Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-22
CITY AND SUBURBS.

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 Baggage Master w. B. O'Connor, of Hartford, is in town on a visit.
 Bishop McMahon, will confirm large class of children at Naugatuck next month Judge Gillette is insStockbridge, Mass, attending the funeral of his wife's sister and child.
 The presentation of the plush chair will take place tonight at Rose Hill hose house.
 There will be formal meeting of the district committee tonight to pass on the annual reports.
 Officer Dean, who has been laid off duty from threatened attack of typhoid fever is able to be on duty again.
 Go G's fair committee will hold an i'm portant meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in the company's parlors. Every member is expected to be present.
 H. w. Lake has on exhibition at his store five potatoes taken from one hill, which average If pounds each. The DO atoes were raised on Mir Lakes West Side Hill farm.
 MT and Mrs w. F. Dillon returned from their wedding trip this afternoon, and a reception will be rendered the couple at the former home of the bride on Dublin street this evening.
 George Beaulieu, child of six years, while playing on the roof of low building on North Elm street last evening fell 12 feet to the ground fractuliug his arm. Dr Donohue is attending.
 Agent Garfield of the New England Monument company was in town to-day looking after the Carrie Welton fountain work. The bronze horse and basins for the fountain arrived last night.
 Although Welton street has been pub lie passway for a number of years, and there is a school located thereon, there are no sidewalks and the street in rainy weather is almost impossible.
 Vespers will be sung at half past three o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the church of the Sacred Heart, and immediately after vespers meeting of the Third Order of St Dominic will be held.
 MT. and Mrs. William Dillon, who were married in Waterbury last Wednesday are the guests of Mrs. John Phalen, of West Stratford, Mrs. Dillon makes quite a charming young bride.-Bridgeport Farmer
 M J. Jordan the popular 1st sergt of Go G, and for the past six years engineer at the Waterbury Watch Co. has severed his connection with the Watch Go. and leaves town this afternoon in all probability per manently.
 Last evening an itinerant peddler of bal looms made complaint to the police that he had been assaulted by a gang of roughs who took one of his balloons and then struck him with & piece of iron on the head. His assailants escaped
 Brooklyn grocerymen, and those who are obliged to travel Bank street between the two railroads, are complaining of the miserable condition of the roadbed They say they can carry nothing of breakable nature over the road without having their goods ruined.
 The democrats of this city have secured the services of Gen Samuel F. Carey of Ohio who will speak at City hall next Tuesday evening. The City band will escort the speaker to the hall, and singing by the glee club, will be among the attrac- tions. Gen Carey is a very eloquent speaker and has that faculty of holding his adherers from the moment he appears on the platform to the close of his address. The republican contest for congress in the second district is becoming warm, though the prospect for the election is democratic. H. Wales Lines, of Meriden, is actively at work. Senator Graham, of West Haven, believes he has the inside track. Secretary of State Hubbard is watching his chances, but is not making much of push. Sheriff Hutchinson is putting in some heavy work for State Senator Coffin, of Middletown and last but not least N. D. Sperry, of New Haven, is fixing things so that he may be formid able dark horse when the friends of the other candidates get each other by the ears. Two young girls from Waterbury, who evidently ran away from home, have been hanging about the Naugatuck station for the past two days. They came here Thurs day morning, and in the evening were in company with two youths who also came down from the Brass City. The girls, who were not over seventeen years of age, and were rather pretty, looked very lonely as they sat in the depot all day Thursday and last night they were joined by the two young men who returned from Waterbury again and bought tickets for New Haveu. The youths were not above the novel reading age and the affair looked like nelopement -Ansonia Sentinel
 John Shea, of San Francisco, California arrived in town last night in search of his cousin Michael Shea. MT Shea came to this country 30 years ago without a cent He obtained employment atNew York and for number of years was foreman at Cal vary cemetery. His wife and five children died in one week during the typhoid fever epidemic in that city, and 20 years ago he started for California. He worked for a number of years for farmer until three years ago he bought out claim 260 miles worth of San Francisco. He has just dis posed of the claim for $35, 900, and having sold his farm has returned east to spend the remainder of his days.