Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-23
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eye. The American Pin company's en- plOyes will go to Pawson Park to- morrow.
 A fair sized audience witnessed the Si Perkins entertainment at the opera house last night.
 The Waterbury Tennis club defeated the Danbury team at Danbury yester- day, capturing five out of the eight sets. John J. Mcdonald and Edward B. Hardie, delegates to the Foresters' con- vention at Minneapolis, have returned home.
 Three hundred and sixty-four left Waterbury this morning on the excur sion given by the New England road to Boston.
 A marriage license was issued to-day to Howard w. Weldon, of Waterbury, and Ada R. Parsons, of this city.-Hart- ford Times.
 Volney B. Cushing, of Maine, is ex- pected to speak on the constitutional amendment at Jacques opera house Wednesday evening, August 2S.
 The Misses Mamie and Lizzie Kelly, of Waterbury, are the guests of their cous- in, Miss Kittie Kelly of Cedar street, Hartford Times.
 
 city, was given work painting by Patrick Quigley of Shelton few days ago. Yes terday he disappeared taking S15 worth of brushes belonging to his employer.
 Examinations for state teachers cer- tificates and admission to the Normal schools at New Britain and Willimantlc are being held in the High school build ing to-day.
 Dennis McNamara of ThomastOn, has brought suit for s ,00O, against G. w. Kilmer proprietor of the Thomaston house, on the ground that he circulated stories injurious to McNamaras char acter.
 At a meeting of butchers held in Dag bury last night P. Theo Setter and Char les Rogers of this city were named as members of committee appointed to make arrangements to form state or ganization.
 Frank Synnott and Mary A. Phalon were married at St Patrick'S church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. William Farnette and Mary Synnott performed the honors of groomsman and bridesmaid.
 Every druggist is prepared to sell you a cholera mixture, but Bart Bossidy eX- hibits one in his store window which is not for sale. It consists of a pyramid of green apples and withered cucumbers surmounted by the sign, "Cholera Mix ture."
 There were over 700 people on board the special train carrying the A. O. H. excursionists to Mantle this morning by way of the Meriden road. The spe- cial train left the Dublin street station on time and a very pleasant day will be spent at Camp Bulkeley.
 Mir Randolph Murray, a prominent member of the twill O the Wisp' con- pany, bears the proud distinction of be- ing the handsomest man on the Ameri- can stage. Alas he's married-he is the husband of the celebrated stage beauty Pauline Markham. At the opera house Monday evening.
 The gymnasium club of this city will give picnic at Concordia grove Satur- day, August 31. Among the attractions will be a five mile race between John Mcdonald and H. Beaudion tight rope ascension by Prof Farnette; horizontal bar exhibition by Reveller and Amyer; dumb bell lifting by Porter Young, and clog dance for a silver cup between Jimmy Kelly of Willimantic and Michael Mcdonald of this city.
 R. w. Jorres has rented store in the Pritchard block, 151 Bank street. and for the next few days will exhibit a novel vapor stove, which is pronounced the best thing of the kind in the market Mir Jones has the exclusive right to sell the stove in New Haven and Hartford counties and before leaving Waterbury would like to place the agency for this or any other town in his territory with some enterprising man.
 Fire and Water, the New York journal devoted to fire department matters, has prepared a table showing the facilities for fire protection of cities, towns and villages of the United States and Canada. The situation. in Connecticut, July 1, was as follows: Number of steamers 42 other fire engines 26, hook and ladder trucks AT, hose carriages 16O, active fire men 5,261, horses 46, feet of hose 172, 700, electric fire alarms 15, non-electric 3S. number of boxes 365, value of apparatus and buildings S970, 15O,. number of hy- drants 4, ,139, miles of pipe 734, number of places reported 1O1, places reported with no fire protection fl.
 Just as Town Clerk White was pre- pairing to retire last night there was a knock at his door and upon throwing open the portals George Gordon and Mrs Eliza Claxton presented themselves and blushingly informed MT White that they wanted a marriage license. The official explained that it was after office hours, but the groom was not to be put off and finally induced the clerk to fill out the license blank. After securing the license the couple made search for lawyer to perform the ceremony. They were unsuccessful and near mid night returned to Town Clerk Whites house and asked him to officiate, but the cruel registrar refused and they went away disconsolate.
 FORESTERS AND FIRENIEN. Presentation of the Gave1 Won by
 Protector Hose Company.
 There was merry gathering at Pro-