Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-14
CITY NE WS.

In the absence of Mayor Baldwin Alderman Thompson is acting mayor.
 Mir A. Mcdonald has resigned his position as night watchman at the watch factory.
 White goods of all kinds adapted for the present season, at T. F. JudSon'S, 31 South Main street.
 Don't waste money by paying rent. Read William J. Cassidy's announce ment in another column.
 The white crow in w. J. Shows win dow in Exchange place still attracts considerable attention.
 The prohibition state executive com mittee have decided to hold state con vention in Hartford August 13.
 Fred Miller of New Haven, drum major of the Second regiment, spent Sunday with friends in this city.
 The census gain in New Haven county is 2S per cent, in Hartford county 17 per cent. Norwich's population is now 25,- 900.
 oil stoves, ice cream freezers, ham, mocks, and other articles for summer use, at Frank E. Fenner's, 15l Bank street.
 Stamford voted, Saturday, to pay $257.96, with interest, each to 42 re- enlisted veterans of the late war, or their heirs.
 Dr O Hara put several stitches in the head of a man named Phelan, Saturday night, the injuries being received near the circus grounds.
 The adjourned cases of Post & Gilson Brothers vs Peter Kelly, and Holly Emory vs Anthony Ashborn, are being continued before Justice Griggs to-day.
 People need not be alarmed to-mor- row at the ringing of the fire alarm at noon. Instead of the usual call Chief Snagg will test No 313, the box recently placed at Randolph & Gloves factory.
 Fathers O'Donnell and Flemming of the Immaculate Conception church, Father Murphy of the Sacred Heart, and Father Martin of St Patricks left this morning to attend the retreat of the curates in New Haven.
 Attorney Thomas Donahue was out for the first time to-day since his acci- dent, by being thrown from a runaway team near Norfolk. Mir Donahue is new almost recovered, but bears the marks of the injuries received.
 Wallace's Quassapaug summer resort will hold the first weekly dance of the season on Wednesday evening. July 16 Hallam's orchestra will furnish inspira- tion and Utfendale will guide the trip ping feet in the way they should go.
 The contract held by Frank Wallace of Cheshire, for drawing metal from the Benedict X Burnham Manufacturing company to Wallngford, has expired, and the company will now transport their metal via the Meriden railroad.
 Estella Sylvia, the danseusse. and Herbert Crowley, the female impersona- tor, concluded their engagement at the casino Saturday night and left for New York yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Mime Sylvia will begin an engagement with Gilmore and Mir Crowley with Roster X Bial.
 A new and dangerous counterfeit of the two-dollar silver certificate has re- gently been put in circulation. It is de- scribed as having a check letter B, bears signature of w. s. Rosecrans, register, and James w. Hyatt, treasurer. The seal is of large size and brick red in color. The counterfeit can best be de- tected by the color of the seal and the irregular numbering of the note.
 A meeting of the court of common council will be held this evening at s o'clock for the purpose of laying assess ments for Bank and South Main street pavements ; to act on the matter of paw ing Exchange place to fill the vacancy on the board of health caused by the death of F. Floyd Weld, and to transact
 
 come before said meeting.
 An excursion which promises to te one of the pleasantest of the season will be given tomorrow by the New York & New England railroad. The train will leave here at S:35 a. m. and will run to Bridgeport by way of Hawleyville and the Housatonic railroad. Stops will be made along the line to accommodate people from other towns who wish to go. At Bridgeport the steamer Elm City will be taken for sail to New York and up the Hudson to the Palisades. The party will return by the same route.
 New Britain Herald Dr Comings, whose opinion on any subject that he takes an interest in is always worth hav- ing, was asked yesterday what he thought of the theory that the epi- demic of typhoid in Waterbury was caused by impure milk in which the germs of the disease were generated. The doctor said that it was a probable theory enough, but he had an impress sion that before the investigation closed there would be other causes found for the epidemic.
 Arthur Mack, freight brakeman on the New England road, fell off car Saturday night as the freight train with which he was running was passing through Bristol. The other men did not miss Mack till the train reached Water bury. Then they sent word back along the line to look out for him. Mack had however, already been picked up by Bristol people who heard his cries. His injuries were dressed by local physi- cians, and he was sent back to Hartford. The ambulance took him to the hospital. It was found there that he had received a compound fracture of the left arm. Mack is 24 years old.
 General R. A. Alger, commander-in- chief of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie, has announced Connecticut aid-de- camps for the August Boston encamp- ment as follows: J. D. Thompson of Admiral Foote post, New Haven Will liam N. Mix, Wallingford Charles Fen ton, Willimantic E. J. Steele, Torring- ton; Charles H. Hayes, Ansonia Joseph G. Perkins, Lyme; George I. Buxton, Norwalk; William H. Bentley, New London D. w. Davis, Middle town $. G. Blakeman, Birmingham {;