Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-14
CITY NEWS

Twenty-Five years ago in New Ha- ven the masons struck for $3.50 per day, which was an increase of S1.
 Don't forget the Military bands promenade concert at Columbus hall, Naugatuck, tonight. Program of lat est popular dance music. Good time assured all who attend.
 John F. Sheehan, clerk in the of flee of the superintendent of streets, who hurt his foot with a sewer basin cap the other day, is able to get to the office and attend to his work.
 Daniel J. Murphy and Michael J. Colloty with a number of friends left here this afternoon for New York, from where MT and Mrs Murphy and Mir Colloty will sail for Ireland to- morrow on the Celtic.
 J. H. Pease of Hartford called at the police station this morning and got his certified check for $1,000 which was picked up in Scovill street saloon circus day and turned over to Superintendent Beach of the police department.
 George Roberts of the Hellmann Brewing Go, who was on the sick list for a time, is at his old post again and looks as good as ever. George must be popular, for while he was confined to the house all the boys kept inquiring how he was getting along.
 The work of preparing the census of Waterbury, which has been in hand since last November by the let ter carriers, is now completed and shows that the town has popula- tion of 64,974 souls. The federal cen sus of 1900 put the population of Waterbury at 53,139.
 Miss Mae A. Hurley left this morn ing for New York to attend the con- mencement exercises of the New York Law school. where her brother, James A., will be among the grad uates. MT Turkeys many friends will be pleased to learn of his success while in the Empire City.
 Miss Jennie Heffrin has been ap- pointed administratrix on the estate of her father, the late Edward lief frin, and to-day she filed with the probate court an application for au- thority to sell an undivided one-half interest which her father owned in a house and lot situated on Pine street.
 List of letters remaining unclaim- ed In the post office: C. w. Bucklee. Mrs E. T. Barber, Mrs NJ. E. Br6ad- we'll A. l.. Clark, Joseph Fuller. w. ]. French, Miss Elizabeth Higgins, Mrs Frank Hubbell. Frank Johnson, Mrs w. McCaughey, Robert M. Mou- at, Miss Lena Munson, Miss May Pal mer, James Sykes, Lillian Taylor, Aurel Tougas. William Thibadou.
 Michael J. Ryan, former city clerk, is an enthusiastic admirer of the beauty spots made in the parks and squares about the city and says he hopes that the department of public works will do even better than that when the real warm weather sets in. MT Ryan suggests that swimming pool be opened alongside the different flower beds and wants to see the thing started in Blakeslee square, at the junction of Grand and Bank streets.
 The following cases will come be- fore the June term of the superior court, criminal side, which opens here next Tuesday: John Murray, statu- tory burglary; Jonn Powers, statu- tory burglary; Edward F. Hobby, for gery: Frank Winters, robbery: Min nie Bunion, robbery: state ys Frank Winters. adultery: Minnie Bunion, adultery: state vs Bruno Zoccilo, con- spiracy: state vs Tony Zoccilo. con- spiracy; Dominick Morabit. conspir- acy; Frank Marciano, conspiracy.
 When one of the employees of the New York, New Haven and Hartford who works on the Meriden division was asked yesterday the reason for the new schedule on that branch. he replied that as far as he knew it was to cut expenses. Under the new ar rangement the men do not get in the overtime which they were accustomed to under the old schedule and il menas the saving of s or SIS during the day to the company. as about the same number as formerly patronizes the train.
 II Is expected there will he trouble over the will of the late Maurice liar rington which was filed for probate by Attorney Lynch late yesterday af- ternoon. Why Mir Harrington cut of all his sons and daughters except one. is a mystery. for it is said all helped in the accumulation of the estate which is about SGOD0. Tho will was drawn up by Attorney Lynch who iS named executor. and inc entire es- tate is left to the daughter. Josephine Lynch. while the other children. Catherine Quigiey. Margaret IIoar and Eugene Lynch who is soldering for Uncle sam in the Philippines were given SI each.
 Contractor MeManus. who is work ing for the trolley company on the Watertown road. said this morning that times never were better in Wa terbury so far as Iaboring men are concerned. and added that every man who comes along looking for 2 job Is forthwith made a member Of his gang. This is encouraging. and ret there are a large number of people about town who claim that they can not find steady employment at any thing that pays much. The trouble seems fo be due to q disinclination on the part of the ordinary mortal to get into the ditcd and operate with a piek and shovel. and it Is hard to blame him for ii is not the nicest job in the world. especially in warm