Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-05-24
CITY NEWS.

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| The Celebrated case of Cothren VS. Atwood
hiss been settled, the defendant Offering to
pay Cothren 1915 for his services.
Herman Hoffman,, the new deputy col
lector for the seventh Connecticut district,
was in town yesterday.
The mammoth signs for the new ware
rooms:of the Waterbury Furniture Co have
arrived at the New England station and
will be placed in position at once.
The change of schedule on the New
York & New England +, al which was to
have been made Sunday, has been indefi-
nitely postponed.
DR. Mary Wood Allen will deliver a
lecture at the Second Congregational
church this evening. Her subject will be:
"Heredlty, or the Requests We Make Our
Children"
Special forecast for Connecticut:
Showers with fog along the coast to-day;
generally fair on Friday; stationary tenn
perature, northwesterly winds shifting to
westerly.
All young ladies preparing for teachers
competitive examination who wish to JOIN
a class in methods of teaching are re-
quested to meet Superintendent NJ. S.
Crosby Friday afternoon at o'clock in
room 1, High school building.
The last entertainment by the ten cent
course will be held this evening in the
First church. Judge Green, a celebrated
reader and story teller, will be the prin-
| cipal entertainer. The Concordia Singh g
society will also assist.
The funeral of Mrs Samuel Booth took
place from her late residence on North
Elm street at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
Services were held at Trinity church. In
terment was in Riverside cemetery.
Lizzie H. Kranepfuhl, aged seven years,
died at the residence of her parents, A
Burton street, yesterday. The funeral
will take place at o'clock tomorrow
| afternoon.
The P. B. Norton property on North
Main street, recently purchased by the
| Dime Savings bank, is being remodeled
and will soon be ready for banking pur-
poses. Contractor Hurlburt has lowered
the main floor.
Henry Walsh of Portland and James
Harmon of Winsted will decide bet of
SO a side as to their abilities as oarsmen
this evening at 1870 o'clock. The contest
will take place on the John D. pond, East
Main street. If the weather is unfavor-
able the race will take place tomorrow
night.
Headed by the president of the Pratt
street bank of Hartford a delegation of
gentlemen interested in the management
of various state saving banks, accompanied
by E. r. Doyle, bank commissioner, went
to Washington yesterday, to protest
against the suggested tax on interest due
depositors who have accounts with Con-
necticut banks.
N. J. Welton says he is as happy as a
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time as he has for the past few days. He
says there is lots ofroom for all this rain
in the reservoirs. They were not as low
in long time as they have been before the
past rain storm, and if the drought had
continued another couple of weeks there
would have been a water famine in Water
| bury.
Frederick A. Ellis died at his home in
Hartford yesterday. Mr. Ellis was 40
years old and leaves a wife, but no chill
dren. He was born in Waterbury and n
August 6, 1862, enlisted in Company C,
Fourteenth regiment, Connecticut Volun-
teers. He was wounded at the battle of
Spottsylvania. Va, May II, 1864, was pro-
NOTED corporal September IA, 1864, and
was discharged June 81 1865. He was a
painter by trade and drew pension on
account of his wound.
The rumor afioat yesterday to the effect
that Mrs Annie briggs did not intend to
fight out her cross bill for divorce, was
shattered to-day by the appearance of Mrs
briggs at the star chamber hearing now in
progress before Referee Park in New
Haven. Bright and early this morning
Mrs briggs appeared, accompanied by
Lieut. Col Burpee. With them were two
lady companions. Colonel Burpee as
sisted Mrs briggs in the removal of her
wraps and took his seat near her. The
door leading into the library was then
closed and fastened and the hearing pro-
ceeded.
The announcement that Miss Annie An
derson, daughter of Rev DR. Anderson, had
decided to join the Salvation Army was
not surprise to her friends. She has
been deeply interested in the work for
over year. Miss Anderson Is about %
years old, handsome and accomplished.
She has been prominent in society circles
here. She was educated at st Mrrgaret's
| school and in a ladies' seminary in Brook
| Ign. Last winter she was persuaded to
take a southern trip, ostensIbly for her
health, but it is now believed her father
decided to remove her from the local field
of work to see if absence would not cure
her of her fancy. Although DR. and Mrs
Anderson are opposed to their daughter
taking the step, they believe in allowing
their children large degree of self govern
ment. Miss Anderson believes her duty
calls her to the work.
The management of the Burton Prtch-
ard testimonial benefit can feel Justly
proud OF the success which attended their
efforts last night at the opera house. 1t
was a good sized audience and a we'll
pleased one which left the house shortly
before II o'clock at the close of the
lengthy programme. Every artist billed,
but one, appeared. This alone was graft
flying. Another thing that pleased the au-
dience was the absence of delays. Some
thing was going on all the time and the
audience was well satisfied. 1t would be
hard to select one feature better than
another. Potts, Wilton and Steele, in bar
exercises; Adams, Cabot and Adams. in
their Roman ladder act; Steele and Nor
gan brothers, Haggerty brothers, and
Bartram, Wiegand brothers and CABOT,
were all excellent in their tumbling feats
P. w. Mcclure and D. j. Dunn in tenor
solos and Banks Winters in baritone
solo, W,re in good voice. D. J.
Casey did well in a recitation. Adams
and Wiegand in a unique contortion act
were big favorites. Silas Beecroft IN ven
triloquism and harmonica solos was excel
lent. Liser and kearns in flying ira
peze act we're generously applauded.
Johnny Potts in his Funny Joey special
ties; William sQuigley, in a warbling solo.
and Laden, the American Jap, in juggling,
were features which added strength 10 the
show. Souderman, Kopp and Kirsch-
baum, the either trio, were very good.
William Cadets slack wire act was the best
feature of the evening. Creed and Steele
in, Africa vs. Ireland;' theEAdams broth
ers in negro specialties. and John Hazel
in Irish specialties were exceedingly
funny. The performance concluded with
laughable sketch, Fun in a Studio" by