Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-10
CITY NEWS.

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 Beginning this evening the millinery stores will close at 6 p. m. on Mondays and Fridays.
 An important meeting of the East End Democratic club will be held at 8 o'clock this evening.
 The Young Peoples Society of the Christian Endeavor will give picnic at High Rock grove tomorrow.
 Miss Edna Butler of Burlington, who has been the guest of Miss Myrtle Hart of South Main street, returned home to- day.
 The new officers of Tunxis tribe of Red Men were installed last evening by Deputy Great Sachem Edgett of Dan- bury.
 They talk of importing the pigmy owl to exterminate the sparrow. But the American product Lavine will extermi- nate dirt.
 To carpenters and builders: We would call your special attention to our auc- tion Monday at 9 p. m. Shelving, counters and tables. Brett & Co.
 Miss Maidie McMahon has returned from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where she has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs General McMahon.
 Eddie, the 12 year old son of Edward D. Rush of East Main street, while cut ting hay yesterday caught his hand in the cutter and sliced off the tips of two of his fingers.
 There will be a meeting of the Regu- lar Fourth Ward Democratic club at their rooms on Pleasant street this even ing, for the election of officers. All the members are requested to be present.
 MoDo-Il LA stable and all it's contents, belonging to Peter Kelly, on writ for $2, 900. Mir Kelly is absent from the town and it is said has sold his business to Hartford parties.
 Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of the United States department of labor, has appointed Charles F. Brown of Hartford as an expert in the collection of statistics relating to that branch of government affairs.
 A valuable horse belonging to P. B.. Norton died yesterday from starvation, having suffered from throat paralysis for a number of days. The animal was one of a pair having a three minute record and valued at $1, 500.
 James J. Mccarthy of the DEMOCRAT, who was a passenger on the disabled Servia, returned to Waterbury to-day. He may make another attempt to cross the big pond next week Saturday, but has not yet completed his arrangements.
 After the meeting of Waterbury council, c. B. L., last night, the mem- bers and few invited guests sat down The evening was pleasantly spent in speech making, singing and exchanging | "reminiscences. All the members of Co.'S G and A are on the qui vive awaiting the order which will call them out on riot drill. To-day is the first day when the order may be expected and if the Waterbury companies do not do themselves proud then it will be no fault of the men. Drivers of teams should learn to be more careful. Last ight what might have been a serious accident occurred on East Main street. A child was play | ing on the road when a team came dash ing up and knocked him down, fortu- nately, however, without seriously in turing him.
 | William Barry, who is section boss on the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad, received his weeks pay Friday evening last, and also two envel opes containing weeks wages for eacl of two of his men who were not a1 work that day. He took the money tC his boarding house and left it in his pantaloons' pocket, and went away that evening and did not return until Sun day evening, and to his surprise wheI he went for the money it was gone MT Barry knows pretty well who took the money and has constable on theil | track.
 The reputation of Miss Mattoon's shorthand and typewriting school is such that her graduates find no trouble in securing paying positions. The fol lowing are some of her late successful pupils, and the places where they are employed: Miss Beth Kirk, with Blake & Johnson; Miss Mary Elk, Watch Go Miss Marguerite Babin, with s. P. Will Hams; Miss Lilla Munson, Waterbury Manufacturing Co; Miss Ida Warner with Kellogg & Kellogg; Miss Alice Carr, with A. M. Young; w. H. War. ner, with Wilmot 6 Hobbs, Bridgeport, Conn.
 The new officers of Court Shields, A O. F. of A., were installed last night by Deputy High Chief Ranger Geraghty. After the ceremonies the hall was in vaded by members from all the locaI courts and an evening of social and fra ternal enjoyment ensued. Speeches songs and recitations were rendered by M. J. Geraghty, J. H. Moran, J. H Madden, James Murray, J. B. Moran John Bossidy, M. F. Carmody, Joseph Guilty, J. H. Freney, D. Sullivan and others. Chief Ranger M. F. McKen, nerney made capable master of cere monies.
 A special Washington dispatch says "Within the past day or two Connecti cut farmers have notified the internal revenue commission that they intend tc manufacture maple sugar for the bounty come too late for the next crop. Under the law, application must be filed before July preceding the time the sugar is manufactured, and in consequence far mers who failed to notify collectors oi internal revenue or the commissioner o1 their intention before the end of last month, ,!cannot participate in the bounty act upon their products of 1892."
 This morning about half past eleven g man went into Denny Meo'S barber shOp