Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-02
CITY NEWS.

Eternal vigilance is the price of hber-
ty." But the price of cleanliness is La
A special meeting of Rose Hill Hose
Co, No 5, will be held this evening at
o'clock.
Sergeant Cox predicts showers, sta
tionary temperature; on Friday showers
followed by fair weather.
Seasonable and reliable clothing for
man and boy at Epson & Singleton's
clothing store on Bank street.
The jewellers will all keep their stores
open tomorrow evening and will close
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school of st Patrick's church will be
held at High Rock grove July 20.
A full line of fireworks, including all
| this seasons novelties, at Martin Ber
gins. Prices lower than the lowest.
Judge Phelan to-day appointed Will
liam Ryan of Prospect guardian of his
wife, who is a minor and owns some
property.
Justice Griggs to-day decided the case
of Joseph Healey VS. Charles j. Welton
| in favor of the plaintiff to recover the
full amount of the claim, $4O.1O.
B. F. Reid, the past grand knight of
Sheridan council, is in attendance at the
| meeting of the board of directors of the
knights of Columbus in New Haven to-
day.
Patrick Riley, whose cases for selling
| to miners were continued from yester-
day until this morning, was found guilty
on two complaints and fined $50 and
costs on each.
Timothy Costello, a brakeman on the
New England road, fell from his train
| near Putnam last night and was instant
ly killed. He was % years of age and
belonged in Vernon.
The fourth annual picnic of the Star
Social club will be given at Hellmann's
grove tomorrow. Hallam's orchestra
will furnish music for dancing and l.
Uffendale will prompt.
The fifth annual games and picnic of
the Waterbury Burns club will be held
| tomorrow afternoon and evening. The
games will begin promptly at l o'clock.
There will be dancing afternoon and
evening.
The thirteenth annual summer meet
ing of the Connecticut Commercial
| Travellers association will be held Fri
day, July "a, at the Branford Point
house. Dinner will be served at $3.50 p. m.
The old story that w. H. Stevenson is
to go back to the Consolidated is out
again, this time coupled with the asser-
ton that Mr. Charles p. Clark is to retire
from the presidency. AS usual the di-
| rectors of the Consolidated laugh at the
story.
The district committee at their meet
| ing last night voted to sell the old Bank
| street school building at public auction
on Saturday, July II. 1t was also voted
| to place lightning rods on the Bank
street, Porter street, East Gaylord and
Clay street school buildings.
| The Second division, A. o. H., will
celebrate the Fourth of July in good
style with a picnic at the West End
grounds. There will be music and dane
ing, various athletic sports and games
for prizes, and general provision of
amusements to suit all tastes.
This is the last week of Brett & Cos
big closing out sale. Clothing at your
own price; no reasonable offer refused,
| everything must be sold. Clothing, fur
nishings, hats and caps, the shelvings,
counters, tables, show cases, mirrors,
safe, desk, etc, etc, all for sale very
cheap.
Judge Phelan of the probate court,
after hearing all the evidence in the
case for the appointment of a conserva-
tor over Mrs John F. McGrath of G25
East Main street, rendered his decision
this morning that according to weigh
of testimony he was justified in appoint
ing a conservator. He therefore APP
pointed, upon agreement of the parties,
Robert J. Fruin.
C.P.Clark president of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad, began
life as a sailor Forsaking the sea, he
entered the Union army, and after re-
ceiving his discharge became an en-
ployee of the New York & New England
railroad, and worked his way up to the
general SUPPLEMENTARY of the COM
pany. 1t was his ability in the latter
capacity that led TO his appointment to
his present important position.
Garbage Collector John T. Donovan is
again in trouble. Vest erday Sheriff
Dwight Thompson of Bridgeport served
an attachment for $500 upon personal
property belonging to Donovan, in favor
| OF Matthew McQuade, the horseman, of
New York city. The writ is returnable
to the September term of the superior
court. The plaintiff claims that he sold
Donovan number of horses and a dis
pute arising over the purchase price of
the animals he has been unable to get
his money.
Sergeant Cox's meteorological sum-
mary for June is as follows: Mean bar
ometer 29.946, highest barometer 80. 224,
| GATE .; lowest barometer 29.T29, date %;
mean temperature 65.2, mean maxi
mum 1871, mean minimum 500; highest
temperature SO, date IS; lowest temper
AZURE 45, date 5; prevailing direction of
wind southwest; total movement of
wind 6,O11 miles; extreme velocity of
wind, direction and date 20 north on 80;
total precipitation 100 inches; number
of days on which .O1 inch or more of
precipitation fell, IL; number of days on
rainfall since June, 1885; total deficiency
in precipitation since January list, 128;
number of cloudless days, II; partly
cloudy days, 10; cloudy, 8; date of thun-
der storms, 2, 3, IS, II, 20.
Arrangements are about completed
for the summer meeting of the Con-
necticut Press association, to be held in
the Winthrop hotel, Meriden, Saturday
evening, July %. Secretary Downey
has received the assurance of the follow
ing lights of the profession that should
nothing happen to prevent. they will be