Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-07-30
CITY NEWS.

The road board will hold an import ant meeting this evening.
 The American band will give a con- cert on the green intervening.
 Sergeant Cox predicts showers, sta tionary temperature; clearing on Fri day.
 There are advertised letters at the postoffice for J. H. Barry and Miss Eva J. Evans.
 Real Estate Agent T. J. Moran has sold for A. B. Simons his house and one and one-quarter acre lot at Mill Plain, to Alfred A. Spender.
 Great victories: Wellington at Water loo. Washington at Valley Forge. Grant at Appomatrox. And Lavine wherever dirt is found.
 Wilhelm Probst, aged nine months, died last night at his parents residence, 107 James street. The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Among those who have applied for the position of principal of the Water bury High school are MT Sherman of Amherst, Mass, Messrs McLachnan and Williams of Plainville, and MT Walsh of Pittsfield.
 George, the infant son of MT and Mrs John W. Burns, died this morning. The funeral will be held at 8 o'clock to-mor row afternoon from the family resi- dence, 495 East Main street.
 Real Estate Agent w. J. Schlegel to- day sold for Martin A. Pond his resi- dence on Chestnut avenue to Judge Ellis Phelan. Judge Phelan will i'm prove the house by several additions and will occupy it about September 1.
 Charles Curtiss of New York com plained to the New Haven police to- day that while coming from New York on the early train he fell asleep and was relieved of $113 and gold watch and chain. There is no clue to the thief. The funeral of John Deegan was held at 9:30 this morning to the church of l cearers were: James Freney, John Freney, Thomas McGrath, James Fox, William Fox and Dennis Finn.
 A committee from the church of the Sacred Heart called upon the Rev Father Mulcahy in Waterbury this week for the purpose of arranging an | illustrated lecture on the Passion Play in New Haven.-New Haven Courier. The Waterbury bank has finally got \ into it's new quarters, and more com modious and elegantly equipped bank | ing house would be hard to find. The attaches of the bank take just pride in the fine appearance of their new quarters.
 E. D. Manwaring, the ticket agent at ! the New England depot, received the excursion tickets of the G. A. R. to, day. They are good from Friday until Monday. A special train will be run 1 from Hartford through here for the accommodation of those wishing to go on Sunday.
 | Manager Jean Jacques returned yesterday from his vacation. He says 1 that his booking for the coming year in l cludes many new as well as all the popu- ! lar attractions. His season opens early next month, with Primrose 6 Vests minstrels as the attraction. He expects ! to open his auditorium about October |. James O'Brien of Bishop street, while on his vacation called at the New Haven jail and had long talk with 1 Patrick Flanagan of this city, who is | under sentence of death for murder. Flanagan is perfectly resigned to his | fate. He has but little hope of receiv- ing a new trial or commutation of sen- l tence, being without money or inf1uen- | tial friends. He looks thin and feeble. The marriage of Councilman Henry F. Cunningham of this city and Miss Mary Fitzpatrick, was celebrated in St Patrick's church, New Haven, at l o'clock this afternoon. Miss Mamie | Holland of New Haven acted as brides maid, and Michael Cunningham of Dan- bury was best man. MT and Mrs Gun ! ningham will take up their residence in this city. Among the presents was an easy chair from the employees of the | Waterbury Printing Go, where MT Gun ningham is employed.
 A Naugatuck correspondent writes Three girls, from 15 to IS years of age, intoxicated and being chased by the l mother of one of them, was scene on our streets yesterday that attracted the attention of hundreds of people. One
 was a saloon keepers daughter belong ing here, named Dolan; the other two
 were from Waterbury. Deputy Sheriff Sweeney placed the trio in the lookup.
 Two were fined $7.70 each. The Dolan
 girl gave bonds until Monday.
 A fireman suggests to the committee
 of the state fair at Meriden, who are
 offering the prize for speed in laying
 dry hose, that they send out a rule de
 barring from running men who have
 not been full-hedged members of the
 company at least three months. It is
 common practice, he declares, for com
 panies all through New England to send
 out over the section for the fastest run.
 ners and make them members of the
 company simply to run. This practice,
 he claims, and rightly, is not fair test
 of the true membership of the various companies and does not show which company is the most skillful.
 | ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT.