Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-29
THE RECORD OF A YEAR.
A List of the Most Important Hap penings in Waterbury and Vicinity During 1SSS-A Summary of Events Valuable for Reference.

mour, burned out: loss, S60, ,0OO. John Miller stabbed on South Main street by an unknown assailant.
 Jan 1.-The polo franchise bought by Messrs Jacques x Lockwood.
 Jan 5-Ground broken for the new railroad upon the Scovill property. The railroad commissioners give a hearing upon grade crossings.
 Jan 9-COroner Mix investigated the death of Mrs Mary E. Rogers. A purse containing $60 snatched from the hand of Mrs Rufus F. Smith on Bank street.
 Jan 11-Jones X Morgan's store en- tered by burglars, nothing taken. Fred l.. King arrested for doing pocket policy business.
 Jan 13-Fire department annual ball Rev Frederick Murphy transferred to Bridgeport.
 Jan l6-Henry Mefrilnan died of in iuries sustained by fall.
 Jan 17-Hall X Upson's ice wagon made things lively on Bank street.
 Jan 20-Miss w. Hall of Woodtick in iured by a runaway on Exchange place. Decision of the seleCtmen in favor of the 12 o'clock liquor closing movement. La Blanche and Burns sparring exhibition stopped by the police.
 Jan 20-H. w. Lake badly injured in a runaway accident.
 Jan 22-The Dominican fathers open mission at the Sacred Heart church. Rev Father O'Donnell celebrates his first mass in the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Jan 24-A slight fire in Bauby's block on Brook street.
 Jan 25-Town Clerk Whites annualre port showed S65 births, 294 marriages and "A deaths in 1887. Jan 26-Amphion concert at the opera | house. Decision of the railroad com missioners upon grade crossings. Jan 21-A big SHOW storm, trains de- 1 layed. The selectmen ell joined from re- considering their action upon the liquor question.
 Jan 2S-Total eclipse of the moon.
 Jan 30-The superior court decided against Tracy Brothers ill the case against the town of New Haven.
 Jan 31-COunterfeiter Atkinson appre- hended. 1 FEBRUARY.
 Feb 1-Burglars attempt to enter the 1 Waterbury One Price Clothing store.
 Feb 2-COunterfeiter Atkinson impi- cated blackman.
 Feb 2-Grand Army encampment. Thomas Lyons killed on the Naugatuck road John Lyons injured by r runa- way.
 Feb s-Editor s and Patriot stephen J. Meany died.
 Feb 11-Michael O'Connor died from paralysis.
 Feb 16-Ralph A. Blood attempted suicide while insane,
 Feb 11-Attorney Martin Myers died Feb 20-NIrs Margaret Haggerty took poison by mistake for tea but recovered Feb 23-A baby girl found i'll a New England freight car. Fol, lA1lC' mother arrested for abandoning her child John Mraz committed suicide by hang : ing. Thomas Dalton stabbed by an Ital ian.
 Feb 29-Leap Year. Forger Atkinson sentenced to two years in state prison
 MARCH.
 March 5-Louis Wenzel died of quicl consumption. March 5-Belgian pavement ordered on Bank and South Main streets. Crayol Artist Burgess and Mamie Burns leavt town simultaneously. March 12-Beginning of the blizzard All the railroads blOckaded. March 13-More blizzard. No train running: snow everywhere.
 March list Patrick's day. End O
 the blizzard. Trains all running. March 22-The New England roa, 5 March 21-An Italian laborer killed ol t the Meriden & Waterbury road. l APRIL. April 4-Edgar SaNton attempted
 suicide by taking laudanum. Contract
 for the intercepting sewer and Belgian pavement awarded to C. w. Blakeslee
 Sons of New Haven. April 5-City hall burglarized. April Little Johnny Whalel
 drowned in the Mad river.
 April 14-Death of Charles Dickinson at Fortress Monroe. Nasaire Baudian O No 6 Jefferson alley attempted suicid by cutting his arm. April 17-Annual commencement eX
 ercises of the High school class of 'SS a
 City hall.
 April 25-John Connolly, the burglar f sentenced to four years confinement a , the Connecticut hospital for the insane April 29-Death of A. B. Wilson a
 WOOdmont. April 30-Patricl1 Clatfey killed by tn ; cars at Watertown. e May 3-Martin Scully rendered e banquet by the Young Mems Catholi s literary society.
 May Alike Burns and James Sutto V fought 10 rounds at Port Jefferson, L. y May 29-The house of Mrs Laura Can; 9 on Charles street struck by lightning. Q May 30-Thomas McAndrews of 1 Grandstreet committed suicide by cuttin = = his throat with a razor. n JUNE. = June 1-Court Stephen J. Meany, 4
 O. F.. instituted with charter member
 ship of 126. Officer John Byrnes bring
 a suit for 5000 against Joseph Corr fc V islander. y nn June 4-Dennis Shea died from th is effects of fall. Q June 7-The railroad station at Be; is con Falls burglarized. a June 9-John Gatfney, awarded th if contract to build the Dublin street raj If road station. 70 June 9-The New England railroa ,e station at Southford burglarized. A June 10-Miss Mary A. Riley, of Mi n street, accidentally shot in the arm b if her brother. h June 13-Isaac Bronson, of Bristo D. chopped his wife's head off and cut h
 own throat.
 June 16-Theodore Moulthrop killed |
 the cars at Greystone. June 17-FrederI Wilhelm lodg