Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-12
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Ulll ANU DUDUnDD.
 The Rev Edmund Hantel will conduct Q German service at the First church this evening.
 This morning Judge of Probate Gillette appointed Thomas R. Shea administrator of the estate of the late Dennis Shea.
 MT and Mrs William Munson have re- turned to this city from their wedding tour and taken up their residence on Meadow street.
 Patrick McKeon, of Spring street, was attacked with hemorrhages last evening, which it was feared would result fatally. He was somewhat better this morning.
 Mrs Honora Hefferon, aged 86 years, died at her residence on Wolcott lane last night Her remains will be taken to New Hartford tomorrow morning for inter ment.
 There will be meeting of the police commissioners this evening to pass on the charges of drunkenness and neglect of duty preferred against supernumerary Lawlor.
 Chris Stroebel, Charlie Adams, Al Will jams and Joe Norwood, started for Bridge port to-day flat fishing. While at the sea- shore they will the guests of B. Prince Parsons.
 This evening Nosahogan lodge will work the first degree with team of forty men. All the officers from the valley towns will witness the ceremonies, and a large dele gation from Southington will also be present.
 The people of St Margaret's school en- joyed delightful outing at their basket picnic at High Rock grove yesterday. A large number of engagements have been made for the grove but as yet have not been announced.
 The funeral of Miss Lucy A. Hanlon, who died Sunday, was largely attended from her residence on South Wilson street, to St Patrick's church, this morning, where 8 requiem mass was said by the Rev Father Duggan for the repose of her soul. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The seventy-second annual report of the American asylum for the education of the deaf and dumb, located at Hartford, affords very interesting reading. Among the pupils attending this institution are the following from this city: Alfred Gerron, Edward H. Hine, Harry s. Lewis, Miss Emma Smith.
 John F. O'Brien hassecured the selling right of new portable fire escape. The appliance consists of single strap, tested to the strength of 800 pounds. It is to be hitched to window sill, while second strap with friction ring is passed under the arms. A descent of sixty-fve feet can be made and the whole appliance when coiled up is the size of cuff box.
 Solomoni Michaeli, who was charged with being one of the assailants in tn, cutting affray on Canal street Sunda, night, paid $20 for his share of the fun il the police court this morning. Three unli censed dog owners or harborers were als, before the court, Patrick Clark, Napoleon Lecotte and George Sheridan, and eacl was fined ST. The dog kept by Sheridan is the one that was run over by the hors cars several weeks ago, and was taken il out of pity and cared for.
 Miss Mary A. Riley, living in Smith block on Mill street, was accidentally sho by her cousin John O'Brien Sunday even ing and seriously injured. O'Brien wa visiting at his cousins house and noticin self-acting revolver on the burea1 picked if up, not thinking it was loade, and pointing it towards his face snappe, it several times. He then turned it toward his cousin and snapped it. It explode' and the ball, 32-calibre, entered her arn and followed up to the shoulder. D Hayes was immediately called and pro nounced the wound serious, the bulle having plowed along within hair breadth of the artery.
 An interesting case is now pending be fore the court of common pleas at Phila delphia to which place Dr M. J. Donahu will probably be called as witness. Dun ing the doctors hospital practice at tha city in 1886 he had, among other patients in his ward Jacob Bresberger who wa suffering from chronic phthisis, or con sumption Bresberger got leave of ah sence for a few days and succeeded in join ing the Mount Sinai Hebrew lodge, an insuling his life for $10,OOO Bresberge died short time ago and his widow sueing to recover the money which tn lodge refuses to pay having come into pos session of the above facts.
 Yesterday afternoon sleek lookin drummer entered Maier Kaiser's store Producing two champaign bottles and glass from his travelling bag he invited tw of the persons present to have drink They supposing that he was the represents tive of some big clothing house, whicl dealt out extra dry to it's patrons took drink. Both drank the whole glass full and have been sick ever since The lui Twas collie medicine to be used in sma quantities in ice water. and the drumme had offered it to them never for moment suspecting that they would us the whole glass full. It is needless to sa that he made no sale They had enoug to last all summer.
 Carroll Thomas, of Omaha, Neb., is i the city to make arrangements for tn manufacture of a little tool called com bination try square that he has invented which is the best thing of the kind W have ever seen, and the wonder is that car penters have so long been without jus such an article. It is mitre, level an "T" square, depth gauge, plumb, splittin guage, scratch awl marking knife, bloc plane, dado and blow, all in one, and wha is more remarkable, it weighs not over pound. MT Thomas has small shop ii Worcester, where the articles are manu factured, but the demand for them is 8 great that he was obliged to open anothe shop, and was advised to come to Water bury, as his invention is made principa1l of brass, and this being the great centre o brass industries in the country