Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-02
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Baumgartner Bros have opened news room and fancy stationery store at lS6 Bank street.
 The Waterbury and Naugatuck lodges of the Juvenile Templars picnicing at High Rock to-day.
 The yachting club of the Nosahogan lodge, 1. o. O. F., are talking up another trip for the latter part of this month.
 The drawing for the parlor suit at the New England shoe store took place last ev- ening. Ticket No S20 won the prize.
 The stock of k. F. Dwight the jeweler was last night auctioned off by P. F. Lunny to satisfy attachments amounting to about $500.
 Butchers and grocerymen are requested not to forget the meeting at Nick Wenzels tonight, to talk up the early closing move ment.
 The Hartford and New Haven county students will play n return game of ball on the New Haven grounds next Friday, Au- gust 3.
 A large class of young boys and girls will receive their first communion at the Church of the Immaculate Conception next Sunday morning.
 The fixtures belonging to the store of Post the shoe dealer, who went into insolvency short time ago, Were sold this morning to Joseph Holohan.
 The eight hour law will go into effect among the letter carriers in this city as soon as the ,postofficc officials complete Il new schedule which they are preparing. Italian No. 15 while at work on the Washington street sewer this afternoon, had his great toe badly crushed under a stone. Dr ANtelle amputated the member. The road board will shortly make a tour k1N n,k Il, 1s,wl telegraph and telephone poles, with view to doubling them up and thus decreasing their number.
 The case of Lancier vs Hutchinson and O'Brien, an action to recover damages for attachment of horse and wagon by the latter, was decided by Judge Cowell this morning in favor of the defense.
 Thomas Murray was the only victim of the police yesterday, but since he ex- pressed his objection to being locked up in so forcible a manner, he was sent to the town house to work out $5 and costs.
 At special meeting of the road board this morning, the subject of increasing the salary of City Engineer Weld from l,S0O to $2,OOO was recommended, but both boards would have to meet jointly in order to pass upon the matter.
 The Southford Paper company have set.
 
 F. Reynolds for injuries received while i'll their employ, and to-day gave him check for $1 500. The superior court awarded Reynolds $1, zoo and costs.
 At meeting of Court Shields, A. O. F. last evening, it was voted to attend the field day exercises at Bridgeport August Messrs J. J. Mcdonald, J. H. Freney anC T. Carney were appointed a committee tt engage music to accompany the court.
 Mrs Alexander Brown of IS Brown street, accidentally fell, striking her heaC against a chair, at her home last evening, receiving a deep gash. It was though that she would die from hemorrhage, bu the timely arrival of a physician saved hel life.
 A youth named Michael Fitzgerald il company with two other boys raideC the fruit trees on North Main street thi. morning and wound up by stealing ar umbrella from the veranda of one of the houses on the street. Officer Blakesley was called and succeeded ill locking Michael ill the police station.
 At the meeting of the center school dis trict committee last evening it was voted to reappoint the janitors of the severn schools, and also to transfer q piece ot land near John Meyers property, and ad joining the Bank street school, in th. Brooklyn district, to MT Meyer and giv. him warranty or qult-claim deed as they thought advisable.
 In one of w. F. Works windows or South Main street can be seen two usefu and handsome articles of furniture. They comprise sofa and chair, the legs arms and general frame work being,formed frolr nicely upholstered horns. It is a uniqu, and beautiful piece of workmanship, anC the workman, MT A. A.Strom, can feel pro ut of his labor.
 Mrs Jas Cavanagh of 10 Riverside stree had very narrow escape yesterday iron being killed. She had just left St Joseph, cemetery, when she was attacked by COW. The animal knockt d her down, anC but for the timely arrival of assistance sh, would have been gored. To-day Mr. Cavanagh is feeling better although con fined to bed. It is probable that she vii bring suit against the owner of the animal The Young Mems Democratic club vii raise a Cleveland and Thurman banne over South Main street, tomorrow even ing. A stand and an arc electric light vii be erected on the lot north of Mccarthy block, and addresses will be delivered b, the Hon Edward J. Flynn and ex-Senato Philip Dougherty of Boston. The gle club will sing and music will be furnishe, by the City band. It is possible that Co E. NJ. Joslyn and the Hubbard Escort, O Hartford will attend.
 >The case against G. G. Speer of Middle bury, charged with rape on the littl Buell. girl, was yesterday adjourned, t to-mOrrow in order to let the defense pro cure witnesses. J. W. Gillette of this city who was engaged by the state, was satis fled and the ease went over. Among tn witnesses present were Drs Axtelle an Castle, called by the defence, and D1 Hamilton and Robbins by the state Speer's wife gave bond of $1 1000 for hi appearance. He stoutly declares his il nocence.
 Quite an amusing joke was perpetrate on two of our young German democrat yesterday. Arrangements had been mad for fishing excursion and all the nece. saries prepared. Some of the most desire necessaries had been left with one of ou prominent druggists for safe keeping T substitute something not down on the pr, gramme in the place of those necessari. was but the work and thought of