Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-13
CITY NEWS.

Carolina.
 An infant child of Mir and Mrs William Webster 6l Vine street. died this morn- ing. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon to Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of the late Israel Holmes ] will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after. noon. Holmes X Parsons and the Dime Savipgs banks will be closed from l o'clock until 3:30.
 The case of 0. Art Ward vs Adolph Son stein is occupying the attention of Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day. It is an action for tresspass on land near the Branch.
 The funeral of Minnie Lawlor took place from the residence of her parents. Mir and Mrs Michael Lawlor, 3S0 River street. at 10 o'clock this morning. Interment was in CAlvery cemetery.
 No breaks have occurred in the water mains to-day, but several of the service pipes have given out and the strangeSt part of this Is that most of the breaks in the service pipes. as well as in the mains, are in State street.
 HellmaRn's brewery has been organized into joint stock company, under the name of the Hellmann Brewing Go. The capital stock is $, GOO divided into 500 shares. of which Mrs Sibilla Hellmann owns S34. William Hellmann SS and Will liam D Richardson S3.
 Merchants and others are warned to be on the lookout for a new and particularly l dangerous counterfeit quarter that Is in circulnti ln. It is brand new and has the appearance of having just come from the mint In every way except weight. it is an excellent imitation of the genuine 1 coin
 | A reception was th iered to the Rev | pr Anderson last night in recognition of tLe thirtieth anniversary of his pastorate cf the First Congregational church The ,t-ttion was held in the church parlors and WAS attended by an immense gather ing of people of all classes. each person anxious to shake the hand of the popular churchman.
 Arrangements are being made for the | entertainment of large crowd at the | FCresters fair this evening. An interest ing stage programme will be given and there will be dancing and other attract ions. A cordial invitation Is extended 10 every body to call. It does not cost much and the hard working committees will en- deavor to make it pleasant for all. The De Wits gave "a very interesting musics entertainment last uight. | Constable O'Brien and Clerk McMa hon of the selectmen's office went to Morris to. day and will bring back Mary McD Donald. a young woman who gave birth to il. legitimate child three weeks ago They will also place under arrest Fred Pest who. the young woman says, IS the father of the child. It is the intention of the selectmen to send Peet to New Ha- ven jail unless he marries the girl. She NIll be cared for by friends in the cIty.
 J Edward Johnson. whose injuries by falling down the steps leading to Attorney | ktlloGG's office last Thursday. were report ed iu these columns, died last night at hls 1 residence on Woodlawn terrace. Beside s hls wife be leaves two sons, Edward H ard Herbert N. Johnson. The deceased was born In Middletown seventy-three years ago, but had lived in Waterbury for many years The remains will be taken to Middlerown for burial MT John- son was one of the oldest employees in Ben, dict k Burnham's aud was DC pular with all the hands
 \ large audience gathered ID the hall of the convent of Notre Dame last night to witness the presentation of scenes from American battlefelds by Vicar Gen, ral J \ Mnlcihy. IL was a very successful and I IL4SAA uSAAhc AlCclluS hul luuSS NLsl rttf4U ed were satisfied that it was an eXcrllen nt object lesson and the best possible way of giving the children an insight of the hero- Ism of the American soldiers. At the re- quest of the members of the school bo lrd of WateTtoN Nn. Father Mulc4hy will e1- hibit his views at Pythian hall tc-nighi for the benedt of the school children.
 Street Inspector Kelley has not conined his street cleaning npperAtions to the cen. ter. but has gone out among the people on the outskirts and tossed the big banks of snow from theIr doors giving all a chance to get to work without being obliged to push their way through six or eight feet oi snow. The biggest drifts were in Quarry street. where the residents were practical ly showed Tn and this the inspector shovel. ed clear out to the city line Am4n who vas born in that street said last night It was the first time he ever saw the city d. any hing with the street during a snow storm
 The state convention of Sons of Veter ans. st Wlnsted yesterday. elected these officers: Commander. W. J. Bissell oi Litch6eld; senior vice commander, Frank c. Bunten of Stamford: iunor vice com mander Charles F. Steehan of Bridgeport division council, Willis N Barber of Meri den. F. 5. Valentine of Derby. B. R Singleton of Waterbury; representative al lsrge A. O Warren ot Hartford; alternate at large J. Frank AIdis of Torrington: first delegate. Andrew J. Ewing of Derby second delegate. J. c Kirks of Stamford first alternate. George E. Cox of Hartford second alternate. George E Crossmsn of Winsted.
 Application was made in the probate court to-day by Fred A. Welton. through Attorney Wood. to throw Adin \. Minard into insolvency. Minard is the Wolcoti tar collector who disappeared some weeks ago with money belonging to the town He owed Welton $l50. He claims that he cannot find Minsrd nor any property of his to attach. The hearing Is set for February IS. It was learned that the town of Wolcott had attached all the ex-collect. or's property and had decided to dispose of it at public auction tomorrow. Attor. ney Wood then got out an injunction re, strsining the town of Wolcott from selling the property
 Attorneys Brett and Russell are devis- ing plans to get rid of the old awnings that have done service over thelr windows since the building was erected The awnings belonged originally to Terry | Bronson who first occupied the office. On theil leaving there the awnings. which at that time were in faIrly good shape were pre-. Sented to Attorney Charles A. Colley When the latter decided to give up the practice of law he rented the whole office to Attorney Brett on condition that the awnings should never be removed. The storm of last week tore them into shreds and now they have become 8 nuisance to the occupants of the office, but it seem. there is sons hitch in the lease which pre- vents their removal. ". J. Schlegel i. hampered in the same manner. it being a . tle between the ones on his windows and those on Mr Brett's as to antiquity and general dilsPidation.
 Company G held its annual meeting last night and elected these officers: Financial secretary. Corporal Patrick Barry; cores.