Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-27
CITY NEWS.

The regular meeting of the Acme Social
club will be held at $3.50 tomorrow after
noon instead of 1890.
Miss Lucy Burns of 347 South Main
street left here to-day for few weeks
visit to friends in Bridgeport.
According to President Welton's guage
several inches of snow fell last night and
this morning making six-tenths Of an inch
of water.
Joseph Lamontagne of Springfield, who
| formerly kept a barber shop in this
city, is visiting friends in town for few
days. He may locate in Waterbury again.
Mrs Annie Byrnes, aged forty-four. wife
of tie late James Z. Byrnes. died at 3
| o'clock yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence on Pond street. The funeral will
take place at l 80 tomorrow afternoon,
with services at the church of the Immacu-
late Conception.
A large audience enjoyed the lantern
slide exhibition given by George II. Bario
in the rooms of the Waterbury Photo
graphic society last night. These exhibit
tons are becoming very popular and a vast
amount of knowledge can be acquired by
attending them.
The armory was well crowded last night,
the occasion being the sociable and enter
tainment given by Co A. Captain Geddes
with Miss Mary Darby led the march, fol-
lowed by over $50 couples. The American
band orchestra furnished music for dane
ing and John Pole prompted.
4 stage rehearsal of the drama, Under
Two Flags, will be held at Jacques opera
house tomorrow at u o'clock. As it will
be impossible to secure the house for fur
Their rehearsals the dramatic committee de-
81 fnll affanAanra Tho IF
the various scenes of the play will be dis
played in the store windows next week.
At bar meeting this morning the fol-
lowing cases were assigned for trial in the
district court: Wednesday, January 81,
John D. Fox VS. Minnie label. Thurs
day, February l, D. H. Casey VS.
city Friday, February ,. Naugatuck
Carriage Co VS. Charles Edwards. Mon
day, February 5, Edward Fox VS. George
Adams. Monday, February u, James
Longworth VS. NJ. W. & C. r. r. Co.
Last nights snow Storm was one of the
heaviest of the season. In this city six
inches fell. The drifts interfered with the
street railway schedule in the early morn
ing, but a big force of men was set at
work and cleared the tracks in short order.
The early trains were a few minutes late
Reports from New Haven and Bridgeport
SAY kllal Il was the NOISl light VI lne
winter on Long Island sound.
John Kelly, charged with drunkenness,
was fined 81 and costs this morning. John
Ritzentholer went home full yesterday and
securing an axe, proceeded to chop down
the doors of his house. Officer Byrnes
took him to the station house He was
fined 81 and costs and So and costs
Charles Beck had a fight in a Scovill street
saloon last night and when an officer
cleared ont the place, Beck made some in
sulting remarks and was accordingly locked
up. This morning he was fined SO and
costs.
meeting of the committee appointed by
the state board of health and the county
health officers of the state was held yes
terday in New Haven. The conference
was for the purpose of devising ways and
means whereby a new medical practice act
and the new law regarding the duties of
the county health officer shall be strictly
observed in every part of the state. 1t is
proposed to notify all the doctors in the
state about the requirements of the medi-
cal practice act and also about the law re-
quiring the registration of vital statistics
with the town clerks.
Weather Observer Vaughan of Norwalk
writes concerning the weather for Febru-
arg. The weather for this month will be
of tempestuous cyclonic nature, and
promises warmer weather and less cold
The storms appear to be very dangerous,
accompanied with more or less rain, es-
pecially east of the middle Atlantic states
The following days dated for storms that
will occur in this section and the Atlantic
coast, are: 18th. Sth. 18th, 18th, 10Th,
Esd and 27th. Be 1t understood storms
occurring along the Atlantic coast will also
affect the weather in all parts of the
United States.
Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting
of the water supply committee last night
City Engineer Cairns presented commu-
nication stating that he had made arrange
ments for the immediate furnishing of the
valves and special castings necessary to
commence work upon the pipe line be-
tween Waterbury and Waterville, and that
lie had prepared specifications and forms
of contracts and was ready to call for bids
for the construction of thirty-six inch
conduit on section three. 1t was voted to
instruct the city engineer to advertise for
bids for laying the thirty-six inch conduit
on section three, bids to be received from
contractors who will agree to employ only
residents of Waterbury who have lived
here for at least one year. This does not
apply to skilled labor. Bids will be re-
NOA'NN up W y r. H. -
The Times Union of Jacksonville Fla,
has this to say of Father Thompsons
death: He came to Florida with his sister
about the first of October for his health,
and after spending a day or two here at
the Carleton, went to Gainesville but
staid there only short time, when he re-
turned. About the first of November he
went to Tampa, where he seemed to be re-
gaining his health, in fact he wrote to a
friend that he was getting along finely and
expected to return home soon. Thursday,
January Is, he was taken i'll again with his
old complaint and grew rapidly worse, in
hammation of the bowels setting in, and
he died at IL o'clock Saturday morning |
During their stay in Tampa both Father |
Thompson and his sister made a host of |
warm friends, and his death is regretted
by the people of Tampa, who formed |
sister. Father Thompson was a man of |
excellent qualities, and was greatly be- |
loved by all who knew him.
Chairman A. ]. Wolff called the ad- |
journed meeting of the district committee |
to order last night. The chairman was in |
strueted to purchase the strip of land from |
John s. Fay. adjoining the Ridge street |
school. at a price not to exceed $3.50. 1t |
was voted that the insurance policies ex-
piring February be renewed with Smith |
d Root. The matter of the appointment |
of Miss Miskell IS assistant teacher at the |
Welton street school, was taken from the |
table and the following resolution adopted |
without debate: Voted, that the recon- |
mendation of Miss Miskell as assistant |
teacher at the Welton street school be re- |
ferred back to the board of education as |
the district committee do not think it ad- |
visable to appoint nonresident teachers |
when applicants of equal merit are to be |
had in the district; while recognizing the |
fact that on certain occasions it may be |
necessary for the benefit of our schools to |
employ nonresident teachers" Several |
tax bills were ordered paid. The chair |