Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-19
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monia, in Bridgeport last night,
 Sergeant Cox predicts colder weather and snow, followed Thursday by fair weather.
 Any kind of pie, ten cents, at the Waterbury Baking company's store, 1O4 South Main street.
 A. F. Cowles left yesterday on an ex- cursion trip through the south, in con- pany with several Boston friends.
 New Haven's text books for the free use of the schools will cost about S2O ,OOO, with an annual cost of about S6 1000.
 Mrs Margaret Shepard, after a lecture at York, Pa, last night, was hit on the head by n stone thrown by a bystander.
 Daniel H. Nichols of Town Plot. died yesterday afternoon of consumption. He was employed at the clock shop. The funeral will be held Saturday.
 The funeral of the late Anson Stock "is iGs son, ~ m 'S c. r. Stocking, on Prospect street, at 1O:3O tomorrow morning. The second series of the billiard tourna- ment at the Waterbury club room last evening. was won by Jesse Minor and F. J. Brown, defeating Col Doherty and Mayor Baldwin.
 Henry w. Baldwin of Naugatuck.
  Florida, sent a box of oranges to Judge Bradstreet for distribution among the focal law CTS.
 The Bridgeport Standard says that Daniel Day, of Providence, k. l., has been appointed bank examiner for Ion nec' icut and Rhode Island, to succeed NJ. F. Dooley of Hartford.
 w. J. Schlegel has sold to John w. Gaffney the brick building on Bank street recently purchased by Mir Schlegel | from the Plume X Atwood Co, Mir Calf ney will remove the building at once. At this evenings meeting of the board of trade, the matter of organizing a | company for the manufacture of ice will hc discussed. Hartford's board last night voted to join the state organiza- | ti,n.
 The state of Connecticut will receive | by the passage of the direct tax bill, so- called, now pending in congress. $26l,- | 9Sl .90 It is the amount collected during the war by direct tax, which this bill proposes to return without interest.
 Peter Mcdonald was arrested yester- day for assault and was bailed out by Timothy Horrlgan. He failed to an swer this morning and his bonds were court, however, and settled the case. l card contractor whose factory is in Bir- mingham. will lose his contract. Post master General Wanamaker says that the cards are inferior and that many are rejected because they do not come up to contract requirements.
 Solemn vespers will be sung at the church of the Sacred Heart this evening at 7:3O The Rev T. NJ. Crowley of Thomaston will preach the SGT mon, and benediction and erection of the new stations will take place.
 Miss l.. A. Norie, who SO successfully carried out the entertainment given by the school children in City hall week since, has written the agent of the hall that she cannot come here this week Saturday and give matinee as she in tended. She is engaged in Meriden.
 The seventh quarterly convention of the Waterbury union of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor was held m the chapel of the First NJ. E. church last evening. The meeting was an interesting one delegations being present from Naugatuck and Union City.
 The drama of" Kathleen Mavourneen," will be repeated soon after Easter, by special request of many friends, and in order to satisfy those who procured ei>hSto cu' SouiNA INV S>o m o'i A't GU rick s night. A change therefore will be necessary in the first part. The date will be Thursday evening, April 10.
 James Latt;, aged s5 years. died last evening at the resiuence of his son-in- law, Dwight l.. Smith. Mir Latta Was for many years d valued empluye of Holmes, Booth & Hay dens. as watchman a. the factory, winch position he retired from over ten years ago. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon. The Benedict X Burnham ManuIact- uring company to day received d switch enSii c to he used in sw witchng cars on the spu, track leading from the Meriden road to the conpanys $ yard. The lucU no- works of Plter,on, N. J.. and Ie named the Benedict & Burnham.
 Martin Mcdonald returned last night from k .no>ha. is, where he has been working for the Scotfurd Manufactu- ring company which removed from Waterbury year or more ago. At present there are about twentv-tive Wa terbury boys in kenosha, all doing well. The town is about fiji, y miles from Chi cago. back in the W oods, and for varia- bleness of climate, is away ahead of Connecticut.
 Two ballots were taken for a patrol ilan, oy tne Doard or pollce cOmmISSlOn- CTS last evening, resulting as follows William H. Austin 2, NJ. L. Kiny2. A communication was received from G, w. Flint. an old soldier. asking to b ap- pointed doorman of the new police sta ton. Bills from Barlow Brothers and the committee on public lands and buildings were ordered paid
 The Dime Savings bank of Norwich has sold its property in this city, known as the Bayer property. The land has a frontage of 1855 feet on Bank street. with three story brick block and other buildings thereon. William J. Schlegel is the purchaser, and if he decides to hold the property. he will greatly i'm prove the same by raising the block and building another three story block near the bridge.
 The Bridge port policy man still con- tinues to make daily visits to Ansonia and Seymour. He goes through to Sey-