Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-29
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The annual excursion of the choir of the Sacred Heart church will take place to Savin Rock Wednesday.
 Archie Mitchell, ,Ackley Castle and J. I. Sullivan leave Wednesday for two weeks trip among the Catskills.
 The members of Phoenix Fire company enjoyed clambake at David w. Thomp- sons farm in Bethany yesterday.
 An officer from Southington was ill this city to-day looking for two Italians who abused horse in that place Saturday.
 An insane man named Jerry Rourke, of Waterbury, was arrested Saturday night by Officer John Kelly.-New Haven Palla- dium.
 Brother Benedict of the Franciscan monastery, Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting his parents, MT and Mrs Sayles of Wall street.
 Caterer Deibel, of New Haven, was in town to-day and contracted to feed the hardy sons of Co G at Mantle during camp week.
 Miss Nellie Darling of 67 Canal street, gave party to number of her friends Thursday night, previous to her departure for school at Putnam.
 Joseph Colback, only son of Anthony Colback died yesterday. The funeral will take place Tuesday at 8 o'clock p. m. from the family residence, 20 North Leon ard street
 A number of the members of the Nosa- hogan Piscatorial society returned from their cruise Saturday night. The other members of their party spent Sunday at Block Island, returning on the S:4S train this morning.
 Samuel Larkin, father of Edward Lar kin of the Naugatnck road is very low with heart troubles at his home in Lynn, Mass. His condition was somewhat i'm proved Saturday and his physician is con fident that he will recover.
 Protection Hose company of West Troy N Y. will visit New York, Bridgeport and New Haven the latter part of next month The company will be accompanied by for ty guests and band of twenty-five pieces and will do its travelling on a steamer.
 The selectmen were notified by telegram to-day of the death, in the New Haven hospital, of Mrs Anna NJ. Bond of this city The story of Mrs Bonds domestic troubles was printed some time ago, creat- ing a great sensation among her acquaint- ances.
 The annual outing of the Waterbury c, Fl. R. I. s. club took place yesterday at Qnassapaug. Howes' bus carried the twenty celebranls to Richardson's lake house, where pleasures innumerable were indulged i'll. The funny incidents con nected with the trip were so many that space would not allow us to print them. The members of the club are referred to for explanations.
 William Frohlicb, formerly of..this city, has in his employ, at New Haven, a young barber who was formerly broker in Pitts burg. In partnership with another man they invested heavily i'll wheat and when ''Old Hutch squeezed tho market the bar Der went to the wall and lost $1 ,000 all he had in the world. He is pluckly trying to retrieve his broken fortune by economy and hard work.
 Patrick Kelly, aged 19 accused of as saulting Special Officer O'Brien, while the latter was arresting Kelly's mother fast Tuesday evening, was this morning fined $1O and costs. Four witnesses swore that Kelly kicked the officer and struck him with stick, while as many more swore that they witnessed the whole transaction and did not see Kelly assault the officer An appeal was taken.
 Major Allen, of Hartford leader of the Allen drum corps of that city, and well known among the drummers of the state, was in the city last evening comforting with the local drum corps to see whether they thought it advisable to hold the state meet here in September. It was first ex- pected to hold it inWaterbury but that city acknowle lges that it cannot afford it and it remains to be seen whether this city can or not. A decision will be reached in a day or two.-Meriden ndaypournal
 The following programme of sports has been arranged for the Foresters' field day exercises to be held at the West End grounds Saturday, August 10: Base ball game between Elibu Burritt conclave of New Britain sud Washington conclave of this city, three mile race, 130 yards race, 100 yards race, 250 yards race fol members, boys race, three legged race, 200 yards, tug of war between teams from Protector and Rose Hill Hose companies.
 Says the Waterbury correspondent ot the New Haven Sunday Register A loca newspaper, which has called attention a different times to it's high moral tone and it's special fitness for the home circle Wal .ebuked some time ago by contemporary for printing an excet dingly imprope advertisement, ignorance of the real signi ficance of which was creditable to the edi tor rather than otherwise. But the othel day it slipped again, and printed a loca notice of a new novel, which on examina tion proved to be more improper if pos sible, than the advertisement. A little o1 the wisdom of the serpent goes well some times with the innocence of the dove
 Highway Robbery ln Meriden.
 While Mrs McNulty was passing u Colony street near the MeridaD silver rl at