Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-25
CITY NEWS.

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Read the first installment of "The
Story of a Wreck" to-day.
The Rev Father White left this morn
ing for Amsterdam, N. Y.
John Harry of New Haven is spend
ing few days visiting relatives in this
city.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
stationary temperature; fair and cooler
on Sunday.
The regular meeting of Barcelona
council, K. of c., will be held to-mor-
row night.
NJ. ]. Colloty's condition is much i'm
proved. He was able to go outside a
little while to-day.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club held largely attended meeting at
their rooms on Pleasant street last even
ing.
Miss Aggie Fitzpatrick went to Pei
ham Manor to-day. She will be Miss
K. G. Donlon's bridesmaid at her mar
riage in Mount Vernon next Tuesday.
There was about 600 excursionists on
the annual excursion of the Senior
Temperance and Catholic Literary
societies to Savin Rock to-day.
1t is time for some generous individual
to furnish another Saturday afternoon
concert. 1t is two weeks since the Ia
dies and the little ones enjoyed one.
The "Story of Wreck" by w. Clark
Russell, is commenced in this issue of
the DEMOCRAT. 1t is an interesting Sc
rial and retains all its good points to the
end.
The name of James Coughlan was in
advertently omitted from the commit
tees having the barbecue in charge. He
is chairman of the committee on
grounds.
Clothes for men and boys, also collars
and ties, may be found in great profu-
sion at the store of Epson & Singleton.
Now is the time to buy a hat as the
prices they quote are all right.
The following members of the Water
bury Wheel club will go on a trip to-
morrow morning to New York, starting
at o'clock: G. F. Finch, Lewis A.
White, Edward w. Wilson, Lacy Corr
w. d. Minor.
E. Mcmahon, who has conducted a
fancy goods store on Baldwin street for
the past eight years, has closed out her
business here and on Monday evening
will open similar store on Church
street, Naugatuck.
was reported yesterday that Flana-
gan, WIN lS awaiting SASCulIOh dU Ih0
New Haven Jail, was dangerously ill.,
Inquiry at the Jail resulted in the in
formation that he was simply suffering
from mild attack of malaria.
Daniel J. Ewell of Hartford, a con-
ductor on the New England road, re-
turned from a vacation Thursday to find
hearse in front of his house on Walnut
street for his wife's funeral. She died
on Tuesday and Mr. Ewell could not be
reached.
Word has been received that Murderer
Macarthur, alias Morgan, alias Henry
Fitzpeck, escaped from Dover, N. H.,
jail on July II. He was traced to Will
mington, Mass, where he stole horse
and buggy, and is known to have in
quired. the way to Worcester. He is 80
years old, five feet eight inches tall, and
has blue eyes, dark hair and sandy
mustache.
William O'Brien wBs charged with
drunkenness in the police court this
morning. He 1was fined 81 and costs.
Patrick Mcmahon, charged with
keeping an unregistered and unmuzzled
dog showed the court a license certifi-
cate. He said he had killed the dog.
The charge was made against him by
Patrick Wallace of Glen street, the dog
having bitten his little girl. He was
fined SO without costs.
There was large and enthusiastic
meeting held in the Fourth Ward
Democratic club rooms on River street,
last night. John E. Finley presided
| and introduced as the speakers of the
Root Mayor Baldwin spoke at length
| upon the proposed work of the tax COM
mittee, outlining the benefits to be de-
rived from the change and giving de.
tails as to how the work can be accom-
plished. Mr. Roots remarks were on the
necessity of harmony in the ranks.
John Dempsey, who for the last 'yeal
has been employed in the Trott, Lawton
& Co baking establishment, disappeared
yesterday. The reason for his disap
pearance is that his wife is looking fol
him. Yesterday she came to town anC
hearing that her husband was working
in Trott & Lawton's she went over Z
see him. Whether she saw him or no
no one knows. Mrs Dempsey's story il
as follows: Eighteen months ago sh,
and her husband lived in Ireland. JOIN
wanted to come to this country so sh
paid his passage money. Since thel
she never heard of him and came t.
Waterbury to look him up. She say
that she will have him arrested.
The following from the New Havel
News concerning dinner participated
in by several Waterbury men, is in
teresting: Commissioner Thomas Sulli
vans shore dinner, which was enjoye,
by himself and a number of friends VIII
came at his invitation, last Sunday, ha
raised little breeze of troublesom
talk. 1t is nothing that they ate that
disagreeing with the diners. The din
, ner is reported to have been excellent
and no suspicion of dyspepsia is eve
limited at. The trouble seems to be that
although invited as guests of Mr. Sull
van, he did not settle the bill of ez
penses, but instead an assessment of S
was levied on all hands.