Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-08-15
CITY NE WS.

The law ON rail birds will be Off next
Wednesday,
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
slightly cooler.
"Our Country Cousin" at the opera
house this evening.
The board of police commissio lers
will hold special meeting this evening.
Chief Snagg leaves tomorrow morn
ing for Detroit, to attend the tiremens
convention.
TRY MORROW CHEWING CANDY.-Its
all the rage and chews like gum. loo
yard, lac South Main street.
The German Baptists have bought the
Chattield house on East Clay street, and
will build church.
The Thomas Egan mentioned in the
police court news yesterday is not the
Thomas Egan living on Pine street.
The fourth annual picnic given by the
Canadian band will be held in He'll
mann's grove, Saturday, August 30.
NJ. j. Daily is to erect two-story brick
block, 36xl00, upon his lot on Bank
street, near the electric light station, to
contain two stores.
The second annual fair and festival of
Court Meanys Pride circle, {. of F.,
will be held IN City hall, September 30,
October l., =, 3 and /.
jackson Lewis, aged Is years, died
last evening ut his home on Cherry
street. The remains will be taken to
Wyalusing, Pa, for burial.
The Aluminium Brass and Bronze
company of Bridgeport is so crowded
with orders that they had to employ an
extra force of men to work nights.
The democratic town committee are
making arrangements to secure perma-
nent quarters until after the fall cleo
tions. The primaries will be held Friday.
September ).
Albert HiCr as and family will leave for
Providerte tomorrow. where Mr. Hicks
-@SSAu-engage in the restaurant business.
The five cent restaurant in this city will
remain in charge of L. w. Pinney.
John Murphy, young man who
boards ON South Main street, was ar
rested this morning for insulting ladies
ON the green. Officer Cavanaugh and
Blakeley were detailed To arrest Murphy
and found him i'll bed.
The excursion of the Watch shop en-
ployeS, to Glen Island tomorrow Is talk
ed about good deal. 1t has been wide
ly advertised and n large number will
avail themselves of the pleasure of
visit to this big watering place.
The railroad commissioners have re-
ceived petition from the New York "
New England railroad asking that the
switch tracks case across Church street i'll
Hartford be removed from the railroad
commission to the United States circuit
court.
Liquor dealers are already on the look
out for signers To their fall applications.
The one thing that makes liquor man
wish he wasn't i'll the business is this
annual hunt after men TO put their
names to his license application.
Prof Christian Roegler. of Bavaria. and
his son John, arrived here yesterday
and are the guests of relatives, Mr. and
Mrs NJ. Adamson. The Roeglers are very
fine either players and will probably be
heard by Waterbury audiences before
long.
The picnic and other field day exer-
ciseS of the local courts of Foresters will
be held tomorrow ON the West end base
ball grounds. An interesting programme
of sports has been arranged including
ball game between the Acmes and Go
G's nine. There will be dancing after
noon and evening.
\ very loving couple were the source
of much amusement for people who had
occasion IL pass by the green about 10
O'Clock this morning. They occupied
seat near the grand stand, and on one
or two occasions were atfectionaetly
locked i'll each others arms. They made
a nasty retreat on discovering that they
were drawing u crowd.
Fred Miller, drum major of the Second
regiment, who resides in New Haven,
came to this city to visit relatives several
- days ago. Yesterday he was taken ill
with typhoid fever. and will not be able
to attend camp. Col Doherty said this
morning that he hoped to obtain the
services of ex-Drum Major Save of
New Haven.
The storm which passed southwest of
Waterbury last evening spent its fury on
Danbury, being the most severe that has
visited the hating city i'll many years.
Frank Foley's house was struck by
lightning and badly damaged. the in
uprooted and other damage done by
wind and rain.
Masses were celebrated in all the
Catholic churches this morning at the
usual hours for holy days, in honor of
the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
At the o'clock mass in st AIMS church
pretty and impressive part of the cere-
monies was the recitation of the rosary
by two little girls. Nespers will be sung
this evening in the immaculate Concep-
ton and st Patrick's churches.
Eighteen out of % prominent feed
dealers OF New Haven have agreed on a
schedule OF retail prices for feed and
grain. The Register says: The terms
of the agreement effect only the sales of
less than five bags of feed OF any one
kind. Largely as result of the combi-
nation, oats jumped from $1.15 to S1.40
per 100 pounds. with the understanding
that 80 pounds in all cases should con-
stltute hundred weight. 1t was agreed
that the full weight of 100 pounds should
be given in selling corn and meal"
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