Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-05
CITY NE WS.

The board of police commissioners
viii meet this evening.
Read the summer announcement of
Hawley the halter, in another column.
Examinations for state teachers GER
titicates will he held in the High school
building August 90 and %.
The county commissioners of the state
will hold their annual convention in
Bridgeport Friday.
George l.. Pelham to-day sold two of
Shoninger's best pianos to Miss Nellie
Donohue and w. A. Holegate, respect
lively.
All the Catholic pastors are in Hart
ford to-day attending the quarterly con-
ference. The curates will attend on
Thursday.
The finance board held a meeting last
evening and voted to obtain loans for
the city, the total amount not to exceed
100000.
A meeting of the local branch of the
Iron Hall will be held this evening, at
which an important official paper will
be read.
Another effort was made yesterday to
put Al Daggett, the postal card manu-
facturer, into insolvency, but the case
was again adjourned to September l.
Misses Maggie C. Nolan, Hattie Kings
low, Mary DAILY and Annie Mccarthy
will leave tomorrow for Far Rockaway,
where they will spend two weeks va
cation.
Freight Agent Yeomans of the New
England station, who has rendered his
resignation, will engage in business in
Hartford. The company has not named
his successor.
Professor j. l.. Bonn is in New York
attending the convention of the st
Cecilia society, whose object is to cult
waite an appreciation for music that is of
an ecclesiastical nature.
The officials of the New York custom
house who removed NJ. +. Scanlon of
the Connecticut Catholic. have revoked
the order of removal, and request him
to report for duty after the usual sum-
mer vacation.
The Waterbury Baking company have
been awarded the contract to supply the
main Il VanAmburgh shows during
their weeks trip in the Naugatuck Val
ley. The show exhibits here Monday,
August Is.
An invitation to take part in the
parade, which is to take place in Hart
ford on Labor day, September l, has
been sent by the Central Labor union of
Hartford to the other laEor organizations
AIDE shall be the largest ever seen in
Hartford.
William II. Kelly, who said his home
was in Waterbury was arrested in Hart
ford Sunday night, for vagrancy. Kelly
was found in the ice house on Water
street. Officer Ennis said he was tramp,
and Officer Tobin made the same asser-
ton. killy was sent to Jail for sixty
days.
Complaint was made to the police to.
day that the walk in front of Bank
street block was being flooded by
young man armed with garden hose,
aud that ladies were obliged to take to
the street i'll passing. An officer ordered
the "squirter' to get in his work at
more seasonable hour.
Many families residing in the suburbs
are terribly annoyed by beggars and petty
goods pedlars. In many cases these
tramps are saucy and insulting to ladies
especially il they refuse to buy or give
the solicitors "a bit of something to eat"
In most cases they have large and suffer
ing families on their hands for support.
Now, genuine cases of need should be
relieved by the city, and probably would
be on application-the frauds should be
suppressed.
The second annual excursion of Hotch-
be given Friday, August ~, governors
day in camp, to New London and Lisle
beach. The steamer City of Lawrence
has been chartered and party of 9, 200
can be accommodated. Weeds band of
Hartford will furnish music. A regular
shore dinner will be provided. Connec-
tions will be made with the regular
trains of the Meriden & Waterbury road.
The fare from this city will be $3.50.
The town board of school visitors met
in the police court room last evening.
The committee repol ted that the schools,
with the exception of the Bucks hill
school, were IN good condition. The
board r. commended that the approprI-
alton for that school be withheld until
the committee secured a site and better
accommodations. The other appropria-
tions were made.
There were several cases before the
police court this morning. John Foley
and John Carey were charged with in
toNication. A fine of 81 and costs was
imposed in Foley's case and Carey was
given thirty days and costs. Edward
Carroll and Edward Kelly, aged IA and
10 years respectively, were charged
with vagrancy, for sleeping in out-houses
and barns. Their cases were continued
for 30 days in order to give them a
chance to reform.
The fire commissioners, at their meet
ing last evening, appointed Chief Snagg
and Commissioners Connolly and Hart,
committee to purchase a new set of
wheels for No rs hose wagon. The bill
of Smedley brothers of New Haven. of
$525 for a pair of horses, was laid on the
table until next meeting. The city
clerk was instructed to advertise for
bids for supplying 1875 tons of coal for
the department. Shortly before the
meeting, Jay ii. Hart qualified as COM
missioner, succeeding q. w. Roberts,
resigned.
One of the unnoted heroes in life saw
ing is Brakeman hampers of Train No %
on the New England road, which reaches
here from the west at 1856 p. m. Not
long since, a man attempted to board
the train as il was pulling out of Haw-
leyville, but fell and must certainly have
been cut to pieces by the wheels il Mr.
hampers had not jumped from the car
and pulled the stranger from the rails.
The worst Of it is that the rescued pas.
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