Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-19
CITY NEWS.

day. heau MS ADVERTISEMENT.
Go where the people go, to the Credit
Clothing Co, GO Bank street.
Phelan's Christmas gift this year is a
present from his special present counter, |
and little Rascal g.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair |
and warmer on Thursday, northeasterly |
winds becoming southerly.
Frank J. Erbe, formerly of the Water |
bury One Price Clothing Co, and now a
student at the Philadelphia Dental college,
j. home for the Christmas holidays.
Mayor KildufT gives notice that applica-
ton will be made at the January term of
the general assembly to consolidate the
town. city and school governments of Wa
terbury-
Three of the inmates, who escaped from
the reform school several weeks since.
have been captured. One was found in
New Haven. one in Waterbury and the
third in Bridgeport.
Floyd Goldsmith Phillips. the three
years old son of Mr. and Mrs Charles d.
Phillips of 45 State street. died this
morning The funeral will be held Fri
day with intermsnt In Riverside cemetery
Mr. johnson. manager of Fruin's concert
hail. 292 Bank street. has engaged. at a
large expense. Prof Nichols, pianist and
vocalist. and Prof Layton. champion buck
dancer of the state. far n two weeks en-
gagement.
The East Main street trolley cars are
running on ten minutes schedule again.
For several days only one car has been
run on East Main street, SO many cars
being in the repair shop that there was not
enough in running condition to go around.
William Wagner of 46l Poplar street
an employ of Matthews L Willard. was
reaching into n keg at the factory this
| morning and caught $ hand on a pro-
jecting nail. infiicting a very painful
wound. DIR Benedict rendered surgical
| lid.
The annual enrolment of each town has
h-rn ordered to be taken in the month of
January, and the returns made to the ad-
jutant general by February Is. Itincludes
| all male citizens between the ages of Is
and 10 years, residing in the town on
January l.
There are advertised letters at the post
office for Charles ]. Anderson. Miss Hattie
Brown. Pet.r Z. Bourdstte ~. Miss Mollie
/ Flynn. Frank Gaugher. F. Hall. Miss
Hannah Koran. Michael Henighsn. George
p. Hitchcock. William jackson. Miss A.
Kerr. Miss Bridget Kearney. Miss Emma
Nirhols. Mrs VI Scott.
Paul Jones" the young man who
started from Bosom last March on a trip
around the world in years time. has
been heard from by friends in this city
Jones is now in Hong Kong and expects to
arrive in San Francisco. Cal. about Janu-
airy 20. Jones spent quite a little time in
this city last spring.
Preparations are being made for the an
| nual meeting of the state board of trade
which will be held in Norwich on Wednes-
L -
which have questions to bring up for dis
cussion are being requested to send tn e
same to MIR T Atwatrr Barnes of New IIa-
| ven. 81 cTetary of the state board.
The Numbers of the Young women's
Friendly league are planning to entertain
some poor children at their rooms on
Christmas afternoon. Supper will be
served and 1t Earnestly desired that all
friends of the league send donations of
biscuit. cake. fruit or candy Those who
are willing to donate will please notify
Mrs Rogers. the superintendent. as soon
rs possible.
The southern New England Telephone
company has started a crusade against the
use of wires by ..deadheRds." The prac-
ace has been for such persons to use a
Subscribers telephone without paying any
toll For some time it has been the habit
of some persons living Lear or doing bust
ress cl )se to IA telephone subscriber to en-
Joy the free advantages of his telephone
service. This deadheading has become so
general that there is liable to be a reaction
by the company against the subscribers
| themselves
The first game in the state bowling tour
nament, between the y. VI. C. 4. of Wa
terbury and a team from the association at
Bridgeport, will be held in this city on
1 he
ment of the members of the local associa
tons to determine who should repre- SEN
the team in state contest has been con
cluded. and the following have been de
clHred eligible: Thomas d. Knowles. Z
n Folsom, Newton Hine, E W. Wight
man Charles Plat, W. W. Holmes. Johr
Linden. r. Is. Greenwood. b. 4. Youn,
= and Oscar A ZiglatZki
Contractor Pierce has completed tn,
, W ,rk of repairing the walks on the greer
aud has picked up his traps and disar
t peared, leaving the the place looking in
=, very satisfactory condition. The new
sign POST was set in position to-day and i
being admired by all passers by. 1t seem
that there is an old colonial law on tn
statute books making it imperative tina
towns maintain a public sign post. Tn
stories told about the scenes enacted
arouEd the sign pc in Waterbury woul,
make an interesting book, for 1t woul,
contain some droll speeches from III
various sheriffs. constsbles and auctioneer
that Waterbury has had during the histor,
of the town
Nathan Bowen of Waterbury and Mr.
!. Belle Somers of Bridgeport. eloped thre
. weeks ago, says the Derby Transcript, an
came to Derby. Both are colored. Tn
woman secured employment with Mr.
Charles Sherwood of Minerva street. as
domestic. She said she was Mrs Bell
Brown. a widow 18th one child, and this
d she had Just arrived from Richmond, Va
She said her brother came with her an
' was boarding with Mrs Jackson of Ansc
mia. Thursday a man appeared who sal
he was the woman's husband. and that sh
q mad left him to 60 with Brown. who wa
not her brother at all but a married mar
who deserted a wife and child in WatsI
bury. The deserted husband was jaime
Somers of Bridgeport, and he demande
that his wife return home with him. whic
she consented to do. Brown must hay
known that Somers was on their track &c
he disappeared two days before Somel
came to town Mrs Somers' story abou
her having a child with her was also falls,
The Waterbury Savings bank and til
Citizens National bank are contemplatin
i the erection of a new building on the sit
u now occupied by their banking house,
the corner of West Main and North Mai
streets 1t is stated that the business {
the banks will be conducted in the oil
Bronson library building during the tim
consumed in the construction and fifth
up of their proposed new structure. Tn
Waterbury Savings bank was incorporate
. in 1850. John =. Elton was its first pre-
dent. F. ]. Kingsbury was the first trea
]. urer of the bank and has held the positic
up to the present time. The total amour
OF deposits in the bank at present ar
%. l64, 29O.44 and the total number of d
Positors. 6.l31. The ofic' RS are: Pres
- dent. E l. Frisbie. Sr; treasurer, F.
hIngsbury; dir. ctors, T. l. Frisbie, Sr,
NJ Gr.sAh =