Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-09
CITY NEWS.

evening. Many of the pupils at St Mary's school were promoted to-day.
 Waterbury council, c. B. L., will | meet in Carrollton council rooms this | evening.
 D. J. Mahaney has purchased the Andrew Baird property on Bank street in the Brooklyn district.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, slightly higher temperature; on Friday fair weather followed by rain.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy delivered his lecture on "The Passion Play" before the pupils of the convent last evening.
 A special meeting of the East End Democratic club will be held this even- ing.
 General Passen ger Agent Kendall of the New England road was in this city for a short time to-day.
 Purity in politics may be irridescent dream. But cleanliness where Lavine is used is an indisputed fact.
 Clearing out sale of all the spring overcoats at Brett & Co.'S. Now is the time to buy one at about your own price.
 Colonel Doherty, who has been con- fined to his room for several days, was out for a short time yesterday after noon.
 Rev Christopher McEvoy, O. S. A., of Villanova college, is visiting his brother, Thomas McEvoy of Railroad Hill street.
 Wadhams' post, G. A. R., will cele- brate the 25th anniversary of the sur render of General Lee, at City hall this evening.
 Selectman Pinney has placed James Sutton and ex-Mayor Boughton in charge of the two gangs on the town roads, each to receive $3 day. There was a meeting of the executive committee of the stage grange at Hart ! ford yesterday. Those present said nothing of public importance was done
 A requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Treanor at the church | of the Sacred heart this morning, for the repose of the soul of the late William F. Dillon.
 All the latest spring styles now ready at Upson, Singleton & Cos. You are certain to be well dressed and in the style if you are patrons of the c. w. D. Co.
 In the police court to-day John Egan was charged with being drunk and with committing breach of the peace. He was fined S1 and costs upon each com- plaint.
 l In circular recently issued by John c. Collins, general superintendent of Boys clubs throughout the country, he says that the total number of boys be- longing to the various clubs is 12,S57.
 Dr John J. Abbott of Birmingham said in conversation yesterday that it IS an outrage to permit trout to be caught in April. He says the law in New York state is not off until May and he same conditions should prevail here. A man who caught three trout Tuesday admitted that he barely felt the bite. In such cold weather trout catch on to a bait a good deal like suckers.
 The body of Timothy Hanley of thls city, which was found in pond at Sey- mour, was taken to Thomastown for burial last night, Hanley was 31 years of age. single, and worked for the Wa terbury Clock Co. On March 3 Mathew Hanley of ThomastOn, received a card from his brothers land lord, saying that he had been missing since the Thursday previ- ous, February 26. His relatives endeav- heard until they saw the account of the discovery of the remains in the papers Tuesday night. Hanley was agoOd work man, earning about sir per week.
 While cart loaded with dirt, belong. ing to William McGrath, was being backed up to the embankment near the Mad river at the corner of Mill and Liberty streets, yesterday afternoon the pin broke and cart, driver and horse took backward slide into the river thirty feet below. Neither man nor horse sustained injury. Later Tn the ) day Thomas Saults was dumping load of ashes at the corner of Liberty anC River streets where the embankment is about twenty feet high. He backed over too far and horse, cart and driver went down the hill. The cart was broken, but no other damage resulted.
 While MT and Mrs E. J. Starr of Wes Liberty street were driving down East Clay street last evening, their horse be- came frightened and ran away, over turning the carriage and throwing Ou the occupants near the corner of Soutf Main street. MT Starr clung to the lines and was dragged quite a distance before : he released his hold. He was taker into Callendar's drug store, where hi: injuries, consisting of several scalI wounds, were dressed by Dr Frost. Mir Starr was only slightly injured. Tn, horse was captured near Smith 6 Griggs' factory on the Naugatuck road The carriage was wrecked.
 MAYOR BALDWIN's ILLNESS.
 A Sufferer From Pneumonia at His Room . |