Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-01
CITY NEWS.
Lost on Dhu-Corrig.

For Connecticut: Fair to-day, light
showers tomorrow, warmer, southerly
winds.
DIR John F. Hayes made flying trip to
New Haven to-day He will return this
evening.
William Sutlif, of 20 Bishop street, cut
the top off the thumb of his right hand
while ut work on press at Holmes, Booth
X Haydens yesterday.
Justice Brett this afternoon rendered a
decision in the case of Dryer vs. Hall. an
action to recover for a horse. The plain
tiff was awarded $50 and costs.
the Third division, A. o. H, will hold
a meeting this evening to make arrange
ments for the observance of st Patrick
day, and TO appoint an entertainment
committee.
The Zig safe belonging to I. ..W. Gorton,
who conducted the variety store in Browns
block was removed to the New England
statinn to-day and shipped to Providence,
Il l. The safe weighed five tons.
Paul Lizette, of No , Sarsfield street,
had his thumb crushed while working on
a power press at Chapman n Armstrong;
factory to-day. DR. Donahue amputated
the member at his office.
President Welton of the water board
gives the rainfall for February since 1887
~ follows: 1887, COZ inches; 1888, 5.1l;
1859. 1.6l; 1890, 3.77; 1891. 5.67; 1892,
100; 1898, 7.37, 1894, Alb.
W Frank Davis has sold Davis island,
better known as Big Pumpkin" the most
charming of the Thimble islands. for
81 500 to James 5. Elton, the president
of the Waterbury Brass company. The
island contains about eight acres and Is
one of the most attractive islands on the
Atlantic coast.
The heirs of Michael Sinnott of this
city were yesterday defeated in the United
States court of appeals at New York on
their claim to recover on a policy in the
National Life. Sinnott did not give
names of all the doctors who attended him
in "A previous illness.
The funeral of Mrs Josephine Latulippe,
who died at the hospital yesterday. took
place at 2:30 this afternoon from her
fathers residence on South Main street,
with services Mt St AIMS church. The
pallbearers were: J. Harvey, j. ..
Lapalms, o. A. Valentine, George Rudolph
and Eugene Garneau. The remains We're
taken to Canada for burial.
In writing up theories as to the probable
cause of the recent smallpox case it was
stated that Sanitary Inspector Moses had
used Gouchcr X Peters express wagon. 1t
should Ice stated, however, that the sanitary
Inspector used special wagon of the firm
which has been used for no other purpose.
The public conveyances of the firm were
not used by the inspector.
The funeral of William Rigney took
place this morning from the residence of
his daughter. Mrs Patrick Kelly, Pond
street, to the church of the immaculate
Conception, where mass of requiem was
celebrated by the Rev Father Lynch. The
palIbearcrs were: Patrick Kelly, Timothy
Calvin, Patrick McWhinnie and Michael
| Kelly. Intcrment was in St Joseph's
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs Patrick Shea was
largely attended from her late residence
on Hickory street to st Patrick's church
ut . o'clock this morning. mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated by Rev J. II. Dug
gan The pallbearers were: Paul Nc
| Alenny. Patrick Herman. Edward Nc
| Alenny. John Conway, Patrick Griffith
and Joseph McEvOy. Interment was in
Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Traction company has
completed plans for a large addition to
| it ; building on Bunk street. The new
building will be 30 by 200 feet, and will
be erected on the south side of the present
structure. Three 400 horse power Cross
compound engines will be added and two
400 horse power boilers. The chimney
will be eight feet outside diameter and 100
| feet high.
The three men arrested for conducting
| an illicit distillery on West Main street
were taken to New Haven on the 1852
tain yesterday afternoon in charge of
Deputy United States Marshal Loveridge
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a hearing before Commissioner Marvin Of
the United States circuit court. The
stock and fixtures are in charge of T. H.
| Hayes for the present.
Captain George A. Cornell clerk in the
quartermastcr-gener office, is making a
| tour of the various military organizations
throughout the state to inspect and test
| the sealed state ammunition. Each COM
pany is supplied with 500 rounds of ball
| cartridge and each machine gun section
| with 1, 900 rounds. All this is sealed and
only to be used in actual service. Most of
it has been issued for over ten years and
has probably deterlorated in quality.
About fifty clerks in the different
branches of business around town met in
Labor hall last night and effected tenn
| pOrary organization. A committee of
three was appointed to wait on the press
/ in relation to the matter. and committee
of ten to wait on the male clerks and three
| to consult with the lady clerks, and ex-
plain to them the object of the organiza-
ton and induce them to Join it. There
will be another meeting Monday night.
Box l6, corner of East Main and Cherry
streets, called the fire department to the
house of Mrs Mary A. Coer, 80 Walnut
street, at IL Is to-day. Sanitary Inspector
Moses rung in the alarm. He was in the
rear of the quarantined house on Cherry
street when one of the quarantined people
told him smoke was issuing from a house
! on Walnut street. The fire was found to
be in the cellar and was of slight conse-
quence Mrs Coer had been in the cellar
a short time before and it is thought a
| light which she carried set a wood pile on
| fire. The blaze was easily extinguished,
The only damage, which was slight, was
caused by weter.
The rear part of the store of Miller &
Peck Is rapidly Icing put in shape. AL
ready the burned materials have been re-
moved from the cellar and new joists are
| in position preparatory to the commence
ment of the new building. 1t is expected
that the firm will be ready to resume bust
ness in a couple of weeks. Conlon
Brothers are removing whatever there is
| left of their stock to temporary quarters in
the Dougherty block ON East Main street
Mr. Conlon said to-day that very little of
the goods would be of any value. The
firm will not open another store here, but
will wait until Mr. Brown shall have erect
ed his new block on the site of the old
| building when they will start up again
with larger stock than ever.