Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-08
CITY NEWS.

afternoon.
 Constable William J Rigney was to-day anpointed trustee on the insolvent estate of Horace E. Frisbie.
 Charles A. Possner, who. yesterday, was attached for debt. made an assignment | this morning to NJ. J. Brzezinski.
 Miss Nellie Egan of Cooke tstreet. left | this morning for s pleasure trip to | Ireland, to visit her friends. All the court attaches were treated to a meal of juicy pears this morning from the garden of Constable Brzezinski, For Connecticut: Showers with fog along the coast to-day, generally fair Sunday, stationary temperature. southerly winds. The regular monthly business meeting of the Young women's Friendly league will be held next Tuesday evening at o'clock. E. J. Finn has his shelves loaded with just the shoes your boy or girl needs for school wear. His prices are always req sonable.
 An election of officers in the O'Connell Literary and Social club will be held to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the club rooms.
 Phelan promised three months ago he would give an umbrella as a special. In his ad to-day he makes his promise good Read it.
 There will be rehearsal of principals and chorists of the '.Chimes of Nor mandy" at 80 tomorrow in the Jacques opera house.
 Thomas Smith, a worthless sort of a chap, was arrested to-day by Officer Reid. on complaint of his mother, who lives on High street, for the theft of a bed sheet. A party was given at the home of Miss NJ. E. Kelly, 125 Scovill street last night in honor of Miss Catharine James who is visiting here from the Sou h. A large number were present and all passed a very l pleasant evening.
 | About 10 o'clock last night fire was dis | covered in one of the muller rooms at Benedict t Burnham's. The company's fire department responded to the call and | the flames were subdued before any seri- ous damage occurred.
 Charles Beecher, aged 21, who lives in Slmonsville, and Margaret Horan, aged IS, were married by Judge Root in his office yesterday. The father of the groom was present and the mother of the bride sent her written consent.
 The Gilbert < Bennett Manufacturing company of Danbury are preparing to erect large addition to their works at Georgetown to acc ,mmodate their in creasing business. The new building will be 3S1160 feet and two stories higA.
 The Scoyill Manufacturing Go was the lowest competitor in the bids offered to the United States treasury department for furnishing blanks for 32 ,670 medals for the Worlds Columbian exposition. The con- tract will amount to about sS2 ,OOO, little over ninety-two and a half cents each.
 Judge Lowe, administrator on the estate of the late Dudley Moffit, has entered suit | ~ G. laIl .- his possession and claimed as belonging tC the estate. The case is returnsble before the September term of the district cour and is likely to be an interesting trial.
 The only case called in the police court this morning was that of Mary McCcEan charged with breach of the peace. Sh, failed to answer and her bond furnished by John T. Phelan was called. After court adjourned. she appeared and used he tongue to the disgust of her hearers. Sh, was advised to leave. or she would be sen to jail.
 good old fashioned rain storm, some thing that has been badly needed. set il this morning at o'clock and has contin ued all day. The streams were gettin. pretty low hereabouts and lawns and gar dens were dry could be. therefore tn rain is welcomed on every hand. Tn storm seems to have been general through .. out the state.
 Justice Griggs to-day rendered his de = cision in the case of E. K. Lampson V Frank Miller < Co. Judgment for tn plaintiff to recover possession of the prem lses and costs. Attorney O'NeiIl took al appeal on a writ of error. Attorney Bur pee has asked for writ of execution whicl 0 will be issued Monday. Attorney O'Nell has d ecided to continue the fight still fur ther-
 The Waterbury Progressive Firemens associa ion held a meeting last evening R which time the following officers wer elected: Patrick Brosnan, chief fireman Michael Mcfarland sub chief fireman John Donahoe, financial fireman au treasurer; Thomas Phelan. recording fir' - man; George Lecoure. guard; Georg Rigelsford. Frank Fully. Patrick Fit patrick. trustees.
 There are now 1.5S2 inmates at th Connecticut Hospital for the Insane ( MIddletOwn. Twenty-six were admitte dnIlng August. Thirteen died, one elope ). and thirteen were discharged during th n month. One woman. Bridget Griffin, ( Hartford, who died August 27, had bee an inmate of the institution twenty-or years In all (. S33 patients have been aC mitted since 1S6S.
 At bar meeting to-day the case Ghent vs City was set down for trial c Friday. In the case of Brennan vs Cusl
 man, a bond of $50 was ordered furnishe within two weeks. The case of Pet, Borst vs Albert Sido was tried befol Justice Russell to-day. It was an actio to recover damages for dog bite. Borst Q little boy was bitten, on August by Sigo dog. Decision was rendered for tt '. plaintiff to recover s25 and costs. An al peal was taken by the plaintiffs attorne R. A. Lowe; Cowell for defendant.
 An application was recently made by
 Hartford firm to Collector of Intern
 Revenue Byxbee, requesting to kno
 whether packs of playing cards giv,
 away to customers as an adyertiseme
 were subject to the stamp tax of two cen
 per pack. The cards bore on the wrapp
 the advertisement of the firm and we
 not intended to be sold. The matter W
 referred to the commissioner of intern
 revenue, who has decided that the car
 must pay the stamp tax, as they would
 used in a mercantile transaction.
 The entertainment to be given in Jsh
 sons hall tonight under the auspices
 the Reformed Meu's club. promises to nd we'll worth the price of admission. IT ,o1 merry music for the dancers will be fl WI nished by Booth < McLane's orchestra al ys Joseph Mckay will do the promptir ~ DancinS VIII begin at S.0O proceeded
 the following programme. John J. Haz'
 caricature artist: John Biggerstaff al
 Harry Maranderg. comic songs; Geor
 Maranderg sentimental songs. The Lot
 quartette will be present and sing sever
 selections.
 On the day of the great barbecue to sst given by the Meriden Retail Butchers ( ,le sociation at Hanover park, September l iiI the New York and New England railro "a will sell round trip tickets to Meriden al