Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-07
CITY NE WS.

Mrs Ann MCGlnty or New YORK, IL the
guest of her sister, Mrs Heating of Rail-
road hill.
NJ. J. Colloty of East Main street is
confined to the house with very pain
full sprained knee.
Thomas Doherty leaves to-day to join
a party of Bridgeport gentlemen who
are camping out at the twin lakes.
II you want to buy clothing at your
own price, you can consider yourself in
vited to call at the Waterbury one price
clothing store.
The Rev Fathers O'Donnell, Brown,
Flemming and Murphy are attending
the conference of assistant pastors at
Hartford to-day.
Mrs Lizzie Mccarthy of w. F. Dillon's
store, and her sister, Miss Nellie Dillon,
will leave Saturday for a two weeks va
cation in Boston.
The excursion tickets for the G.. A. r.
encampment, to be held in Boston, can
be purchased from the members of Wad-
hams post.
Two plain drunks had sentence sus-
pended in the police court this morning.
Elizabeth Sharp, for drunkenness, was
given 30 days in the town house.
The members of Trinity church are
picnicking at High Rock Grove, to-day.
about 900 went down to the grove by
special train.
A bay horse attached to a carriage ran
away on South Main street late this af-
ternoon, throwing out the driver and
making kindlng wood of one wheel.
Col Doherty to-day issued orders for
camp to the companies of the Second
regiment, in regard to transportation,
etc., on the morning of the 18th. Com
panies A and G will leave Waterbury at
GEO a. m.
Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Mercury are
evening stars in August. Saturn is
evening star until the 30th, and then
morning star during the month. The
August moon will be at her full on the
Goth at 1885 p. M.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Ryan
was attended from her late residence to
the church of the immaculate Concep-
ton this morning, where a requiem mass
was celebrated by Father Walsh. The
pallbearers were: William Milton,
William Duncan, William and Patrick
German.
The will of the late Frederick Hoff-
man was admitted to probate this morn
ing. BY the terms of the will, the pro-
perty, consisting of dwelling house on
Summit street, is left to the wife of the
deceased. Nelson Morris was named as
executor. Michael Guilfoile and Louis
Feldt were appointed appraisers.
The reported cablegram from Pope
Leo XIII, permitting the eating of meat
on Friday, August 10, the Feast of the
pronounced as untrue by the Catholic
clergy of this city. Bishop Mcmahon
has received no notification of the order,
and ne certainly would have been in
formed had the pope granted the dispen-
sation.
The friends of Michael Murray, 43
Putnam street, New Haven, are alarmed
at hearing nothing from him later than
Saturday afternoon, when he left home.
He has been ill for some time and tenn
porary insanity is feared. The missing
man is thirty-tive years of age, five feet
and five inches in height and wore a
sandy moustache.
Meany's Pride circle, c. of +. APP
pointed a committee last night to make
arrangements for five nights fair to be
held in City hall some time in Septem-
Der. The committee are Miss Maggie
Bolger, Mrs James ii. Thurman, the
Misses Bridget Garfield, Fannie Bowes,
Jennie Coppin, Mrs Charles II. Kane
and Thomas II. Pryor.
A Connecticut Press dispatch from
Winsted says: 1T is learned that the
$500, 900 Gilbert education institute to be
established in Winsted under the will OF
the late William l.. Gilbert, millionaire
and philanthropist, is to be of an eX.
elusive character. The will provides
that no Roman Catholic shall be educa.
ted or employed in any capacity in the
institution and that all persons using
liquors, beers or tobacco shall be eX-
cluded from its advantages.
The general parade on Foresters' field
day will take place at 10 o'clock in the
afternoon. The line will form in front
of G. A. II. hall, with right resting ON
East Main street march to Cole street,
countermarch to Bank, to Meadow, to
South Main, to Center square, to West
End grounds. j. II. Madden will Off
ciate as marshal, and will be assisted by
James Coughlin, w. Z. Quigley and w.
+. Dillon. There will be a short parade
in the morning at 0 o'clock and another
in the evening.
The special town meeting held last
evening was presided over by John L.
Sake. The principal business before the
meeting was the selection of a commit
tee of two to assist the selectmen in APP
proving of the layout of the Waterbury
Naugatuck electric road. The meeting
selected James Coughlan and John l..
SAKE. 1t was voted to index eleven vol
umes of the town records, commencing
with volume III, the work to be done
by the town clerk. The matter of price
for doing the work was referred to the
selectmen.
Z. T. Turner purchased a fine black
mare this morning, and this afternoon it
was left standing, hitched to light con-
cord wagon in front of the store. The
animal became frightened at a load of
furniture passing by and wheeling
sharply around threw out the driver
and made a dash among the teams
around the square and leaped clear over
j. w. Hodson's delivery wagon, carry
ing the seat of that team away in the
jump. Up North Main street the horse
dashed and was stopped in front OF
Hewitt's grocery store. Only slight dam
age was done.
Before the close of the firemen's con-
vention, yesterday, it was voted to in
crease the secretary's salary to $500 a
year. Officers were elected as follows:
Nicholas Staub, New Milford, president;