Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
THE RECORD OF X YEAR.

A List Of the Most Important Hap pcnfngs in Waterbury and Vicinity During ISSS-A Summary of Events Valuable for Reference.
 JANUARY.
 Jan 2-The Fowler Nail Co, of Sey- mour. burned out; loss, S60,000. John Miller stabbed on South Main street by an unknown assailant.
 Jan 4-The polo franchise bought by Messrs Jacques & Lockwood.
 Jan 5-GrOund broken for the new railroad upon the Scovill property. The railroad commissioners give a hearing upon grade crossings.
 Jan 9-Coroner Mix investigated the death of Mrs Mary E. Rogers. A purse containing S60 snatched from the hand of Mrs Rufus P. Smith on Bank street.
 Jan 11-Jones & MOrgan's store en- tered by burglars, nothing taken. Fred L. King arrested for doing pocket policy business.
 Jan 13-Fire department annual ball. Rev Frederick Murphy transferred to Bridgeport.
 Jan 16-Henry Merriman died of in juries sustained by fall
 Jan 17-Hall & Upson's ice wagon made things lively on Bank street. Jan 2O-Miss w. Hall of WOodtick in- jured by runaway on Exchange place. Decision of the selectmen in favor of the 1 12 o'clock liquor closing movement. La | Blanche and Burns sparring exhibition stopped by the police.
 Jan 20-H. W. Lake badly injured in a runaway accident. | Jan 22-The Dominican fathers open a mission at the Sacred Heart church. l Rev Father O'Donnell celebrates his first mass in the church of the Immaculate | Conception.
 Jan 2i-A slight fire in Bauby's block on Brook street.
 Jan 25-Town Clerk Whites annualre- port showed S65 births, 294 marriages and TIA deaths in 1887. Jan 26-Amphion concert at the opera house. Decision of the railroad com missioners upon grade crossings.
 Jan 21-A big SHOW storm, trains de layed. The selectmen enjOined from re- considering their action upon the liquor question.
 Jan 2S-Total eclipse of the moon. Jan 30-The superior court decided against Tracy Brothers in the case against the town of New Haven.
 Jan 3l-CounterfeiterA Atkinson appre- hcnded. , FEBRUARY.
 Feb 1-Burglars attempt to enter the Waterbury One Price Clothing store. Feb 2-COunterfeiter Atkinson impli- cated blackman. Feb 2-Grand Army encampment. Thomas Lyons killed on the Naugatuck 3 road. John Lyons injured by a runa- way.
 Feb 8-Editor and Patriot Stephen J. Meany died. 5 Feb 11-3Hchael OConnor died from , paralysis. Feb 16-Ralph A. Blood attempted l ,,;. l., -l,i i1A d Feb 11-Attorney Martin Myers died. :, Feb 2O-Mrs Margaret Haggerty took " poison by mistake for tea but recovered i- Feb 23-A baby girl found in a New d England freight car. n Feb 21-II3nuah Brennan, the baby l. mother. arrested for abandoning her child
 John Mraz committed suicide by hang d ing. Thomas Dalton stabbed by an ltal N ian.
 Feb 29-Leap Year. Forger Atkinson
 sentenced to two years i'll state prison
 MARCH. March 5-Louis Wenzel died of quick D. consumption. y March 5--Belgian pavement ordered
 on Bank and South Main streets. CrayOr y Artist Burgess and Mamie Burns leave a. a. town simultaneously. Ut March 12-Beginning of the blizzard
 All the railroads blOckaded.
 March 13-More blizzard. No trains ,e running: snow everywhere.
 March 11-St Patrick's day. End o1
 the blizzard Trains all running. k March 22-The New England roat :. sued by laborers. at March 27-An Italian laborer killed or 70 the Meriden & Waterbury road.
 APRIL.
 April 4-Edgar SaXtOn attempted a, suicide by taking laudanum. Contract V, for the intercepting sewer and Belgian
 pavement awarded to c. w. Blakeslee 6
 Sons of New Haven.
 April 5-City hall burglarized. h. April little Johnny Whalel ,r drowned in the Mad river. ID April 14-Death of Charles Dickinson he at Fortress Monroe. Nasaire Baudian o
 No 6 Jefferson alley attempted suicld
 by cutting his arm. q April 17-Annual commencement eX
 ercises of the High school class of 'S9 a Ib- City hall.
 April 25-John Connolly, the burglar ts sentenced to four years confinement a -, the Connecticut hospital for the insane ni . April 29-Death of A. B. Wilson a as Woodmont. A April 3O-Patrick Claffey killed by tn ni- cars at Watertown. Tor MAY. "N May 3-Martin Scully rendered ,es banquet by the Young Mems Catholi for literary society.
 May 4-Mike Burns and James Sutto ed fought 10 rounds at Port Jefferson. l.. A. May 29-The house of Mrs Laura Can; .od on Charles street struck by lightning. 'N May 3O-Thomas McAndrews of
 Grandstreet committed suicide by cuttIr ns. his throat with razor. ted ted
 for June 1-Court Stephen J. Meany,,
 O. F., instituted with a charter membe ted ship of 126 Officer John Byrnes bring mt, a suit for S5, ,000 against Joseph Corr f' i10 slander. .,
 June 4-Dennis Shea died from u at effects of fall. for June 1.-The railroad station at Be
 con Falls burglarized. .,
 June 9-John Gaffney, awarded u contract to build the Dublin street ra o,s road station. Sar' Hns June 9-The New England raliros -elv station at Southford burglarized.
 J,1ne 1O-MiSS Mary A. Riley. Of Nil