Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-15
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CITY NE WS.

IrOIn SUdCe pTlSOu IIllS IIloiIoh' Miss Nellie Laundry is spending few days with relatives in Pine Meadow.
 The democratic state central com mittee are in session at Hartford to- day.
 It is probable that the next convention of the State Firemen's association will be held in this city.
 An Italian known as Nick" lost finger in drop press at Scovlils 1acto- ry yesterday.
 Mrs w. E. Coe, of Waterbury, is visit ing friends in Cromwell for few days. -Middletown Press.
 Thomas F. Tennian returned yesterday from Block Island, where he has been sojourning for a month.
 Chief Snagg was again elected treas urer of the State Firemens association at Hartford yesterday.
 w. E. Fulton, general manager of the Farrel foundry, is spending a vacation with his family at Watch Hill.
 The remains of Eliza Welton, living on Bucks hill, will be buried from the house of H. O. Welton on Bunker Hill at 2 D. m. tomorrow.
 Little Louis Blakeslee, the musical prodigy, of Pittsield, Mass, and who formerly lived here, is visiting with the family of Frank E. Benham.
 Special orders No IS, issued yesterday by Colonel Doherty, announce the ap- pointment of corporals and sergeants in companies c, D, H, and K.
 Edward Lawless of Wolcott and Pat rick Burns of New York were brought in drunk last night. They were strangers to the court and were allowed to depart.
 Grapes are in the market, and the varieties are the purple, the pink and the white. The season is early this year, and the tempting fruit is brought from Delaware.
 Rev A. C. Daniel of this city will deliver a lecture in the New Britain German Baptist church Friday evening. upon 1.-The Development of Good Character
 John Nolan and Miss Ella Foley and Michael Sheehan and Miss Mary Mahoney were married this morning by the Rev Father Fleming at the Immaculate Con- ception church.
 Masses were celebrated in all the Cath olic churches this morning i'll honor of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Vespers will be sung at St Patrick s church this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Sixteen solid files with guides and Of ficers, in all forty uniformed men, of Go E, Hibernian rifles, left on the 9 o'clock train this morning to participate ill the picnic and parade at Hartford to-day.
 Two umbrella menders, linked arms, and both drunk, were arrested on South Main street by Officers Pagan and Michael Sullivan this afternoon. They Insisted fTffSisse and were taken to the station Mrs Elizabeth Miller, wife of August Miller, cigar manufacturer on Exchange place, died very suddenly at her home, 69 Scovill street, this morning. Mrs Miller had been suffering some little time with heart trouble, but her demise was rather unexpected by her friends.
 Comstock lodge, K. of F., went to Naugatuck last evening and initiated two Waterbury candidates into the mys- teries of the first and second degrees. The Waterbury lodge was pleasantly en- tertained by the Naugatuck knights and returned home much pleased with the trip.
 Two years ago Sol Smith Russell de- termined to leave the stage and settle down in business with his brother Rob- ert, who lives in Minnesota, but when tho time came he couldn't let go, and probably never will until the grim reap CT comes along. He will open the sea-
 
 with his charming play, "A Poor Rela- tion."
 Twelve cars were required this morn ing to convey the friends of Sheridan Council, K. of c. on the excursion of the order to Savin Rock. Stops were made at all the way stations and tn c many friends of the K. of c. will make the trip pleasant one and call for a repetition in coming years. The eXcur- sion train left the station at 7:30.
 Twenty-Five property owners of New Haven have demonstrated with the com mittee on ordinances against allowing the Standard Oil company to erect an oil station at the 'Cedars." It was claimed that if the monopoly was al lowed to build as intended the smell of oil would make the neighborhood un- desirable and property would depreciate in value. The committee tabled the matter for future consideration.
 Colonel J. B. Doherty has sent circu lar letter to all captains in the Second regiment calling special attention to the manner of dressing while in camp anC asking the officers to set good example for the men. In August 1888 the regi ment carried 642 men into Camp Louns bury, the largest number ever taken by one regiment, and Colonel Doherty i. anxious to keep up the high standard o the Second.
 So many complaints have been made of late as to the unclean condition of tho Cook street reservoir, that the water board this morning tested the water anl found it as pure as that contained in tn East Mountain reservoir against whicl no complaint has been made. Tn, board then raised the large IS inch gat, allowing the water to escape, thorough, cleansed and secured the gate, closed i again and are now flushing the pipes.
 The Congo chief being exhibited il the tent on Scovill street is taller thai Chang, the great Chinese giant, ant weighs 3374 pounds. He can with hi arms reach a space of g feet 8 inches He talks Russian, Greek, Chinese ant English, the latter quite fuently having studied in an English school at Soutl Africa. Many women are in the crowd which nightly throng the tent. This Ii the last week it will remain in th citv