Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-15
CITY NEWS.

be held at Hartford, in October.
HI. E. Strasburg, clerk at the Park
drug store, has accepted position with
j. T. Hillhouse at Fair Haven.
Life is full of trials here below, but if
you give Lavine a trial you will never
have any trouble with the monster dirt.
Nearly two hundred children received
their first communion at the church of
the Immaculate Conception this morn
ing.
Everybody, great and small, big and
little, rich and poor, meek and lowly go
to Epson & Singleton's when they want
good clothing and furnishings.
A valuable pointer dog was run over
and killed by one of Hall & Upson's ice
teams, last evening, at the corner of
Bank and Grand streets.
City Attorney Burpee was in Meri-
den yesterday and had an interview
with the members of the state board of
health in regard to the emptying of
sewerage into the Naugatuck river.
The Ansonia Sentinel says: The Celtic
Literary association of Ansonia and the
Patrick Sarsfield club of Waterbury,
have Joined forces for an excursion to
Coney Island by the iron steamboat
Sirius, Saturday, August 30.
About 80 o'clock this afternoon the
eight-year- old son of Michael Hogan of
376 East Main street was run over by
carriage, but luckily did not get hurt
very seriously. The driver kept on as if
nothing out of the way had happened.
DIR O'Hara was called last evening to
attend the 5-year.old daughter of Ser
geant 7. F. Bolger, who fell into an
open sewer on Orange street, a distance
of fifteen feet. The only injury re-
ceived by the little one was a painful
scalp wound.
| Another effort was made last night by
the committee on public lands and
buildings and the selectmen to elect a
ianitor of City hall. A number of bal
lots were taken, P. H. Real and John
Loughlin each receiving three votes.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of First Selectman Pinney.
There was small police court this
morning. John Walsh, charged with
drunkenness, was fined 81 and costs.
Michael Culliton Denis Shea and Michael
F. Ryan were charged with breach of
the peace. The case against the former
was continued, Shea was fined 81 and
costs and Ryan had sentence suspended.
Already nearly 200 names have been
signed to the petition which is being
circulated, protesting against closing the
South Main street entrance to the post
office. AS soon as the inspector makes
his report, condeming the entrance, the
petition will be presented to the author
tiles. The South Main street entrance
to the office is an old institution and
must be spared.
Thirty chiefs of fire departments in
various cities of the United States, who
have been attending the convention in
Springfield, Mass, visited New Haven to-
day as the guests of Chief Hendrick.
At noon the whole department was call
ed out for inspection and the visitors re-
viewed it from in front or City hall.
After the inspection the guests were
driven to Savin Rock, where a shore
dinner was served at Hills homestead.
At the special meeting of the court of
common council, held last evening, the
contracts for building a sewer in Will
liam street, from East Main to Laurel,
and for building storm water sewer in
Hill and North Main streets were
awarded to Edward McManus, who was
the lowest bidder. 1t was voted to
pave Grand street, from Bank to South
Main, with Belgian blocks, at an esti
mated cost of $4,245.
Messrs L. D. Warner of Naugatuck
G. S. Chapman and Thomas Fitzsim
mons of Waterbury, Rev w. F. Fennel
and l.. R Hayden of Middle own, Joshua
Belden of Newington and H. K. Brain
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afternoon for Chautauqua to represent
Connecticut at meeting of the inter
nation executive Sunday school com
mittee and other representative Sunday
school workers of the United States anC
British American provinces. This
meeting opens to-day and will continue
until the 10Th instant.
Orders have been received by the Som
of Veterans camps instructing them t.
PAL ticipate in the annual field day exer
ciSes to occur September 7, at Naugatuck
All the camps in the state, 35 in number
:, will be represented, but of the 962 mem
il bers on the roll probably not more thar
500 will attend. 1t is intended to hav,
the work and display more complete thi
year than last, as last years field day
was an experiment. In the morning tn,
l. young men will be put through a cours'
n of drilling and exercises, and in the af
= ternoon there will be a street parade anC
/, a dress parade.
!, The Fourth Ward Democratic clul
d elected the following officers at thei
F. meeting on River street last night: Presi
II dent, Edward b. Hyland;f first vice presi
!. dent, Peter Coughlan; second vice presi
IS dent, William McGrath; third vice presi
dent, John E. Finley; 70: nth vice presi
dent, Edward G. Kilduff; fifth wee pre-
dent, Bernard Byrnes; financial secre
tary, M. F. McKennerney: recording
secretary, Emmett Riordan; treasurer
James E. Byrnes; executive committee
Terrence COyle, James Coughlan, Thorn
as J. Moran, NJ. F. McKennerney, Johl
T E. Finley, John S. Fay, Daniel Kelly
Peter Coughlan, P. j. Kelly, James E
Byrnes.
On Friday of next week the New Yor
. and New England road will give an ex
|. cursion to the Hudson river, whit h Wi
be one of the best trips offered this sea
-e son. The special train will leave thi
city at 7:I5 a. NJ, stopping at stations e
route, and arrive at Fishkill-on-Hudso
at 1870. Here the commodious steame
James T. Brett will be boarded for a sa
up the Hudson. The steamer will sa
under the great bridge at Poughkeepsi
and then return to Newburg, where
landing will be made. In the afternoo
the excursionists will enjoy sail dow
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