Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-13
CITY NEWS.

Great news in Sunday Globe tomorrow.
 The will of Ira E. Clough was admitted to probate to-day.
 son was born to Mir and Mrs Patrick Donahue of Carman street yesterday.
 A. NJ. Young of this city was elected president of an electric road company in Palmer, Mass, yesterday.
 There will be a special meeting of the center school district committee in the su- perior court room tonight.
 Herbert Clarken of West Side hill is ready to play game of hand ball with any one in the city for the championship of Waterbury. a7
 A meeting of representatives of the local Catholic societies interested in the proposed society building will be held in G. A. R. hall at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Gilmour, A., who died at her residence 45 Grove street Thursday night will be held at 12:30 tomorrow. Interment will be in River stde cemetery.
 In the skating contest for pair of lady's skates, which took place upon the John D. pond yesterday afternoon, Miss Lizzie Synnott and William Knapp were he win ners. The contest was interesting from the beginning, and was witnessed by large number of people.
 Yesterday the local Western Union tele- graph company was placed under the man. agement of the American District Tele- graph company. W. 4. Sawyer will 'be manager of both offices. Charles H. Stan cliff, who has been manager of the Western Union office, will be assistant and treas urer.
 Phoenix Fire company, No 1, kept open house last night. The affair was in charge of Foreman J. W. Wright, W. P. Keegan, Henry Storm, William Finn and F. J. Rametti. The reception was on larger scale than on any year previous and those who were fortunate enough to get taste of the good things prepared by Caterers David and P. J. Kennedy are loud in their praise of the event.
 In reference to the dispatch to the effect that the New York, New Haven & Hart ford road had issued orders which will hereafter require the prepayment of all freight received from the New England. Vice-President and General Manager Mel len said yesterday that the order only ap- piled to freight billed to and from points west of the Hudson river, and that the order applied to all roads with which the New York, New Haven & Hartford had traffic agreements. Freight will be taken for points in New England as heretofore. In the superior court at Hartford yester- day Albert E. Ross of Hartford applied for divorce from Elizabeth Ross of this city on the ground of desertion. MT Ross married Mrs Ross at Waterbury on April | 27, 1887. Shortly after his marriage he got out of work and went to Hartford, where he has since been employed. He has asked his wife several times to live with him, but she refused. She was widow and had four sons when he mar ried her, and MT Ross said that she thought more of them than of him, and thought she was sorry she ever married him. Judge Robinson doubted if 1t was desertion on the part of Mrs Ross, and re- served his decision until Joseph L. Bar bour, the attorney in the case, can intro duce opinions on the question.
 John Murray found pocketbook in An sonia Wednesday, containing a large sum of money. He was arrested, but denied finding the pocketbook and was released. Additional evidence was secured, however, and an officer came to Waterbury Thurs day and succeeded in getting S56 of the money from Murrays mother-in-law, who lives here, to whom he had given the l was Ic-dII6SIeu duu yesterday was bound over to the superior court under $500 bonds. Murray could be held by Waterbury authorities after Anson;a is through with him, as he hired a horse here, Wednesday evening, paying g | for it, stating that he desired to go to Naugatuck. Instead of stepping there his brother-in-law, who was with him, brought him to Ansonia, and then returned with the turnout.
 The number of applicants for assistance at the relief bureau is on the increase and owing to the fact that very little has been received during the past few weeks, the supply, unless quickly raplenished, will soon be insufficient to meet the demand. Superintendent Hoadley fears that the next two or three months will be the worst of all. He thinks and very reasonably, too, that unless work starts up in the factories within few weeks many who, thus far, refraihed from applying to tue bureau for assistance will be forced to submit to the inevitable and ask for aid. It is to be re- gretted that many of our charitably des- | posed and well to do people entertain the notion that the cause of distress is not as great as the newspapers would have them believe. To those who think that the papers exaggerat the demands made on the relief bureau we must say, call there any day in the week and you will witness a specactle far worse than any of the news papers ventured to describe. If you have anything to give for the relief of your suffering neighbor, give it now. It may not | be needed month hence. The only con- tributions sent in up to press hour to-day l were: James Miles 100 loaves of bread James Waterford, twelve sacks of flour.
 The fremen's ball in City hall last night I 1,ra.r l1.1 | their annual ball for several years past. The decorations were by Thomas F. Bull ger, and the artistic manner in which his work was executed reflects great credit upon him. Over the stage hung a circle with the word Fire" in blazing gas jets in the center. "Waterbury' and Depart ment" appeared on the outside of the l circle and a ball suspended underp cath formed the legend Waterbury fire depart ment ball. From the main chandelier sus- pended large bell and the gallery front bore the name of all the companies on silk bannerettes. A floral hook and ladder on the gallery was also decorated with the initials of the companies. The concert programme and dance music, by the Eighth regiment band of New York. was excellent. Uffendale prompted. The march was led by Chief Samuel c. Snagg and wife. Among the out of town guests were: B. F. Law1or, Boston; Police Ser geant Stephen F. McGann of New Haven; E. c. Russell, Daniel Fitzsimons, Michael Connolly and James Fitzgibbons of Zeal ots Hook and Ladder company, Bristol; Chief I. B. Fuller, Chief Champion, Fore man Jackman and L. NJ. Hoadley of Naugatuck; Second Assistant W. D. Ham, ilton, Frank Baulsch, Charles Bailey, Charles Rogers, John Rogers, Richard Battle, Charles Corey, Winfield Daniels, Charles Burke and Charles Weisner of Hubbard Hose, No 2, Middletown; Attor- ney Judd of Litchfeld.
 Mayor KiJdnff called the meetinp of tbe