Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-26
CITY NEWS.

No paper will be issued from this Of
fee tomorrow.
ID. H. Tierney has obtained patent
for Patrick j. Slavin on liquid cooler.
F.B. Rice and j. NJ. Burial, have
reached Coronado Beach. California.
The regular Holy Thursday devotions
were held in all Catholic churches to-
day.
Colonel Doherty goes to Wallingford
this evening to conduct battalion
drill.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
higher temperatures: on Friday fair
weather, followed by rain.
Conductor John E. COlgan of the
Naugatuck division is suffering from
the grip at his home in Bridgeport.
Great sale at Brett & Cos. They have
placed in their north window mems
suits which formerly cost from $lS to
SIS. Price now $40.
II. Costello, who recently resigned the
position of yardmaster ut the New Eng
land station in this city, has been
appointed to the position of freight con-
ductor.
Fast day will be observed as usual at
the post office. The carriers will make
their regular morning trips and the
stamp and register department will close
after IL O'Clock.
Stanley's exploits in equatorial Africa
have commanded the admiration of the
world. Equally astonishing are the
accomplishments of lavine in the laun-
dry and the kitchen.
The property known as the Merritt
Nichols estate, consisting of n house on
Meadow street, was sold, yesterday, by
d. II. Tierney to Michael Madden of
North Canaan.
Co G have foted to accept the invita-
ton of Co A to attend the ball to be
given by the latter company. The
members of Co G. will turn out i'll full
dress uniform.
Roger c. Downey, who has been
attending the jefferson Medical college
in Philadelphia, returned home last
evening to spend the Easter vacation
with friends in this city.
w. III. Marigold, who formerly work
ed as printer in this city, was nomi-
mated for mayor, last night, by the re-
publicans of Bridgeport. Mr. Marigold
was in town for q short time to-day.
The postmaster-general has ordered
| all of the larger offices within $50 miles
OF New York, to adopt the plan of Post
master Sperry of New Haven, pouching
mail direct to the various sub stations
in New York city.
All tickets for the piano recital to be
held in the opera house Thursday even
ing, April =, purchased previous to
March 80, may be exchanged for re-
served seats ut Park drug store. Mon
day morning at s o'clock. General sale
of tickets will not open until March 81.
The death rate in the knights of
Columbus Is low at present, which is
due, in u measure, to the new and better
| % RSVNsR me- r.Nu
membership. The new ritual has been
sent out to the different councils. 1t is
great improvement over the old ritual
which has been i'll use.
At the meeting of the Harmonic su-
ciety last night committee was APP
pointed to look after the interest of the
people who wish to attend the concert,
April %. Those wishing to attend the
concert, from surrounding towns and
cities, will address w. E. Booth of this
city who will make arrangements for
special trains.
AT the request of many parents Father
Mulcahy will deliver his lecture on the
passion Play" to the children, at st
Patrick's hall ON Good Friday afternoon,
at 2:3O O'Clock. No more appropriate day
could be selected. The lecture will be
in all things the same as the one adver-
tised to take place in the opera house,
Friday, April 3. Tickets may be ex.
changed for coupons any time.
The exhibition given by Louis Cyr,
who is acknowledged to be the strongest
man in the world, in Concordia hall last
evening, was not largely attended, not
having been properly advertised. Cyr,
who is a French Canadian, stands 5 feet
III inches high, is % years of age and
weighs 3l6 pounds. His principal feats
last night were in lifting a 245 pound
dumbbell over his head, $40 pounds
with one finger. shouldering a barrel of
flour with one hand, balancing his wife
on his chin and lifting at once over
5000 pounds.
During the past few days man has
been calling at the houses IN the western
part of the city for the purpose of
swindling the ladies. His method of
procedure is as follows He rings the
door bell and enquiries politely if the
gentleman of the house is home. II not,
he tells the lady that her husband or
father has sent him after the silverware
to clean. He has not, as far as is
known, been at all successful in his dis
honest game in this city as our ladies
think too much of their silverware to
hand it over to stranger. Britain
Herald.
The cause of the two hours delay of
east bound trains from Waterbury, on
the New England road. Tuesday morn
ing, was, as the DEMOCRAT stated, the
collision of two sections of freight
train and the burning of a caboose and
freight car, near Terryville. A singular
result followed the burning of the car.
Ii was loaded with bars of iron which
were left on the track a furnace of heat
that prevented workmen from approach
ing near the ruins and clearing the
track. 1t was some time before the
men could go near enough to throw
water on the heated mass, and then this
was slow work, as the water had to be
brought about an eighth of mile in a
limited number of pals and thrown on
the iron from some distance. 1t was a
tedious job.
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