Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-10-19
CITY NEWS.


He was an employe of the west brass
mill.
Eleven hundred freight cars for New
England points are at Newburg waiting
their turn to come over the New York
& New England road.
Officer Blakeley found one of Livery
man Wheeler's teams, which had been
deserted, on Church street last night.
The horse had evidently been abused.
Sheridan council, K. of G. performed
the third degree upon twenty candi-
dates yesterday afternoon, under di-
rection of District Deputy John S.
Neagle.
DR. AXtelle said this afternoon that E.
T. Turner passed comfortable night.
He regained consciousness several times
and was able to take little nourish-
ment.
John Cunningham and John Harring
ton were before the court this morning
charged with drunkenness. The former
was fined So and costs and the latter 50
and costs.
The sixteenth annual reunion of the
members of the legislature of 1879 will
be held at Hartford Thursday, Novem-
Der 10, 1891, at 12 o'clock. Dinner will
be served at Habenstein's at 30 p. IN.
Call early and see our elegant and
complete line of foreign and domestic
woolens which we are making up into
custom garments, at prices that defy
competition. II. MachOl, 1913 South
Main street.
Orders have been issued for weekly
drills in the National Guard, beginning
November l and continuing six months.
Special attention will be paid to guard
duty. The annual muster will be made
between November and November 90.
The motion of the plaintiff in the
$50 900 alienation of affections suit
brought by Sarah A. Camp against
Laura E. Pearsall, to have the case
stricken from the jury docket has been
denied by Judge Thayer. He also orders
Mrs Camp to make "A more specific
statement.
The oat race will take place at the
driving park next Friday afternoon.
There will be four events as follows:
1925 class, for horses that have never
trotted before, IS bushels; 2:55 class,
IS bushels; 2:40 class, rs bushels; double
team race, ten bushels of oats for every
team entered.
The funeral of Miss Maria Shields,
aged 30 years, who died Saturday
night at the home of her sister, Mrs
NSSAC vi 1OlSIlOD street, IOOk
place this morning at 1870 to the I'm
maculate Conception church. The pail
bearers were Michael Keefe, William
Rawley, Martin Fahey, John Bowe,
William Bowe and Michael Keefe.
John Moore and Miss Mary Delaney
were married at the church of the I'm
maculat9 Conception at 10 o'clock this
morning, the Rev Father Mulcahy per-
forming the ceremony. Francis O'Brien
and Miss Mary Merely were the best
couple. A reception was held at the
home of the brides sister on Carmen
street.
The Investigations by Professor H. E.
Smith of the Yale Medical school into
the prevalence of typhoid fever in Con-
nectIcut have already resulted in discov-
ering that there have been eighteen
cases of the disease among people who
were at the hotel at Money Island be-
tween August and IS.
Thomas Healey and Pierce Ferris of
this city were tried for highway rob-
berry in Naugatuck Saturday afternoon.
A portion of the pack taken from the
pedler was found in the woods where
Ferris said it was left. Healey was held
to stand trial for highway robbery.
Ferris was fined $500 and costs and
sentenced to ten days in Jail.
The new express over the Naugatuck
division left on time this morning, in
charge of Conductor Scott. There were
twenty-five passengers for New York
| three for Bridgeport and one for New
Haven. This is an excellent showing
for the first run. The train does not
stop at Ansonia and business men of
that place are indignant.
The funeral of the late Mrs Philip
Reilly took place to st Patrick church
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon and was
largely attended by friends and relatives
from this city and New Haven. The
pallbearers were Stephen Mitchell
Michael DcDonald, John Byron, John
Lord, Philip McGivney of this city, and
Patrick Reilly of New Haven.
| The collateral inheritance tax law has
brought into the state treasury the first
three months of the present fiscal veal
beginning July y over 100000, anG
from data on file at the treasurers office
there is reason to believe that the re
ceipts from this source for the year will
exceed 100000. No living person pays
one cent of his earnings in this tax.
Tuesday, November 8, will be the
grand opening night of the Sacred
Heart church fair at City hall. Besides
the select stage entertainments and Der
gems orchestral music each night, the
managers will introduce many loca
surprises during the course of the fair
The journal which will be published
will afford spicy and interesting reading
matter, and at the same time be a ben
eficial assistance to the merchants of the
city.
Work is progressing rapidly on tn,
new line-the Dutchess county railroad
between the Poughkeepsie bridge anC
Hopewell junction on the New York 6
New England. About 400 men are a
work upon it. Track is now laid fo
one and One-half miles from Hopewel
junction, and the builders say they ex
pect to have it all rallied with 7O-pounC
steel rails by December 1. The New
York & New England will operate is a
soon as it is ready for use.
cLoUDINEss, RAIN.
Official Weather Predictions For To-Da
and Tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Oct 19.-The followin,
table shows the condition of tn