Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-15
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to Worcester, Mass. for sojourn of two weeks.
 Mrs F. l.. Curtis left this morning for a visit of several weeks in Hamilton, Ont.
 The Rev E. c. Tullar preached on Temperance at St Paurs church last evening.
 Mrs J. II. Morrow left this morning to join her husband, who is located in Los Angeles, Cal.
 The High Rock grove train has been discontinued. The season has been a very prosperous one. Miss Mamie Lawlor has returned from her vacation and resumed her duties at the postotfice. The prohibitionists will meet this evening. They talk of placing local ticket in the field. The board of trade will not meet until Wednesday of next week, several Of the members being in the west.
 The forty hours adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin in St Ann's church tomorrow morning.
 The will of Reuben Adams was ad- mitted to probate this morning. Charles T. Adams, son of the deceased, was ap- pointed administrator.
 Health Officer Moses, who was threat ened with typhoid fever, is much better to-day and if the weasher, is pleasant will be able to go out in few days.
 F. J. Kingsbury has purchased the old Waterbury base ball grounds. It is said that the price pad for the large tract of land was $20,0O
 The Early Closing association will hold meeting in Music hall, at 9Io o'clock tomorrow evening. Every member is requested to be present.
 ss vie in tl,a ritU He reports that the New York Players league team has had a very successful season, despite stories to the contrary.
 A months mind requiem high mass for the late Rev M. J. McGivney, will be celebrated in St Thomas church, Thom- aston, at 80 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing.
 Eddie P. the seven year old son of Patrick Herman of Stone street, died Saturday of heart failure. The funeral will take place at BOO o'clock tomorrow afternoon. New Haven papers copy.
 The United Gas Improvement com pany have purchased a large tract of land from k. N. Blakeslee, adjoining their gas house property. They will build a large addition to theIr works Madame St Cecilia, former superior of the convent of Notre Dame. who was transferred from this city to Ottawa, has recently been appointed superior of the Notre Dame convent in Providence. Editor John J. Splain of the Catholic Standard has resigned. The New Haven Register says that the reason is that Splain has made attacks, through the columns of the Standard, on Tomlinson, candidate for sheriff of New Haven county.
 Southburys oil we'll is to be cleaned ,Nrh rarrin1 again. One of these days Southbury will find itself with a pneumatic tube to the internal regions with no oil but birthstone to repay her for her etforts.- Ansonia Sentinel.
 Attorney O'Neil says he does not have to.fish for bull-heads nowadays. Yes terday the water pipes leading to the hot water boiler in his house, refused to work. and this morning Mir O'Neil en- gagged plumber to investigate. Two large bull-heads were found lodged in the pipe.
 It is estimated by one of the leading members of the board of trade that over 2,000 carboys of acid are used weekly by the brass manufacturers of this city. The new acid factory to be built by Chicago people, 1t Is expected will be a great success. Work will be commenced on the foundation for the factory in a few days.
 The Danbury News says: The repre-. sentative of one of the largest dressed beef concerns of Chicago is in Danbury, with view of purchasing property for the use of his company. The concern he represents is sad to be recently formed syndicate which intends to To. cate in n number of the principal cities and towns of New England. including Bridgeport, New Haven and Waterbury Tn this state.
 James C. Hitchcock, for the past twenty.three years superintendent of the American Ring company, died al his home on the Watertown road, yes terday morning, from injuries received by being thrown from his team on lower South Main street, last Tuesday evening Mr Hitchcock was 60 years of age anC lived in Waterbury since 1862. H, leaves wife and six children. He wa, member of TunXis tribe of Red Men The funeral will take place tomorrow Rev A. C. Egglcston conducting th' services. Interment will be in River side cemetery.
 During the stay at Lake Compounc, of the gentlemen who attended tn, sheep bake there Saturday. an ancient tree eighty feet high and five feet il diameter, broke off close to the ground and fell within a few feet of Genera Merwin, Frank H. Hooker, Sherman H Holcomb, Frank Futile, J. r. Pigott O New Haven, F. A. Gilbert of Boston, ,ant several others. After the sheep bak, speeches were made by several gentle men, including Postmaster Sperry General Merwin, General George H Ford, Selectman John I. Goodrich and others, of New Haven Charles k Baldwin, mayor of Waterbury.
 The contest for the court messenger ship is now virtually at an end. Out O the twelve or fifteen candidates for tn, position, Will Gillette, son of Judge Gil lette, will probably be the fortunate one Although the court messenger is ap pointed by Judge Bradstreet, there wer, quite n few democrats in the race. Tn Knowledge that the last two who filled the position were democrats, had giveI many the idea that the same cours would be taken this time, but none o