Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-20
CITY NEWS.

stone crusher this afternoon.
The remains Of Elmer Silvernail were
taken to Lakeville to-day for burial.
Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather,
with rain or snow warmer tomorrow.
Henry Morse received word this
morning, of the death of his father, in
Torrington.
Economy is wealth, and cleanliness is
health. All of which will come if you
use lavine for easy washing.
The case of T. L. Andrews, trustee, VS.
the Citizens bank is being continued be-
fore Judge Bradstrest in the district
court to-day.
The board of health will hold q meet
ing at o'clock this afternoon to talk
up the proposition made by the select
men to collect the garbage.
A party from Ansantawae encamp.
ment, 1. o. o: F; went to Meriden last
evening to visit the lodge in that place.
They returned at 1880 this morning, re-
porting very pleasant time.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at Bronson hall last evening, to
take the preliminary steps toward form
| ing another assembly of the Brass
Workers association in this city.
The meeting of the common council
to have been held last night was again
postponed for one week the upper board
lacking a quorum, only Alderman
Thompson and Dillon being present.
Considerable complaint is made
against coasting on Central avenue. A
gentleman who witnessed the sport last
evening says that it is surprising that
serious accidents do not occur.
The o'clock train on the New Eng
land road was delayed about twenty
|
tive attached to a freight train broke,
blocking the track near the station in
! this city.
John Flanagan and Miss Ellen Reilly
were married by the Rev Father Null
cahy, in the church of the Immaculate
Conception, at o'clock this morning.
The best couple were Michael FIanna-
san and Miss Mary Mears.
The members of local branch No /, 13S,
Order of the Iron Hall, are requested to
meet at 1880 o'clock tonight, before the
public meeting which will be addressed
at $3.50 o'clock, in Johnson's hall, by p.
c. j., Evelyn Beeeher of New Haven.
The Allen & Ginter company of Rich
mond, Va, have leased the cigarette
machines from the Ludington company.
Prof Moran, who has been in charge of
the company's interests in Richmond,
will remain in this city.
Railroad men say the snow is Just pill
ing up in the vicinity of Winsted. 1t
showed there, Saturday evening, and
most of the day Sunday, and was still
showing yesterday, and is now nearly
knee deep. 1t is good sleighing from
Bridgeport to Winsted.
F. b. Rice has received a letter from
the National Cash Register company of
Dayton, Ohio, offering to pay the eX-
penses of a committee of Waterbury
men to visit their factory, as they claim
to be able to prove that the Uuion Cash
Register company of this city are in
fringing on their patents.
The choir of the Sacred Heart church.
are making preparations for the annual
st Patrick's night entertainment. The
the pen of Rev F. j. Murphy, will be
presented. The action is laid in the
ba lands of the southwest, where
pistol and bigga knifa hold sway.
The blacksmiths are reaping their
harvest, this season, and it will be large
enough to make up for that lost the past
two years. Yesterday all the shops in
town were crowded to their fullest ca
pacity, and many a man had to wait the
greater part of tht day before his horses
shoes could be sharpened.
The sixth annual reception of Sheri-
dan council, X. of c., will be held in
City hall, Friday evening, January 80,
the arrangements being in the hands of
j. A. Hynes, NJ. Kennedy, j. d. Bolan,
J. II. Frenzy, NJ. F. McKennerney and
j. E. Smith.
Hugh Manning, telegraph lIneman
employed by the New York and New
England railroad, was struck by train
near Bristol about noon yesterday. He
fell from a tree where he was cutting
away limb that interfered with the
wires. Just as he fell train passed.
He was seriously injured, but not killed. |
He lives at Providence.
Several freight cars jumped the track |
at Reynoldsville, on the New England |
road, yesterday morning, delaying |
travel for many hours. The 1 O'Clock |
until 8 o'clock last night, and the entire |
schedule was knocked out. The road has |
been experiencing the hardest kind of |
hard luck recently.
The grand fair of the local court of
the A. y. F. of A., will open in the City |
hall tonight. The hall has been beauti-
fully decorated and there is an attn ac-
tive display of useful and ornamental
articles. An interesting stage enter
talnment Will be provided each evening
by Manager Fincus of the casino
theatre, besides which there will be
tug-of-war and other amuse-
ments for young and old. The fair will
for nine nights and will with
out doubt be one of the most successful
events of the season.
The board of directors of the Water
bury Driving association met in Z. F.
Coles office Monday night and elected
the following officers President, E. F.
Cole; vice-president, Thomas Bland
N. w. Heater; treasurer, G.
5. Parsons. 1t was decided that the
spring meeting at the Driving park
should take place on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, May 2S, 80 and 80. The
have good horses and for that end have
decided to offer purses amounting to
from 81 500 to 81, 800.
New Haven county cases as follows