Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-09-30
CITY WS.

The will of the late Miss Angela
Beecher was admitted to probate this
morning.
William p. Byrnes, aged % years,
died this morning at his home, No IL
Washington street.
A large delegation from Waterbury
will attend the convention of the Chris
tain Endeavor society at Willimantic.
A. w. Hotchkiss, for the past two
years express messenger on the Manga
tuck division, is about to resign.
The funeral of Robert Cronin took
place from his late residence to st Pat
rick's church at $50 o'clock this morn
ing.
James, infant son of j. F. Calvin OF
Third street, died this morning. The
funeral will take place at p. M. to-
morrow.
Holmes, Booth 4 Haydens' are plac-
ing the new boiler and other machinery
in their new addition south of the
present works.
Hunters and sportsmen won't be apt
to forget the new law on quail, part
ridge, woodcock and gray squirrels will
be off tomorrow.
The United States Express company
has consolidated its New England busi-
ness with the Adams company and will
reduce the number of its employees.
The steamer Wyoming, on which DIR
Mcdonald took passage, is due day.
1t is very probable that she will arrive
in time for the doctor to catch the even
ing train for this city.
+. ii. Holbrook, well known as for
mer superintendent of the New England
road. has been made superintendent OF
the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore
Il Ohio road.
John +. Frenzy, one of the popular
members of the AGNES, who so success
fully carried off the honors at Niagara
last year, left this morning for Brook.
lyn, where he will enter the Long Island
Medical school.
w. j. Duncan. senior prescription
clerk at b. Bossidy's pharmacy, left this
morning for weeks outing in New
York and vicinity. Thomas j. Kill
martin, son of Thomas Kilmartin, ac-
companied HIM as far rs New York,
where he will leave for Niagara Univer-
sity to resume his studies.
A clock-repairing fraud has been vic
timizing Hartford people. He is about
twenty.fi five or thirty years old, five feet
eight inches tall and weighs about 100
pounds. He has smooth face, wears
dark clothes and is very affable in his
manner. He does no good to the clocks
he thinkers.
The freight business on the western
division of the New England railroad
has increased to such degree that dur
ing the last week a train dispatcher has
been appointed to look after the trains,
and Assistant Superintendent Phelps
has been obliged to be on the road for
over week.
The work on the foundation for the
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The Naugatuck road has built spur
track to the new plant and Mr. Binns
the proprietor is confident that he car
have the works in operation by Decem
Der :. All the contracts have been lei
to Waterbury parties.
The fire board at their meeting last
evening approved of the monthly bills
and recommended that the following
appropriations be made by the council
for the department next year: Salaries
$1,000, company appropriations 81 900
stable account 81, 900. fire alarm $500
fire alarm extension $4,000, light $3.50
fuel $500, incidental $500, total $40, 900.
Engines upon the Consolidated roaC
are fast being fitted with the new smoke
stack adopted by the company, the stacl
being much smaller and also shorte
than the one now generally in use. TIL
be so treated is the one that draws tn
New London and Waterbury special
which came up yesterday for the frs
time since it was changed.
The fair of Court Meaney's Prid
Circle, c. of F., will open this evening
and promises to be a social and financis
success. There will be dancing, an er
ioyable stage entertainment and othe
amusements. A handsome watc
wili.be presented to the best lady car
vasser and q gold ring to the one sellin
the most tickets. The fair will continu
for five evenings and all who attend WI
receive cordial welcome.
Saturday night miscreants thre'
water through a window of the chan
Der occupied by Miss Rosa Vigeant o
South Main street. Miss Vigeant is tn
young lady upon whom acid was throw
while asleep one night several weel
ago. Her room is in the third story I
the Scovill block, and overlooks ledG
about foot wide along which perso
can easily walk. The perpetrators {
the last outrage will not be arrested 1
the lady wishes to avoid notoriety. Son
night the roughs will meet with a sh'
gunreception if they continue their de
picable work
The season of sociables was success
fully and pleasantly opened last nigl
by a select rosette party at Grand Arm
hall. About fifty couples were presei
and not an unpleasant feature MARE
the evenings fun. At the intermissiC
the invited guests sat down to banqu
in which Caterer Stout surpassed hir
self. To the committee of young ladie
the Misses Mary Bolan, Nellie Lyme
and Jennie O'Neill is due the pleasal
evenings fun. The committee
gentlemen also deserve a word of prais
They were Messrs G. Stroebel, G. Nola
w. Smith and J. Burns. The graz
march was led by w. Smith and Mi
Mary Bolan. Music was furnished
j. +. Dunn's orchestra, and Prof
Uffendale acted as master of cerem
MES. The soiree was one that calls f
repetition.
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