Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-19
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 Ladies' boots in common sense, waulkenphast and London toe at Damon & Shippy's.
 J. L. Gordon has resigned his position as state secretary of the Y. M. c. A. to accept the secretaryship of the Boston Y. NJ. c. A. Kelly the baker, has received seven orders for as many wedding cakes from Naugatuck people, who are to be mar ried this month.
 George McKenna, who was taken sick year ago and who went to Pittstield for his health, has recovered and return ed to this city to-day.
 Work in several of the departments of the Waterbury Brass company was suspended for short time to-day on ac count of break in the machinery.
 At a meeting of the board of fire con- missioners last night Barlow brothers were awarded the contract for heating the Protector hose house. The contract calls for a McCann steam heater.
 The Messrs Gildersleeve of Portland have received an order from the Meri- den, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad for 12,000 feet of switch ties, which are being sawed out at the steam saw mill.
 The contract for making the Meriden town hall improvements has been awarded to D. J. Curtis of Springfield, whose bid was $67 ,000. Tracy Brothers of this city were among the unsuccess- full bidders.
 The state pharmacy commissioners will hold a meeting at the state capitol Thursday, December 8. The indications point to the largest class for eN pima tion which has come before the cohmis- sioners in years.
 The New York commission on the re- moval of Sing Sing prison, appointed by Governor Hill, will visit the Connecticut prison at Wetherstield, this week, to see the workings of the arrangements in the new building.
 Upson. Singleton & Co to-day eX plaln that drive is sale of superior goods at such low prices that the people buy and hustle them out of the way, happily conscious that they have saved money on every article.
 In Lake Strobel &s Co.'S window to- day is exhibited handsome horseshoe of flowers presented to Miss Alice Mow bray by the people of Holyoke at the recent female race there. Miss Mowbray also won gold medal for being the most popular of the runners.
 John Brown brakeman on Conductor O'Brien's Bridgeport freight, fell from the top of a box car while crossing the trestle at Derby this morning, a distance of 16 feet. He was picked up by one of the trainmen, but fortunatelytno bones were broken. It is surprising that he was not killed
 The nineteenth all United States 135 yard handicap under the auspices of the American Sporting association will be given at Rentschler's park, New Britain, on Thanksgiving day for purse of SloO, divided as follows: S10, first, S15, second S1O, third; 8. fourth. A number of Waterbury runners have entered.
 The Woman's relief corps give New England supper and entertainment at Grand Army hall this evening, for the purpose of raising funds for benevolent purposes. The object is a worthy one. The ladies in charge of the arrange ments are: Mrs Ella H. Burkitt, Mrs Fannie Forrest, Mrs Dwight Smith ano Mrs Emma Hall
 A special from Washington to Hart ford Times states that the postotfice de partment has not made requisitlon or the postal card factory in Shelton fol forty days. H. E. Townsend, who is il charge of the Shelton factory, says tha car containing postal cards leaves every day. There Is now 20. .000, 900 stored il the Shelton vault This is 5000, 900 shor of the largest order liable to be received Nearly 3,000,000 can be turned out daily
 Telephone subscribers who have long distance instruments are now furnished by the Southern New England compan. with cards which on presentation a telephone stations outside of the stat will entitle the holder to communlcat with his own residence or place of busi ness without payment at the statiol ;nh ,n roll hn rh hlln, made at the office where he Is sub scriber.
 Postmaster Commerford has receivet authority from headquarters to increas the force of letter carriers by two an has selected for the positions Charle Tomlinson. clerk in the office ant w. Hotchkiss, who held position a carrier under Postmaster Hill. The nev men will go on duty before December The task assigned to each carrier, eve with the addition to their ranks, will no easy one.
 The first sociable of the Albion Cricke club will be held this evening in Musl hall, and a pleasant party will attend The following committees will be i charge Arrangements-Fran R. Har ris, E. E. F. McMahon. Tom Bernard U. $. Delkescamp. Walter Harris ; re ception-E. E. F. McMahon, Charle Thatcher, l. Swinden, J. Dalleywatel J. Birkenshaw tioor-Frank R. Harris E. E. F. McMahon, U. s. DelkescamI J. F. Flood, G. Dippold, Walter Harris G. H. Richards, c. $. Gaylord.
 Three of the members of the Bonnet & Moulton comIc opera company wer guests at the Aldrich house last week while the company was filling an CT gagement at Bunnell's grand oper house. During the latter part of tn week three young men called at tn hotel and sent to one of them a nott proposing to become acquainted. Th note was returned without an answer The young men were persistent and ser the note up aga!n. A serond time was sent back and this time it wa found to have written on the outside "I have a husband and Johnnie ma get his gun.' The attempt to enlarg their circles of acquaintences was abaI