Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-02
CITY NE MS.

5tatAoueIy temperature.
w. H. r. Wake, of the firm of Elkins
& Wake, has returned from months
vacation.
business men of this city will enjoy an
outing in Bethlehem tomorrow.
The Burns club picnic is being held on
the West End grounds to-day. A short
street parade was given this afternoon.
Why is it that Kelly the baker sells
bread cheaper than other bakers? Be-
cause he buys his flour direct from the
mill.
Street Inspector Colley to-day COM
menced to clean the streets, having
several men at work ON South Main
street.
The Waterbury Driving company will
hold a four days meeting commencing
August IL. The entries will close Au-
gust 8.
Court Meany, A. o. F. of A., at their
meeting last night accepted the chal-
lenge of Court Wolf Tone to play a
friendly game of ball.
The Rev Father Walsh is in Winsted
to-day assisting at the devotions In the
Franciscan church, to-day being the
feast of our Lady of Angels.
Patrick Donovan, aged "a, died at his
home, No. PAT South Main street, yes
terday afternoon. His funeral will take
place to st Patrick's church tomorrow
afternoon.
Coroner Mix will distribute by mail
printed descriptions of the unidentified
man who was killed near Milford on the
railroad, Wednesday afternoon. The
mans age was about 90 years.
A box car, filled with acid, caught fire
in some manner, on the Meriden Il Wa
terbury road, near the junction with the
New England road, this morning,
and was totally destroyed.
II. p. Durant, of the reportorial staff
of the New Haven Journal and Courier,
is the new city editor of the Republican,
succeeding Mr. Howell, who left this
morning for his home in Jersey City.
Warden Chamberlain, of the state
prison, denies the story which comes via
Bridgeport that William Gilbert, a con-
vict sentenced from that city, is dying
of consumption. He says Gilbert is
well and at work.
Attorney Baldwin of Naugatuck was
in town to-day. He has been engaged
to defend Jack" Herman, a former
Naugatuck man, who is in Jail at Bridge
port awaiting trial for a criminal assault
committed in Woodbury. some time ago.
Carrie Boothe, the four year-old daugh-
ter of William Boothe of South Main
injured by team, while playing in the
street this noon. Last. evening, also, the
little one had narrow escape from
being run over.
CAP Daggett, the postal card con-
tractor, has come out on the top of the
heap as regards the efforts of his cred
itors to throw him into insolvency. A
final hearing was to have been given on
the matter before Judge Tomlinson in
Shelton Thursday, but it fell through.
Martin Bergin to-day purchased a
pair of handsome black horses from
Gypsy William. The animals were
brought here with the intention of be-
ing sold for use of the fire department,
and are said to have cost 81 900. They
will be used by Mr. Bergin exclusively
upon his hearse.
The agent of the United States Por-
trait Enlarging company, whose adver-
tisement has appeared in the DEMOCRAT
for the past few days, called at this Of
flee to-day to announce that he can re-
ceive no more pictures in Waterbury,
having been limited to 200. The three
inch advertisement in these columns did
the business.
The union excursion of the y. NJ. c.
l.. A. and the Temperance society left
the New England station at 7:30 this
left at the same time. The excursion
train consisted of fourteen cars and
Savin Rock and Rotten Point will be alive
with picnickers to-day. The Seaside
Park excursion was very literally patro-
niZed.
The employees of Holmes, Booth &
Haydens will give an excursion to Glen
Island, August 80. At meeting held
last evening the following were selected
N fNsf Ia aff -
chairman; John Agnel and William
Roberts. The foremen of the several
departments were made members of the
reception committee.
Rev E. j. Richter, the new pastor of
the German Lutheran congregation. was
last night rendered reception
at the residence of Paul Nicer
lander, No ? Hall street. Beginning
tomorrow the congregation viii
hold services every Sunday in the con-
ference room of the First Congregational
church.
Martin Bergin, administrator of the
estate of Marcella Ward, the insane wo-
man, who killed herself by jumping
from the roof of building in Cottage
Place last winter, will present his ac-
count for settlement, In the probate court
next Tuesday. The woman left bank
account of $54S. This, after expenses are
paid, will be divided, one-half going to
sister of the deceased residing in South
wick, Mass the remainder being equally
divided between a nephew aud two
nieces one of whom is Mrs Peter Hapenny
of this city.
Edward Whitney, an employee of A. 1.
Il q. S. Chatfield, fell from a scaffolding
at the new building of the Farrell
Foundry and Machine company, yester-
day evening, a distance of fifteen feet
He was removed to his boarding house
on East Main street, where he was at
tended by DIR Holmes. No bones were
broken but the man was terribly bruised
and his left ear was almost severed from
the head. Last night Whitney was re-
moved to the hospital.
Some eighteen young men of Connec
ticut have sipnihed their Intention Of