Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-20
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 diamond. Janitor Morgan's two sons returned to- day from a three months visit with friends in Lee Mass The remains of Mrs Ada Juckett, who died Saturday, were taken to New Britain this morning for interment. At the town house at present are 65 in mates, including prisoners, paupers and few harmless insane persons. Companies A. and G. left on the GOT train this morning for New Haven where they tCok special train for Mantle. The mayor has at last carried his point, and this morning a new carpet, which was long needed, was spread in his office. Patrick Wall, of River street, while chopping wood Saturday night, split his thumb in d painful manner. pr. OHara attended. The horse car company, on account of the heat, will not try the one-horse scheme on the East, West and South Main street lines until the coming week.
 Miss Julia Kennaugh and Miss Lizzie Bannon will open millinery store about September 1st in the place formerly occu- pied by Miss Julia Cahey.
 The funeral of the late Bernard Dona- hue, who died from sunstroke Friday, was laTSely attended lTOIu tue cAuIch ol tue Sacred Heart yesterday.
 The backbone of the "combine' among the small army of bootblacks must have been broken by the number of tradesmen, for yesterday shines" cost but three cents
 The South Main street pavement was scraped off this morning for the first time since laying, and hereafter it will be swept in the same manner as the Bank street pavement.
 Bernard McGowan and Miss Nora Con nor were married with nuptial mass bv the Rev. Father Mulcahy at the church of the Immaculate Conception at : o'clock this morning.
 There was a hearing before commits sioners' meeting in the police court this morning to decide on the disposition of the estate of the late Patrick Stapleton Decision is reserved.
 A grand harvest excursion to Coney Island will take place next Saturday, special train leaving this city at 6:15 a. .ln., connecting at Bridgeport with the steamer Sirius for New York.
 Judgment was rendered in the district court this morning in the suit of the town of Middlebury vs. J. w. Durham for S21 As. This is the noted tax case which has been in progress for several years.
 An examination for state teachers cer- tificates and for entrance to the Normal school will be held in the High school building in this city tomorrow and will conclude Wednesday afternoon.
 At all the masses yesterday at the church of the Immaculate Conception the an nouncement was made that the two weeks mission under the direction of the Jesuit fathers would open at the 10:30 mass next Sunday morning.
 The butchers of Ansonia, Derby, Bir- mingham, Shelton, Seymour and adjoin ing towns are holding meeting at the Derby driving park this afternoon to make arrangements to close shop and in body attend the butchers barbecue in this city August 30.
 The train due in this city from Bridge port at 11:17 a. m. did not arrive until 11:45 this morning, being delayed at Derby by the New Haven and Derby train. When the train did arrive it met with another delay of ten minutes by hot box on the baggage car.
 Henry Menold and August Wendehack represented Steuben lodge, No 391, HarU- gari society, at the convention held at Turn hall, New Haven, last evening to elect a delegation to represent the New England encampment of the Harugari at the grand dlllplneuI III CulCaSO oepleINOeT oO
 The funeral of William E. O'Neil, who died Thursday evening" largely at tended from his late residence on East Main street to the church of the Immacu- late Conception yesterday afternoon. The Brass City hose company, of which the deceased was a member, attended the funeral in a body.
 Comstock lodge, K of F., will undoubt edly give one of the most successful cursions this season to Mantle Friday, August 24, Governors day at camp. The tickets are limited and as this is the first time that residents of this city have had an opportunity to go over the new road to Mantle no doubt large number will go. Hallams orchestra will furnish music.
 Last evening Officer Byrnes found d lit tie boy, probably four years of age wan dering on Brook street. The little fellow was crying for his parents. He could not tell anything about himself except that his name was Billie Taylor and that his mother made beer He was taken to the police office, and during tho evening his parents, who live out East Main street, called for him.
 Hugh Hamilton, an itinerant umbrella mender, was before the police court this morning, charged with being drunk and committing an assault on Harris Fried, hSeu S odIuIuay ofcllluS hhIullloiI "as lying down in the Brooklyn district, and d crowd of small boys commenced to bother him. Rising, he threw pair of shears at Fried, striking him on the head and in flicting two scalp wounds. He fined $5 and costs on each count.
 Several thousand feet of lumber have been prepared and two cars of machinery are expected, this week, from Pennsylvania, including twenty horsepower engine, to find out about Southbury's hidden treasure of petroleum. Nearly $5, 900 has been sub scribed by Waterbury parties and it is pro- posed to send down several shafts to in- vestigate in thorough manner The first shaft will be sent down near T. B. Wheel CTS house, near where one was sunk about sixty years ago.
 Mrs Lizzie Connors, aged 26 years, wife of Jeremiah Connors, former resident cf this city, died in Bridgeport Saturday Her remains were brought to this city on the H. IT train this morning, and taken to