Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-11
CITY NE US.

Sergeant Cox predicts warm, fair
weather, followed by showers.
The largest five cent loaf in the city at
the Waterbury Baking company.
The Nosahogan Piscatorial society
have voted to go to Block Island on
their annual cruise. They leave Water
bury July %.
Miss Maggie O'Br,en of South Main
streets leads in the contest for the dia-
mond earrings offered by New York
paper. She has received over $4,000
votes.
New York papers report that the head
quarters of the New England depart
ment OF the Adams Express company
are to be removed this year from Bridge
port to Boston.
The Casino will be opened this even
ing as promised and every provision has
been made for the comfort of its patrons.
Package tickets can be obtained at the
Park drug store for one dollar.
The only bakery in this city where
you can get cream bread is at the Wa
ter bury Baking company.
The South Main street doors to the
post office will be left open Is late as
the Bank street doors.
Edward Lawrence, a driver for r. N.
Blakeslee, fell from his team this morn
ing. One Of the wheels passed over his
leg causing painful injuries.
The fourth annual games and picnic of
the Waterbury Burns club will. take
place at the West End grounds Thurs
day, July 3. Games will commence at
o'clock. Admission 25 cents. Ladies
free in the evening.
E. F. Durand division, Uniformed
Rank, X. of p, in charge Of Captain
White, left this morning to attend the
field day exercises at Middletown. Scott
division of Naugatuck accompanied the
Waterbury members.
Patents have been granted to citizens
of Waterbury this week as follows {:
Jonathan Badger, scissors Alfred j.
Shipley, assignor to Scovill Manufacture
ing company, glove fastener; Edward
S. Smith, garment supporter.
Strong, we'll made clothing is what
the boys must have and j. B. Mullings
has on his counters suits that are war
ranted to resist every tug and strain.
Parents are requested to call and see for
themselves.
Decision in the case of Otis Ellis vs. F.
w. Hallock, an action to recover for
poor pin machines sold the plaintiff was
rendered this morning by Judge Cowell
for the plaintiff to recover $3.50 with
COSTS An appeal was taken.
w. J. Schlegel sold to-day to James
Donahue, bartender for John Sandon,
the Lampson =. Mitchell property on
the corner of North Main and North
Elm streets. Mr. Donahue will erect a
four story brick block on the property.
Naugatuck is to have big Fourth of
July celebration. Several hundred dol
lars will be invested in fire works;
there will be concert on the green,
and a ball game for $50 between the
Naugatucks and the Athletics of this
city.
At the meeting of the Second division,
A. o. H., held last evening the follow
ing officers were elected President, D.
j. Casey vice-president, James Dono-
van; treasurer, James A. Hynes; finan-
cial secretary, John Barrett ; recording
secretary, John Calvin.
a London cable says: The speculative
move in copper continues, and there is a
steady raise in the article. The prices at
at present are higher than in several
years, but spectators say it cannot go
much higher and also that the price can
not remain as at present very long.
Hawlsy, the halter, II South Main
street, invites the thousands Of readers
OF the DEMOCRAT to peruse with care his
has an immense stock Of his line of
goods and has marked prices for the
summer at the bottom notch.
II. b. Hale of the East Hartford
Gazette hired a reporter recently named
G. w. Cook and gave the young man a
81 bill to collect, and $50 to pay a bill.
Cook collected the 81 and disappeared
with the scr. He is only 10 years old,
but has been married, divorced, in Jail
and has child. Mr. Hale has warned
all the papers to look out for him.
No
opera house was attended last night by
fair sized audience and the exhibition
given was novel and interesting. The
exhibition consisted Of the presentation
in ingenious ways of the merits of goods
sold by different local merchants. The
jubilee will close this evening. A prize
will be offered to the child giving its
recitation best.
At the afternoon session. yesterday, of
the diocesan c convention, Bishop Williams
delivered his annual address. Referring
to st Margaretts diocesan school for
girls, in this city, he said it had done
much toward educating cIergymen's
daughters and had thus established a
claim for sympathy and aid. 1t needed
both now to enlarge and improve its &C
commodations and to extend its ability
to continue its generous work. Waterbury
citizens had contributed literally, gener-
GUS women had endowed Scholarships.
but further help was needed.
In the superior court at Hartford yes
terday, the case of the Butte Hardw
company of Montana VS. Wallace &
King, was argued. This is a case in
which the plaintiff sues for several
thousand dollars in payment for the
tools, etc, bought by King in the name
of the firm of Wallace & King. Wallace
belongs in Derby in this state, and he
and King were conducting mining oper-
atoms in Butte City, Montana. Wallace
claims that he was not in the firm and
so can not be held to pay for the articles
bought by King in the name of Wallace
q King: King has no money to pay
and the hardware company is trying to
prove Wallace to be a member of the
firm in order to obtain the money from
him. John O'Neil for the plaintiffs, and