Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-09
CITY NEWS.

able winds.
 Court Fruitful Vine, F. of A., gave a smoker in c. A. R. hall last night. James E. Harrington catered.
 Mrs Thomas F. Butler of Bishop street, who has been ill about a week with a severe cold, was considerably improved to-day.
 Physicians are requested to call at the town clerks office and secure their fees for returns made by them of death and birth certificates.
 William Powers lost q finger i'll a power press at the Manhan factory the other day. Powers is q callman at the Burton street engine house and will be unable to work for some time.
 Dr Arthur D. Variell of Watertown has entered suit against J. w. Wright, general agent in New Haven for the Union Central Life Insurance com pany. The suit is to recover on 0 note for $95 and is returnable before Justice William G. French of Water town the 25th of this month. Judge Peasley appears for the plaintiff.
 At the annual meeting of the Wo mems Missionary society of the First Congregational church, held last night, the following officers were chosen: President, Miss Mary A. Phipps; first vice-president, Mrs William F.. Riley; second vice-president Mrs Otis s. ! Northrop; treasurer, Mrs R. R. Stan hard; secretary, Mrs U. c. Church.. I Residents of the eastern section of the city are complaining about the condition of affairs at the corner of East Main and Welton streets. The crosswalk is in bad, slippery condi- tion nearly all the time. Tlle water which flows down Welton street in- stead of going into the catch basin, flows all over the crosswalk. The crosswalk shoold be raised or Welton street and the gutter there ought to I be fixed so that the water will run in it's proper channel.
 The supreme court has decided the suit of Henry Makepeace against the city favorable to the plaintiff. Error has been found and new trial may be had. The question involved was the city's liability for accidents occur ring on highways that have not been accepted by it. Makepeace sustained an accident on Brewster street before it was accepted by the city. He en- tered suit for $5,000 damages. The su- perior court gave him $25 damages, 1 and from this he appealed.
 John Dauch was arrested this fore noon by Officer Brearton on a charge of breach of the peace. Dauch lives on Mattatuck street About day break this morning Dauch broke away from his home and created great alarm by his singular actions. Pos sesSing himself of an axe he pranced to and fro on the street opposite his home, making threats of violence Officers Healey and Cassin went to Mrs Dauch's assistance and the mo- ment her husband saw the policemen approach he fled and a long search availed nothing. He seemed to have fled off the earth. This forenoon he was seen by Officer Braarton on the street and was taken into custody
 Some of the cops are displeased be- cause of the intimation in this paper yesterday that they cannot sing, but were learning. The sound which the police reporter heard in the police sta tion and mistook for music, the cops say, came from drunken tinker who was sleeping off the effects of strong waters on the soft side of the board bed in the cellar. The cops further RodS thdb II OtNh SOullttS were luelOuN to the scribe he must have a peculiar ear for music and to prove that they can sing better than the newspaper men of the city they are willing to engage any of the amusement houses or appear in vaudeville any afternoon and let the public decide. What makes tbem mad, or seem so, is the in ference that they cannot make better music than q sleeping tinker's nose.
 As the time approaches for certain tenants in the Platt block to move out, it appears that there will be some trouble before one or two of the mer- chants will move. J. F. Phelan, the tea merchant, is the only one of the tenants who has yet secured a new store. Neither !. G. Cutler, the har- ness dealer, nor Hamilton, the grocer. has rented another store as yet and if , reports are true they have made no attempt a secure them. They arc per fectly at l. ae where they ara. Neith- CT has Smith, the tOnsorial artist. Smith will be located in his present quarters for fifteen months, or until his lease expires, although he was of : fered the snug little sum of about $250 for his lease. J. G. Cutler appears to be determined to stay where he is for about two years, as he says his lease is good until that time. Agent W. IT. Camp does not like his stand on the question and has had special mo- tice served upon him to quit.
 Over 175 persons attended the re- ception rendered to William Jennings Bryan at New Haven last night, in cluding prominent democrats from nearly every town in the state. MT Bryan was in good voice and appeared even more brilliant and magnetic than on any of his previous visits to Con- : necticut He made a decidedly fa- vorable impression upon all who saw him and there is every reason to be lieve that when he comes to Nauga- tuck Monday night the old town by the shores of the mighty Naugatuck Will have the largest crowd that ever col lected there to hear a public speaker, He will arrive at Naugatuck at 3:4C o'clock in the afternoon and will be the guest of Senator William Kennedy who will tender the distinguished statesman and few others recep- ton rt lis home in Naugatuck. The lecture will be held in Columbus hal
 and will commence at 7:3O o'clock irl the evening. Tickets are on sale in : Waterbury and people who want to be H. --.l ,rs1yr t~a