Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-16
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the ton. No 'calI' system employed. Twelve million postal cards were ship l ped from the factory in Seymour to-day.
 Mrs John Sheehan died at her home in Watertown yesterday. The funeral l took place this afternoon. | Lewis Corr, Jr., was this morning sentenced to thirty days in jail for drunkenness.
 l A writer in the Hartford Post says the | Naugatuck is the most romantic river in
 the state-it is so rapid.
 Carving knives, forks, scissors all sizes, iron toys for the boys, in eI dies. variety, at F. B. Fields;
 Sergeant Cox of the New Haven signal station predicts cloudy weather, follow. ed by rain, for tomorrow.
 Sherlock, the pedestrian, has joined 1 the Salvation army again, and is trying to save souls ill New Britain.
 Real Estate Agent Tierney has sold the property No 12 Cossett street. owned by c. A. Ketchen, to Thomas Seery. | Joe Hewitt has written to friends ir this city announcing his safe arrival in l Queenstown. He sailed on the City o1 Berlin.
 Great preparations are being made fol | the authors carnival, which is to be held l in City hall Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
 Edward F. Conran has a new store, 20 by 52 feet in dimensions, to rent on Church street, Naugatuck; fine plate glass front.
 Washington Conclave, K. $. F., will meet in Grand Army hall this evening. All recently elected members are re- quested to be present.
 "The tub of blood' is the suggestive name given to a rendezvous "of de gang in the rear of one of the black smith shops on Jefferson street.
 The case of Miller & Peck vs M keeley & Son, an action to recover upon bond of S75, was argued before Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day.
 Sheridan Council initiated three new members yesterday, using the new rituals. This council now has three of the local clergy enrolled in its ranks.
 Says the Danbury Register: The Waterbury Daily DEMOCRAT is three years old and is hale and hearty. Con- gratulations Brother Mafoney.
 The funeral of James Morton, who died Saturday, at his home on Mill street, was attended yesterday after noon. The burial was in Riverside ceme- tery.
 In Meriden war has been proclaimed against '.all hot" and bologna sausages since the report spread around that the succulent diet was made from horse flesh in New York.
 Dodworth's band has never yet been heard in this city. It is one of the best in the country and lovers of good music | should bear in mind that this band will l give one of its fine concerts at the Sheri- den Council reception Friday evening February r.
 Mrs Mary Mccarthy, mother of Will liam T. Walsh and Miss Mary Walsh, | died at her home on Cherry street yes terday afternoon aged D years. The funeral will take place from her late res l idence to the church of the Immaculate | Conception at S:3O o'clock tomorrow m rning.
 Byamere chance.F A Randall of Elm wood walked Q his work in Hartford Fri day morning instead of riding as usual. When opposite Parkville he discovered a bad break under the tracks of the New l England road. By dint of lively run | hing down the track he succeeded in stopping the Pier 50 freight and avert ing what might have resulted in great loss of life and property.
 James Murnan to-day received letter ] from his cousin, J. K. Bernard who is 1 travelling with Stetson's ''Uncle Tom S | Cabin company. MT Bernard writes of the terrible accident at the Johnstown. Pa, opera house last week. The show was playing to very large house and some one yelled fire. In the rush to get out twelve were killed Mir Bernard is we'll known in this city, having spent the past summer here.
 | At the adjourned annual meeting of the cOrporators of the Waterbury hos ltal Saturday evening, the following officers were elected. President, F. J. | kingsbury: vice president, A. g. Chase; trea >urer A, M. Blakesley; seceetary. J. H. Brown; executive committee, E. l.. Frisble, G. Il. Beach, i. 5. Chase. The report of Treasurer Blakesley, shows the total amount received to date. including the state appropriation of S25. .000 to be S49.512.12. The expenditures amounted to So,995.5s. leaving balance of S43,- 617.15.
 The Saturday storm was serious in jury to the merchants, particularly the marketmen and those who had large supplies of perishable goods for the Sat urday trade. Of course the dry goods dealers and other merchants lost trade. but they lost nothing in their stock, and their trade will only be greater on pleasant days. Nearly all of the Satur- day nights this fall have been stormy, which has put the merchants in any thing but happy frame of mind.
 The New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company has paid the Judgments obtained by Miss Fanny Sheedy and her brother-in-law. s. l.. Sweeney. in the court at Northampton. Tn the suit to recover for injuries receiv- ed by the plaintiffs in the accident at North Haven last June. Miss Sheedy received S13,5O0, and SITS for costs of court, a total of S13,67S. Mir Sweeney was paid the judgment of S3,OOO and costs amounting to S114, a total of S3,- If.
 J. H. Frost of New Haven, baker and drug supply agent, met with a rather peculiar accident here Saturday eyen- ing. In selling barber a bill of goods for cutlery, pair of shears that he had shown were noticed to be bent. He tried to straighten them by pressing the point of the shears on the fourth button of his vest. The shears slipped off the button and was forced through his clothing entering his body to the depth