Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-22
CITY NEWS.

DIR Robbies removed cancer from the
breast of Mrs Whitmore of New Britain
this morning at his office.
The American band, assisted by the
Acme quartette. will give concert in the
opera house at Thomaston tonight.
The annual masquerade of the Concor-
dia Singing society, in COncordia hall last
evening was largely attended.
Sarah 4, Cain, age % years, wife of
James P. Cain, Poplar street, died Mt mid
night Wednesday. The funeral will be
held saturday morning.
One hundred and ten Waterbury people
left on the 1870 train for Hartford this
morning. When the train reached Hartford
there were over 500 persons on board,
Contractor Edward McNIanus, in the
event of his receiving the contract on the
Iipe line tomorrow night, will hire from
nifty to one hundred m an. all residents of
the city.
Francelon Cone. who forged check
upon the Leavenworth II Dikeman Co of
this city. some time ago, was yesterday
sentenced to ten months in Jail ut Bridge
port.
The case Of Joseph Gallord vs. the city,
An action to recover for injuries received
by "A fall on PhuniN avenue about year
ago. was heard before Justice Brett to-day.
Decision was reserved.
Crowds of people thronged Exchange
place all day and watched every movement
VI the fireman. The ruins smouldered NJ d
smoked all day and not until $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon did Chief Snagg consider it
safe to recall all the fremen.
There are advertised letters at the post
office for James Curran. Belanie Cassivant,
Miss Else Gilbert. Mrs E. S. Hubbard,
Mrs Mary HotchkisS, johnson Hill, Miss
Jane Dyon -. II. L. Mclaughlin and d.
A. Parker.
Notice was served on City Clerk Il. F.
Grady to-day by Miss Carrie A. Jones of
PSI Grove street, stating that she will
claim damages from the city for falling on
an lev walk in front of the residence of
Newton Smith. corner of Grand and State
streets She claims that she is perma-
nently injured.
Health Officer Robbins reports the small
poN patient Peter COnroy AS slightly inn
proved to-day. He says the patient and
his family are easily controlled and have
no fear of any serious consequences.
There is no dread of the disease spreading.
He quoted various authorities as TO the
length Of time necessary for the disease to
twenty days.
The Consolidated road has issued an
order to the conductors of the road that
hereafter they will be required to have
their timpieces examined and regulated at
specified periods during the year, under
the direction of the officials of the road.
This Is 10 be done in order that the de
parture and arrival of trans will be made
on time according TO schedule. The
order states that the rule will 60 into
effect Immediately. The rule is impera-
tive with the company in the running of
the trains.
The state convention of the Woman
Relief corps closed at Rockville yesterday
afternoon with the election of the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs Charles f.
Wright Of New Haven; senior vice presi-
dent. Mrs Florence Hayden of Meriden;
junior vice president, Mrs Barber of Tor
rington, executive committee, Mrs Emma
Coomes of Hartford, Mrs Pulse of South
ington. Mrs Almira Belden of New Haven;
delegate ut large to the national convention,
f. Adelaide Sackett of Hartford alter
nate Ellen browne of New Hartford.
\ special meeting of the board of fire
commissioners was held at o'clock yes
trrlav afternoon. at which Samuel c.
sNtAst-- W AZ At-tltttttl tIlItI VI lut' UtI'tll-
mcnt for three years by a unanimous vote.
Terrence {. O'Brien was also the unani-
NOUS choice for second assistant. Mayor
kildutt paid a compliment to Chief Snagg
SAYING that be hal been AN efficient public
officer foI twelve Years and hoping that his
management Of the department for the
neat three years would prove satisfactory.
The board. accompanied by the chief, will
visit the different houses next Tuesday
afternoon to see whutrcpairs are needed.
Free candy Mt \. & p Tea Co Saturday.
Mrs Susan Carey. aged 80. wife of
James Carey of % Mattatuck street,
died suddenly from hemorrhage, about
o'clock this afternoon. The woman was
IN apparently good health Mt noon
After dinner she left home to go up town
She had reached the corner of Mattatuck
and Sperry streets when she was
taken with hemorrhage and fell against
the fence. Miss Mary Fox saw the woman
fall and assisted her to No II Sperry street,
where Miss Fox lives. The woman con-
tinued to bleed profusely and asked that
riest be sent for. In about five
Examiner ANtelle WAS summoned and pro-
nouncrd death due to hemorrhage He
gave permission to Undertaken Bergin to
remove the body to the home of Mrs
Carey's husband. Mr. and Mrs Carey had
been married only six months.
David Harrington, II years of age, for
drunkenness was fined 81 and costs this
morning. Thomas Murphy. for drunken
ness. was fined 50. Hubert Nerrier of 2O7
South Elm street. was brought in by Dairy
Commissioner Winslow for selling oleo-
margarine out of the original package
Is. :. HotchkIss of Prospect bought the
CLEO. He Is agent for the dairy commits
Sioner. On February , he purchased a
ten pound tub of Oleo from Nerrier, paying
= for it The name of Mrs Van was on
the package. but the name of Il. f.
HotchkiSs WAS substituted without receiv-
ing and sending in an order as required
by law. DIR Jenkins. the expert pro-
uounced it cleo. Deputy Dairy Commits
sloner Eaton exhibited the empty tub
Commissioner Winslow said Verrier had
received signs from him. Verrier said
himself that he was agent for a Vermont
butter house and sold under its license.
Judge Cowell defended Verrier and made
good argument. Decision was reserved
until Saturday.
The plant of the New Haven Uuion was
attached yesterday afternoon at the in
stance of John j. Splain, who was formerly
editor of the DEMoCRAT. The foundation
of the action was an alleged libel printed
in saturdays Union, which contained
statements to the effect that Mr. Splain
had been the chief objector in the trouble
between the officers of the Knights of Col
umbus and some of the councils and had
been bought off by the national council
appointing him district deputy. The arti-
Gle further contained statement that Mr.
SpIain had attended meetinuS Of tho oh