Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-19

The OrpneuS concert company are to give 8 concert at Torrington during the l first week of October.
 A gipsy caravan of two fine ornamental | wagons and number of good-looking | horses passed west through this city shortly | before midnight last night on their way to the Watertown fair.
 Among the Waterbury exhibitors at the Watertown fair are: J. A. Godfrey, w. F. York, s. c. Osborne, B. Shoninger & Go, E. T. Turner and J. M Burrall.
 Dennis H. Tierney and Dr Cook have taken an appeal from the laying of the new building lines on East Main street, and the case will be taken to the superior court.
 Coyle Brothers are out with handsome new hack and spanking pair of bays, making one of the best turnoutS in the city. The bays are fast making themselves solid with the public.
 Doctor Bland has condemned s. $. Fay lor's horse which was burned in the recent fire, but on account of some hitch with the insurance company the animal cannot be killed and is allowed to suffer.
 A man named Thomas Smith walked into Merriman's clothing store this after noon and exchanged his old hat for new s derby. As a result Thomas is con
 
 The presentation of the plush chair which was recently won by Rose Hill hose com pany will take place at the company's house on Saturday evening. Phoenix en- zine company and Brass City hose com pany are wanted.
 The board of education will be deserving of the unbounded thanks of the citizens if their notice to Chief Egan to arrest and send to school all bootblacks under 16 years of age will have the effect of clear ing the streets of these common nuisances.
 This evening the orthodox Jews of this city will commence the Feast of the Suf- cosh or Feast of the Tabernacle. The feast lasts eight days with an interim of four. There will be no public services, but the orthodox tents will be erected at the homes of the believers.
 A postal card hangs at the stamp win dow of the post office awaiting an address. The card is signed c. F P. and the writer addressed it to dear father telling him about the death of child and how the burial took place Tuesday. The writer is evidently woman, and it will be some time before she receives an answer.
 The cap stone of the Welton fountain arrived this morning. A long inclined plane was built from the fountain and the truck and it's load was hau led up to the height of the fountain and the stone slid into position. The horse was shipped the day before yesterday from the foun- dry.
 | About 12 o'clock last evening a gentle man returning to his home met young woman with babe in her arms, walking down East Main street weeping loudly. When asked what was the trouble she said her husband threatened to kill her and she left the house. The gentleman directed her to the station house, but she did not go there. No complaint was made to the police.
 The report of Secretary Lindsley of the state board of health for the month of | August shows that there were 993 deaths representing an annual death rate per ,OOC of 9. Of the cities of the state New London's death rate was the highest, 33 A and Middletown's the lowest, I'll. The health of the state was not as good as in July. Not since the month. of July, 1887 has the death rate been as high. The increase of mortality was due to the great prevalence diarrhRal diseases.
 Word was received by the selectmen this morning that the work of moving the Baldwin street bridge over the Mad river and new railroad would be commenced to- morrow morning. The new bridge will be 50 feet wide instead of B, and 9 feet long CT than the old one. It will be raised six feet on the east end and four on the west, necessitating a complete change oi grade in that section. The cost to the town for the widening of the bridge vii be about $5,O0O.
 A practical joke which caused the ares of Joe Burke was played at Partree x Parker's livery stable yesterday afternoon A simple minded man of 50 years does odC jobs around the stables and stores in the vicinity. The proprietor of one of the stores seeing the dilapidated condition oi his clothes told him he would bring hin a suit but forgot to do so. The next day Joe Burke, hostler, received box con taining some merchandise, and some prac tical joker told the odd jobs man that tht box contained the suit of clothes for him When Burke attempted to remove the box to his house there was row which ended in Burke's arrest for theft. The case o1 course will be nolled in court.
 John Kennedy, popular blacksmith o1 Oakville was about the streets this morning suffering from delirium tremens. He was ] first seen chasing an imaginary bird in the green. He finally went into the alley way between the Scovill house and Osborne store and held quite lengthy conversation 1 with the bird which he said walked down from Springfield with him this morning and became lame. He went to Wilson and ordered 100 pounds of bird seed His brother attempted to get him home but fai ed and finally applied to Chief Egan to have him locked up. The chief would have nothing to do with the case, but re 1 ferred him to the selectmen and an order for his committal to the town house was l secured.
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