Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-28

Frank Rametti, is showing pair of young chicken hawks in his store window.
 The City band have reorganizsd and practice two evenings each week on Brown street.
 Marian R. infant daughter of William Rylance of James street, died of cholera infantum last night.
 In the case of Haley vs Holohan, Justice Phelan has decided that the defendant was not indebted to the plaintiff and that he recovers his cost. Smith for defendant.
 Charles Allerton, who was the victim of an outrageous assault about a week ago passed a very bad night last night, resting but little and shows the bad effects to- day.
 The hearing of the Naugatuck cutlery company for the appointment of a receiver did not come up before Judge Cowell to- day but was postponed until Monday at 10 a. ID.
 The case of c. F. Goodwin vs Alexander Mente of Prospect was called before Justice Phelan this morning, but laid over in order to have the contestants come to an agreement.
 The Scotch Burns club headed by the Silver drum corps and delegation ln highland costumes paraded through the principal streets this noon and made very favorable impression.
 Washington conclsve, Knights of Sher- | wood Forest, will meet at the old Foresters hall next Monday evening to make arrange ments for attending the A. O. F. field day exercises at Bridgeport August 9. The coming week will be notable one in municipal matters. There are to be meetings Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and important matters are to be presented at every meet | ing.
 Johnson & Slavin's Minstrel company whose greatest pleasure is to please the people, will open the season in this city at city hall Thursday, August ?. The com 'pany includes forty-six artists headed by Johnson & Slavin the twin promulgators of pure and popular merriment
 The two little Frederick girls, who were injured by an explosion on Washington street are in about the same condition as
 yesterday. Mir Frederick has engaged
 counsel who will look into the matter of
 bringing suit either against the city or
 against MT Blakeslee the contractor.
 Phil Setter has on exhibition at his store
 a full grown specimen of the American
 bald eagle The bird measures feet
 inches from tip to tip and IS excellently
 mounted. It was either killed or found
 on the Meriden mountain. Mir Setter i'm mediately on procuring the bird reported
 it to A. c. Collins state game warden l MT Setter says the bird was probably ) killed in the telegraph wires, AS one of it l wings was broken in several places anC } there were marks of the wires on its body The old adage of stealing the pennie
 from a dead mans eyes" was brought tC f nh icia ranonf1, f showed us large copper penny of the dat 8 1854. The physician stated that a fev : days ago he had occasion to go to Nev
 York and duringIhis stay he visited the dis
 secting room of the college from which h
 was graduated. On one of the tables was g body. To keep the eyes closed two larg l copper pennies were used, and the docto | took one of them as & memento. He say
 he replaced it with five cent piece, but o , course this is his own statement. v This morning as the special train carry |. ing the Torrington picnicers to High Roc is grove was drawing into the station, n slowed up as is the custom when going by Il Two young men, members of the Cry sts
 Hose company were among the numbe :, who jumped upon the platform. The " posite sex. Kisses were exchanged an lf the young couples engaged ill pleasar !, conversation, the young men oblivious C ~, n the fact that the train had gone. Sue y denly they recovered their senses an
 bolted for the door, but the train ha It meandered hence. A reporter venture " the information that High Rock grove ws " about eight miles from Waterbury an E the Torrington young men started towar al Naugatuck to make the journey OH foo le The young ladies enjoyed the joke. h