Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-04-25
CITY NEWS.
vreeland's minstrels at the casino

Asheim's Grand street cigar store.
Jerry Sugrue of Railroad Hill street
who has been confined to his house with
the grip is getting better.
The remains of Mrs Hannah Downs,
who died Thursday, were taken to Tor
rington this morning for burial.
Some men are seeking health and some
are seeking wealth. But most all the
women are seeking lavine to drive away
dirt.
The greatest bargains ever offered to
purchasers of tea or baking powder will
be given tonight at Phelan's tea store
Platt's block.
Robert Mccormick of Vine street
broke his collar bone Thursday night by
falling from a load of furniture on
North Main street.
William T. Munson, aged Al years,
died last evening at his home on East
Nam street. The funeral will take
place to morrow afternoon.
Brett & Co have filled their north
window with children's suits costing
from $5 to $40, which they are now
closing out for 1896.
Epson, Singleton & Co are showing as
fine a line of gents, youths and boys
clothing as can be found in the state,
and at hard pan prices.
Colonel Doherty to-day issued o circu-
lar letter to the commissioned officers of
the Second regiment inviting them to
attend the funeral of Major Kinney in
Hartford next Monday.
Hiram Bisbee, aged "a years, died at
his home on North Main street, last
evening. The funeral will take place at
| $3.50 Monday morning. The remains
will be taken to Ansonia for burial.
| The Waterbury term of the superior
court opens in this city Tuesday and
| will Immediately adjourn to New Ha-
| ven. There are about ten prisoners in
Jail awaiting trial at this term of court.
The will of the late Morgan O'Brien
was offered for probate late yesterday.
The deceased bequeaths his entire pro-
perty to his wife, Mary O'Brien, and APP
| pointed John J. Geraghty executor.
The will was made March "A, 1886.
At tomorrow evenings meeting
Barcelona council, X. of c., will confer
the second degree to twenty members
and the third degree to thirty-five men,
bers. They will also initiate two candi-
dates. Every member is requested to be
present.
"Bilr' Dean, the famous umbrella
member, who with his wife has travelled
all over the state, was around yesterday
for the first time since his wife was
killed about a fortnight since at New
Haven. Dean was injured while trying
to save his wife, but recovered.
Adjutant General Embler has issued a
general order in memory of the late
Major Kinney. 1t concludes: LAS a
mark of respect to his memory, it is
hereby ordered that the United States
flags on the arsenal and the public
buildings of the state be displayed at
half-mast until after the funeral"
H. E. Howe of this city, who has
been negotiating for the Bradley house
business in Southington, has finally con-
cluded not to buy. He has purchased
and will conduct the Unionville house.
in Unionville, which has been managed
10y Amory Cobb of Sutfield since the
death of Landlord Macdonald.
The sale of trout brook and game
privileges to syndicates has gone SO far
in this state that lovers of hunting and
fishing, who are ION the inside" have
concluded that something must be done
in self-defenSe. For this purpose the
members of the Meriden Rod and Gun
club held an enthusiastic meeting
Thursday evening, when a committee
was appointed to organize an anti-syn-
dictate club.
In the suit of Sarah NJ. Camp of this
city against her husband, Edward A
Camp, for divorce and alimony, motion
was made in the superior court at New
Haven, yesterday, by the plaintiff fol
the production of certain books. EX-
Congressman Kellogg, who appeared
for the defendant, was unable to argue
the case, owing to weakness, he having
just recovered from an attack of inf1u
enza, and Judge Prentice continued tn,
case one week. 1t is claimed by the dc
Tense that the motion made yesterday i:
identical with the one denied by Judge
Hall last February.
A new clock has been invented by {
railroad man that promises to be grea
advantage to locomotive engineers. The
dial plate and figures are large, and s,
are the hour and minute hands. AS
train whirls by a railroad station the
hour and minute hands whirl arount
like a flash to make the correct time anC
red bulrs-eye flashes into the dial
Five minutes later the red light turn
green, and in five minutes more the
green light disappears. The engineer OF
the next train following can tell exactl,
how many minutes ahead is the trail
that precedes him. The clock is per
feet timekeeper, and when the trail
f passes drops the signal light.
An alarm of fire from box %, at tn
west end, called out the department. jus
before - o'clock last night. The fir
was in the upper part of the building
occupied as grocery store and dwell
ing house by NJ. H. Epson, and as
market and dwelling house by Nobl
Thomas, near the corner of West Mali
\ street and the WATERFOWL road. Flame
! were discovered shooting from the roo
above where Thomas lived, by William
4 II. Austin, t he night Waterman at tn
u horse car stables. He rang the alarm
@ The hydrant which the first line of hos
was laid to was out of order, causin
considerable delay in changing to al
other hydrant, and the flames wer
burning fiercely when the water wa
finally turned on. The building wa
Thoroughly flooded and the loss
estimated at $500. While going to tn
fire the whiffietree of No rs WACO
broke causing considerable delay. TIL