Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-06-18
CITY NEWS.


Thomas Holohan, who has been at
home last evening, on his vacation.
For sale cheap, shelving, counters,
tables, show cases, mirrors, safe, desk,
etc, etc. Brett 6 Co.
r. T. Brewer has left the employ of
the Union Cash Register company and
is now with the Dayton company.
Miss Lizzie Hart, Miss Kate Callaghan
and Joseph Heffernan will sail for
Europe June 81, to remain abroad until
September.
Several Waterbury people witnessed
the execution of Jacob Scheele in
BridgeporC to-day, being sworn in as
deputies.
The rapid change in the weather last
evening necessitates warmer clothing.
Epson, Singleton & Co have just what
you want.
Sealed proposals for the purchase of
the old police station property will be
received by the board of police commits
sioners until June 80, 1891.
Good Cheer council, No 4, o. G. F.,
will give a sociable and festival in Con-
cordia hall tomorrow evening. There
will be dancing and other amusements.
Company A will meet Monday even
ing to nominate by ballot captain to
succeed Captain Stocking, resigned, and
transact other important business.
S. G.. Terry and family leave this
evening for New Decataur, Alabama,
where Mr. Terry will engage in the hotel
business.
Yardmaster Lynch of the New Eng
land yards has been promoted to the
position of conductor and is succeeded
by Frank Wilson of Hartford.
r. G. Forbes, the agent in this city for
the Mason & Hamlin organs and pianos
will furnish a piano for the entertain
ment to be given by st Mary's school.
The members of TIE st Aloysius Ca
diets commenced their three days retreat
in the gymnasium hall of st Patrick S
building last night. The retreat will
continue this and tomorrow evenings.
You may talk of bicycles, tricycles,
icicles, land acknowledgement
but if you want good tea go to Phelan's,
I in Platt's block, and get dress with it
for nothing.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club will hold meeting tomorrow
evening at their rooms on Pleasant
street. Business of importance will
come up for action.
The members of the st Aloysius cadets
with few invited friends will enjoy an
outing at High rock grove next Mon
day. The excursion train will leave the
Naugatuck station at $50 a. m.
Henry Mccarthy of Naugatuck, a
graduate of the United States College of
Embalming, and for three years with
Undertaken Hungerford of Naugatuck,
has taken a similar position with Mrs
w. F. Dillon.
UNlo T,,r,, NToro;y, ~>;oy;o ,x,I,:ol, ,,,oo -
have been given at Hellmann's grove
this afternoon and evening, has been
postponed on account of the storm. The
picnic will be held on next Wednesday,
June "a.
Eight boys escaped from the state re-
form school lat :Meriden Tuesday.
They were chased into a swamp and five
were captured. Superintendent Howe
believes that the other three will be
found to-day.
A bill of complaint has been filed in
the United States circuit court by the
American Pin company of Waterbury
against E. j. Downes & Co of New Ha-
ven for an alleged infringement of
patent on shawl strap.
Napoleon Roy, aged 5 years, son of
Napoleon Roy of S12 Bank street died
of diphtheria yesterday. The entire
family of five are ill with the disease
and two of the children are so low that
their recovery is doubtful.
| The taxpayers in the vicinity of Dub
lin street and Doolittle alley are COM
planning of a gang of toughs who
make night hideous out there. One
resident this morning said that people
were kept awake all night, and the
nuisance was becoming intolerable.
The mercury last night dropped to
fifty degrees and to-day is lingering
around the fifty-five mark. A fall in
temperature of forty-five degrees in less
than two days is something most people
do not care to experience very often no
matter how hot is was. Lots of people
complain of colds to-day.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has notified all collectors of internal
revenue that special taxes imposed on
wholesale and retail dealers in liquor,
wholesale and retail dealers in cleo
margarine, rectifiers and brewers must
be collected for the year ending June
80, 1892 before the last day of the pres
ent month.
In its report to the DEMOCRAT yester-
day the Connecticut Associated Press
was in error in stating that Mrs Pearsall
had testified that she was never married
to Gopher Pearsall. What she did say
was that she was married to Mr. Pear
sail by counterfeited clergyman in
1870, and was not rightly married until
after the birth of a child in 1872.
The funeral of Mrs Ellen Halloran
took place this morning from the family
residence on Simon street to st Patrick
church, where requiem mass was eel
ebrated by the Rev j. H. Duggan. The
pallbearers were: John Dryer, Matthew
Shanahan, Lawrence Kilbride, Patrick
Sheehan, John Magner and Patrick
Kehoe. The interment was in 81
Joseph's cemetery.
The case of Powers VS. Mooney, ad.
ministrator, was heard before Judge
ICowell in the district court to-day. One
McNally who kept a barber shop in
Naugatuck died about a year ago
John Mooney was appointed admins
traitor, and took possession of the barber
shop. Powers, the plaintiff, brother
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