Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-27

Sanate, Giuseppe Gregosl, Lucia Clcla'
Gaetano Sabine.
John J. Horan. who has acted as agent
for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co in
this city for the past year, has been az
pointed assistant superintendent to till
the vacancy caused by the removal of +. s.
Sheehan.
In New Haven to-day Jonn H. Bren-
niger, one of the proprietors of the dye
works on jefferson street, through his at
torney, Charles G.. Root, was granted a
divorce from his wife Anna on the grounds
of desertion. Judge Prentice was on the
bench.
Tie remains of Mrs Annis NJ. Gate,
aged 50 years, who died in Bridgeport,
were brought to this city yesterday after
noon and inferred in Riverside cemetery.
The pallbearers were Deacon Eoen Hoad-
lev, George A. Boughton, II. w. Atwood
and c. E. Seymour.
Nearly all the freight trains on the New
York 4 New England road are running
from two to four hours late. The locomo-
tives are burning hard coal, on account of
the scarcity of the soft variety and there is
difficulty in making steam. The pasSen-
ger locomotives still burn soft coal.
The children of st Mary's school are
having a rehearsal in st Patrick's hall this
afternoon preparatory to appearing before
the public In the opera house tomorrow
night. Tickets are selling fast and there
is no doubt that there will be a crowded
house.
The Concordia singers who won seventh
prize in the third class at the big saenger-
fest in New York will receive a royal well
come tonight. The prize consisted of a
honor as
the society, consisting of only thirty-eight
members, was one of the smallest bodies
in the class.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
the district committee tomorrow night TO
take action in relation to the matter of
coal supplies for the public schools. The
| board of education will meet at 100 Fri
day night and at clock the same evening
there will be a joint meeting of the board
of education and the district committee.
The old organette player, who frequent
| IL comes 10 this city and remains for
several weeks at time, grinding out
mournful tunes, narrowly escaped being
| killed while boarding a New York Il New
| England train Monday. He fell from the
platform and was caught by a policeman
| Just in time to prevent him from being run
| over.
The case of the town of Waterbury vs.
| Thomas Bland ct al. an action for fore
closure, was heard BEFORE Judge Bradstreet
| in the district court to-day. Tax Collector
| Charles J. Griggs brought the action to
| collect the taxes due on the list of 1881
Judgment of foreclosure was granted and
law day for Bland set down for the first
Tuesday in September.
| Judge Bradstreet to-day rendered de,
cision in the case of James 2. Morris Vi
| Michael Redding. This case will Interest
Brooklyn people. 1t was tried last Mon
day. Readings wife, a sister of Morris
bought piece of property from him, pay
ing him 81 100 in cash. 4 balance was
| left due Mt her death, and sDit was brought
against Redding as administrator of hel
estate Decision was for the plaintiff
| Morris, to recover $lS2 IS with 81 81
! costs.
The New York. New Haven It Hartford
railroad has formed traffic arrangement
with the Reading whereby it will handl,
the latters coal from Communipaw by
lighters via Fort Morris on the Harlem
river to destination by lail. Reading ha'
heretofore shipped the bulk of its coal de
signed for New England points by way o.
Poughket psie bridge and the New Eng
land railroad. This traffic arrangement i.
similar to the ones made some time agC
with the Central railroad of New Jerse,
and the Lebigh Valley and is regarded n
another step in the war against the New
England
Frederick F. Austin. aged 56 years. dIeC
last night at his residence. 81 Jewelr,
street, of spinal disease. The deceased
had been in the employ of the Benedict &
Burnham Co for thirty-fve years and wa
known as an honest. industrious man
He leaves besides his widow, three sons
Henry J. Paul F., and Fred w. an,
three daughters, Mrs Peter Mahan of Can
ton, Sarah and Mary ]. Austin. He was &
brother of Frank w. Austin, the Danbur.
real estate dealer The funeral will take
place to st Patri.k's church Friday morn
ing. Interment will be in st Joseph
cemetery.
John McMahon, an old man living at 5;
Wolcott street, met with an acciden
yesterday, which will be attended will
| serious results. Near the brewery il
Brooklyn he was assisting in the remova
of some curbstones from a wagon wheI
one of them slipped. the end of it strikin!
him netr the knee, stripping the skin anC
flesh clear to the foot. The shin bone wa
left as bear as if done with knife. H,
WAS carried to DR. Axtelles Office where tn,
wound was sewed up. The doctor think
that owing to the age of the man and tn,
nature of the wound that the leg may be
come useless. He is almost certain a deaC
bone will be the result.
The funeral of Policeman Michael l.
King took place to-day from his late resi-
dence on West Main street to the churcl
of the Immaculate Conception where
mass of requiem was celebrated by the Re-
Father Lynch. There were q number o
beautiful floral tributes. among them be
ing n large piece four feet in height repre-
senting a broken column, from the mem
bers of the police force. Sixteen member
of the force marched in front of tn,
funeral procession. Mayor Kilduff, tn,
board of police commissioners, City Clerl
r. F. Grady, Town Clerk Mcmahon anS
City Auditor James J. Cassin were in at
tendance. At the church the party forme1
an open column through which the bod.
was borne. The pallbearers were: From
Sheridan council. X. of O., John ID
Bolan. James A. Hynes; Connection
lodge, No 50, A. o. U. W., Corneliu
MAloney, James Coughlan: Police Aid rs
ISOLATION, Officers James Healey and Johi
Claff-y Intsrment was in st Joseph
cemetery The squad of policemen In full
dress uniform marched two by two IL
front of the funeral, acting as escort. The.
were in command of Lieutenant @. r
Bannon. The following were the officers
Sergeant Dodds and Patrolmen Pagan
Byrnes. McNiif. y. Sullivan. Smith
Bailey. Noonan, Moore. Cahey. Reid
Blakeley, Ahern, MeAuiih and Detectiv
Esna.