Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-24
CITY NEWS.

Quassapaug.
A party of well known Waterbury
people are arranging to visit Gettysburg
and other noted places next month.
Sergeant Cox predicts showers, sta
tionary temperature, followed by clear
ing, cooler weather on Saturday.
Albert LeClair had the index finger of
his left hand cut off while working on a
press in Plume & Atwood's factory this
morning.
The police made a search of Almon
E. Rice's haunts yesterday in the hope
of finding the papers stolen from John
G. Hayes of Worcester.
An entertainment and supper for the
benefit of the Woodtick Sunday school
will be given i'm the chapel next
Wednesday evening.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club will hold meeting in their rooms
on Pleasant street at 8 o'clock this even
ing.
The annual excursion of the employees
of Holmes, Booth & Haydens will be
given to Glen Island on Saturday, Au-
gust s.
One of Minor. & Plumpton's wagons
shed a wheel on Bank street to-day. The
horse started to run, but was stopped
before much damage was done.
Arrangements are being made for a
union excursion to Savin Rock on Sat
urday, August %, under the auspices of
the First and Fourth divisions, A. o. II.
A new trial in the suit in which
Hulda L. LOOMS obtained judgment for
s., 900 against the Consolidated road in
consequence of fall on the stairs in the
Hartford depot, has been refused by the
supreme court of Massachusetts,.
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DR. Axtelle last night at DIR North's resi-
dence on North Main street. After
playing several selections the band was
served with refres hments. Plantation
melodies were afterwards sung by the
bands double quartette.
The thirteenth annual summer meet
ing of the Connecticut Commercial
Travellers association is being held al
Branford Point hotel to-day. Several
members of the association and guests
from this city are attending the meet
ing. Fredus Laid and his grandson
Willie are in attendance. Mr. Ladd is
probably the oldest "traveler" in the
state.
At the concerts on the green all eyes
are on the band, of course, while it is
playing. 1t takes away to degree the
pleasure of the music, when one notices
forth on their chairs. If the members
must do this we would suggest that the
leader buy rocking chairs.
The Connecticut weather prophet is
all ready with prediction about next
winter. 1t will be long and cold one,
he affirms, and the reason is that the
nut crop is going to be unusually large.
Nature never takes the trouble to pre-
pare big crop of nuts unless they are
going to be needed.
Conductor Blake complains that there
is too much noise about the band stand
during the concerts. Boys and others
cluster around the stand on which they
beat time with their hands and feet, dis
turbing the players very much. If the
strokes were always on time it would
not be so offensive.
Supreme Knight John j. Phelan of
the Knights of Columbus has appointed
John S. Neagle of this city deputy for
this district, comprising all the towns in
the valley from Ansonia to Winsted.
Mr. Neagle is grand knight of Barcelona
council and is very popular with mem
bers of the order. He received his COM
mission to-day. The retiring deputy is
John NJ. Sweeney of Naugatuck.
The death rate for the present month
continues to increase and each day four
or five deaths are recorded. A compari-
son with former years shows that in
July, 1887, when dysentery was SO pre-
valent, the total number of deaths was
1877. In 1888 the same month had So;
in 1889, "a, and last year 90. So far in
the present month ninety-tive deaths
have been reported.
The annual excursion of the Senior
Temperance society and the Young
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| take place tomorrow, Savin Rock being
the objective point. The train will
leave the New England depot at Z a. M.
returning, will leave New Haven at 6:4J
D.. IN. The fare is $1.25 for adults and
IS cents for children. If stormy the eX-
cursion will be postponed one week.
Deputy Sheriff Goodrich of Meriden
has in his possession 5000 worth of the
stock of Shoe Dealer Henry Boisvert,
formerly of this city, pending the result
of trial in the court of common pleas
on August 3. Boisvert claims that he
did not remove his goods to Meriden
with the intention of defrauding his
creditors, but simply changed his loca-
ton to better himself. Greenwood, the
name under which he went in Meriden
is the English translation of Boisvert.
John Sullivan, harmlessly insane
man, who periodically visits the Manga
tuck station under the impression that
it is his property, made his usual visit
this morning. He claims that the Far
rell Foundry and Machine company
have taken two feet of the railroad
property and made search for Presi
dent E. G. Lewis to give him a piece OF
his mind. Sullivan says that he will
build large boarding house for rail
road men, where the freight depot
stands.
Application was made in the probate
court this morning to place the children
of Mrs Annie Coyle, who was sent tt
the town house week ago, under the
care of a guardian. Mrs Coyle was
brought down from the town house this
morning and was perfectly satisfied tC
have the children cared for. Father
Mulcahy was present in the court anc
has promised guardians for two of the
children. William D. Keenan, will take
Annie, aged IL years, and Thomas Bowe
will take Katie, aged II. There are two
younger children, John and Philip, tt