Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-07
CITY NE VS.

Florist w. J. Snow has removed to
the store Of w. R. Steele, Exchange
place.
Sergeant Cox predicts rain, followed
this afternoon or evening by clearing
weather, slightly colder.
One hundred and fifty tons of hay
damaged by yesterdays fire is offered
for sale by Ralph N. Blakeslee.
Mrs Julia Ahern, an inmate of the
almshouse died there yesterday of
dropsy. Her age was So years.
F. B. Rice offers for sale the house Of
seven rooms, all in good order, with
large lot, at No Is Second avenue, for
SO, 200.
Reid & Hughes will place on sale to-
morrow two cases of challi de levant, in
all the new styles and colorings, at64
cents yard.
A full line of velvet ribbons to match
all the new shades Of dress goods, at L.
Chase's. A liberal discount given to
dressmakers.
ment this morning in the probate court.
d. F. Webster was named as trustee.
A hearing on the approval Of the trustee
will be held April IA.
A delegation from Company E.
Hibernian Rifles. will go to Naugatuck
this evening and give an exhibition drill
at the sociable given by the Second
division, A. o. II. of that place.
Town, city and school taxes become
payable May l. Tax Collector Hellmann
! announces that on and after that date
he will be daily at the city council room
from to 5 and : to 8 p. M, to receive
taxes.
The twenty fifth anniversary Of the
l L. LII H.,
| Wadham's post, G. A. r., by an enter
tainment in City hall, Wednesday even
ing. The full programme appears In
another column.
Elkins & Wake are putting up a
window curtain for Moriarty's new
block. They claim that the roller is the
largest ever put up in Waterbury. 1t is
IA feet. 6 inches long and twelve inches
in circumference.
| Dennis O'Reilly. superintendent of
Nicely & Co.'S of New Haven, who is
we'll known in this city, has had mar
row escape from lock jaw, with which
he was threatened in consequence of
having stepped ON nail.
Austin Brainard of Hartford, has been
elected secretary of the republican state
central committee, to succeed r. Jay
| Walsh, who resigned a few months ago.
Mr. Brainard has been clerk of the house
and senate and is at present practicing
law in Hartford.
Court Falcons grand entertainment
and sociable will be held in City hall
this evening, beginning at 8 o'clock.
A burlesque drill which is said to excel
anything of the kind ever seen here will
be one of the new features. After the
in for a few hours.
Trout are unusually plenty this
spring, owing to the open winter, but
run rather small. In many cases dozen
will fall short of a pound in weight. If
fishing could be prevented for one year
the trout would have chance to grow
large enough to pay to dress. Now half
that are brought in are not larger than a
common brook sinner.
| The justices of the Connecticut SUI
preme court were dined at Delmonico's
in New York Saturday night by the Sat
urday Night club. Among those present
were Chief Justice Charles B. Andrews
Judges David Torrance, Dwight Loomis
Elisha Carpenter and Edward w. Sey-
| mour, Chief Justice PaXOn Of Pennsyl-
vania, and David Dudley Field.
Registrar Maddens report gives the
total number of deaths during the month
Of March as As, from the following
causes: Cerebro-spinal meningitis /,
diphtheria and Group 2, diarrhoal dis
eases l, consumption 6, pneumonia 3,
bronchitis /, heart disease 4, accident
and violence 3, still births 4, all other
causes %. The number of deaths under
5 years was II.
1t is probable that the price of coal
will be reduced 25 cents in few weeks
On the 18th of this month the coal
barons will hold combination meeting
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the reduction. According to the state.
ment of a local dealer the cause Of this
reduction is surplus of coal ON hand
at present. During the winter coal was
cheaper than it has been for number
Of years.
The musical and literary entertain
ment at the rooms Of the Boys club
Saturday evening was largely attended
c. S. Chapman talked to the boys on the
Waterbury watch and how it is made
He was listened to with great interest
An orchestra furnished good music and
Mrs Richmond rendered several selec.
tions on the piano. A. V. Selby helped
to entertain by reading "Paddy's Goat. "
A seven days fast, called the Jewish
passover, was begun by the Jews at sun
set Friday night. The observance OF
, the fast is in recognition of the escape
OF the children of Israel from Egypt
, Although there is no. general fast dur
ing the seven days, yet most of the
Jews abstain from taking anything
leaven. The unleaven bread is eaten by
many instead of the regular bread anc
all fermenting liquors are done away
) with.
The following from recent report Of
|, the New Haven board of health will be
interest: The expectation of a dry
summer to follow the long period
of excessively wet weather gives rise t.
belief that the remainder of the year will
, be such that the high death rates of The
first part of the year will be 30 offset
that the number of deaths for the entire
year will not be far above the average
A hot dry summer would undoubtedly
cause a large mortality among children
however, while benefting adults,
The hot summer Of last yeal caused q
great deal of sickness among prown.u1