Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1895-02-27
CITY NEWS.

night, west Emu Ice INK.
w. S. Jones and D. T. Hart, who have
been spending few weeks in Florida, ar
rived home last night.
The Waterbury Photographic club will
exhibit slides this evening belonging to
the Plainheld. New Jersey club.
A battalion drill was held in the armory
last night. Major Dickinson was in COM
mand and the officers were Captains Wolff
and Gsddes and Lieutenants Fitzpatrick.
Carter and Sandlend.
St Margaret's school will reopen We'd
nesday, March IS. There will be no
other vacation this term. and week will
be added to the term in June to make up
for the time lost during the scarlet fever
scare.
Thieves forced open the front entrance
to the fish market of Stiles Atwood at AS
West Main street last night and made of
with a quantity of fish and oysters. MIR
Atwood said this afternoon that he could
not tell Just how much fish was taken. but
he does not think there were over couple
of quarts of oysters missing.
The funeral of Mrs Bridget Fitzgerald
took place from her late residence at
o'clock this afternoon with services at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception By
the Rev Father Lynch and lrterment in
St Joseph's cemetery. The pallbearers
were J. IL ScuIly. David Altman, David
Lawlor John Cream. Peter Byrnes, Thorn
as Howard.
The letter carriers realized quite large
sum from their ball and will devote a share
of it to purpose which they have long
considered They will form an aid sssocia.
ton similar in many respects to the as
ISOLATION of the local police force, Oc-
casionally one of their members may be-
come disabled or i'll and this fund will
supply benefits.
Assessor Hauser las completed the work
of making out the city grand list. The
total list amounts to $40, $50. So5. The
deduction made by the board of relief
footed up $l96. TAT. leaving a net total on
the grand list of SIC, : asa. lSS. An eighteen
mills tax on this list will amount to $751;
la, 55. Assessors Hauser, hiefer and
Lawrence are now at work on the town
list,
William Bronson, aged ~ years. died at
the almshouse yesterday afternoon where
he had been removed on Saturday from
265 North Main street. The deceased was
we'll known among the old residents and
at one time was prominent in political
circles He was once in good circum-
stances, his father having owned the land
on which East Mountain reservoir is
| situated.
According to the report Just issued by
General Superintendent Baker the South
ern New England Telephone Co is now
operating in this state 0.545 miles of
wire of which there is .265 miles under
ground now in continuous operation and
and considerably more which will not be
put to work until spring. The company
has total of 5.493 subscribers and OF
those 4.79G are Oh the metallic circuit
wires. The company has 266 employees
on its pay roll.
Acting Medical Examiner Crane tele-
phoned to Coroner Mix of New Haven and
on hearing the facts the coroner said that
his presence would not be necessary. DIR
Crane had an interview with Motorman
Mccormack and Conductor Missel in his
office this morning. He also heard the
testimony of James Green. Ii Washington
street and Mrs J II. Wilton of Riverside
park both of whom Witnessed the accident,
and after learning all the facts DIR Crane
decided that neither the motorman, con-
ductor mol, the Traction Co was responsible
for the death of the child.
Shortly after IL O'Clock last night Rev
Hugh Treanor of the Sacred Heart church
ton of Msrley alley. and looking out saw
smoke issuing from an unoccupied house
on the east side Of the alley. Father
Treanor rupg in the alarm and in a short
time the department was on hand. The
building is owned by Mrs Dayton Of
WAtertown and was damaged to the ex
tent of about $500. It is believed that the
fire was of ircendiary origin. The house
was vacated by colored family shout si1
weeks ago.
This first harbinger of spring has APP
peared in the presence of busy groups OF
small boys in every available place in tht
city INDUCING in exciting games of mar
bles. and the storekeepers display an IN
limited stock Of the goods for those whC
happen to be unfortunate enough to gel
skinned" 1t is great fun, and the boy,
enjoy it regardless of the biting cold, anC
quite a good many old citizens cas-
glances in the direction of the rings anC
smile at the familiar shout of "knuchl
down the exclamation reminding then
of the time when we'll filled bag o
''migs' was the acme of bliss.
John j. Mccarthy. of Mccarthy i
Mol re, the South Main sire ct bottltrs
drove to Cheshire with his wife yesterdl,
morning, and when returning home las
night the sleigh was upset in a snow banl
near East Farms and the occupants wer
thrown ont The horse started for hom
and continued his race until he was stop
ped on East Main street about 80 O'Clock
About 10 o'clock Mr. and Mrs McCarth,
reached their home after walking all tn
way from East Farms. Mr. Mccarthy sal,
that himself aud his wife were throw
several feet in the air and when he recov
= cred himself he was embedded in a bi
snow drift from which his wife rescue
him with much difficulty. His back ache,
from striking against an old fence. an
were il not for the assistance of few boy
who gave him a ride on a double ripper a
far as the end of the street car line
does not know what would have becom
of him. There was not a house With
half mile of where the upset happened
and Mrs Mccarthy. though not injured
was puzZl, d to know what 10 do with he
husband until sliding party appeare
aid relieved her of her dilemma