Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-20
CITY NEWS.

Mcdonald yesterday.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
lower temperature.
Rev F. ]. Murphy went an his annual
vacation to-day.
NJ. J. CollotyIis confined to his home
with very high fever.
The Rev Father Flemming left this
morning on his vacation.
Honest toll must encounter dirt, but
it does not take toll to exterminate dirt
with Lavine.
Thomas Curran was to-day appointed
trustee of the insolvent estate of Thomas
Barrett.
The nine polishers of Matthews & Will
lards who went on strike several days
ago are still out.
st Augustine's Sunday school of Sey-
mour will picnic at High Rock grove,
Wednesday July 30.
Mrs Joseph Winblad of Seymour,
who has been visiting the family of Cy-
rus Thompson, returned home to-day.
| Frank E. Daily and Miss Maggie Lane
of this city were married in New York
last Tuesday. They will reside in this
city on Bank street.
The injunction case of Holmes, Booth
& Haydens ct al against DIR Cart Ward,
IS being heard before Judge Cowell at
the district court to-day.
Parties interested in the formation of
Fourth Ward Independent Democratic
club, are requested to meet at 60 Wash
ington street at 8 o'clock this evening.
A tarantula dropped from bunch of
bananas in Ladd's store Saturday after
noon. 1t was captured and is now on
exhibition in the window of Nugent's
drug store.
Miss Annie Tennian, who has been
visiting relatives in this city, left for
her home in Providence to-day, accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs T. F. Kennedy
of Torrington and the latters child.
Rev Father White of the diocese of
Albany, who is visiting relatives here,
celebrated the 1920 o'clock mass at the
church of the Immaculate Conception
yesterday.
The Brooklyn Blues held meeting
Saturday evening and elected the follow
ing officer0: President, Arthur Taylor ;
vice president, James Curtin secretary,
w. II. Rafferty, ; treasurer, Martin Kast.
The one o'clock passenger train on
the New England road was delayed
about an hour to-day on account of an
accident to the engine. The o'clock
train was about three quarters of an
hour late.
The German Catholic societies of the
state will hold reunion in New Bri-
tain, a week from to-day. Delegates
from societies in Hartford, New Haven,
Meriden, Danbury and Bridgeport will
be present.
There are 275 convicts in the state
prison at Wethersfeld. This is about
sixty less than there were last year at
this time, and there is only one court to
hear from. This falling off is not taken
as sign that crime is on the decrease in
the state.
Mrs Elizabeth McCabe, employed in
Radcliff Brothers factory in Shelton,
had her arm caught in the betting this
morning and was whirled to the ceiling
and thrown into corner. One eye was
torn out and her face was horribly man
gled. She will recover.
Those wishing to enjoy the excursion
of the Senior Temperance and Catholic
Literary societies to Savin Rock on the
25th, need have no fear of delay en-
route as special care has been taken in
arranging the schedule of special trains
so that they will make their advertised
time.
A large class of children will receive
their first communion at the church of
the Immaculate Conception, Saturday,
August ID. Nearly 100 we're examined
at st Patricks hall this morning. The
examinations were conducted by the
Reverend Fathers Mulcahy, White and
O'Donnell.
The unknown man killed by the cars
at New Haven two weeks ago, and who
was believed to be Hartford painter
named Birmingham, was not the latter
A brother-in law of Birmingham, living
in this city, went to New Haven Satur-
day and saw picture of the dead man.
1t bore no resemblance to his missing
relative.
Rev Father Treanor is taking measures
to organize temperance society in the
Sacred Heart parish. At the 1920
o'clock mass yesterday he spoke of the
urgent need of such society and asked
that parents and children cooperate
with him in making it a success. In the
near future gymnasium and reading
room may be provided for the young
men of the parish.
The amount paid into the state treas
urer s office during the fiscal year end
ing June 30, under the collateral inheri-
lance tax law, was STA, 1854. The
amount for the preceding year was
$14, 1900. There are several large estates
of deceased persons yet to be settled,
from winch the state Will receive large
amounts. These are not included in the
above figures.
Susie HAL, little girl about 10 years
old, living on Highland street, East
Hartford, was sent on an errand yester-
day afternoon on Elm street there. She
had to pass the house of Mrs Alice Ohm
sted, who keeps two vicious dogs, and
one of them being loose at the time made
a rush for the girl, grabbed her by the
waist and hips, nearly stripping all her
clothing from her and terribly decorating
her body.
Miss Nellie NJ. Kane died at Danbury
from the effects of injuries re-
ceived in a railroad accident. On the |
18th of last December, about half past |
nine o'clock in the morning, a New |
York & New England mail train |
crashed into street car on the Main |
street crossing. The car was smashed |
into kindling wood. The only pas
sengers in the car were Alice Bennett |
and Nellie Kane. Both girls were cut |
and otherwise injured, but no one |
thought they were seriously hurt. Miss