Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-07-26
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up to to day is 5S, an unusually large number.
 Court Falcon, A, o. F., at their meeting this evening will elect delegate to the district convention.
 New Haven has five out of thirteen Of Colonel Doherty's staff and yet objects. Pass over the whole roster, colonel'- Hartford Post.
 Printed copies of the public acts ot the state of Connecticut, passed at the last ses- sion, can be obtained by calling at the office of Town Clerk White.
 Edward Larkin, engineer on the Water town branch, recieved telegram thls morning announcing the illness of his faith CT at Lynn, Mass. He left for that place on the S:26 train.
 The commercial travellers of the state are picnicking at Branford Point to-day. Fredus Ladd of this city, is in attendance and was down upon the programme to um- pire game of ball. His friends hope for the best.
 The assessors convention, for which cir culars had been issued, and which was to have been held at Savin Rock on Wed es- day, August 2, has been dropped for the reason that the idea did not meet with general favor.
 Sealed proposals for furnishing about 500 tons of egg and one hundred tons of stove coal for use in the center school dis trict will be received by the district com mittee on or before Wednesday, August :, at o'clock P. m.
 William Milton has received circular from D. A. O'Mara, secretary of the Fifty ninth regiment association, asking for facts and incidents of camp life that may be of use in the compilation of the history of the regiment.
 The remains of William Welch, aged B years, who died in Derby yesterday, were brought to this city to-day on the 11:17 train. The remains were taken on the o'clock train over the New England road for burial at Croton Falls, N. '.
 To-day is the feast of St Ann, patroness of Canada. It was intended to hold special services in St Ann's church, but owing to the absence of Rev Father Fones who is attending the pastors retreat at Brighton, the idea had to be abandoned
 John McKane, aged S1 years, died at the home of his son-in-law, John H. Lawlor No 246 East Main street, last night. Me Kane had lived in Waterbury for many years. His funeral will take place to the church of the Sacred Heart st S:30 to- morrow morning.
 John Fitzgerald, Joseph Pokert, George Stokes and Peter Gillen, the oldest of whom was eight and the youngest five years of age, were prisoners ill the police court this morning charged with setting fire to haystack belonging to Margaret Mccullough, who lives below Railroad hill. The children were discharged with reprimand
 The railroad commissioners have grant cd permission to Benedict & Burnham to | no1- %kai,, ing Burnham street at grade, near the east end of the bridge and connecting with the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad. They are ordered, however, to construct a bridge across the street, to be used whenever said track is used
 If the weather Is all right, and it proba bly will be, the union excursion given by the Senior Temperance society and Y. M c. L. association to Savin Rock tomorrow, will be great event. There has beeH a large advance sale of tickets and the com mittee have left nothing undone to make it pleasant for all who attend. The spe- cial train will leave the Naugatuck station at 7:10 a. m.
 w. J. Schlegel reports the following sales for the week: Sarah E. Johnson's two family house with large lot, on Fox street, sold for 5000 Catherine E. Par ker's farm, sixty y-three acres, with all build ings, in Southington, price S3,O00; Bur rall c. Atwood's farm of seventy, acres, in Watertown to Mrs Eliza A. Smith of Thomaston, price about $4, 800; also closed . trade on $20, ,000 business block i'll this city.
 There was ripple of excitement on South Main street last night when Ying Sing, the Chinese laundryman, made a break for a boy who was throwing stones at his windows. The lad was ia imminent danger of being overtaken when he dodg- ed into fruit store. The Mongolian at tempted to follow, but was promptly bounced by the young woman in attend ance. Officer Moore quelled the disturb ance and the boy escaped.
 The wrecked .Meriden and Waterbury road engine will again be placed on the track by tonight. The trucks have been put in excellent repair very easily, and the boiler will be placed on them and the whole thing will be lowed to the works at Schenectady, where the engine was built. The repairs will not cost over $2 000 o1 5000 at the outside. Republi- can.
 B. G. Frazier, of 57 Bank street, is abo ut to bring to the notice of the public an in vention which he calls street directory It consists of large black walnut frame six feet by five ln dimensions, with a thermometer in conspicuous place, and the whole handsomely finished. It is the intention of MT Frazier to place one of the frames at the corner of the several promi- nent business streets. Business cards will be handsomely painted ill gold letters upon back ground. MT Frazier has ap- piled for patent upon his invention.
 The railroad commissioners came to this city to-day to give hearing upon the question of the approaches to the Baldwin and Liberty street bridges, which the city claims were not left in proper condition by the Meriden railroad Attorney J. P Kellogg stated to the commissioners that his father, who is counsel for the road was unavoidably detained by business in Canada and he asked for an adjournment An adjournment was then taken until August 8. The commissioners visited the bridges and examined the approaches.
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