Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-07
CITY NE WS.

A break m the water mann on W olCOtV street occurred last night at Q O clock. Evangeline circle, No 62, c. of F., will meet this evening in G. A. k. hall. Hawley, the natter, is showing a large line of outing caps in all styles and prices.
 Miss Stella Mattimore of Albany is visiting Miss Mamie Holohan on Union street.
 Kelly still gives ten loaves of bread for twenty-five cents. This IS cheaper than flour.
 Mrs E. J. Wilder, teacher in the Clay street school, is spending her vacation in Chicago.
 On August 21 the legislators of 1885 will hold reunion at Hills Homestead, Savin Rock.
 F. B. Rice offers for sale two new houses containing fourteen rooms each, on Chestnut avenue, for $5,5OO. p Miss Maggie Moran, teacher in the Bank street school, will sail for Europe this week on the steamer Alaska.
 About 400 of the COCO increase in population of which Middletowl boasts are inmates of the asylum for the insane.
 Miss Begley of New Britain, who is visiting Miss Sweeney in Nauga- tuck, was in Waterbury this morning visiting friends.
 The Daily sisters, who have delighted the patrons of the casino for the past two weeks, left this morning for their home in Boston.
 This is positively the last week of the "forced" sale of boots and shoes, at the Waterbury boot and shoe companys store, 76 South Main street.
 A six-year-old son of William J. Grimes of Hill street, fractured his right arm, yesterday afternoon by falling from a fence.
 Beginning tonight the hardware stores will be closed at 6:30 o'clock Mon- days and Fridays, during the months of July and August.
 James J. Mccarthy, of the DEMOCRAT reportorial staff, will leave at 5:25 this afternoon for a three weeks trip to the wild and woOlly west.
 Corp Van Hoesen of Company B, 11th United States infantry, stationed at Sag Harbor, is spending 20 days leave of absence with his parents on Rock street.
 The hearing on the insolvency of the the estate of John $. Kingsbury is going on in the probate court before Judge Phelan this afternoon.
 The Sacred Heart church choir will have vacation for the rest of the warm season, low mass being celebrated here after and there being no vespers.
 There will be a meeting of the law committee at 7:30 tonight to act on cer- tain important matters, and a meeting of the boards of aldermen and council men at s o'clock.
 The cowboy buglers, who are adver- Using Forepaugh's show, went to Dan- bury this morning to fill that town for time with screechy music. The show will be seen here next Saturday.
 It took one six-horse and one four horse bus to carry the members of the High School Alumni association to Quas- sapaug this morning. The busses left from in front of City hall at 9 o'clock.
 James Geddes, who has been employ ed by the Waterbury Buckle company, and who is popular member of Com pany A, left this morning for New Bri- tain, where he has accepted position as tool maker with the Novelty works.
 The summer school for teachers at Suffield will open tomorrow morning, July g. The school is conducted by Secretary Hine of the state board of education and has, in past years at Mantle, become an important element in educational affai frs.
 Says the Meriden Republican of Satur- day: A Waterbury man was ejected from the depot just before 1 o'clock to. day by one of the attaches who was not on duty, and a lively time ensued, but no arrests were made, as the Waterbury man would make no complaint.
 The casino held another characteristic audience Saturday afternoon and as usual the entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed and everything was conducted in a strictly first-class manner. The programme announced for this week is good one and the new attractions will be well received.
 The engineers have completed their plans for the proposed union passenger station and will submit them to the rail road commissioners, who have notified City Clerk Kilduff that they will give a hearing on the matter at the district court room commencing at 10 a. m. on Thursday, July 10.
 A convention of brass workers was held in Bridgeport yesterday, eighteen delegates being present. On account of f, the small attendance little business was done, except to elect officers as follows :: President, Fl. l.. Jacobus of New Haven; vice president, John O'Neil of Bridge port secretary, Edward l.. Williams of Amesbury, Mass; treasurer, F. Stevens of Amesbury.
 Rev w. P. Elsdon of the Baptist church, vigorously denounced the casi- no at both services yesterday, saying among other things that the casino IS a hell and that he would rather witness the opening of twenty-five saloons than such aplace. Here, he said, will cOngre- gate young men and women who would never think of going into sa- loon.
 The board of health met to-day and instructed the health officer to employ legal methods to cause the abatement of the nuisance on North street. Suitable resolutions were passed upon the death of City Engineer Weld, who was a member of the board. The health off cer was instructed to call the attention af the road board to a number of defect i've gutters.
 The private seance of Denny, the boy magician, rendered to members of the press and of the Waterbury club in the Seovill house parlors Saturday night, was greatly enjoyed by those present. The tricks performed by the boy were many of them wonderful, and although watched closely he was not detected His NQr6 frirlyS o,,l