Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-21
CITY NEWS.


postoffice for Mrs j. G. Conlin.
Another little voter made his appear
ance in the family of Sheriff Mcdonald
yesterday.
Napolean Lisette, aged IS years, died
from consumption. last evening, at his
home on South Main street.
The public schools, with the exception
of the High school room, opened to-day.
The High school room will open to-mor-
row.
For the boys, you should get the
tknock about SUITS" they stand wear
and tear. Ask Epson, Singleton & Co
for them.
A man who never makes a mistake is
a man who never does anything. No
one will make a mistake if lavine is used
for all washing purposes.
Brett & Co have filled their north
window with children's suits costing
from So to $40, which they are now
closing out for 1895.
Charles jackson arrived home last
evening from his trip to California. MIR
jackson spent nearly seven months on
the Pacific coast.
The new and improved street scraper
ordered by the board has been received
and Sire ct Inspector Wright says that it
does excellent work.
Postmaster John c. Kinney of Hart
ford, who is well known here, lis quite ill
with pneumonia. He was first attacked
with the grip, which within day or
two has developed into pneumonia.
A large quantity of western mail
arrived at the postothce, yesterday, in
soiled condition. The matter was in the
mail car which was wrecked on the
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Friday.
John Murphy was before the court
this morning charged with drunken
ness. He was fined $40 and costs. The
case against John Nolan, charged with
keeping open on Sunday, was continued
until tomorrow.
The will of the late Thomas O'Connor
was offered for probate to-day, and the
hearing continued until Monday. The
will provides that the property be given
to his wife, with the exception of 5000
which he bequeaths to his mother.
B. Mulllngs contemplates removing
his clothing tailoring and gents furnish
ing goods establishment, in the fall, to
the large store now occupied by Brett Il
Company. Extensive alterations will be
made, including the lowering of the floor
in the rear and other changes.
The battalion drill of Companies G and
A, in the armory last night, was witness
ed by large number of spectators. The
drill was commanded by Major Burpee,
assisted by .Adjutant Dickinson and
Sergeant Major Carter. Guard mount
preceded the drill and dress parade con-
Guided the evenings work.
At the monthly meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the state turner's at New
Britain Sunday, Meriden, Hartford,
New Britain, Danbury, Bridgeport, New
Haven, Waterbury, Rockville and
Holyoke were represented. The pro-
gramme of calesthenics for the funniest
at Wiliamsburgh, Brooklyn, was dis
cussed. From 100 to l2O members will
take part in the exercises and will meet
at Hartford June 2l, for rehearsal.
The board of education held an ad-
iourned meeting last evening. Super
intendent Crosby was authorized to
make use of the printed schedule of the
new course in grading the schools dur
ing the coming term. Mr. Henderson
dcplored the fact that SO few of the
pupils in the High school take the
classical course and suggested that un-
less a certain number of the class took
this course that the branch be aban-
doned.
The opening of the shad season this
year shows prospects for Il large catch,
although but few fish have yet been
caught in the Connecticut river. The
running of shad at SaybrOok Point will
begin earlier than last season as the
water will be much warmer than at this
time last year. The prices of shad will
be lower than previously on account of
the overstock of other fish. Bluetish are
now being caught in abundance off the
shores of the southern states, something
quite unusual at this time of year.
A gypsy named Cooper hired a team
from Peter Kelly yesterday afternoon
and drove to Naugatuck, where he eX-
changed the horse with clothier for an
old skate" a suit of clothes and 50
cash. MIR Kelly was notified by one of
the band of gypsies encamped near
Simonsville that Cooper was drunk, and
he Immediately dispatched his hostler to
Naugatuck to bring back the team.
Cooper was found and surrendered the
strange horse tc the hostler, and later in
the day Mr. Kelly secured his own horse
in this city. Cooper was arrested by
Sheriff Sweeney.
The New Haven Register says that a
test case will soon be made in that city
regarding the liability of electric COM
panies for damages from having their
wires on the tops of buildings. The
Simpson building has been damaged by
the strain on the roof, making cracks
and letting the water in. The COM
panies which have wires on the roof
have all settled on pro rata basis eX-
cept the Standard Electric Time COM
pany. The amount is small, but Gen
eral Ford, the owner of the building, has
instructed his lawyer to bring tsuit and
proposes to make test case of it.
At a recent meeting of the American
band it was voted to give the first of
twelve open air concerts ON Thursday,
June 4th, and every Thursday after that
during the summer, weather permitting,
Should rain prevent any concert it will
be postponed until the end of the regular
concert season. The band wish to i'm
press upon the public that these con-
certs will be first class in every respect.
The programme will be printed in all
local papers the day previous to every
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