Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-29
CITYNE MS

"The OctorOon" at the opera house
this evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
stationary temperature.
The Bronson library will be closed to-
morrow, day and evening.
A small tenement to rent in a new
house. Inquire at Al Bishop street.
A young man speaking French and
English desires a position. See want"
column.
James E. Watts is to-day receiving
the congratulations of his friends. 1t is
a boy.
JONES Sutton offers for sale a pair of
good truck horses, also number Of
wagons.
Rev Father Treanor has engaged City
hall for fifteen nights fair, beginning
about November 4.
The first annual picnic and games of
the Brooklyn Athletic club will be held
in Hellmann's grove tomorrow.
If you wish to buy or sell anything,
advertise in the DEMOCRAT want column,
for one cent q word.
To morrow, Memorial day, no freight
trains will run on the Naugatuck division
and agents will receive no perishable
goods.
Ed Crosby brought in another turtle
this afternoon. Its weight is As pounds.
Ed says the monster Ii for Bridgeport
parties.
Patents have been granted to citizens
of this city as follows: Jonathan Bad
ger, scissors Alfred J. Shipley, glove
fastener.
Those having flowers to contribute for
Decoration day, will please leave them
at G. A. r. hall this afternoon, or early
to- morrow morning.
The second annual picnic of the
Waverly Social club is being held in
Hellmann's grove to-day. Music by the
Amphion orchestra; l. Uffendale promp-
ter.
Trainer & Hammell, the proprietors Of
the sample rooms recently owned by I.
F. McGrath, have arranged to receive
every evening, complete returns of all
ball scores.
Rice the large tract of land belonging to
the estate of the late Joseph B. Spencer,
bounded by Vine, Wood and Long Hill
streets. Mr. Rice will improve the land
at once.
Only two days are left in which to pay
taxes and save the interest that will be
added after the 31st. Collector Hellmann
says tax payers are coming In slower
than usual. He will be at his Office in
City hall all day tomorrow.
The funeral of the late John Fitzger-
aid was attended from his daughter
residence on South Main Street to st
Patricks church this morning where a
reqciem mass was said by Rev Father
Duggan. Tho burial was in st Joseph's
| cemetery.
James Hanley, an employe of the Wa
terbury Clock company, met with a
serious accident while working on a n.y.
draulic press at the factory this morning.
In some manner he caught his hand in
the press, smashing it so badly that three
of the fingers had to be amputated.
Two of the largest shad ever seen in
this city are on exhibition in the win.
dow of r. +. Sheehan & Cos market, 14t
South Main street. The largest weighs
8 pounds and 2 ounces, and measures
twenty-six inches in length. The other
weighs seven and one-quarter pounds.
In the United states district court
yesterday, at Hartford, w. G. Waters
alias E. V. Reed, pleaded guilty to hav-
ing devised swindling schemes in which
he pretended to deal in counterfeit
money, and to using the mails illegally
in carrying out these schemes. He was
| sentenced 10 OHo year Ill tlc
Jail and was fined one dollar.
William Bottome became intoxicated
yesterday and this morning he begged
to be sent to the soldiers home as h,
was sick. Judge Bradstreet gave him 81
days in the town house. Levi Laplan
was charged with breach Of peace. Las
night. on the street, he struck passe
by two or three times and was arrested
by Officer Ahern. He was fined 81 ant
costs.
Harry NJ. Loomis, for the past tw'
years city editor of the Republican, ha
rendered his resignation and will leav
in few days for Rockville, having pur
chased half interest in the Rockville
be B. L. Pratt & Co, and a job printing
office will be conducted in connection
with the newspaper. Mr. LOOMS is
hard worker, and q man we'll qualifie,
, to thoroughly look after the interests o
his new enterprise.
; There was quite an ENJOYABLE tim
spent last evening by few of the friend
Of Mrs Fanny Bridgman,a at her residenc
on Burton street, who assembled for tn
purpose of presenting her with a hand
some spring rocking chair, on the S2n'
anniversary of her birth. Mrs Kettel
made the presentation on behalf OF tn
friends in few we'll chosen remarks
The surprise was complete and tn
"A astonishment of the old lady can bette
be imagined than described. The affai
was greatly enjoyed by the guests VIII
gathered around to congratulate. Re
, freshments were then served by Mr.
Bridgman's daughter, and the evenin
was spent amid great cheer and haI
piness, to the entire satisfaction of a.
present.
: ''PERCY" AND sBETH."