Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-16
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CITY NEWS.

V. 10. WeDSt6r'S famlly left TOT MadlSOn this morning.
 Charles Adams of Lakes drug store is at Block Island.
 Mrs E. O. Hovey is visiting with her parents at Fair Haven.
 Editor Frank Beach of the Willimantic Journal was in town to-day.
 Bridgeport's new city directory contains total of %, ,307 names, giving the city an estimated population of 50,767.
 Rev E. c. Tullar of St PauTs NJ. E. church, with his brother, Grant c. Tullar, left for Europe this afternoon.
 George H. Miles, special agent for the American Building & Loan association of } Minneapolis, Minn, is in town to-day.
 Mrs c. H. Carroll and Miss Sarah J Carroll of Albany are visiting with the family of J. S. Carroll, Baldwin street.
 The second annual convention of the State association of Master Painters and Decorators is being held in Bridgeport to- day.
 The non-commissioned officers of Co A held meeting last night and discussed the various duties of their staff during the coming camp.
 Misses Nellie and Jennie Tracey and Misses Moore and Smith, who have been attending the teachers meeting at Mantle, returned home to-day.
 John Monaghan, of this city, does the prompting at the sociables given in Wal lace's lake house, Quassapaug, and gives excellent satisfaction.
 The newspaper men of Waterbury are anxious to arrange a game of base ball with any of the neighboring cities. New Britain and Meriden take notice.
 One of Bernard Thompson's horses which was rescued from the burning stable Monday morning, suffered such in Jurles that he was shot last night.
 Patrick Sheridan, an itinerant umbrella mender, was brought in drunk yesterday as he has been every time he has visited this city for years. He was given thirty days in jail by Judge Cowell.
 The New Haven Courier says that the shore cottages are nearly all occupied Hartford and Meriden are well represented and at New Waterbury old Waterbury is as usual represented in force.
 Weather proving favorable the fourth annual picnic of L'Union St Joseph, to be held at Hellmann & Kipp's grove to-mor- row afternoon and evening, will be a grand success. All are invited to attend At the adjourned meeting of the road A1O"AA AOlA 1toC oFculuS u ueW layout the building line tor the west side of Spring street was adopted. The line is to be one foot west of the present line.
 The grass crop in Connecticut is pro- nounced on all sides to be simply great, but whether the farmers will lose most of It for lack of sunshiny weather is ques- tion which is now interesting a good many people.
 Stony Creek is noted seaside resort and fine place to spend day, week or month. The DEMOCRAT would advise those making this trip to stop at the Island View hotel where they can get the best of accommodations at reasonable rates.
 Mrs Margaret Clancy, ,one of Naugatuck's oldest residents, died of old age at that place last evening. Mrs Clancey was born in 1900 and lived in Naugatuck for over forty years. Her funeral will take place to St Francis church at S:3O Wednesday morning.
 If there is state parade by the Knights of Columbus in Connecticut within year or two it will probably be in Bridgeport, as all the members have their eye longing ly on the clambakes and pretty girls for which this place is celebrated Bridgeport Standard.
 A. J. and G. s. Chatfeld have been awarded the contract for the mason and carpenter work, also the painting, of the new closet buildings to be erected on the High school grounds William Butler has been awarded the contract to do the plumbing.
 Speaking of Connecticuts cities Hon Carlos French says to the New York Star: Waterbury's manufacturers are booming that city up to the top notch and now you hear from the Brass city quite often aT f,oo they have much to show for their labor.
 D. F. McGrath, one of Waterbury's popular young men, and brother of R. F, McGrath and J. T. McGrath, two of Wa terbury's enterprising business men, left this morning on the 1O:5O train for Chicago where he will engage in business. His many friends in this city wish him success.
 George w. Melony of Willimantic was in town yesterday and accepted the bond Of Edward McManus, who was awarded a contract for the construction of sewers in Wlllmantic. The work will be com menced at once, under foreman, Mir Mo Manus having work under way here that requires his personal attention.
 The railroad commissioners have as sign ed Friday, July 26, at 11:5O a. m, as the time for hearing to take place in this city on the question of altering and repairing the Baldwin street bridge The Meriden road failed to put the approaches to the bridge in proper order, and the city ap- pealed to the railroad commissioners. At the meeting of the board of health held yesterday afternoon a committse was appointed to investigate into complaint made against M. Guilfoile's smoke house. The board was pleased with the improve ment shown by MT Lawlor in the matter of collecting garbage, no more complaints having been received. w. F Morris, rep resenting the Engle Sanitary company of Des Moines, Ia., addressed the board and explained the system of burning garbage operated under the patents of MT Engle.
 MT William A. Countryman of Hartford has been rendered the position of chief clerk of the labor bureau by Labor Com missioner Hotchkiss, and it is understood he has accepted the office to take effect August l. MT Countryman has for num- Der of years been on the editorial staff of the Evening Post, and was formerly re-