Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-13
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pairing their East Main street tracks
near Bank street.
The Rev Father Treanor is assisting in
the examination of the parochial schools
at Winsted and Lakeville.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather
followed by rain; nearly stationary
temperature.
An active solicitor for accident insur-
ance wanted. Address Insurance, this
Office.
The funeral of the late James Harry
will take place to st Patrick's church at
8: 80 tomorrow morning.
The Waterbury Lumber & Coal COM
pany are building an addition to their
brick carpenter shop on Meadow street.
D. H. Tierney has sold the August
Brassart place, 81 South Wilson street,
to Michael Flemming.
The adjourned meeting of the fire
board was held last evening, but no
business Of Importance was transacted.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Masonic council in Hartford yesterday,
Frank II. Trowbridge of this city, was
elected grand conductor.
F. B. Rice is building five houses on
klngsbury street, two on the corner of
Hillside and Second avenues and three
on Chestnut avenue.
Professor Holley, 1871 Bank street,
teaches every, pupil to write fine, rapid
business hand in a course Of sixteen pri-
vate lessons. No failures.
William Champion, formerly of this
city, has resigned his position as chief
Of the shipping department of the G. NJ.
X. Shoe company, Of Naugatuck.
Use DR. Harris King of all Remedies
for the blood, stomach, liver and kid
neys. Satisfaction guaranteed. 81 per
bottle or six for IS. Sold by all druggists.
John Corcorry, aged rs years, died of
pneumonia at his home on jackson
street last night. The funeral will take
place to st Patrick's church at 9:45 to-
morrow morning.
Master Mechanic Wilkinson of Meri-
den, Waterbury & Connecticut River
road, sails on the City of Chicago We'd
| nesday for six weeks business and
pleasure trip to Europe.
Albert Hicks, the proprietor of the
restaurant on South Main street, and
Mrs Hicks. left yesterday for pleasure
trip to the west. Mr. Pinney will be the
gentlemany manager of the restaurant
during their absence.
The special edition of the Connecticut
Catholic out to-day, giving a full
account Of the A. o. H. parade in Hart
| ford, and containing pictures of promi-
| nent members of the order, can be OBJ
tanned at w. F. billions this evening.
NJ. Kelley the we'll known dealer in
| second hand machinery, shipped nearly
$4,000 pounds of scrap iron to a firm in
the west this week. Mr. Keeley's business
has increased nearly thirty per cent over
that done last year.
There was another large. audience
nraapnf -
Patrlck's church last evening. The SER
mon was delivered by Father Decantil-
Ion, his subject being Death" The.
sermon this evening will be by Father
O'Neill.
A circus day crowd, in point of num-
bers, enjoyed the excellent concert
given on the green last night by the
SiXty-Ninth regiment band. Seven
| selections were rendered receiving we'll
merlted applause. The cornet solo by
w. 5. Migrant was a gem and called
| forth an encore. Previous to the public
| concert the band played a number Of
selections in front of the convent.
Selectman Bevins of Meriden and
Selectman Jones of Wallingford have
| agreed to close the north road to Wal
lingford on May 81, when the military
attack on Meriden will occur. They
| will put up notices of some sort advis-
ing people to keep off the road and then
If they insist on going there the dam
ages cannot be assessed on the towns, if
any accidents occur.
Conductor Dinsmore will have charge
OF the new afternoon train on the New
England road. Conductor Baldwin will
go west on the evening train, returning
next day. Conductor Morris will 90
west at 2:1O, returning the following
morning. Conductor Brigham, who
has made many friends, on this section
Of the New England, will rum on the
Providence division.
If one is to believe the BROOKLYN
papers, the City of Churches has the
dlrtlest streets to be found in the coun-
try, Waterbury puts in the same claim
for the City OF Brass. Seven Grecian
cities claimed the birthplace of Homer
but the number of American cities
whose streets are dirty to the superlative
degree are seven times seven, Danbury
MISUNDERSTANDING News.
John Beattie, the Leete's Island quar-
ryman, gave testimony before Attorney
Lynde Harrison yesterday in his suit
against the New England and Consoli-
dated roads for extra stone furnished
for the new depot in Hartford Mr.
Beattie is going to Scotland on a trip
soon and his testimony under an order
OF the court is perpetuated until the
suit really comes to trial.
Representatives of the New England
Terminal company, the Erie and the
New England railroads met in Danbury
yesterday and made arrangements to
transport freight to and from New York
via the Erie road and the Poughkeepsie
bridge to Danbury, thence to Wilson's
Point by the Danbury and Norwalk
road and by boat to New York. This
new deal is direct blow at the freight
trafhc now carried on by the New York
and Northern railroad.
Five forlorn looking individuals occu-
pied the prisoners box this morning
when court opened. Thomas Higgins
and Timothy Harmon received S. and
costs each for drunkenness. John Eus-
tice had sentence suspended. John
Synnott was given 81 and costs for the
same offense. Michael Noonan, a youth