Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-02-01
CITY NE MS.

The ivory department of the Water
bury Button company has gone on four
days iweek.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
lower Temperature. followed tomorrow
by rain or snow.
Henry ALL, has resigned his position
with the American Pin company and
will engage in business in New York.
Pure beeswax candles for Candlemas
day at Martin Bergn's. Prices the
lowest and goods the best in the market
G. +. Trott Of this city, attended the
annual banquet of the Connecticut
Travellers association at the United
States hotel. Hartford. last evening.
Judge George ii. Cowell to-day
| bought the old Clay street schoolhouse
and outbuildings for 500 The build
| inos are to be removed as soon as
possible.
The contract for a new iron bride on
| the Meriden and Waterbury turnpike
has been awarded to the Berlin Iron
bridge company. The town of Cheshire
bears onc-half the expense.
The police occupied the new station
house for the first time to-day. but up to
press hour no arrests had been made.
Chief Egan received number of vlsi-
tors and is proud of his new home.
The west bound freight train on the
New England road was derailed near
Willimantic, at the crossing of the Now
| London & Northern road this morning
by misplaced switch. Three cars left
the track.
The judges have not yet completed
their examination of the DEMOCRAT
prize articles, and will not be able to do
So for several days. For this reason the
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the winners name made known until
the latter part of next week.
Superintendent Howe OF the state re-
form school has 500 boys under his
charge and not one of them has had an
attack of the grip. Mr. Howe heard that
raw onions were Il good preventive. aud
rs soon as the disease reached this coun-
try he began to give the boys raw onions
twice n day. keeping it up until the
danger was past.
The Danburv News says: 1t is stated
upon good authority that n new express
| train will he placed upon the New Eng
| land road as soon as the Washington eX-
press is taken Off, which will he shortly
The train will run between Boston and
Chicago, and probably upon about the
same time that the present train is run
ming.
George Frisbie and Michael Lyons be
came intoxicated yesterday and in
drccntly exposed themselves in the
vicinity of the Web shop. This morn
ing Frisbic WAS fined IS and costs for
exposure of person and Judgment slls-
pended for drunkenness. Lyons was
given 30 days and costs on each charge
James Curley. for drunkenness, WAS
given 30 days and costs.
4 sufficient number of applications
have been received to warrant the OPEN
ing of night school in the Brooklyn
district. and u room will be opened in
the Bank street building Monday even
ing. in charge of Miss Anna NJ. Carter.
| who will be transferred from the Clay
street school. Miss Ella Bossidy has
been appointed assistant to Miss bona
hue in the Washington street cvcnin Z
school.
To-day the Southern New England
Telephone company began its twelfth
year. Yesterday was the nth annivrr-
sary of the establishment of the first tel
ephonc exchange in the country and
that exchange was instituted 10y the
Connecticut Telephone company which
subsequently became the Southern New
England Telephone company. The nut
meg state was Il pioneer in the telephone
business lis well as in almost everything
else and its telephone facilities are not
excelled anywher" i'll the world.
The annual sociable OF the Acme
Social club. which was held in City hal
last evening. was attended by about -,
couples who enjoyed themselves to tn,
fullest extent. The committees il
charge of the affair were as follows
Reception +. f. Guest. Joe Garbarino
William Guilfoilr. w. J. Moore. j. f.
Duncan, +. !. Fitzpatrick. frank Hold
son, John Higgins, Z. y. Brooks, John
Meyers, John Curley and Charles
Messer; floor: Frank Z. Brcton, jaime,
7. Fox. James Frenzy, James Y. Ennis
John II. Briody. William J. Quinlan
Fred Lawlor and William J. Fox ar
engagements }. +. Duncan, john IL
l'urley, j. II. BriodH. T. IL. Brooks. +