Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-01
CITY NEWS.

this evening.
Mrs Charles Lounsbury is about to
leave for California, where she will
spend the winter.
The funeral of the late Patrick Glen
nan took place this morning to the
church of the Immaculate Conception.
Anthony, infant son of George String
of Bank street, died this morning. The
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon.
NEW HAVEN, Dec 1.-Observer Cox
of the weather bureau predicts for this
afternoon and tonight and Wednesday,
fair weather, warmer.
The freight traffic on the New Eng
land road still continues to be large.
Yesterdays business, despite the wreck
at Newington, was unusually large.
Jasmin & Dubuc have opened dental
parlors in KellY's block, Brooklyn dis
trict, and are now prepared to attend
to all work in their line.
|. Why do you shiver? OF course we
know the cold wave has come, but go at
once to Epson, Singleton & Co.'S and be
warmly clothed. They sell furnishings
also, in every style.
Leon w. Calender of New Britain,
aged 81, son of d. G. Calender, now of
Watertown, died Saturday. He leaves
a wife and two small children. The
funeral took place yesterday.
The board of selectmen left for Hart
ford to day, where they will meet the
railroad commissioners and decide on
the widening of the bridge under the
railroad on the South Leonard street eX
ension.
James Barnes, infant SON of James
Barnes, of As South Riverside street,
inI l,ic
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
same family lost a child last week from
diphtheria.
The cold wave of the past few days
has caused a brisk trade among the
clothiers, who have disposed of a large
number of ulsters and heavy overcoats
to say nothing of gloves, muffiers, etc.
1t is the kind of weather which makes
business good.
kid Conway was among the visi
tors at the town clerks Office yesterday
being bachelor, and he now intends to
join the vast army of benedicts. Miss
Harriet Marshall is the lucky young
acknowledgement News.
James Carey, aged II, son of Bernard
Carey of Oak street, dislocated his
lower jaw this morning, by falling on
the steps as he was going into his
house. He suffered great pain until
the fracture was reduced BY DIR NJ. j.
Donahue, who has charge of the case.
Mrs Richard Pierce of 437 South Main
street called lat police headquarters last
night and giving a description of the
ladys gold watch which Chief Egan
held received her property. She said
that the watch had been stolen from her
house on November 20.
A carboy of vitriol exploded in New
England road car at the yard in this
city, this morning. The flames were
spreading and telephone message was
sent to Phoenix Hose company. Driver
Flynn and several men responded and
succeeded in extinguishing the flames.
The we'll known firm of Hellmann &
Drescher, BARRIERS, at So Grand street,
has been dissolved, Mr. Hellmann having
decided to locate permanently in Cali
fornia. The business will be conducted
at the old stand by John T. Drescher,
who will thoroughly renovate the par
lors.
Says the New Britain correspondent
of the Hartford Times: A party from
Waterbury consisting of the Misses
Alice Hughes, Nellie Egan, Mamie
Thomas Guilfoile, who have been visiting
here since Thursday, were entertained
by the Crystal Skating club at a mem
bers residence last evening. They re-
turned home this morning.
Commencing on Sunday last and con-
tinuing the following four weeks, is
observed in the Catholic and Episcopal
church calendars as advent, which be-
tokens the near approach of the ami
versary of the birth of the Savior. 1t
is commemorated by both churches in
devotional manner, and all outward
frivolties are laid aside by strict mem
bers of both denominations until the
eve of Christmas day.
jeremiah Mccarthy of Birmingham,
who on Saturday was surrendered to
the United States court officials by the
bondsman, James j. McGrath of Water
bury, was taken before Commissioner
Wright yesterday and was committed
to Jail. Mccarthy was arrested a few
months ago for violation of the reve-
nue. laws, but escaped from Marshal
Loveridge. Later he secured a bonds
man, but when his case came up for
trial Mccarthy failed to appear.
Contractor Al Daggett, who is manu-
| featuring the government postal cards
in Shelton, says, that the government
owes him 100000, having failed to
make the regular payments for the past
IuIee uuOHLnS. An 9HOrC mas been made
by Daggett to recover part of the
money, but with no success. He says
that Postmaster Wanamaker excuses
the delay by saying that shipments have
not been made regularly from the fac
tory, and that the stations have not
been supplied. Mr. Daggett says that
such statements are untrue.
Mr. Gates, the weather sage of Win
sted, last winter, at the beginning of
the season, predicted thirty nine storms
for the winter. There were forty, ac-
cording to the weather bureau. Mr.
Gates says that one of the forty was a
very light furry of snow, and isn't sure
whether that one really ought to count.
But this season Mr. Gates predicts that
there will be fifty-six storms up to May
l. We have had six thus far-and if
our esteemed weather prophet is right,
we shall have fifty more storms to face
during the next five months. That is,
on the average, nearly one stormy day
out of every three.
The United States Identifying COM
pany, which has just been organized in
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