Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-10
CITY NEWS.

| day.
 HIM. Upson and wife left to-day for ! Polatka, Florida.
 A special meeting of Barcelona council | will be held at 8 o'clock this evening.
 The estate of James P. Goodwin was
 settled in the probate court to-day. A meeting of the board of compensa- tion will be held at 8 o'clock this evening. =Coutributions to the relief bureau to- day: G. w. Minor, shoes; Mrs NJ. E. Root, clothing.
 The ready sale which tickets for the fire
 mems ball are having points to a crowded house in City hall on next Friday night.
 The Democratic association will hold meeting tonight at the headquarters at 8 o'clock to take action on the death of Town Clerk Madden.
 The Waterbury Mutual Benevolent asso- citation will meet tomorrow evening in G. A. R. hall to elect officers. A full attend ance Is requested.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy with light rain or snow to-day, followed on Thursday by generally fair, slightly warmer, northeasterly winds.
 Susie, aged five years, daughter of Thomas Hurley of North Main street. died yesterday of diphtheria. The funeral took place at 9 o'clock this morning.
 meeting of Waterbury lodge of Elks will be held at s o'clock this evening, to make arrangements for attending the fu- neral of the late James J. Madden.
 Big Walter" Haynes and his gang of green goods men are here from Bridgeport. The police are keeping a sharp watch upon them and are aware of their every movement
 Lang < Phelan, real estate brokers, have sold for Albert Greenwood his farm of twenty-five acres on the Prospect road, to Paul Blanchard, who will occupy the place in the spring.
 The funeral of John Clancy of 22O South Elm street will take place from the house to the church of the Immaculate Concep- ton at o'clock tomorrow morning. The remains will be taken to Ansonia for burial.
 Eugene Massicotte of Meriden and Miss Valerie Turgeon of Waterville were married at St Ann's church this morning by the Rev J. E. Bourret. Prosper Massi- cote and Miss Dnise Turgeon were best couple.
 An alarm of fire from box 62, corner of Dublin street and Doolittle alley, called out the department at 12.05 to-day. The fire, which was in the house at 132 Silver street, was extinguished with the aid of the hand grenades.
 Valentine < Co have re-opened the store. at 139 Bank street, and are selling wall paper, paints, etc, at half price. They are also prepared to furnish estimates and do work in painting and paper hanging at very moderate prices.
 There is little If any interest manifested in the attachment situation in the New England yards at East Hartford. The sheriff still holds on to the property he at tached, and is in charge. Business in and about the yards does not seem to be de- layed at all.
 Last night Brass City lodge, No 3,O94, G. N. o. O. F., elected the following off cers: Edwin CFrl, advocate; J, E. Jones, P. S.; 4. Gordon. W. T.; Samuel Brown, P. N. G.; Walter Evans, N. G.; S. W. Manus, N. G.; J. M. Coston, chaplain.
 Charles Johnson was seriously injured yesterday afternoon while trying to climb on to a loaded wood team. He slipped and fell in front of one of the wheels, which passed over his right arm and body. No bones were broken, but the mans condi- ton is critical. Dr Axtelle attended him.
 The |. NJ. c. A. bowling tournament will begin tomorrow evening and will con- tinue on Tuesday and Saturday evenings, until the contHst is over. All contestants are requested to meet at the association building tomorrow night and draw lots for the evening on which they are to bowl.
 The funeral of Mrs Julia Burns of Hick- ory street took place this morning to St Patricks church. Rev Father Duggan celebrated mass of requiem. The pail | bearers were: Michael Bowe, Peter Law Tor, Joseph Scadden, James Coyle, James | Owens and James Murnane. Interment | was in St Josephs cemetery.
 The addition to the Long Hill school is being pushed rapidly and in very satis- factory manner. The addition includes | two large rooms and two convenient recita- | ton rooms, well lighted, with large | blackboard service and heated by steam. | The rooms will be ready for occupancy l week from next Monday.
 A story has been printed to the effect | that the Adams Express company, feeling | the hard times, has decided on large re- duction of force and is discharging hun dred employees in this state. The officials | in Bridgeport announced that the report | was incorrect and without foundation. | They could not account for any such | ScllluS illO
 Dennis Griffin, the night caller en- ployed by the New York X New England | road. was killed in the yard at East Hart | ford at S:10 last night. It is said he was | crossing the tracks and craWled under a | train. The engine started up and killed | him almost instantly. His left arm was | crushed and he was injured internally, the | latter injuries causing his death
 Justice Brett rendered the following de- | cisiOns in the sidewalk cases this morning: \. Rosenberg. tailor in the rink building. said he Was sick, and was let off with a | Thomas Ward i'll Doughertys | block, Was fined S9.25 on one case and had | another adjourned. Ferdinand Anderson of Bank street settled for SG.2J. AIaer Kaiser had a case against him nolled. Ed ward McGrath, trustee on the Weinsteia estate, also had case nolled. Michael | Leo, an Italian, settled for $6.25. P. F. X R. G. Snagg of Bank street were fined | s and costs and settled. The Apotheca- ries Hall Co, owners of property at 6S l bank street, received a fine of 8 and costs and appealed. Tho case against officers of | the Fourth National bank was nolled.
 The returns of the various county com missioners in relation to jails, county re- eeipts and expenses and liquor license re- ports of Connecticut for the year ending | June 30, 1893, have just been published | by Secretary of State John J. Phelan. The average number confirmed in the New Haven county jail was PIT. The re- ceipts of this county were S72, ,018.40 and after all expenses were deducted balance of $20, 384.2O remained. For liquor h- censes S344, ,43S was received in New Ha- yen county. of which $319, ,5G7. .94 was paid to the towns and SI7, 221 90 to the county NY I follows: Liquor licenses 159, revenue $6I,- 5T0; beer licenses IT, revenue $3,015; druggists licenses 29, revenue SI 1902. Of he total revenue from the 205 licenses the own received $62, ,6S7.65 and the county B, ,299.35.
 At the annual meeting of the Connecti- mt association of Civil FnoineerS and Sur- |