Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-07
CITY AND SUBURBS. /


 The appointing of a conservator over H. A. Steele has been further postponed to Friday, July 13.
 Henry Camfell, aged years, son of Joseph Camfell, of 16 Canal street, died of typhoid fever last night.
 Hallam's orchestra, of this city, will fur nish the music at picnic given in Nauga tuck, Saturday, July 21.
 The drill masters of Company spent last evening drilling recent recruits and getting them in order for camp
 D. H. Terney will leave for Winsted to day to visit his son, who was injured on the Fourth by an explosion.
 The Thirteenth C. Y. are holding their annual reunion at Savin Rock, and the Twenty fifth 0. Y. at New Haven day.
 The Waterbury Burns club have pre- pared an elaborate programme of games for their picnic at the ball grounds, July 18th.
 MT and Mrs Henry Whelan arrived home to-day from their wedding trip, and i'm mediately proceeded to Bristol, where they will reside.
 The picnic committee of the Second Division, A. o. H., will meet tomorrow afternoon to figure up the proceeds of the recent picnic.
 The schooner c. B. Orden, from Calais, Me, with 150, 900 feet of lumber and 4,O00 bundles of laths for this city, arrived at Bridgeport yesterday.
 Sterling commandery, order of the Col den Cross, will send a large delegation to the state picnic of the order to be held at High Rock Grove next Wednesday.
 August Gucous, who formerly worked in this city, but who broke his leg while at work in Union City some two weeks ago. was removed to the hospital at New Haven yesterday afternoon.
 At Phoenix Engine Co.'S meeting last night Foreman Mcdonald was appointed the delegate to attend the annual conven- tion of the State Firemen's association at Norwich, August and 7
 Detective Reilly of New Haven passed through this city last night in company with Spaniard named Lawrence whom he arrested in Litchtield for stealing an overcoat in New Haven some time ago.
 The members of Sheridan Council inter ssted in the game of ball with Columbia Council, of New Haven, which takes place on the 18th inst, are requested to meet at their hall tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
 The pastors of all the Catholic churches in the Hartford diocese will begin their an nual retreat at the New Haven orphan asylum Monday. The assistant pastors will hold their annual retreat the week fol lowing.
 Edward McManus has commenced the sewer on South Main street below Wash lngton. portion of the horse car track will have to be torn up but large force of men will be put to work and travel i'm peded as little as possible.
 Henry Bergh has threatened to take the stone work of the new fountain away from the contractors if the stones were not in Waterbury by July 1. A week is now s passed and as yet we have heard nothing from either MT, Bergh or the contractors
 Frederick H. Nichols, of Waterbury, called on us Tuesday He was If years. l month and seven days of age when he enlisted and he served three years He is as young as ever and is really one of the boys" who will never get gray.-Nauga- tuck Review
 A reception will be rendered to the state officers and post commanders of Connecti- cut on July 12, by Wadhams post, G. A. R., at their hall. Funds to defray the ex- penses are being raised by individual sub scriptions. Capt T. R. Martin is the gen eral committee
 Miss Margaret T. Breen has passed the 'advanced' examination and is the first on the list for an appointment to a school Miss Breen had to be. at the expense of going to Waterbury to get her education as Naugatuck has simply grammar school.-Naugatuck Review.
 Dr Axtelle has spent the last two days at Thomaston in consultation with Dr Fer guson on the case of Angus Hartkirk, who was run over by Naugatuck train and had his foot crushed Last night the physicians amputated the member between the knee and ankle and this morning the patient was getting along as we'll as could be expected.
 The various fire companies in the city have received invitations to send a del egate to attend the funeral of Edwin H. Hubbard, of New Haven on Sunday. Hubbard was a member of the Firemen's association and was killed by falling from a ladder at the Artisan street fire Fourth of July. A delegation from this city will attend the funeral.
 During the shower, Fourth of July after noon at Springfield, huge tree was blown down, and fell across a tent owned by Horace Leavenworth who was running the flying horses" running the outfit MT Leavenworth was formerly night watch man at the Naugatuck depot in this city, and was supernumerary policeman here. He proposes to sue the city of Springfield for damages.
 While clerk employed by South Main street grocer was entering the dime savings bank yesterday he dropped bank book containing large sum of money on the sidewalk J. B. Rutherford saw the pocket book drop and picking it up followed the clerk into the bank and handed it to him. The astonishment of the clerk at receiving what he thought was safe in his pocket l was something Imaginable.