Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-03
CITY NEWS.
Rev J. A. Mulcahy is in Hartford to day.


 Mora in ''The Second Daughter" at the opera house tonight.
 Nine conyicts whose terms expire will be released from the state prison at Wethersfeld this month. .-.
 Town Clerk James J. Madden was taken sick yesterday, being threatened with pneumonia. He is somewhat better to- day.
 The board of relief is in session to-day, and judging from the large number of people around the chairman's desk, they are having busy time of it.
 Daniel J. Maloney, who has been spend ing the holidays with relatives in Water bury and New Britain, returned to his studies at theSUniversity of New York to- to-day.
 Mayor Kilduff called the committee on additional water supply together last even ing. The only business transacted was the approval of the monthly bills amount ing to S6, ,300.40.
 Constable Egan served papers on about twenty residents of Bank Grand, South Main and Brook streets to-day for non compliance with the act relating to the cleaning of sidewalks.
 In the probate court to-day application was made by the creditors of Michael O'Loughlin of Bank street to have him disclose what he has done with his property.
 Herschel O. Welton, aged 53, died at his residence on Bunker Hill last night, of pneumonia. Mir Welton was we'll known in Waterbury. For the past ten years he was employed as head German silver caster at Benedict & Burnham's.
 The Winsted correspondent of the American retracts the statement made in Saturdays issue of that paper. in reference to George H. Sheehan of this city, MT Sheehan having furnished him with proof that the statement was not correct.
 The Mills meetings to-day are as fol- lows: Services in the Salvation Army bar racks at 3 o'clock, at which a collection will be taken for the army; evening meet ing in City hall at 7:3O. The attendance at last nights meeting was about 1,000.
 The Speciality Manufacturing company is new corporation at Watertown, with a capital of S10,000 in 400 shares of S25 each. The stockholders are William F. Lewis of Watertown, George H. Griswold and Arthur c. Griswold of Waterbury, each 132 shares, and Burton H. Mattoon of Watertown, 4 shares,
 Notice was served on City Clerk Grady to-day, by Attorneys Webster & ONeill, that Margaret Bowling will claim damages from the city for injuries received on De- cember 19. She alleges that on that day she fell on an icy sidewalk on North Main street, opposite the yard of the Waterbury Manufacturing Go, breaking her right arm.
 Judge Townsend of the United States circuit court filed an opinion yesterday in the patent suit of Harriet H. Wales vs the Waterbury Manufacturing company, re- garding an alleged infringement of q patent buckle attachment. The judge directs that decree be entered against the defendant company for an injunction and accounting.
 Martin Bergin wishes to inform the debtors of the estate of Mrs Ellen Dillon that he is not responsible for the suits in- stituted against several debtors. The suits were brought by the other trustee, W. J. Weary, and as soon as MT Bergin's atten- tion was called to the fact he had them discontinued. During the dull times he will accept whatever sums debtors to the estate can pay, at his store on South Main street.
 Mora, who has been unwell for several days, was unable to appear last night and large audience at the opera house was disappointed as no perform ance was given. Dr Frost is attending Mora and she will be able to give 1.-The Second Daughter" this evening. Tickets for last nights performance may be used any evening this week.
 James D. Dewell of New Haven, presi- dent of the Connecticut state board of trade says in an interview concerning the de pression in Connecticut; ''Of the towns in this state which have suffered the worst I would mention Ansonia Danbury, Water bury, Hartford, Torrington and Rockville. The last named has, it seems to me, been the chief of Connecticut sufferers during the depression, with Danbury next.
 At the regular drill meeting of Go G, in the armory last night, the company was the recipient of a keg of beer from Town Clerk James J. Madden. It was accepted with thanks and each member drank a good health to the donor. The prizes offered by the company to members sell ing the largest number of tickets for their entertainment and sociable were won by M. H. Miller, John Powers and Eugene Sullivan.
 The summary of the meteorological report of the United States weather bureau at New Haven, for December, is as follows Mean temperature, 31 degrees; highest temperature 57, December 25: lowest tenn perature ,, December 14; mean tempera- ture of the month for twenty-one years, 32; total precipitation, 3,22; inches: average precipitation of the month for twenty-one years. 3.51 inches; number of clear days, II; partly cloudy days, g; cloudy days, II.
 Coed Cheer council, O. c. F., installed the following officers last night: P. C., Anita A. Judd; C.. J. S. Worseley; V. G., W. J. Watson; secretary, F. W. Judd; as sistant secretary, E. H. Niver; treasurer. H. c. Brandes; prelate, John Hazel; mar shal, w. c. Harvey; warden, W. H. Dur kee; guard, ]. D. Johnson; sentry, H. c. Wedge; trustees, E. H. Niver, Charles Norman and Otto w. Leue; organist, Cora B. Demuth; degree maker, H. c. Brandes; chairman entertainment committee, James Pryor.
 One of the daintiest of the New Year calendars is that issued by the proprietors of Hoods sarsapariIla It will fully satisfy every expectation as to beauty and utility Sweet Sixteen" is the head of a beautiful girl, the lovely picture being Autographed in many delicate colors. The pad har- monizes with the exquisite array of color above, while the dates are easily read Hoods calendar may be obtained of your druggist or by sending six cents in stamps for one or ten cents for two, to c. I. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass.
 The sheFiffs and assistants are still hold ing on to large majority of the properly they attached last week, Tn and about the yard of the New England railroad at East Hartford. Three engines have been released by order of MT Gross, counsel for the Philadelphia and Reading road, at whose instigation the at tachment was made. r. At the present time the sheriffs have in charge twenty-eight engines, 240 freight cars, and all the ma- chinery and material in and about the shops.
 The new year did not open with pleasing prospects for Dr N. J. and Mrs Hanlon, for before the close of the day the doctor was summoned to Waterbury by the severe illness of his sister, to whose bedside he hurried and remained with her during the