Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-08

The Hon Lynde Harrison of New Haven was in town to-day.
 Lieut-Col Doherty will attend the Horse Guard Centennial celebration at Hartford this evening.
 The long distance telephone wires will be connected with the board in the central station tonight.
 Miss Mary A. Hackett is very low at the residence of her parents on Sherry street and fears are entertained that she will not recover.
 Professor Crosby has completed his ex- animation of the Globes list of prize words, and the names of the winners will be made known Thursday.
 The Pearl Lakes resort, so popular for the last four summers, will not be opened this year on account of the establishment of the Pearl Lakes Manufacturing company which occupies all of the pavilion. MT Scott will give his entire time to the man ufactory.
 William Rock, for the past five years brakeman on the Naugatuck road, has been promoted to the position of baggage mas ter on Conductor Beers train. He entered the employ of the road as a newsboy some six years ago, and is very popular along the road.
 Joe Erricco brother of Rocco, who stabbed Nicholo Spero on Phoenix alley Sunday night and then disappeared, to- day received letter from his brother from his hiding place on Rivington street, New York. Rocco wants to know the lay of the land, and is anxious to return to work.
 At last nights meeting of the selectmen communication was received from First Selectmen Dougherty of Waterbury solic- iting information as to the salaries paid in Bridgeport to the selectmen, clerk and superintendent of the poor with view of adopting the same rates in that city. Clerk Wheaton was instructed to reply to the communication Bridgeport News.
 The mortality report for this city for the month of April is as follows: Whole num- Der of deaths A, from the following causes: 1, puerperal fever 1 ,dysentery 1, laryngitis 1, phthisis 3, tuberculae meningitis 3, apoplexy 3, cystitis 1, old age 3, heart dis ease 3, bronchitis 4, pneumonia 3, Bright's disease 1, suicide 1, drowning 1, hamilton 4, still births 1, all other causes 5. Deaths by wards: First 8, second 9, third 10, fourth 8.
 Superintendent Bradley, of the horse car road, announces the following schedule for the Bank street line, to last during the six weeks which will be taken up by the paw ing contractors: Before ' a. m. and after D. m., the cars will run clear through on 20 minutes headway. During working hours the cars will run as far as the ob- struction, and passengers will be trans ferred around. The sewer from Washing ton to Burnham street was commenced yesterday and this will necessitate trans ferring the passengers around the track as the horse car tracks will have to be torn up for about 300 feet. | Councilmen Terrence Coughlin, was be- fore the police court this morning charged with refusing to assist Officer Thomas in his tussle with Phil Haley Saturday night. The officer testified as to calling on MT Coughlin. The latter gave as his excuse that he ran from his store on seeing the disturbance; that there was no clerk in the store and that on being called on for assist ance he left to lock up the store. On re- turning to render assistance he found three police officers at the scene. He was fined $5 without costs. Mat Cavanaugh was convicted of stealing hat and vest from his brother and fined $7 and costs. A plain drunk, $5 without costs.
 A Bridgeport professor, who has been very successful in making mechanical ] figures, has Just completed hSure TOT the Waterbury Watch company that will beat almost anything of the kind ever attempt ed. It is the figure of young man about five feet in height, dressed in a fine suit of clothes. In the upper left vest pocket is a Waterbury watch attached to a fine gold chain. The interior of the figure is a com plicated network of wires, and by winding the figure is set in motion. The right hand lying close to the body, is raised to the vest pocket and the watch taken out and carried to the right ear to give the impression that the young mar is listening to the tick of the watch. In { moment the hand is brought down oppo site the breast, and in perfectly natural and life-like manner the figure looks at the watch as if to see what time was indicated The watch is then delivered back to the pocket and the arm falls into place. The wonderful mechanism will shortly be placed upon exhibition.