Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-02
The 9e11anct'at.
CITY NE WS.

The congregation of St Paul.s church are ,icnicking at Laurel grove to-day.
 Olmsted Burryman, colored, died at hls ,ome No 34. Grove street, this morning He was 34 years of age The regular meeting of Rose Hill Hose company will be held this evening A full attendance is requested. Mrs Addie Churchill, manager of the Postal telegraph service, leaves to-day to amend two weeks vacation at Martha s Vineyard. There were B burials in St Joseph's cemetery during the month ot July. Thirty-ssven of the burials were children under three years of age
 The board of compensation gave a hear ing last evening on the benefits and dam ages arising from the layout of Benedict and South Riverside streets.
 Architect Hill is making the preliml- nary plans for block which Frederick G. Platt will erect on his newly purchased property adjoining the Masonic temple on Bank street.
 Eleven prisoners to be discharged from the state prison during the month of Au- gust were yesterday examined by the committee on visitation and discharges of the Connecticut prison association.
 Ten young men between the ages of seventeen and twentytwo were examined for the appointment to the vacant West Point cadetship at Bridgeport yesterday. The report will not be made for some weeks.
 The first arrest under the cigarette law was made in Meriden yesterday afternoon. O. Dossin, an employe in J. B. Spewen- bergs cigar store, sold cigarettes to boy twelve years old and was taken to the police station.
 The police on duty last night reported that they found three saloons with the screens up. Prosecuting Agent Colley was notified but probably will not enforce inc law for day or two until dealers thoroughly understand its requirements.
 A slight fire in the old wooden building on Meadow street occupied by the Spec ialty Manufacturing company was dis covered about o'clock last evening, and the fire department responded promptly to an alarm rung from box 312. The loss was slight
 The Bryant Electric Co, is among the new corporations formed i'll Bridgeport. The company will sell electric supplies and have capital of S5,00O of which 5000 has been paid in. w. C. Bryant formerly of this city, is president of the new company.
 John McHugh, n mason, went into tine new Clay street school house yesterday and walked off with kit of tools belonging to William Hill while the latter was absent. Fortunately Hill met McHugh before he had gone far and caused his arrest for theft Judge Bradstreet to-day imposed a fine of 5 and costs.
 A letter received from the party of Wa terbury young mon, who are spending two weeks in the Catskills, reports that they are having an excellent time. William Scully left to-day to join the party and several others will leave for there Monday morning. The party are stopping at Kiskatam house, Kiskatam, N. Y.
 The postponed union excursion of the Senior Temperance society and the Young Mems Catholic Literary association to Say in Rock will be held tomorrow. After seven days of rain it is probable that the weather will be pleasant, and such being the case there will be very large attend ance. The train will leave the Nangatuck station at 7:10 o'clock
 Michael Ramon, aged 65 years, died at his home on Judd street last evening. Mir Ramon was a we'll known resident of this city, having lived here for many years. He was a brother of William Bannon of Meadow lane and half brother of w. c. Bannon and c. R. Ramon. The funeral will take place from his late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at S:3O tomorrow morning.
 The engineers of the Consolidated road have presented an elegantly engrossed tes timonial to MT and Mrs E. T. Stevens of North Haven for their kindness to the per sons injured in the wreck of the Boston aYn VY1na o1c <,l ~ bank book with credit of $25 to the 12 year-old daughter. The railroad company has also sent a check to Mir Stevens.
 'I tell you it will rain 30 days out o the next 40," said a Woodbridge farmer who was talking with city friend about the weather. It was Wednesday morning when the water was falling in sheets ant streets were running rivers of water ''l tell you," said he, "Tve watched the signs of the sky for 90 years and know what am talking about. Inever saw q rainbow in the morning which showed the purpl' and violet hues the most brilliant bu what it was a sign of continued rain
 tell you what; yon keep record, countin to-day the first rainy day and if it doesn' rain 30 out of the next 40 days I will giv you anything on my farm which you cal carry off with two horses.''
 Wednesday evening young man en tered B. Bossidy's drug store and aske, for relief for internal pains which he sait had been troubling him for over thre years. He had been in New Haven am elsewhere for treatment, and had been doc tored for painters collie. B. Bossidy too him in hand and enquiring into the ma ture of the ailment, decided at once that tape worm was the cause of the pains. H prescribed for him accordingly and within an hour his idea proved correct MT Bos sidy has preserved the trophy of his med icine, which makes the eighth or mint case of the kind he has treated success fully.
 A dangerous counterfeit of the ten dol lar silver certificate has recently been re ported, the treasury authorities havin been warned of it only this week Tn counterfeit is a new one, it is said an, the engraving is so we'll executed and tn imitation 80 perfect that the authoritie are led to believe the notes are printe, from stolen plates. The secret servic officers, however, declare that they hay not been informed of the counterfeit ant