Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-14
CITY NEWS.

! Mrs Mlnor v. Wells, widow 0k Charles Wells. late superintendent of the Diamond Match Co of Southbury, died in Albany, N. r., last evening. She leaves four children who live With their aunt, Miss Martha c. Wells, Grove street
 The long and costly litigation for supremacy in the Apothecaries Hall Co and possession of the 409 shares or stock in the concern left by A. K. Rice, one of the founders of the com pany is at last settled, the stock hav- ing been distributed to-day by Frank lin A. Taylor administrator on MT Rlce's estate. The heirs, Mrs Mary B. K. Munson, Mrs Ella s. Williams, children of MT Rice and Mrs Helen M. Rice, widow of F. B. Rice, another child, received each 316 1-3 shares of the stock This matter has been in litigation about three years.
 John Shea, 16, accidentally shot his chum Roy Northrop last even ing. The bullet, which was of small caliber, knocked out front tooth. entered the mouth and scorched the boys tongue. It proceeded no far ther. The bullet was removed by Dr John F. Hackett. Northrop lives at 50 Wood street with his folks. He had been hunting with chum nam- ed Henderson and on their return trip met Shea. The injured boy was | taken to the home of John Saults, Oak street. Shea was taken into custody but the case was nolled later, the shooting being accidental.
 Hearing that the show playing at Polls this afternoon and thi seven- ing used tank in the performance which would have to be filled with S0,000 gallons of water, Superin- tendent Kennedy of the water de- partment called at the theater this morning to find out if it were true. Theer was tank all right but not nearly as large as reported. But the show people did not use any of the city water. They received permis- sion from Manager Judd of The El- ton to get water from the spring in the rear of the hotel so they procured some sprinkling carts and carried the water to the theater.
 Judge Lowe to-day handed down his decision on the contest of the will of the late Truman J. Smith, sustain ing the instrument. He made no memorandum but said that while his Sympathies were with Smiths chil- dren, three daughters to whom he left the valuable sum of $1 each, the evidence was against their con- tention that their father was dement, ed when he made the will. The mat ter will in all probability be ap- pealed to the superior court. Smiths estate amounted to about $6,000. which he left to Clifford H. Wells, q son of his friend, Ambrose H. Wells.
 Engineer Cairns and a number OF other public officials made tour Of the Prospect valley this morning. In the afternoon MT Cairns returned to the city after Alderman Hayes, evidently with view of convincing the alderman that there is not as much water out there as he might have been led to believe. It is said that the so called fulling mill brook had less water in 1t to-day than ever before, and some are uncharitable enough to hint that the stream was turned out of it's regular course into the berry lots and the alderman from the fifth hurried out to look at the dry ditch. In any case unless all signs of the times fail, the report which the engineer will submit to the aldermen Monday will contain few if any scraps of comfort for those who thought that if the city could be induced to go to Prospect it would get lot of excellent water at low figure.