Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-11
CITY NEWS.

 Phelan's dress goods are all the rage. Drop into his tea store and examine them. What are the wild waves saying? Use Lavine for easy washing.
 The colored people of Waterbury and vicinity are picnlcking at High Rock grove to-day.
 w. J. SchIegel to-day sold for Martin A. Pond his building lot on Chestnut avenue to William E. Quigley. The Rev. Father Mulcahy will deliver his lecture on "The Passion Play" i'll New Haven, Thursday evening.
 The great sale of Barrett's bankrupt stock will be continued a few days longer. The remainder of the stock is | to be given for almost nothing. O'Brien Brothers, the bakers, have bought the stock and fixtures of the East Main street bakery, formerly con ducted by Smith & Doran.
 Miss Bridget Delaney had the index finger of her right hand crushed by press at Steele & Johnson's on Saturday. Dr Hayes dressed the wound.
 Mrs. Laura E. Pearsall, who figured recently in the Camp divorce case, is connected with a divorce suit brought | by Mrs Frances E. Luty, housekeeper at Earle's hotel in New York.
 Sergent Cex predicts fair weather, stationery temperature, unless the con ditions are favorable for local showers | this evening; cooler weather may be eX- pected by Wednesday night. If the weather be favorable the unlon Foresters' picnic next Saturday. on the West End grounds, will be great suc- cess The admission to the afternoon games will be twenty-five cents each person.
 l First Lieutenant William H. c. Bow en, Fifth United States infantry, the New Haven recruiting officer, has been detailed by the war department, U. s., to inspect Camp Watson and make re- port to the adjutant-general, U. s. A. | A carriage driven by Miss Edith At wood of Bunker Hill, collided with | grocery wagon on Central avenue this morning. The horse ran away, Miss At wood and her mother were thrown out and the carriage was badly wrecked. Fortunately the ladies were not injured. At the last national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Hart ford, it was decided to have d button designed to be worn by the members. The button is something like the Grand Army button in size and shape, with clasped hands in relief, indicative of friendship, semi-circled by the letters A. O. H.
 The leading manufacturers of agri- cultural implements throughout the | country have formed a compact which virtually amounts to boycott upon county and state fairs and agricultural exhibitions of all kinds. The display costs more than the expenditure war ranted.
 A stranger hired team of James Car roll at New Britain, Saturday afternoon at o'clock, and nothing has been seen of them since. The horse was a valu- able animal, small and brown in color The stranger tried to sell the horse in Plainville, but before MT Carroll could have him arrested he left the town. It is believed he came toward this city.
 State police officers have been noti- fled to be on the alert for two burglars who entered R. w. DewelIs store, in cutlery and few articles of clothing. The thieves are described as follows: The first is five feet, six inches Tn height, thick set and smooth faced. The other man wears a dark moustache and is about six feet tall.
 Judge Dewey of Boston has granted a temporary injunction against the Order of the Royal Ark, in the suit of John Mcleod and others, who allege that Cne1F nave anu are unpaid, that the order has funds and collects assessments, and that its officers seek to divert the funds for illegal pur- poses.
 At meeting of the board of directors of the Masonic Mutual Benefit associa- tion in New Haven, last evening, $2,000 was voted to the widow of the late Oli- yer Stone of Bethel, and like amount to the children of the late P. F. Phelps of Glastonbury. The secretary stated that there had been no deaths in the associa- ton since the July meeting of the di- rectors. Eleven new members were accepted.
 A joint meeting of the selectmen and the committee on public lands and build ings was held last night, the principal business being the election of janitor of the City hall. Four ballots were taken, P. H. Real and John H. Lough- lin receiving three each, when the mat ter was continued until Friday evening. The hall agent was instructed to make necessary repairs and to secure bids for from 75 to 100 tons of coal.
 Real Estate Agent D. H. Tierney has sold to Rev J. A. Mulcahy two parcels of land, to be joined to the new ceme- tery of the Immaculate Conception church. One piece includes nine acres , and belonged to Miss Harriet A. Pier pont; the other was the property of James Porter and contains two and one half acres. The land fronts on the Cheshire road. The new cemetery now has an area of about seventy-seven acres.
 } John W. Gaffney has sold to A. s. Chase strip of land 12O feet square at the rear of the Leavenworth property on West Main street. The property is also at the rear of the old Philo Brown property. which adjoins it. The price paid was $10,000. MT Gaffney has sold the Philo Brown homestead to Mayor Baldwin, who will take it down and have it removed to the quarry in Water vile, where it will be re built into tene- ment flats.
 The fire commissioners held an ad- journed meeting at City hall last even ing. Commissioners Hart and Vail were appointed committee to act with the