Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-01
THE WATERBURY, EVENING DEMOCRAT FRIDAY. JUNE lsss

The new time table ol the Consolidated road V h oh will go into effect Sunday has not any important changes
 The funeral of Miss Julia Dunbar was largely attended from her late resid, nee OH Gilbert street this afternoon.
 All but about 25O feet of the new cordu- roy road through IL m track swamp has been finished by the town.
 George Lancaster broke his leg while performing on trapeze at his residence on South Main street this afternoon.
 Frank White, son of Town Clerk James c. White, is home from the Boston Insti- tute of Technology on his summer vaca- ton.
 The collector for the DEMOCRAT will make his rounds during the next few days, and we hope subscribers will be prepared to receive him cordially.
 Wesley Hodge has resigned the position as night watchman at the New England station, and also rendered his resignation as special policeman.
 It is expected that the sewer excavation on South Main street, near Washington, will be closed tonight, and render travel on the horse car road uninterrupted from the centre to Hopeville.
 George Sickmund, the young man who was struck totally blind some time ago, has returned from New York where he went for treatment and has partially re- covered the sight of one eye. Doc" Porter was found not guilty of abusing horse at Naugatuck this morn ing, and will be turned over to the police in this city as he is wanted for taking a horse and team without permission of the owner.
 l,.: ol. g. cess of erection corner of East Main street and Phoenix alley, is set back on the East Main street front twenty inches from the line of Irving block. On the Phoenix alley side the building will be run flush with the police station.
 The committee appointed on the union excursion to be given by the Y. M. c. l.. A. and the old temperance society to Cromwell, are from the literary society. William Bannon, Thomas Finnegan and J. H. Moran, and from the old temperance society James Maher, Henry Byrnes and John Thompson.
 Baggagemaster Cyrus Thompson at the Naugatuck station has been notified by General Ticket Agent Hampstead, of the Consolidated road, that for every millage book presented for the checking of baggage two coupons must be taken for every mile to be travelled, and no baggage will be checked unless all preceding coupons have been detached.
 An Italian carrying a basket of plaster paris images passed down West Main street this afternoon, when near St Johns church, a boy of perhaps 12 years, unable to resist the temptation threw stone at the basket and succeeded in striking it breaking several of the images. The boy ran up church street but the peddler was too much surprised and angered to follow him until it was too late.
 John Grinley, D. c. R.; M. J. Boyle, D. s. c. w.; P. H. O'Brien, D. Sec; John O'Hara, D. B., and James Munane, district herald members of the district board A.
 10. F., will institute the new court Stephen J. Meany this evening. The four courts, Hancock, Fruitful Vine, Wolfton and Shields, with Washington conclave, will march to the depot to receive the district officers. Along the line of procession the
 merchants have prepared to display colored
 fire in honor of the occasion.
 Another large audience witnessed the rendition of "Fantine'' by the Amphions
 last evening. There was noticeable i'm provement both in the acting and singing of the principals- -o.-er tho -free--o--e..i-sap
 pertorn.s.ee. and but for one inexcusably weak spot in the cast the opera was 9 sue cess of which even the Amphions migh1
 be proud. By request the entertainment will be repeated this evening, and all who
 can should attend and encourage the
 Amphions to make still greater efforts 1T the future.
 Mrs Thomas Barrett, wife of Thoma! Barrett the dry goods dealer, died at he residence, 16 Welton avenue, last nigh 7 under circumstances which make the cas- , peculiarly sad. Mrs Barrett was formerl.. I Miss Lizzie Curran, and for several year previous to her marriage was bookkeepe I for Conlon Bros. She was in her 23d year : and was married not quite year. Tn g bereaved husband, parents and brother
 and sisters of the deceased have the sym
 pathy of the community in their bereave
 ment. The funeral will take place from the church of the Immaculate Conception at 2:30 Sunday afternoon.