Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-02
CITY NE WS.


fifteen days vacation.
Annie Pixley in kate" at the opera
house this evening.
John l.. SAKE has been granted o
patent upon riveting machine.
James Mclaughlin has removed his
stables to No Williams street.
Mrs and Mrs d. II. Buckley are receiv-
the congratulations of their friends. 1t
is n boy.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
followed by showers Slightly higher
temperature.
The entertainment committee of Co G
will hold an important meeting at the
armory this evening.
Co E., A. o. Ii. Rifles, will open the
regular drill season tonight at the
armory, at o'clock sharp.
Thirteen prisoners will be released
from the state prison at Wethersteld
during the current month.
Letter Carrier Charles Tomlinson left
this morning for two weeks vacation
to be spent in New York, Newark and
Bethany.
The Adams express messengers on the
Naugatuck division now have to make
an additional trip each day, owing to the
reduction in the working force.
Clerk of the court, ID. F. Webster, an
, nounces that he will be in the court room
Saturday night from 1880 o clock until y
to issue the first papers to those desiring
them.
The comparative statement of the New
York and New England railroad COM
pany for the month of August shows:
Gross earnings, $50, 730; operating eX-
penses, 1851 ,6ls; net earnings, S199,112.
Charley Weaver, employed as junior
salesman at Brett & Cos store, tried to
emulate the feats of bicyclist Canary this
morning. on the park. and met with de-
feat. Charley will nurse sore arm
and leg for n while.
We are requested to announce that
visitors to the hospital cannot be given
such attention as the managers desire,
on Friday and Saturday of this week,
owing to a pressure of business. At any
other time visitors are welcome and are
sure to receive courteous treatment.
DIR f. w. Mcdonald arrived on the 9
o'clock train last evening after an alb
sence of several months in Europe. he
looks we'll although having passed
through n siege of sickness. He will be
rendered n reception by Court Shields,
A. q. +. of y. this evening.
The following are important facts in
Sergeant CoX's meteorological summary
for September Highest temperature SO
degrees, lowest 80 degrees /; number of
cloudless days Is. partly cloudy days 3.
cloudy days II dates of frost, 20 and
30; thunder storms September ., q, IL, IL
and II.
Thomas j. Harris and Miss Jane Har-
rigan, both of Litchfield, were married
10y the Rev Father Finnegan at st
Anthonys church in that place this
morning. Mr. Harris is we'll known in
this city and is brother of Moses
Harris, formerly yard clerk at the Naug-
atuck station.
one of Thompson Il Co.'S men, the safe
builders, is at work on the large safe in
the selectmen's office. The keys were
left in the safe and the combination
turned on by mistake making it impos-
sible to open it. y new lock will be
placed in position.
Chris F. Downey, in addition to his
other press duties. has received the APP
pointment of Naugatuck valley agent of
the Union Press bureau of New York
city, which Is composed of all the New
York dailies and which is under the
direction of the publishers of the Sun.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of ID. IL. Blinn of Hartford, formerly
of Waterbury, to Miss Lelah F. Furness
of this city. The ceremony will take
place at the residence of Mr. and Mrs
David Stein on Cherry street, Wednes-
day evening, October s.
Occasionally the town clerk receives
some funny returns from deaths and
births to record. The latest one came in
this morning from we'll known physic-
ian, in the shape of a certificate of q
birth. The certificate started off all right
but when it comes to the fathers name,
etc, it reads as follows: Occupation, q
drinker: color doubtful.
There was an immense throng at the
fair of Court Meany's Pride Circle, G. of
90 I.,l1 l,.t ,s..l,S Il III L. a
report fine time. The stage attractions
consisted of club swinging by I. f. Boil
ger and Messrs Knox and Wood in their
contortion act. Dancing was continued
until midnight. New attractions will be
introduced this evening.
jeremiah Murphy, who was before
the court Il month ago, occupied the box
again this morning. He was fined s.
and costs for drunkenness. John Curry
tried to make it unpleasant for residents
on Bishop street yesterday and Officer
Reid took him to the station. He was
fined So and costs for drunkenness and
suspended judgment for breach of the
peace.
William Pfunder, the young incendi
airy who claimed Waterbury as his
home, was arraigned before Justice Kill
breth in the Horkville police court yes
terdaY. He pleaded guilty and was helC
for trial. The young man seems to bC
possessed of n mania for fires and seeing
the engines putting. He says he would
dislike to injure any one, but does moi
care how much property he destroys.
The Bridgeport Farmer announces
that the Consolidated road has purchased
the kiefer mandatory and the property
belonging to that plant at the corner Of
Kiefer street and Singer avenue, the
price paid therefor being about 100000.
On information received from we'll in
formed sources the Farmer says this pur
chase probably means the bridging Of
the harbor by the road, so as to shol ten
the line and get rid of grade crossings.
In the superior court Tuesday, before
Judge Fem, State Attorney DoolittlC
made an application for mandarin:
against the Meriden, Waterbury & Con
necticut River railroad company, regard
ing the Houghs mills crossing near Ches
hire, but on finding that the railroad com
nany had been Mt work on the CROSSING