Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-27
CITY NE WS.

Sergeant Cox predlctS Clearing, COoleE
weather fair on Sunday.
Monthly meeting of Mercantile Co
operative bank this evening for payment
of dues.
Thomas Lewis of the electric, light
company left this morning for several
days visit in Lyme Rock.
The Fourth division, A. o. H., are
making arrangements for sociable,
Friday evening, October 81.
The funeral of the late Mrs Thomas
Hart of Canal street, took place to st
Patrick's church at 80 p. m. to-day.
Patrick Mcdonald, aged 85 years, died
this morning at his home, No 43 Bridge
street. The funeral will take place to
st Patrick's church Monday morning.
wadhams' post, G. A. r., will give
sociable in the City hall, Thursday even
ing, October '16. Music by Faulmans
orchestra and prompting by Ufendale.
A meeting of the Third Order Of st
Dominic will be held after vespers In
the church of the Sacred Heart to-
morrow afternoon.
E. T. Turner & Co are placing an
electric cable cash carrier system in
their store. 1t is a novelty and the first
one placed in this csty.
Thomas F. Hancock and James MahUn
of this city, will attend banquet at
Hartford Monday evening, rendered by
the Peoples Insurance company to their
employees.
The older boys of the American
asylum for deaf and dumb, at Hartford,
have organized an athletic association,
with Harry S. Lewis of this city as
secretary.
DR. Mcdonald is expected to reach
New York Monday. The committee APP
pointed by Court Shields, A. o. F. of A.
will meet this evening to complete the
arrangements for his reception.
The will of Miss ANGELA Beecher was
filed in the probate court this morning.
BY the terms of the will all her property
is left to Mary Beecher, her sister. The
latter is also named as executrix.
The funeral of Miss Angela Beecher,
who died yesterday, will be held at 1880
o'clock Monday afternoon. Services
will be conducted at the house and at
Hall memorial chapel, by Rev r. w.
Micou.
City Sheriff John w. Mcdonald is
serving notices to-day on all property
owners and lessees of property within
the city limits for the removal of any
bridge or bridges, extending across the
cutters into their premises.
H. w. Lake started for Chattanooga,
Tenn, this afternoon. Mr. Lakes prop
erty in Spokane Falls is increasing
rapidly in value. An electric road is
being constructed near by which will
lend an additional value to the land.
The new furnishings of Lake, Strobel
& Co.'S store have been placed in posi-
ii on, making it one of the finest jewelry
stores in the state. The goods have been
handsomely arranged in the windows
and by this evening every detail will be
completed.
Dave Oaks of the old and original
comedian duo of Oaks and Boyd, has
been stricken totally blind. Dave has a
large family and his many actor friends
are to give him grand benefit in New
York. Subscriptions are also being
raised throughout the country. Henry
Pincus has started subscription list
here and already has quite little sum.
At the September meeting Of the direct
ors of the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid as
sociation reports of the deaths of Presi
dent Sperry of New Haven and Philip
Cohen of Bridgeport were acted on and
benefits of 81 800 in each instance voted.
Thirteen members were added, making
about 1875 added to the roll in the nine
months of the present year.
A Prospect correspondent writes
Prospect is one of the very few towns Of
the state which has an apple crop tbii
year, and it even has the novelty of 4
cider mill in operation. Mr. Leigh, O
this place, has already turned out owe
sixty barrels of orchard tea" ON
farmer, Henry. Judd, has five hundreC
bushels of apples, and others report I
good yield. The price is $3.50 pc
bushel for picked fruit, and IS per barre
for cider
Ralph Blood, the rival of DIR Tanner
is now approaching the first stages o
sanity. The milk which was admin
istered to him seemed to create al
appetite for more and at O'Clock yes
terbay afternoon he was given a secon,
diet. Mrs Ambrose Stilson came "a
from Ansonia yesterday afternoon Il
see him. She said that Blood haI
boarded with her for eight years and sh
had taken him out of several of thos
fits of insanity. She expressed desir
to take him back to Ansonia with he
and Blood himself was very willing +
so. Both left this morning on the earl
train.
The case of Charles Lounsbury vs. tn
Dime Savings bank is set down for tris
at the present term of the superior cour
at New Haven. The case has been il
litigation for long time. The execute
has taken up the case in court, begu
during Lounsbury's life, and against tn
bank, on claim for overpald interest
The case has been once taken to tn
supreme court and there seems promis
of its going there again. The bank fore
closed on Lounsbury's property, tn
amount of mortgage being $1,000. TIL
bank claims that if anything is to b
related in interest it should go to tn
heir at law. The executor desires
turned over to the estate, which is in
solvent, that it may be used for paymen
of certain debts.
coal Goes Up in Price.