman
when Mrs Woigezle prevented them by
striking BrzezinskI with a poker ant
locking the woman in another room
Judge Root reprimanded the woman
and suspended judgment.
. Before the superior court at New Ha
= ven to-day Attorney Kendrick asked Il
have the case of Richardson VS. Sleeman
: which was non-suited, re.opened
There was a hot and personal debat,
between Mr. Kendrick and Attorney
Hamilton, counsel for the other side
and in the course of his remarks Attor
ney Hamilton asked Mr. Kendrick if b.
, had not stopped at Quintard's saloon OF
the way down. The former said h,
had, and had drank glass of brandy
s The affair created sensation in court.
: One of Governor Morris appointee
f performed MS nrSG service IN New Ha
ven to-day. The Hon George w
Wheeler of Bridgeport took for the frs
; time his seat upon the superior cour
r bench. 1t was the short calendar of tn,
court. The time this morning wa
= mostly occupied by the hearing for ;
motion to strike out the third defense O
the answer in the Eager VS. the Water
bury Herald libel suit, in which D.
Eager sues the publishing company TO
defamation of character. The defend
ant bases its defense upon the bat
reputation which it alleges the plaintiff
to have.
-, The arrangement made for the issu
of Columbian stamps calls for a total O
A s., 000, 900. The number issued up /,
, February is a little over 356, 900, 1000
and Connecticut, as will be seen from
Y the following figures, has called for it
full quota of Columbians. Iu on
months time (from January to Febru
airy l, 1897 the Hartford postoffice sol,
stamps of the Columbian issue to tn
amount of $9,923S4; the New Havel
4 IN hn ,AIl Al.