Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-05
CITY NEWS.

8 o'clock Granulated Breakfast Coffee.
The "Great Metropolis" at the opera |
house this evening.
A new serial will be commenced Sat-
urday; watch for it.
Be sure and get Saturdays DEMOCRAT
and read the opening chapters of "The
Colonel of the Fourth"
w. N. Ladd has some of the finest APP
Piles ever seen in Waterbury at his store.
They are worth going to see.
One pound of 8 o'clock Breakfast Cof-
fee for % cents will go further than
double the amount of any othen-
Conductor Beers, formerly of the New
England road, is now employed in the
Grand Central station in New York.
The condition of John E. Lowell has
much improved within the past few
days. His friends are hopeful that he
will continue to improve.
An original poem delivered by j. j.
O'Reilly at the Emmett anniversary ex-
ercises in the rooms of the Young Mems
Catholic Literary association last night,
will be found on the first page.
The Hon Daniel DougherSy of New
York lectured to a large audience at
Naugatuck last night. Among those
occupying seats on the stage was the
Rev Father Mulcahy of this city.
Miss Laura Comeau, aged 10 years,
daughter of NJ. A. Comeau, died late
yesterday afternoon, at her home ON
North Riverside street. The funeral
will take place Saturday morning.
Frederick II. Phelps, jr, for the past
| six years transfer agent for the New
England road at East Hartford, a very
capable railroad man, has resigned, and
George White has been appointed to
| fill his place.
The arguments in the Ives VS. Chilling
worth case were concluded yesterday,
before Judge Bradstreet in the district
court. Attorney Webster for Iplaintitf
and Webb of New Haven for defendant.
Decision was reserved.
George F. Pickering, for several years
employed at Hitchcock's & Company's
factory as foreman, has rendered his
| resignation. MIR Pickering has pur-
chased a summer hotel at Greenport, L.
l., and will leave for there in a few
weeks.
The Connecticut turnbezirk will be
held in Hartford in about two weeks,
when it will be decided when and where
the next funniest will be held, and when,
also, state officers will be elected. The
| turnbezirk will be attended by delegates
| to the number of one to every twenty
i've members of the various German
| bunds in the state of Connecticut.
Michael Higgins, who was taken to
the town house about three weeks ago,
| has been acting queerly and Keeper
| Thompson was obliged to put him in a
cell. Papers will be made out to-day
for his commitment to the asylum in
Middletown. George Nichols was also
taken to that institution to-day.
The funeral of the late Lemuel j.
Kahl took place to the Hall memorial
chapel, this afternoon, where the
funeral services were conducted by the
Rev r. w. Micou. The pallbearers
were Fred w. French, William Frey.
Howard E. Moody, George Delevieleuse,
William E. Wildman and Aaron
Aldridge, shopmates of the deceased at
| the Farrell foundry, and all members of
Nosahogan lodge, /. D. o. F. The
burial was in Riverside cemetery.
aTown Clerk Madden filed his mortuary
| report for the month of February to-day.
So far this year there has been decrease
| in the number of deaths from the same
months in 1890. January 1890 had 81
more deaths than the same month this
year. February 80, had two more than
the past month, which had total of SO.
The following were the causes: Measles
one, cerebro spinal meningitis three,
diptheria and Group two, whoop-
ing cough 1, typhoid fever, 3,
consumption and phthisis 6, pneumo-
mia and lung fever 8, bronchitis 2, all
diseases of nervous system 2, heart dis
eases 3, accident and violence 3, all
other causes except still births 12, total
deaths 46, deaths under five years 9,
still births 5.
The will Of the late Isaac Boughton
was presented for probate to-day. By
II ho nf % Vx-ill no
is left the homestead on South Main
street, and the entire residue of the
estate is left in trust to her. George A.
Boughton is the trustee and will turn
over to her all money collected from
the estate. The will is very lengthy
one and precautions were taken to pre-
vent any contssting of the same. 1t
provides that after Mrs Boughtons
death the estate shall be divided among
the children. George A. Boughton,
Nathan w. Merwin Of New Haven and
Charles w. Gillette are named as ex
ecutorS.
At their meeting last night the dis
trict committee received notification
from the selectmen of the appointment
of James Coughlan as tax collector.
The law requires that at least five days
notice shall be given to the district and
finance committees of such action. Both
Icommlttees Will propaply meet IN JOINT
convention next week to pass on the
matter. Complaints were received
from property owners adjacent
to the Clay street school that
snow and ice fell from the roof which
was liable to cause injury. The COM
mittee voted that snow brakes be placed
on the roof of the building. Chairman
Webster has received from the state
comptroller's Office $16,274, Waterbury,
dividend of the state school fund.
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