Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-31
CITY NEWS.

Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather.
stationary temperature; fair on Tues
day.
Rev Father Flemming assisted at the
forty hours devo lion in ThOmaston yes
terday.
The choir of the Immaculate Concep-
ton church will go on an excursion to
Stvin Rock tomorrow.
The New London Waterbury express
over the Naugatuck division will be dis
continued after Saturday next.
John J. Hughes and wife of Brooklyn,
N. Y, are spending a weeks vacation
with his brother in-law, Frank p. Lynch
of 60 ScOvill street.
DIR T. NJ. Bull of Naugatuck, who has
many friends in this city, is to lecture
before the Y. NJ. G. A. of New York, on
November 5.
The o'clock train from Danbury
over the New England road, was an hour
freight cars blocking the track near
Danbury.
The wife of Samuel E. Collins of so
Railroad Hill street, presented him with
bouncing baby boy Sunday morning.
AS it is the first male heir in the family
the father is correspondingly happy.
Chief Egan received telegram this
afternoon from man named Bowling,
living in Providence, asking who the
Bowling was who was assaulted yester-
day. The chief replied giving particu
lars.
a rumor prevailed in Bridgeport yes
terday that the Evening Post of that
city had been sold to an outside syndi-
cate for $50, 600. One of the proprietors
denies the rumOr, but admits that they
have been approached to sell, but can
not agree upon price.
The senate will convene a week from
to-day-LabOr day-the day to which
adjournment was had in June. The
senators did not have in mind the fact
that September Z was a legal holiday,
when they adjourned, or they would
have fixed another day for reconvening.
Frank WoolwOrth, mailing clerk at
the postotfice, is ill at his home threat
ened with an attack of typhoid fever.
This makes the second case i'll the office,
Letter Carrier Frank Beecher having
died from the disease. The ventilation
in the office is very poor and something
must be done to remedy the evil.
Arrangements are being made for an
entertainment, under the auspices of
the Sacred Heart church, to be
held in City hall on two evenings in the
latter part of September. The pro-
gramme will include an illustrated lee
ture, with music, followed by a short
farce.
The funeral of the late Neil McLaugh-
lin was largely attended to the church
of the Immaculate Conception this
morning where requiem mass was Gel
ebrated by the Rev Father O'Donnell.
The pallbearers were: Hugh Flood, Thos
Callaeban, Dennis Kilduff and John
Mclaughlin.
Sewer Contractor Nathan K. Carpen-
ters leg was amputated Saturday at the
hosnital between the ankle and the
knee. Mr. Carpenter was injured several
days ago by jumping from a wagon
drawn by a fractions horse on Pleasant
street. SuppuratiOn set in between the
fractured bones and all efforts to save
the limb failed.
The festival of the Third division, A.
| o. H., will be continued tonight al
City hall. There was a large attendance
Saturday evening and Comedians Cole
man and Norton were at their best. The
festival has been a success. 1t will pos
itively close tonight and cordial in.
vitatiOn is extended to the public.
The butchers have almost completed
the preparations for the big barbecue
which is to he held on the West Enc
grounds next Thursday. No expense
will be spared to make the event the
greatest of the kind ever held in these
parts. If Sergeant Cox will only dc
the right thing in the shape of weather
the happiness of the butchers will bt
complete.
A largely attended NEE ling of Ger
mans was held in ConcOrdIa hall yester
day, and an organization known as the
club was form d. The club is composed
of men of both political creeds. Thes'
officers were elected: President, T.
Hauser; vice president, Joseph Zwiebel
secretary, Henry LOether; executive
committee, Moritz Grelle, Bernard H
Mailer, William M. Miller and Henry
Ramp.
A swindler who pretended to be 1
Roman Catholic clergyman collected
about $50 in West Cromwell last week
then departed to parts unknown. HI
said that he was Father Kelley o
Geneva, N. Y" and solicited thu
money on the ground that he wa
suffering from disease and that nothing
would cure him but a trip to Europe
Sharp questioning from a suspicion
man caused him to leave before he ha(
thoroughly canvassed the town.
John Kennedy of this city, who wa
committed to the Connecticut hospita
for the insane, at Middletown, May Z
escaped from the institution on Satur
day. Search was made for him and las
night his body was found in the Con
necticut river by man named Bannon
Kennedy came to this country abOu
two years ago. He lived in the Abriga
dor district, was about 30 years of ag
and leaves a wife and two children
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the selectmen of his death.
Street Inspector Wright began worl
upon Burnham street to-day, under tn
advice of City Attorney Burpee. Tn
question of crossing the New Englant
road at this point has been handed dow
as legacy from one board to anothe
for several years. At recent meeting
of Ethc board of road commissioner
Mayor Baldwin urged that something
be done in the premises. 1t was vote
tolinstruct the street Inspector to com
plete the necessary work, under di
rections from the city attorney.
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