Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The total cost of the lately completed Bank and South Main street paving is S25, ,39S. 53. Fred Bayer, saloon keeper in Dohertys block, has sold out his place of business to Charles Karcher. William Schlegel has sold to Lieutenant Colonel j. B, Doherty the Melton property, No go Walnut street. An Italian working on the extension of the new railroad badly smashed three cf h;S fingers this afternoon. c. N. Squires tS Go have sold out their bottling establishment on Spring street to F. k. Beddoe of Naugatuck. Tuns tribe, I. O. R, NJ, voted at their meeting last evening to give an excursion over the new railroad August q. A meeting of the board of health was held yesterday afternoon, but nothing done beyond the approval of bills. The Y. NJ. c. L. A. of this city play n game of ball with the Y, NJ. C. l. of Naug- atuck at Naugatuck tomorrow afternoon. A meeting of the sewer commissioners was called yesterday afternoon to talk mp raising City Engineer Weld's salary, but no quorum was present. One of the horse cars of the Bank street line and one of Blakeslee's trucks collited near the depot last night with the effect of caving in the dash of the ear and laying it up for repairs The remains of Laura J ., the five months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Y, Hill of l01 South Main street, who died this morning. were taken to Wiliimautic for interment The state board of health has issued some very important and timely circulars giving suggestions as to the rulings of the health board concerning cesspools, con tagious diseases and diet. William Moran, aged fourteen years. who lives with his parents in the northern part of the city, took fit on South Main street this morning and Was removed to Bergin $ news room where he was cared for.
 Court Hancock, 40. F., has engaged the French band to accompany them to Bridgeport field day The Silver drum corps will play for Court Fruitful Vine and the Knights of Sherwood Forest
 The remains of Joseph Butler, the un fortunate Waterbury young man who was killed by the cars in Bridgeport, Weakness day evening, were entered in St Michael's cemetery in that city this afternoon.
 Towards October the local telephone office will be moved from its present loca- ton over the Manufacturers bank into the second story of the Masonic Temple build
 
 change.
 The Young Mems Democratic Glee club have secured the rooms formerly occupied by Dr Platt in the Commercial block and have had them handsomely fitted up. A piano will be added soon to the furniture O the room and rehearsal will be held every night.
 Judge Bradstrest did not come down from Thomaston this morning. being busily engaged in weighing the evidence in the Starr Benton scandal which came up before him in New Haven. It is probable that he will give his decision next week.
 The Sisters of Charity from Madison. N J., will arrive in this city during the latter part of this month, and take charge of the new parochial schoolon Cole street. The house owned by the Thomas Martin estate on Union street has been leased for year and will be occupied by the Sisters as a residence.
 The board of finance met last night and passed on all of the city bills with the ex- ception of the road department account. the latter appropriation being exhausted. The subject of bonding the floating in debtedness occupied an hour of the board s time, but no decision was arrived at and the board adjourned to next "Wednesday night.
 John Phelan of Stone street narrowly escaped losing the thumb of his left hand yesterday afternoon. While chopping wood the axe glanced off, laying open the flesh between the first and second joints and passing through the bone. Dr Hayes who was called in to attend him, has attempted to save the member and thinks he will be able to do it.
 Street Inspector Lawrence has been notified to present the bills for the collec- tion of garbage from the premises of Q. P. Camp G. B. Aldridge and Albert Bar rett, with the facts connected with the cases to City Attorney Terry, with request that they be collected immediately from the property owners. This is the first move made in this direction.
 week ago last Friday Frank Simmons, a young man of twenty-five years, in com, pany with his wife and child, came to this city to visit with Mrs Sullivan on Fuller street. He complained of feeling unwel1 and died yesterday morning of spinal meningitis. His remains were taken tC New York on the eos train last evening for interment in the Calvary cemetery
 One of the best minstrel performances ever given in this ely was presented last night at the City hal by the Johnson X Slavin' company s, ldom is it that such
 
 sessed the audience last evening. Elegant costumes, good singing and new and novel acts, forming pro-, ,ramme of minstrelsy that has never been surpassed in this city was the order of things.
 few days aga Mayor Boughtou and Judge Cowell wrote to the executor ot Henry Bergh's state stating that it WAS time some move was made in the Carrie Welton fountain matter, and directing the executol to force the terms of his contract This morning letter was received from Henry Bergh, Jr, stating that the base of the fountain was now on its way and would be here tomorrow The statue and bronzes will follow in a few days.
 Constable O'Brien, at the instance of William H. Collins, yesterday seized q handsome parlor stove belonging to Julius Baruch at the New England depot. Baruch disappeared some days ago, leaving his wife to sell off the furniture and pay some bills. Among others was a grocery bill owed to Collins. She promised to sell the