Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-24
CITY NEWS.

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Co A will give their annual picnic at
High Rock grove July A. Special trains
will make frequent trips to the grove.
The dress pattern idea inaugurated by
Phelan, the tea and coffee dealer, is
quite an innovation but it takes well.
For sale cheap, shelving, counters,
tables, show cases, mirrors, safe, desk,
etc, etc. Brett & Co.
The marriage of Henry Kennaugh
and Miss Mary Wall will take place at
st Patrick's church at 3 p. m. to-mor-
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this morning to allow Judge Cowell to
leave town on the $40 train. There was
but one case, plain drunk.
Congressman Amos j. Cummings of
the New York Sun has telegraphed that
he will be present at the Press associa-
ton meeting at Meriden, July %.
Organized charity is a charitable
thing. And to cleanse some of the
seekers after charity would be a desir-
able thing. Use Lavine.
Hon S. w. Kellogg left for the
Rangely lakes in Maine to-day. He ex-
poets to be absent two weeks unless the
supply of fish is exhausted before that
time.
Joseph Taylor of this city and Miss
Annie Gully of Winsted were married
yesterday at the residence of the brides
parents in Winsted, by the Rev MIR
Stanley, rector of st James Episcopal
church.
The funeral of the late Patrick Conlon
will take place from the family residence
on Welton street, at s:45 to morrow
morning to the church of the Immacu-
late Conception, where requiem mass
will be celebrated at 9:15.
The postponed picnic of the Turn
Verein is being held in Hellmann's
grove to-day. Among the attractions
will be exhibitions by the active turner's
and the juvenile class. There will be
dancing afternoon and evening.
Assistant Adjutant General White
said yesterday that undoubtedly the
Connecticut National guard would go
into camp in August inasmuch as the
receipts from the military Communication
tax were sufficient to meet the ex-
penses.
Officers from the Middletown insane
retreat were in Waterbury yesterday
looking up man named Cosgrove,
formerly of this city, who had escaped
from the institution the day before.
They found their man on Niagara street
and returned with him to the asylum.
The commencement exercises of the
Hillside avenue school were held to-day,
when the Junior department rendered a
carefully arranged musical and literary
programme. The senior class exercises
will be held tomorrow evening. The
graduating class consists of one mem
Der, Miss Sadie Osborn.
The following nine will represent the
Waterbury Buckle shop in the game of
ball for $50 side with the Rogers &
Brothers team at the picnic of the Rose
catcher; Fitzgerald, pitcher; Finley, first
base; Cavanaugh, second base; Keefe,
third base; Flood, short stop; Preston,
left field; Coyle, center field; Noonan,
right field.
A delivery wagon belonging to
Butcher Slattery of Baldwin street was
upset on South Main street this morn
ing by the dropping out of the king
bolt. The driver landed in a heap on
the pavement but picked himself up
and after short run captured the horse
which was making off with the shafts
and forward wheels.
Court Wolf Tone, A. o. F. of A.,
elected the following officero last night:
Q. R., James s. Carroll; s. G. R.,
Lawrence Cronin; r. S., Thomas Maher;
F. s., M. F. Parkinson; treasurer, James
Coughlan; s. W., Frank Carroll; j, W.,
James Dryer; S. B., Michael McKenna:
j. B., Jeremiah Murphy; board of trus-
tees, John s. Hayes chairman, w. II.
Delaney, John Maher.
Trout may not be lawfully taken after
the 1st of July and fishermen are making
the most of the short time allowed them
by law to angle for these speckled beau
ties as they are generally termed. The
season has hna11 a kho
men say, hardly a dozen good sized
strings being taken in this vicinity.
During the early spring time the waters
were too cold and later in the season they
were too warm to entice the fish from
the deep pools.
The parade of the Connecticut Total
Abstinence union was held In Bridge
port to-day, about 5000 men being in
line, representing societies from all
parts of the state. A number of mem
bers of the Waterbury r. G. T. A. and
u. society were present but did not par
ticipate in the exercises. At 4 o'clock
Mayor Marigold will address the visitors
at Scheutzen park, after which Thomas
FL. Kehoe of New Britain, president of
the union, will speak.
John T. Donovan, the garbage COL |
lector of Bridgeport, appeared before |
Justice Morehouse in Fairfield Yesterday
afternoon at Q o'clock to answer the |
charge of violating an order of the
board of health of that town. Quite a |
of witnesses had been sum-
moned to testify against Mr. Donovan, |
but their presence was not needed as he |
pleaded guilty to the charge and was |
fined 81 and costs. Mr. Donovan was |
not represented by counsel and his |
course was the least expected, as it was |
he would fight the case.
Yesterday afternoon between the
hours of and 8 reception was held at |
the residence of Charles w. Burpee, No
81 Pine street. Mrs Burpee took this
means of bidding good. bye to her many
lady friends previous to her departure
for Bridgeport, where Mr. Burpee has
a fattering offer to become
associate editor of the bridgeport