Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-23
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the second dlvlSlOn, A. U. A., 8C ClCy hall, April 25. The last of the season.
 Six young ladies are wanted to take part in musical entertainment. See advertisement.
 Sergeant Cox predicts increasing l cloudiness with rain; nearly stationary | temperature.
 Kelly the baker says that all honest | five cent loaf of bread must weigh a l pound and a quarter. Col William c. Hurd, aged 60 years, prominent resident of Watertown died in that place last night. William H. Davis, Jr, of this city. was married at Danbury to-day to Miss Fanny Cole formerly of this city. Reid & Hughes will offer tomorrow morning some bargains in wash dress goods. Read theil special price list to- day.
 The Second division, A. O. H., at the l regular meeting last evening voted to attend the lecture of Daniel Dougherty in body.
 l The auction of crockery, glassware, etc, which was to commence this even- ing, will be postponed until tomorrow evening. M. J. Tinkham, 80 South Main ! street.
 The funeral of Mrs Catherine Dough- ! y, home on Canal street, took place to St Patrick's church at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon.
 1 A dispatch from Bristol states that Mrs William Hough eloped yesterday with one of her boarders. They took the l:30 D. m train for this city and have not since been seen.
 Matthew Smith of 29 Jackson street, had his left hand caught in a power press at Plume & Atwood's yesterday evening. Dr Hayes amputated the in- dex finger at the third joint.
 Joseph w. Mcconnell and Miss Carrie Nj. Clark were married at the church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 a. m by Rev Father Mulcahy.
 The Connecticut association of far mers and sportsmen for the protection Iof game and fish have prosecuted Al game and fish law violaters since lSSS, and have lost but two cases-a phenom-
 enal record.
 James Travers and Miss Kate Downey , were married by Rev Father Mulcahy at
 the church of the Immaculate Concep-
 tion at S:3O o'clock this morning. The
 best couple were John Cranney and Miss
 Annie Downey.
 The big mogul ten wheel freight loco
 motive boug by the Housatonic ,sys- tem from the New England railroad ar
 rived in Bridgeport, yesterday after
 noon. The engine is the heaviest in the
 state, weighing 127 ,OOO pounds.
 It is rumored that negotiations are in
 progress for the purchase of the old
 Rogers place in New Milford by the state authorities for the purpose of con-
 verting it into branch of the Middle
 town insane asylum, to be used as a home for insane incurables.
 The arrest of Waters, the green goods man, is regarded by the postoffice au- thorities as one of the most important
 given Waters in Hartford tomorrow. Waters letters include hundreds from
 so- called reputable people all over the
 country, eager to engage in swindllng.
 "Louisville,' remarks Colonel Waiter sol,s excellent newspaper, 'has the worst streets in any city of her preten- sions in the union. All the winter we , were lost in the unfathomable mud: now
 we are lost in the clouds of dust" It is safe to say Col Watterson has never been
 in nanbury or Waterbdry.-A
 Sentinel.
 5 Vice President Stevenson of the HOus d atomic system, has decided not to accept d the offer he recently received to become 5 general manager of one of the big west t. ern railroads The salary attached tc r the position is $25, 1000. Colonel Steven t son has large salary in his pre- sent pos r ition, however, and besides has socia |. and other ties in the east which he woulc
 dislike to break.
 h Martin Hellmann, Marcus Hellmann J. George l.. Hellmann and Ed Crosby d promoters of out door sports, are ang l, ling for the finny tribe in the vicinity O. 0 Oakville to-day. All the necessary para It phernalia was taken along, including ; ls cask of cider. If there are any fish left 'r in the Oakville streams after those fish
 erman are done it Ill be surprising. '- Mrs B. H. Eldridge died at her homo ~ at "A South Elm street yesterday after e noon after a few hours illness iron !. heart failure Circumstances connected , with the case make it peculiarly sad For several months the husband and six year-old stepson of Mrs Eldridge have
 been ill, the former with pneumoni ;, and the latter with brain fever. MT 'i Eldridge was in constant attendanc ID upon the sick members of her famil until nature asserted itself and she sue 'l cumbed to the strain. She Was 35 year II of age. The funeral services were con , ducted this afternoon by Rev w. P. Els . don.
 T. The Bridgeport Farmer says: "Th
 wheelmen of the city are talking o r. forming league to fight the practic
 of using salt water for street sprinklini a purposes. This water comes in contaC is with the wheel and ruins the enamel an
 nickle, and corrodes the other metal. m is estimated that last season every ma n. chine in use about the city was damage n oy the salt water from the sprinklin
 carts not less than $15. The plan whic
 the wheelmen are considering is to forr
 continuation, make up pool and hir h. counsel to sue the Ford brothers for ,s. lump sum for damages to the machines 't With fund of $1 ,OOO or 5000 it
 thought a successful contest can b
 waged in the courts"
 INDUCEMENTS.
 ''McCarthy's Mishaps.''