Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-11
CITY NE WS.
"a Close Cali" next.

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visiting in town.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair, slightly
warmer weather.
The Clock shop shut down Saturday
night for two weeks.
On Wednesday we will produce tn
first chapters of "A Close Call"
Col Doherty will issue an order to-
morrow giving camp instructions to
non-commissioned officers.
The receipts at the postoffice for the
month of July were the largest in the
history of the office, being over $4,000.
Conductor Cook of the Watertown
branch is enjoying his vacation. Bob"
Munson is acting as conductor in Mr.
Cooks absence.
A short, spicy, sparkling and intense
ly interesting war story will be COM
menced in these columns Wednesday.
Watch for "A Close Call"
ID. II. Tierney to-day sold the Ken
drick Simons property No z High street,
to +. r. White. Mr. White will remodel
the house and take possession in about
thirty days.
Camp Embler is now connected by
long distance telephone with a number
of places in the state. This will be
great convenience to the military while
in camp.
Henry Byrnes will represent the Wa
terbury Roman Catholic Total Absti-
nence and Benevolent society at the
state convention to be held in Birming-
ham, August 90.
The hearing on the appointment of
guardian over Irving Perry, which was
to come up in the probate court this
morning, was continued until to-mor-
row.
Twelve solid trains, having on board
thousands of veterans on their way to
the q. A. r. encampment at Boston,
passed through this city over the New
England road yesterday.
The will of Mary j. Bronson of Water
vile was admitted to probate this morn
ing. BY the terms of the will the estate,
consisting of farm, is divided
equally between nephew and two
nieces. George II. Bronson is named as
executor.
There was scarcity of legal talent in
Waterbury to-day, Judge Bradstreet,
Prosecuting Attorney Burpee and Clerk
Webster of the police court, and Attor-
neys O'Neill, Kellogg, Lowe and Russell
being absent from the city.
The general committee on the a. o.
+. field day, held meeting Saturday
evening and decided to hold the picnic
and games next Saturday. the base ball
game between the Acme and Co G
mines will take place notwithstanding
reports to the contrary.
Meyer, the crank who has decorated
many towns in the southwestern part of
the state with Prepare to Die. Repent
or go to He'll" etc, has been arrested at
Portchester and threatened by the judge
with n fine of $3.50 and six months i'm
prisonment for repetition of the offence
in Westchester county.
The selectmen of the town of Nauga-
tuck have called special town meeting
to be held tomorrow evening for the
purpose of appointing a committee to
approve of the layout of the proposed
Naugatuck- Waterbury electric road
There is likely to be considerable oppo-
sition to running the road through
Naugatuck on account of the streets be-
ing narrow.
\ number of new faces will be seen at
the casino this week. and Manager
Pincus says the entertainment will be
first-class. Among the artists who will
appear are the following: Edward
Clarence, the popular baritone Miss
Lottie Mack, in character songs Mar
tinettie brothers, in n new act: Miss
Essie Graham, the captivating: Conroy
and Mack, sketch.
\ lad named Reidy, who is said to be-
long in this city, stole a pocketbook con-
tanning ST in cash, a note for $500 and
some other valuable papers in Win
sted on Friday evening. He was
arrested Saturday and returned S14 of
the stolen money. The note and papers
he claimed to have thrown away. Justice
Newton committed the boy to the re-
form school during his minority.
Michael Lanigan was accused, this
morning, lin the police court, of drunken
ness and breach of the peace. He was
following some ladies around through
Central avenue and Grove street, when
complaint was made to the police. He
was fined s. and costs for drunkenness
and Judgment was suspended for breach
of the peace.
The census will not only tell how
many sheep were killed by dogs within
he past year, but how many dogs it
took to do it. Leaving out the dogs
harbored in cities, it will without doubt
he shown that there are more dogs than
sheep on the farms of the United States.
Sheep pay, dogs don't. 1t was rule of
Ricardo that to be successful in business
we must "cut off losses and let profits
run on"
A team owned by Edward NJ. Barrett,
the Bishop street baker, narrowly es-
capped being demolished, Saturday after
noon, at the railroad crossing on the old
Waterville road. The driver did not
hear the train approaching and did not
see it until it was almost upon him, the
road describing a sharp curve at this
point. The hind wheels of the cart
were just brushed by the engine.
The county commissioners of the state
at the meeting in Bridgeport, decided
that it would be unwise to increase
licenses from $500. In certain sections
of the state there is disposition to
lower the license, the claim being that
at present there is n great deal of "hip
pocket" and ginger ale" business car
ried on in violation of all laws, but in
such manner as to be almost impossible
to secure evidence to convict the parties
To-day's New Haven News says: John
Bolger, a teamster living at 1853 George
street, Patrick White and Edward Con-
way of this city and n man and his son