Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-30
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Charles Reardon, of School street, left this morning for Denver, Col.
 The road board did not meet last even ing, but adjourned until this evening.
 Rev J. J. Furlong, of Rockville, is in town, the guest of Rev J. H. Mulcahy. High masses will be resumed Sept 1, next Sunday, in the Catholic churches. A party of three hundred Terryville people are spending to-day at High Rock grove.
 Waas' celebrated brands of cigars are still in the lead. Try them and you will have no other.
 The Hartford Courant says that "Lt- Col Doherty" was in that city yesterday. The Courant is hardly up to the times.
 The police arrested Thomas Fitzgib- bon to-day, he being wanted by the An sonia authorities on the charge of non- support.
 Henry M. Whiteman, of this city, at tended the reunion of the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteers at New Haven yesterday.
 The Waterbury One Price Clothing company are not clearing out old goods, but are disposing of good, clean, fresh garments. No old goods on their coun- terS.
 Albert Riggs, of this city, has sent E. P. Golden, of Meriden, a group picture of the Fifth Connecticut volunteers who held their reunion in Wallingford short time ago.
 The officers of the fire department held meeting last evening to arrange for the parade of the department September 12. It was decided to carry out the same line of march as adopted last year.
 William J. Schlegel has sold the Hurl- burt property on Grand street to Mrs E. A. Robbins, who will occupy it. Price $12,OOO. MT Schlegel has also sold for the Shelvey Brothers their property on River street to Matthew Shea.
 John Sullivan, half-witted fellow, called at the Naugatuck station this morning and demanded $3, ,OOO or his share in the proceeds of the Consolidated road. He is under the impression that he owns the Naugatuck road.
 Martin Bergin has everything Ill the line of school books and school supplies at the lowest prices. Pupils of St Mary's s school will find everything that they need during the next school term at MT Bergin's, 62 South Main street.
 As soon as the Cole street convent is completed the sisters will vacate their residence on Union street, and it will be immediately occupied by the Notre Dame sisters to enable operations to be- gin this fall on their new school build ing.
 James Connolly, Waterbury boy six years old, was discharged from the hos pital yesterday. He was brought to the hospital two years and a half ago, suffer- ing with hip disease and has remained there ever since. He IS not entirely cured, but can walk around with cane. The tickets for the grand excursion over the New England road to West Point, next Wednesday have been receiv- ed at the New England station. The number of tickets for this city is limited to 150 and after those are sold no more can be obtained. It would be wise to secure them at once.
 A bundle of kindling wood took fire in the cellar of house at the corner of Kingsbury and South Elm streets at 2:3O this afternoon. A still alarm was given, calling out No Is and the engine and truck of No 2s. The fire was extin guished before the arrival of the de- partment.
 Colonel Doherty was asked this morn ing for his views upon the law passed by the general assembly giving the se- lectmen power to appoint the tax col lector. The colonel did not care to ex- press an opinion until he had carefully looked into the law. He said he would be better able to form some conclusion after a careful study of this new law.
 w. s. Bailey will commence a series of meetings, continuing for two weeks, Sunday afternoon, at the rink, for the amendment and gospel temperance. The rink has been secured until election. Other speakers under the auspices of the
 
 and the amendment committee, will also be here.
 An Italian known as William Cali fornia and employed in Plume 6 At woods factory, met with very serious accident this afternoon. He was step ping off the elevator at the factory and in some way caught his left foot. The foot was so badly crushed that Dr Pitt kin found it necessary to amputate the big toe and two of the other toes are so badly injured that they will in all probability have to be amputated.
 Ed Mcdonald and Tim Meara are to heats at the handicap in Meriden on Saturday. They make great go. This will give the people liner on McDon- aids condition for his coming set-to with the 'Unknown." It behooves Ed to get in first class trim and win, for his future here will depend considerably on the results of any matches he may en- gage in. Mcdonald has been training very faithfully and shows up in first class shape. He looks as hard as nails and thinks nothing of a five-mile run.
 But one victim was before the police court this morning. Frank Stone, who has occupied the prisoners box seven. teen times within four years, was arrest ed last evening on Bank street intoxi cated. Chef Egan who made the arrest was resisted by the prisoner, but with the assistance of Officer Brickle and a citizen succeeded in landing Stone in lock up. This morning before Judge Cowell, who presided in the absence o1 Judge Bradstreet, he made strong plea for leniency, and received a light sentence, thirty days and costs fo1 drunkenness, and S1 and costs for resist 8uCo.