Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-24
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auction sale at Somers' Thursday at ? P. m.
 valuable horse owned by the Wheeler q Wilson sewing machine company dled last night.
 Ladies will be admitted free to the third annual picnic and games of the Water bury Burns club, to be held at the west End grounds next Saturday.
 Daniel Campion, aged 19 years, died of consumption at his home on Ridge street this morning. The remains will be taken to Middletown Friday morning for burial.
 Jeremiah Crane, of Baldwin street. has purchased through D. H. Tierney's agency, fhe property of the late Patrick RlSney. The property consists of two houses and piece of land located on Denny street.
 A new propeller has been purchased for the Hartford fire department which Will throw . one and one half inch stream o4S feet, which according to the Amoskeag company is the best record ever attained.
 Miss Brownell will retire this week from her position in the central telephone office which she has so satisfactorily filled tor some time. She will reside with her bro ther in Waterbury,in the future.-New Britain Herald.
 The wife of Lieut. George Root, who was
 
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 A large smoke stack, sixty feet high, which J. J. Duffy is erecting for Holmes, Booth & Haydeus, fell with a crash yes terday afternoon. The accident was caused by defective guy rope. The work of rebuilding has commenced.
 A game of base ball between hines from Washington conclave of this city and Elihu Burritt conclave of New Britain will be one of the attractions at the field day sports of the local court of Foresters on the West End grounds Saturday, August 10.
 The committee on public lands and build ings met last evening but did not transact any business. The committee discussed the question as to their right to go ahead and purchase seats for the green without an appropriation being made. No action was taken.
 The price of tickets for the excursion of the Young Mems Catholic Literary society and Senior Temperance society, to take place to Savin Rock Saturday next, has been placed at $1.25 for adults and 80 cents for children. If stormy tie excur- sion will be postponed until the following Saturday.
 The Consolidated road is to bring suit against the city of Meriden fol $2,45O the amount which the city was to pay as its share on the changing of the South Colony street grade crossing. The Meriden select men object to paying the amount till the road has made the drainage at that point acceptable to the city.
 Sergeant Woods of the signal corps and Corporal Fitzpatrick will represent Co A at the meeting of the athletic union formed from the different companies in the Second regiment at New Haven to- day. Company G appointed committee some time ago, but received no official notification of the meeting to-day.
 District Deputy Chief Ranger John D. Bolan, A. o. F., installed the new officer of Court Forest, No 7,662, of Forestville, last night. Immediately after the installa- tions Past Chief Ranger Brennan OH behalf of the court presented, in a very neat speech, a handsome clock of the French design, to Mir Bolan as testimonial of the courts appreciation of his many services rendered them.
 J. w. Woodward of the New Haven Athletic club walked from the Scovill house in this city to the New Haven house Monday in hours, 55 minutes. He start ed at 1 p. m. The distance is nearly twenty-three miles. It was pretty tall speed with the thermometer up around 100 and the sun doing its best to bite hole though straw hats.
 Deputy Coroner Walter Pond began an official investigation yesterday into the cause of the accident Friday on the Meri den, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad. Several witnesses were exam ined, among them Conductor Ashton, who found the spike which wrecked the train. It will be several days before the verdict is rendered.
 James McCann, clerk for w. H. Collins, received cablegram last night from Ire land announcing the death of his brother last Friday. He was young man of 23, and conducted one of the largest hotels in Belfast His death was sudden but from what cause is not known. The deceased had made arrangements for visit to Wa terbury and was to have sailed for Amer ica next week.
 Lewis H. Reed, of 90 Bank street has whittled out what he thinks will be a use- full article in the future. He has christ ened it Reeds Sling Stage.'' It is to be used for repairing chimneys where scafolding is required. By means of his invention no nails or screws are used. The arrangements consists of an upright and several cross bars which can be pinned to- Soener ano regulated tO any desired height. 1t can be used on the outer edge of roof or at the center pole with equal advan- tage.
 Martin J. Carroll, commission merchant. doing business at the foot of Grand street. left town on horseback yesterday to keep beyond the reach of constable who was anxious to attach his body in the interest of Oscar Formmel & Brother and George Parker, New York wholesale merchants to whom Mir Carroll was indebted The out witted constable gave up the chase early in the game and when last seen MT Carroll was on the road to Watertown
 The executive committee of the State Firemen's association held meeting yes terday afternoon at the fire department headquarters in Hartford to arrange for the state convention which will be held there August 13 and IA. The gentlemen n present included Chief Hendrick of New Haven, ex-president of the association, John s. Jones of Westport, secretary, Dr Osborne of the Southington department, l: B. Hyatt of Meriden, s. c. Snagg of this city J. E. Spau1ding of Winsted, Chief c. l