Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-05
CITY NEVIS.

meet for business this evening. Miss Mary Quinn of New York is the | guest of Mrs McI4inden, of North Main | street. Katie M., infant daughter of Mir and | Mrs Garrett Hanley of Pemberton street, | died last might. The selectmen went to Simonsville this morning and ordered q new survey of Chapel street. The annual tournament of the Con- necticut Fife and Drum association will be held in Hartford, September II.
 Edward, infant son of Mir and Mrs William Murphy of Cossett street, died last night.
 Chief Snagg has sent out the usual in- structions to the local fire companies, re- garding parade day.
 Architect Peck is preparing plans for a three story building for the Excelsior Needle company of Torrington. Elzear Azure, aged two years and eight months, infant son of Napoleon Azure or Summit street, died of cholera intantum last night. Ten prisoners will be released this month from the state prison at Wethers- field, all going out on account ot eNplra- tion of sentence.
 The Rev Fathers Slocum of Norwalk, and Russell of New Haven, were m town to-day the guests of the Rev Father Treanor,
 Mrs Emma Hem, aged 32 years, died of typhoid pneumonia, at her home on Jewelry street, last night. The burial will be in Thomaston, Sunday.
 The democratic convention to elect delegates to the state convention will be held at the police court room in this city, September $, at o'clock p. m.
 William J. Schlegel to-day sold for J. Henry Morrow his residence on Cook street, to Warren l.. Hall, the whole sale fruit dealer.
 The Republican has discovered site for one, of the proposed public parks, the beauties of which were pointed out by the DEMOCRAT two month ago. Ouf contemporary is looking up.
 Warden Chamberlain of the state pris- on and John C. Taylor of Hartford will represent Connecticut at the meeting of the National Prison association i'll Gin cinnati n fortnight hence.
 To-morrow there will be a grand casino matinee at which the wonderful child artist, Chip, will appear, together with the entire company. Children should not miss this opportunity of see ing this wonderful child. Admission 10 cents only.
 
 a still alarm this morning. The barn of Daniel Connor, on Pleasant street. took fire in some unknown manner and would have been destroyed but for the prompt arrival of the tiremcn. The barn was filled with hay, a quantity of which was destroyed. The loss is about $75.
 Edward King, an engineer on the Watertown branch of the Naugatuck | ing of a steam hose pipe. while sitting in the cab of his locomotive. at the Naugatuck yards, at o'clock yesterday. Mir King face and hands were badly burned, After medical attendance had been given he left for his home in Watertown.
 This is from last evenings Mcriden Journal: \ dispatch from Waterbury says it is the opinion among several of the democrats that the Waterbury and Wolcott delegates to the convention will vote for eX-Mayor BoughtOn for county sheriff. X leading democrat said to day that if Mir BoughtOn stands no show the probability iS that Bevins of Mcridea will have the vote of the Waterbury delegation.
 The executive committee of the Twelfth regiment, C. N., met yesterday and decided to hold the annual reunion of the regiment at Middlctown on Octo- Der 20. The reunion is usually held on the 10th, the anniversary of the battle of Cedar Creek. in which this regiment participated. and of Sheridan's famous ride. The 10th of October falls upon Sunday this year and hence the change. The state press is desired by the veterans to note the time and place of the meet ing.
 Yesterday evening Prosecuting Attor- ney Burpee issued n writ for the arrest of Fred R. Swift. proprietor of the Sunday Herald, for violation of section 153S of the statutes, which says: livery person who shall sell, lend, give or offer. or have in his possession with intent to sell, lend, give or offer any book, maga- zine, pamphlet or paper devoted wholly, or principally, to the publica- stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime shall be fined not more than $50, or imprisoned not more than three months, or both" Officer Dodds was unable to find Swift last night. but at II o'clock to-day he surrendered himself at headquarters, and furnished bond of $200 for his appearance in the police court tomorrow.
 The regular monthly meeting of the district school committee was held last night. Upon the recommendation of
 
 cation, the salary of NJ. $. Crosby superintendent of schools. was increased from S2,000 to S2,250 per year. Nil Crosby is acknowledged to be one of the most efficient school superintendents ir New England. and we'll deserving of ar increase. The recommendation o Father Treanor expressed the unani nous sentiment of the board of educa tion. The committee voted the increas, and also the increase to the othel teachers whose work during the pas year merited it.
 A Terryville correspondent writes: salesman for the Cattaraugus Cutler, ~ company, of Little Valley, N. N.. wa severely assaulted by two employees O the New York X New England railroad company at this station on Saturday He was driving from Bristol to Terry vile and on reaching the crossing nea A AM--- l IL i L. u