Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-29

 murderous assault uponGrocerymanJ John Whalen, badly gashing throat with a razor. July 10-First regular passenger train over the new road. July 13-Frederick Palmatier of this city killed by Sam Laughlin in a Bridge port saloon. July 16-Nine year old John Gaffney fatally crushed while attempting to climb the elevator at York's furniture store.
 July 21-Father Curtin of St Patrick's parish transferred to St Marys parish at Norwalk. The Rev Father Martin ap- pointed to succeed Father Curtin. Charles Allerton assaulted by gang of toughs at Kelly's livery stable.
 July 26-Jennie and Julia Frederick injured by the explosion of a dynamite cartridge on Washington street.
 AUGUST.
 Aug 2-Presentation of a $500 purse and gold watch to the Rev J. Curtin. Joseph. Butler killed by the cars at Bridgeport. Louis Oliver fell from SCatfOldlng.
 Aug 4-Henry Simpkins' house struck Aug so. G. Camps horse run away and badly injured two children on Canal street.
 Aug 1O-Patrick O'Rourke of this city lost an arm by the cars in Littleton, w. Va.
 Aug 14-H. w. Lakes house slightly damaged by fire.
 Aug 17-Bernard Donahue, aged 40. died from sunstroke. Aug 20-Companies G and A started for Camp Terry. Aug 22-Michael Taylor. aged 6, drowned in the river below Railroad hill.
 Aug 26-Opening of the mission at Immaculate Conception church.
 Aug 30-Butchers' barbecue day. SEPTEMBER.
 Sept 2-Corner stone of St Ann's chapel laid.
 Sept 4-st Mary's parochial school opened.
 Sept 13-Firemen's parade day. An Italian with an axe run amuck on Rail road Hill street.
 Sept 14-Arthur Barrows fatally in iured in the Naugatuck railroad yard. William H. Romer pardoned by Presi- dent Cleveland. s. s. Taylor's barn damaged by an incendiary fire.
 Sept 15-Charles E. Cannon, aged r, accidentally shot and killed by his cousin Charlie Mosgrove, on Walnut street. Slight fire in the rear of the Waterbury Furniture Go building.
 Sept 1S-Sheritf Mcdonald knocked out EUltOr freU h. SW11C. |. A. Middle brook jumped his bond.
 Sept 19-Reunion of Cos B, I. and the band of the First Conn. Heavles.
 Sept 21-Opening of the Watertown fair
 Sept 22-Charles Daly had a struggle with a midnight burglar. Sept 23-Thomas Fagan's saloon dam aged by fire.
 Sept 30--Patrick Cavanaugh, aged 13 killed by fall from a tree on the Vol colt road.
 OCTOBER. < Oct 2-City and town election.
 Oct 7-Evangline circle of Companions of the Forest organized.
 Oct S-James Sutton appointed super. intendent of highways. , Oct 15-Dave Blodgett robbed.
 Oct 17-Annual field day and state
 Oct 1.-The Rev Father Fnnegan re X turned from his trip to Europe.
 Oct 20-Governor Hill addressed 1 large audience at City hall. l Oct 23-The safe in the Naugatucl 9 railroad station at Naugatuck blown tc pieces and $500 taken. =. Oct 25-John Calvin of this city fatal Il, assaulted in Hartford. s Oct 3O-The supreme court uphold lut uC('lSlou Ol tue SeleClllle1 Ill regard l( | the saloon closing law. NOVEMBER
 Nov 3-Opening of the Immaculat, , Conception fair. Ex-Governor Walle in Waterbury.
 Nov 6-Electon day, Cleveland plurality. l Nov 7-Opeping of the criminal tern $ of the superior court. Sacred Heart fai l opened. Nov S-Hearing upon the Sutton selectmen injunction case.
 Nov 13-Frank c. Smith. forger, ar n rested in New York by Officer Dodds Harley G. Cowell run through the street. n naked and cut his throat in the polio f station. @ Nov 1.-The county commissioner hold session in City hall. = Nov 14-Johnnie Dillon's great wheel t barrow act
 Nov 23- James H. Curley fatally in :, iured by a fall from building on Hill t side avenue. '. Nov 25-A November blizzard of snow t rain, sleet and wind.
 Nov 30-Kevin Drury. formerly c e Waterbury, injured by the cars at NeN Haven.
 DECEMBER. a Dec 1-Sheriff Sweeney of Naugatuc C arrested gang of youthful burglars.
 Dec Annual meeting of the Water n bury hospital association. Dec 5-Jared Clark of Bristol fatall Il injured in a runaway accident nea o Holmes, Booth & Haydens' shop Enoc to Trepannier and Frank Massicotte fine, g $50 and S100 respectively for violatio of the registration laws. The DEMOCRAT first anniversary. |. Fec 12- Emile Lozouquin decoyed t r. Reynolds Bridge and robbed es Dec 15-The Rev F. J. Murphy c ,r Bridge port appointed as assistant to th
 Rev rather 1reanor. ,e Dec Hilary Vance of East Mai street injured by the explosion of l. dynamite cartridge.
 Dec 19-The district committee orde1 ,e ed an eight room school building erecte l. on Clay street.
 Dec 23-Thomas L. O'Neil found dea d on Silver street.
 Dec 24-George w. Tucker, woo II chopper killed by falling tree at Bunke " hill. Dec 26-Nine year old Dennis Bergil l. drowned in Deans pond.