Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-21
CITY NEWS.

The icy sidewalk cases, which were to
have been heard to-day, have been post
poned until Saturday afternoon att o'clock.
Philip Goodhart of New Haven. father
of Attorney Jacob Goodhnrt of that place,
was in town to-day.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy
with light rain or snow; fair and colder on
Thursday, with northwest winds.
James McGinness, aged 4G years, died
at his residence in Waterville this morn
ing The funeral will take place to the
Methodist church in that place, at l o'clock
Friday afternoon.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Breen took
place from her late residence on Baldwin
street, to st. Patrick's church at 3 o'clack
this afternoon. The pall-bearers We're:
Timothy Scannell, Maurice Breen, John
Murphy John Parker, William Sheehy and
Martin Garvey.
Alexander Won Humboldt lodge, No 210,
y. Z. Q. p, will celebrate its ami
versary on Frilay evening. in Concordia
hall. The various lodges of the order are
cordially invited to be present rs grand
officers and members from New Haven
lodge will make visit
The annual report of the president of
the Womens Relief corps. made at the
convention in Rockville yesterday showed
New members for the year. 404; members
dropped 1872: gain for the year. -. The re-
port of the secretary. Mrs Emma A.
Ramsbottom showed a total membership
of 2.G96,
The remains of the late Thomas Hurley,
aged a, who died IN New Haven Monday,
were brought to this city on the Hip train
to-day and inferred in St Josephs cemetery.
The pallbearers were: Jeremiah Hurley,
John Watts. stephen Donahue and John
Battrrs The floral tributes were numer-
our and beautiful.
The hours of the two early masses at the
immaculate Conception church have been
changed so that all the priests may attend
the conservation ceremonies Mt Hartford
tomorrow The Z o'clock mass will be at
twenty minutes to and the o'clock mass
at twenty minutes to :. Father Mulcahy
ard Father Lynch Will go to Hartford to-
dav and Fathers Kennedy and Downey
tomorrow.
The Fifth division of the \. O. II, has
appointed committee to act with COM
mittee from the other divisions in making
arrangements for the celebration of ST
Patrick's day. Some of the members favor
"a banquet in tbe hall IN the evening, pre-
action has yet been taken as to how the day
will be observed.
Hubert Verrier is once more in trouble,
the state dairy commissioner having
caused his arrest again for selling cleo
margarine without n license. He sold a
tirkin of so-cullrd butter to man named
Hotchkiss in Prospect. His case was
called in the police court this morning,
but WAS adjourned until Thursday as the
wrong Hotchkiss had been subpunaed.
There will be extra coaches on the 7:3O
train on the New England road tomorrow
morning for the accommodation of parties
attending the ceremony of the cOnsecra-
ton of Bishop TIerney. The fare for the
round trip will be 81 %. Waterbury peO-
pie can return on the 4:2O or 6:35 trains,
or on the midnight express leaving Hart
ford at 1910.
Complaint is made the that postal cards
sent out by the new contractor are of in
frrior quality The Ansonia Sentinel
SAYS that under the microscope they appear
| to have whiSkers, and it is impossible tC
write upon them without digging up the
surface with the pen. Cntil recently the
cards were made at Shelton; the new con
tractor removed the works to New York
state.
Congressman Pigott has received mum
| Der IF letters within the last fortnight re
! g;,rtling his vote on the tariff bill. All o.
| these letters are commendntofy and strong
| Is approve the representatives, action SC
| far rs the income tax i concerned. These
| letters would indicate that this tax is /:
popular measure in the second district
notwithstanding the reports to the con
traTy.
Policy men are beginning to complain oil
dullness. For some time past there has
been considerable decrease in their daily
receipts and the nickels and dimes do MOI
pour in as plentiful as heretofore. The
| policy men do not attribute it so much tC
the hard times as to the recent exposure OF
the game. The exposure has evidently
opened the eyes of many of those who
have been playing policy for years anG
who have paid out several times more thar
they have ever received in return.
The case of Dwyer VS. Hall was heard il
the Office of Attorney James f. Russell to
day before Justice Brett. The case is al
action on the part of Mrs Dwyer to re
cover a horse and wagon. Sometime age
Groceryman Dwyer made an assignment
and claimed that the horse and wagon die
not belong to him but was the property OF
his wife. The trustees sold the horse anC
wagon to Mr. Hall, and Mrs Dryer bring,
suit for the recovery of her property
Russell for plaintiff and Pierce for defend
ant. Decision was reserved.
There has been quite little fuss goinl
on i'll railroad circles right here in Water
bury during the past few days. Some
people have been wondering why the pipe
| shipped from the Chattanooga company
which has been piled up around the New
England freight depot, was moi
at being shipped to Reynolds bridge
once. The story leaked out to-day. The
New Haven road will otaccept any freigh
OF the New England read unless it is pre-.
paid. A. the Chattanooga company had not
prepaid the freight on the pipes
the New Haven road refused tc
ship them to Reynolds bridge
The matter was settled to-day, however
representative of each board met in the
office of the city engineer. After some
discussion it was decided that Engineer
Cairns should notify the Chattanooga COM
pany of the situation. Mr. Cairns tele-
phOned to the company at 1890 this
morning and in about an hour and half
received an answer, stating that they had
called at the depot and prepaid the freight
on all the pipe.
the relief committee held in the board OF
trade rooms last night. There were present
Rev J. A. Mulcahy Superintendent H. G.
Hoadley. Thomas Kelly. Cornelius Tracy,
Patrick Holohan, John Moriarty. John
Henderson, Jr. James II. Frenzy, Edward
McManus and William f. Fulton. MIR
Hoadley gave report of the workings of
the relief bureau since its organization. The
total number of cases investigated was 541
of these 452 have been assisted; 81, 532 Sc
had been paid in and contributions from
stores of shoes aud clothing amounted to
81 .632, making a total of 81, 16S Sc. No
valuation had been made on second hand
clothing or new goods sent in by societies
or individuals. Groceries have been given
out to the amount of 81 ,531 As a2d from
stores to the amount of S2S. 25; fuel S691
clothing, shoes and other articles, 81 ,720.-
So: total, =, DISCO. The last week the out
put was about one-half the usual amount on