Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-05
CITY NEWS

| Michael Shannahan of Green street
 has accepted a position in The Elton
 Elton.
 l The last meeting of the season of
 the True Blue Whist club of St.
 Mary's association will be held this
 evening.
 Bernard McCue of East Main street
 suffered severe scalp wound on Sat
 urday afternoon by falling off the dam
 at John D's pond.
 The Young Zions defeated the Shoe
 Hardware nine by score of 14 to g..
 The feature of the game was the work
 of J. Shapiro and s. Vinberg. The regular monthly meeting of St.
 Mary's Alumni association will be
 held tomorrow evening. Election of
 officers and other important business
 will take place. All members are re-
 quested to attend.
 In the probate court today the fol
 lowing were appointed administrators:
 Clementine Sweeney on the estate of
 William Sweeney, Mary E. Sweeney on.
 the estate of John Sweeney, Leila
 DuNniAuSkVi OiA tAC SStalC oL VAul LII
 Buckmaster and Louise Nohr on the
 estate of Otto Nohr.
 There was hearing in the probate
 court to-day on the account of Mat
 thew Sweeney, administrator on the
 estate of the late Bridget Sweeney. At
 torney Bronson, representing some of
 the heirs oppose the approval of the ac- count, claiming the administrator asks too much for his services. There is about $3O00 to be divided among thirs .ty-eight heirs. won rnfsnon
 A man employed by the Flint Building and Constructing Co., who are putting up new building for the Sco- will Manufacturing Co, met with painful accident this morning. He was unloading wagon and was struck in the head with sharp piece of iron which inflicted scalp wound. He was attended by Dr McLarney who put six stitches in the wound.
 Although nothing has been said off cially regarding the date of the open ing of the Cheshire trolley line, the work is being pushed just the same and many think 1t will be ready Tn a few weeks. To-day stock car was propelled along the rails distance of two or three miles beyond Calvary cemetery and longer trips will be made during the week.
 Walter NJ. Atwood. through Attor- ney Thoms has brought suit against the Consolidated Railroad company for S4O0 damages. He claims that on May 1, fifteen acres of woodland and mea- dow land and twenty rods of fence on his property were destroyed by a fire caused by sparks from locomotives passing through his land which is near Frost's bridge above Wa terville.
 The voting machine still continues | to be quite an attraction in the lobby | of the City hall building. To-day a one was. exhibited and 1t can | do the business just as well as the big | Dne. This afternoon the agent talked | long and earnestly in an effort to con vince Judge Peasley and R. William Hampson that the machine is the proper thing for municipalities that 1 want fair count.
 Judging from the number of suits that have recently been entered against the New Milford Power company vast amount of electricity must be hanging around the country roads and byways. Within the past month about . dozen suits have been filed against Inc company by farmers who clalm that the company's wires set fire to heir timber and meadow land. To-day Attorney Byrne brought two suits in he district court against the company Tor Gustave Cornelis of woodtic. one Tor s32J and one for $i5a. damages.
 Attorneys Kelley and Phelan. as gave their decision to- lay on the claim of Patrick Hickey or STJD against the estate of his aunt. he late Catherine Cuddy. Mir Hickey laimed SJGO for. the use of his house n Lafayette street for two nights fter the death of Mrs Cuddy. The ,aIance was for work done and care f her and her property during the wo years or so she was III. He was flowed S1O0 for the use of his house. nd the work pertaining to the funeral f Mrs Cuddy and for other claims s2sS. making total allowance of 35s Thus his claim was more than ut in half.
 A still alarm brought the Leaven- rorth street Ere department to the ,ickenson residence. corner of Cooke nd Hawkins streets. at o'clock this fternoou- There was no fire. su- erfiuous dash of smoke causing the mates to notify the department The rriyal of the fire wagon with its rancing steesis and Driver Ed Kane i D furnished lots of smusement for 1e children of the neiRhborhood as -eil as for the pupils of st ,IarEarpt's -hooI. which is directly opposite here the fire uas supposed to be me diminufive specimen of humanity | 1 hiIe hurfyine away ffvm the scene | Epressed her disvseasuFe. by . cnu- lmpeuD0 tuw oe h han1 anl an w- nHmn0m ~ WXI<mH DN Dmm - MU 4