Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-14
CITY NEWS.

Forecast for Connecticut: Occasion l al snow or rain tonight and Friday: l brisk and probably high north winds. l becoming east
 James A. Dunn. of 14O Franklin street, Wils up town today for the l HrSt time ill six weeks. He was laid
 up with severe attack of the grip. Love Across the Lines.' our next serial. will be commenced in Satur- day issue. Be sure and get the open ing chapters. It will interest and please you.
 The flag is at half mast on the City hall building out of respect to the memory of the late General Harli- son. Flags are also ill evidence at half mast in different parts of the city.
 The remains of Caleb Granniss.
 formerly q well known resident of this town. who uied in Bridgeport. will be brought here Saturday morn ing and inferred i'll the family plot in Riverside cemetery.
 John Cavanaugh and Simon Me Carthy, who were elected as members
 of the police department last Tues l day night, appeared in the office of the city clerk to-day and were sworn ill by Assistant City Clerk George H.
 
 Major c. R. Ramon was taken ill at his post ill the police station last night and had to be removed to his home
 on North Willow street. Dr O'Hara
 was called. While the patients condi- ton is not serious. still it is thought
 that he will be off duty for a few
 days.
 Judge Bradstreet to-day decided two
 cases that were tried some time ago. The first, Mrs Emma Lounsbury
 against Charles l.. Norton. judgment
 was given for the full amount S7J. In
 the other. Benjamin T. Kelsey, trustee,
 against Willis C. Harvey, judgment for S2S for goods delivered. The funeral of Mrs l.. A. Marston took place this afternoon from Null ville's undertaking rooms, with ser vice by the Rev MT Granger, pastor
 of the Third Congregational church.
 and interment in Waterville. The bearers were Neil Rasmussen, George Adams, F. J. Parks and Henry Selber. Tickets are out for the annual con
 cert and reception of the '. AI c. L. A.. which will be given in Leayen- worth hall on the first Friday after Easter. The committee. Edward F. Skelley Richard English and William Dunn. are working eneTgetica1iy for the success of the affair and with the united support of the associate there is no reason why the entertainment should not be as much if not more of a success than any held in the past by | this popular organization.
 | The fire department was called this 1 morning to the residence of John
 Rowley, corner of Wood and Vine .l nf | dentally got tipped over on tie stove | and, fearing serious dama"r. an alarm l was rung in. The building belongs tn. B. R. Plumb. There was no damage | Shortly before the alarm was sent | in Driver Thomas Lynch. at the Eur 1 ton street house. started. to shave him. 1 self and had just finished giving him. l self q thorough lathering and was
 reaching for the razor when he heard
 the sound of the bell and q few sec l OndS later he was speeding away fo 1 the fire. and those who saw him state 1 that he never handled the ribbons to
 better advantage.
 Judge Cowell and the jail authorities l had d wordy war over the telephone | this forenoon over the non-arrival of 1 the only prisoner in jail. In the be@in- ming of the affair the judge was in- l formed that some jail officer had i started for Waterbury with the pris-
 oner. Joe Pitch. but later on he was in- 1 formed this was not so. but surely the l county sheriff himself would have the l prisoner in court at 1:30. The judge | wanted to know what kind of officials | they were anyway that did not know l enough to have a prisoner in court 1 when he should have been thcI'e. Did
 they not know that the law suaran-
 teed to every prisoner the speediest
 possible trial? What were they think l ing of. anyway? Perhaps they had | not got out of bed yet. This was about l 1O:3O o'clock. Assured that the pris-
 oner would he on hand at the speci-
 fled time. 1 80 o'clock. the judge hung
 up the transmitter. When that time came the prisoner did not come with
 1t.