Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-15
CITY NEWS.

buying your cigars.
 If you are in need of hat call at Brett & Co.'S. They are selling out.
 Colonel Doherty will attend the bat talion drill at New Haven this evening.
 Superior in quality, harmless in effect and wonderful in it's accomplishments, is Lavine.
 Did you ever lose day, if so you will be interested in Edgar Fawcett's nara tive on our third page.
 Sheriff Tuttle's term of office expires June 1. He will not engage in any par | tlcular business at present.
 Two candidates were admitted to l membership in Waterbury council, C. B. L., at last nights meeting.
 The Ladies' Social circle of the Baptist church held a supper and musical and literary entertainment in the church parlors last evening.
 The first installment of "Las Charitas" will be given tomorrow. Read the open ing chapters and you will continue to the end.
 Street Inspector Wright has com pleted the work of grading Wall street, and to-day a large force were set at work widening East Main street.
 Attorney Burpee went to New Haven this morning in the interest of Trott, L.awton & Go, to petition the superior court for the appointment of a receiver: John w. Coe of Meriden has been asked to accept the receivership, but it is be- lieved that he will not accept.
 Henry Horner has purchased the in, terest held by New Haven parties and will open, Monday next, bakery in McGraths new block, 692 East Main street.
 Baxter K. Ferris, head waiter in the Earle house, was the recipient last night, of a handsome gold medal, suit \ ably engraved, from the guests of the ! hotel.
 Fourteen persons have been killed or l injured on the Thompsonville crossing of the New England road where two little children met their deaths last week.
 Stephen J. Gladding, the well known clerk at the Park drug store, to-day purchased the drug store of J. O. Loomis in Naugatuck and will take possession immediately.
 U. S. & c. might mean United States and China, but it doesn't. It means Upson, Singleton & Go, the clothiers | and furnishers. Go there when you want to be clothed.
 Sterling commandery, Order of the | GOlueu SrOSSs VIII So CO w WdISEto"u GliS l evening to assist in the institution of commandery in that place. The new commandery starts with 30 members. | During the months of July and Au- gust a summer school for teachers con- ducted under the auspices of private parties, but having the sanction of the l state board of education, will be held at l Lyme.
 | The mechanical department of the Sunday Herald will be removed to Bridgeport at an early date. The edi- torial and business department will be continued m the present quarters in the Lilley block in this city.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy and his as- sistants and those who so kindly as- sisted at the recent entertainment given by the church, met Tn St Patrick's hall last evening. The evening was pleasant ly and protitably spent.
 Thomas Mackay, aged 51 years, died yesterday afternoon at o'clock, at his home on Glen Ridge. The funeral will take place to the church of the Immaculate Conception at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mir Mac kay was for many years employed on the Naugatuck railroad.
 The pound fishermen at Saybrook, Lyme and other points are disgusted with the catch of shad so far this season, and allege that unless the fish begin immediately to run in large num- bers, they will not make enough to pay the interest on their plants. Large quantities of small fish, such as porgies, founders and butter fish, are taken in the traps but the shad is scarce.
 Charles Soby of Hartford has brought suit for 5000 against William Ken neatly of this city, for selling cigars the brand of which it is alleged has been copyrighted by MT Soby. Judge John M. Hall has already granted tempo rary injunction restraining Mir Ken neatly from manufacturing or selling the cigars, and a permanent injunction is asked for.
 The outbreak of scarlet fever in the New Haven county jail caused the com missioners to make application to the commissioners of Hartford county to re. z ceive some of the prisoners in the Hart ford jail. It is not probable that they
 will accept any, however, as the jail is
 already crowded and many of the cells
 have two occupants. About 200 pris
 oners can comfortably be lodged in the
 jail, but at the present time there over
 250 there.
 The Bridgeport Standard says: The firm of Miller & Strickland, the wei , , known coal merchants, will soon dis solve partnership, Mir Strickland retiring l June 1. The business will be carried or by MT Frank Miller. The firm has al ' immense trade in this city, Waterbury and all through the Naugatuck Valley
 A branch yard is maintained in tn,
 Brass City. The firm recently sold thei
 property on Lyon street to the Consoll
 dated road and is now erecting som,
 mammoth coal sheds on their new sit,
 near the Howe factory.
 While returning from the base bal = grounds at Meriden yesterday afternoon ! six of the Ladies' Black Stocking bas,
 ball club were thrown out of the wagon
 cite by reason of striking the abrup
 place so suddenly at the railroad cross
 ing at the Waterbury and Meriden road
 and the six girls were thrown on tn
 track. A detached engine was ap
 proachinp at the time and the enpinee