Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-20
CITY NEWS.


higher temperature.
The Rev E. @. Tullar will deliver the |
memorial day address at Seymour.
A special meeting of Phoenix Fire COM
pany will be held Friday evening.
Look for the Union blue label before
buying your cigars.
Noble Munson, aged 10 years, died at
Watertown this morning.
If you are in need of hat call at
Brett g. Cos. They are selling out.
William Branch had the thumb of
his lef hand crushed at the Farrell foun-
dry this morning
Miss Delane, the smallpox patient, was
discharged from the pest house to-day,
having entirely recovered.
The tenth annual convention of the
officials of the New England water
works will be held in Hartford, June
| 10, II and 10.
Lawrence Ruth has bought a stylish
team Of driving horses from New Haven
parties, the price paid being something
like 81 900.
S. K. Kent of Bridgeport is in town in
| the interest of the Connecticut Catholic.
He has charge of the Waterbury district,
covering the Naugatuck valley.
Military muddles, political squabbles
and business cares are enough to drive
most men crazy. But they will have no
trouble at homo il Lavine is used for
washing.
The committee having in charge the
| flag raising have invited the mayor and
parade preceding the exercises on the
S0th inst.
Comstock lodge, X. OF p, entertained
members of the order of this city and
Hartford with a banquet last night and
Nosahogan entertained q lodge from
Hartford. The visitors went home on q
special train. a lal fi.s aa
The board Of road commissioners will
meet this evening and give the property
owners hearing in the matter Of lay
ing sidewalks ON Riverside street below
Green street and the cemetery gate.
The sewer board will give hearing on
the matter of sewer for Welton street.
L. Y. Carroll, formerly business
manager Of the Sunday Herald, is now
in jail in Worcester, Mass, and will be
taken to Bridgeport in day or SO to
answer the charge of embezzlement
He is accused Of having appropriated
about 81 800 belonging to the Herald.
The old news stand lately closed on
account of the death of William f. Dill
lon, is open again for business and will
be managed by Mrs w. f. Dillon, who
has decided to continue the business at
the old stand. The undertaking depart
ment will be continued as usual, a COM
petent undertaken being engaged to
carry out orders. G-~'~ ssa
William Bottome was up again this
morning for drunkenness. He said he
had not been drunk for two months, but
it was discovered that during that time
he was in the town house. He was sent
up again for 80 days. Anthony Efer,
II years of age, who halls from Middle
bury, got 'entangled in the meshes of in
t0xication yesterday and this morning
he was fined 81 and costs. ~, " -.
| The New York papers yesterday re-
ported that the New York & New Eng
land road had agreed to abandon the
Newburgh ferry aud do all their west
ern business over the Poughkeepsie
bridge If the managers of the bridge
would build line to provide direct con-
nection and that the money for this was
raised. That was one report. Then
came a dispatch from Boston saying
that General Manager Howard denied
that any arrangement had been made.
That was the other report. They do not
combine very well.
/ A hearing upon the matter Of town
highways and bridges is being held be-
fore the committee Of arbitration this
} afternoon. George Boughton, Colonel
j. B. Doherty and Benjamin Sedgwick,
, former first selectmen went before the
board and each. stated in effect that the
superintendent of highways has full
control over the town roads. During
their respective terms, of Office they
never consulted with their associates
upon the board in regard to the working
OF The roads or hiring Of help. In Other
matters the full board of selectmen, Of
at least the second selectman was con
suited.