Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-08
CITY NEWS.
The Jeffersons are playing in Wal lingford this afternoon

Spencer avenue last night.
 Commencing to-day, the employees of the New England Watch company will enjoy half holiday on Saturday af- ternoons during the summer months.
 Short calendar will be held next Fri day forenoon in the superior court room to arrange business for the June term of the court. The criminal side opens q week from next Tuesday.
 Tomorrow night at at the Salva- tion army hall Mrs Clifford, the Brook lyn city missionary will conduct the service, and will relate the experience of a young man who a few years ago was converted in such a manner that it meant death by hanging to him.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Sunday somewhat lower temperature tonight; fresh northwesterly winds. For eastern New York: Fair tonight and Sunday; lower temperature tonight in central DOT tion; fresh northwesterly winds.
 A law suit with local interests be- gan in the probate court in Woodbury this afternoon. Some time ago John Wiehn Of that place died leaving bank account of $500 and large and produc- tive farm to parties outside of the fam fly. Two brothers of deceased live m this city. The widow is contesting the will. Root and Lowe appear for the widow and Beckwith and McKane for the will.
 At short calendar in the district court this morning Judge Cowell gave judg- ment for foreclosure for $2,700 in the suit of John Cohessey against Jennie Duffany. Law days August and fol- lowing days. Tn the suit of Flanagan against Ryan $16S damages was given. There was a warm time between At torney Root and Judge Peasley on one side against Attorney Byrne on the other over various nations in the suit of George W. Minor against Mrs Henry A. Trou ct al. Decision was reserved All other motions went over to next week.
 Clinton Pond, proprietor of the Ex- change hotel, has tables set for the accon mediation of TOO persons in the City hall and everything has been done so nicely that one would think crowd of people had been at work on the job for the past week. The rows of tables extending the full length of the hall, the shining delf, glistening glass and silverware together with the immacu- late linen and varie-colored napkins make up quite a pretty picture and many dropped in there to-day to have a look at it What will the place look like when all the good things are on the tables and TOO hungry Knights are welding knives and forks in all direc- tions and an army of walters stand prepared to answer every call?
 Some one entered the officesof Prose cutting Attorney Durant in the hall building to-day and destroyed four of his law books. } The volumes were thrust into the water closet and. the water turned on them until they were soaked clear through MT Durant feels very badly over the trick, not altogeth- CT on account of the damage to the books, but because 1t looks like tle work of an enemy of the meanest type -one who would cut the throat of the owner of the books if favorable op- portunity presented itself. Mir Durant did not think that there was person in the world who would knowingly in- jure him to that extent 1t is not like ly that the guilty party will ever be known, for so many people pass i'll and out of the building during the. course of the daysit would be imosSible to fas- ten the guilt upon anyone After to- day the door will be locked when sMr Durant is not about the place
 A Thomaston man was in Water bury to-day looking for joiners, but left after hunting the town and failing to find one who wanted job. At present there are not enough carpen- ters and joiners here to meet the de- mand and as a result many prospective buildings will not be taken hold of during the present season. It is said that the scarcity of men is due to the fact that many joiners left town dur ing the strike and have not returned since and are not likely to, provided they can do better elsewhere. It looks now as if the bosses lost more than the men on account of the snarl over the nine hour day. The employers gave in when they saw things going against them, but, not before several excellent tradesmen had left for other parts. The manufacturers should learn point from the DIunder made by the boss carpenters lest they find some of their best men missing when they de eide to come to terms with the tool makers and machiniSts.
 The united lodges of the Ancient Order of United Workmen held q con- vocation in Pyfhian hall last night. a large number being present. Grand Master Workman O. A. Ward of Bos- ton spoke Interestingly on the plan of classified Assessments. Theodore H. yideto of Boston thoroughly explained the new guarantee law. Harry Leigh of New Haven also delivered q few in teresting remarks. The question of separate jurisdiction for the Connecti- cut lodges was discussed. There are 3S jurisdictions in the country, of which the Massachusetts jurisdiction is the largest. It comprises all the New England states The member ship of the order in these states is 6O,000. Connecticut has S2 lodges and 14.>;0 members. At present there is great agitation throughout the state that the Connecticut lodges shoulu separate from Massachusetts and form a jurisdiction of it's own. Each juris- diction pays it's own death losses. The majority of the members in Connecti- cut think that the assessment rate