Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-22
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 The Fleetwood races began to-day at 3 P. m.
 Dr Hearn formerly of this city was in town to day, visiting.
 There will be Mark Masters lodge of Eureka chapter tomorrow night.
 Marcus and Daniel Hellmann left to-day for fishing excursion to Bridgeport Break water.
 Sheriff Godsell, Edward Fenton and Fred. Hudson of Housatonic, spent last evening in town.
 John s. Fay has purchased one of the fast stepping horses owned by the late Seth Thomas of Thomaston.
 The Waterbury Boot and Shoe company this afternoon put Weber piano in their store to be disposed of by chance.
 Chatfeld camp, s. of V. will hold an important meeting tomorrow evening to complete the arrangements for Decoration day.
 On Monday night the board of compen- sation will assess damages and benefits ac- cruing from the layout of Hill and Sum init streets.
 General S. w. Kellogg left on the 8:26 train to-day for Washington to look after the interests of the appropriation for our public building.
 Four candidates for the office of corporal were examined by the Company G com mittee last night. Further examinations will be held tonight.
 This morning before Judge Gillette in @ho %a 1o%forc ofa ad fion was granted to George s. Abbott on the estate of Lecinras Abbott.
 A quantity of the special scenery for the I. o. o. F. entertainment, at City Hall, arrived last night and was set up in the lodge room for inspection.
 The Naugatuck Valley Conference meets i'll Terryville to-day. Among these pre- sent from this city are the Rev. J. G.. Davenport and E. l.. Bronson.
 The funeral of Mrs. John Brophy was largely attended from her late residence on Dublin street to the Church of the Sacred Heart at 9 o'clock this morning
 Lawrence Brennan's foot, which he burned severely with molten metal at Sco- wills casting shop a few days ago, is get ting worse, and it is feared will cause him serious trouble.
 Mrs Calvin, who was committed to the town house prior to being removed to the insane retreat, will not be taken to Mid dletown for some time yet ,as the insti- tuition is over-crowded.
 A number of of Waterbury people will go down to Naugatnck this evening to hear Mrs Barry lecture there on Women's work in the interest of the K. of l.. Mrs Barry lectures in this city tomorrow evening.
 Walter H. Camp, who has charge of the shipping of the burner department at the Scovill Manufacturing Company's works, will take MT. Morse's place as superinten- dent of the company's wire and rolling mills.
 The officers of Company's G and A have received official notice with an invitation, to attend the guard mount review battalion drill and dress parade of the New Haven battalion on the 29th. General Fred. E. Taft, of Governor Lounsbury's staff, will be the reviewing officer.
 Supreme Treasurer Henry T. Downs of the Knights of Columbus paid Saturday $1 ,O00 each to the families of the late Jere- miah Quinlan of Branford and Thomas Ryan of Hartford. Yesterday afternoon similar death claims were paid for John Walsh of Hartford and M. Dawson of New Britain.
 Saturday evening party of young men disturbed the slumbers of the Italians who live in the vicinity of Railroad Hill and as result there was music in the air for a while The police hearing the noise came upon the scene but all had suddenly be- come quiet and orderly. People living near by say that several shots were fired by the Italians.
 Attorney Graves and Dr. c. Art Ward ap- peared as complainants in the police court this morning against Patrick Golf and James Carlan, two rather seedy looking strangers, who were in the habit of using Graves and Wards barn in Brooklyn as 8 lodging place. The police made a raid on the place about midnight last night and found the two tramps comfortably housed in the loft. Golf was sent to jail for 30 days, and Carlan to the town house for a like term.
 Archambeault's delivery horse started on runaway up South Main street this morn ing, miraculously escaping collision with a number of vehicles and just grazing Ber- gins new hearse. The animal dashed through the center and headed for the line of hacks on the north side of the green but as it passed Will Dayton he caught one of the flying reins and dexterously threw it around the wheel It took but moment for the reins to get wound around the wheel with the effect of bringing the frightened animal to It's knees. NO damage was done.
 The purchase of the Little Derby by the New England folks, will probably put an end to the through passenger trafc which that road has enjoyed for years, between this city and High Rock grove. There is no love lost between the Consolidated and the New England and the former road will no longer allow the excursion trains of the Derby to run over the Naugatuck branch from Ansonia to the grove. The Consoli- dated will carry parties from this city down the New York division to the Nauga tuck junction and over the branch to the grove. On the other hand the Derby peo- pie say that when the Derby extension ii completed they will be able to carry ex cursionists to Parlor Rock, another popu lar resort, and that too over less round about way than the Consolidated vii traverse over the Naugatuck junction te High Rock-New Haven News.
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