Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-21
CITY NEWS.

fair and cooler weather.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club will meet this evening at the rooms
on Pleasant street.
Waterbury is well represented at
Mantle to-day, several hundred taking
advantage of the low rates on the rail-
roads.
Judge Cowell returned home last
evening from New York, where he at
tended the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows.
AS the season of the summer girl ap-
proaches the sale of Lavine increases.
Her mamma uses it in the laundry and
kitchen.
The butchers who will take part in
the barbecue are to have new frocks, to
be made by the Waterbury One Price
Clothing company.
Nothing has yet been heard from
Frank S. Grant, the optician, who dis
appeared two weeks ago. 1t is be-
ieved that he is in the west.
Clothes for the naked can be procured
at Epson & Singletons, at prices that
clothes buy a collar and tie and look
neat.
A wagon loaded with meal broke
down this morning at the corner of
East Main and Hayden streets. The
team belonged to Charles Bunnell of
Mill Plains.
In the police court this morning John
F. Kelly was given 80 days in Jail for
vagrancy and John O'Neil 30 days for
drunkenness and 81 and costs for injury
to private property.
The local Catholic clergymen have
been invited by Rev Father Synnott to
assist at the laying of the corner stone
of the new church of the Assumption
in Ansonia, on Sunday, September 6.
There was "scrap" between two men
this morning in the vicinity of the
Naugatuck freight yards. The fight
was short but interesting. One of the
fellows received black eye. No arrests
| were made.
Frank Lockhart of this town left his
| horse, a small bay, hitched near the
South Meriden ice houses, yesterday
afternoon. He was absent only short
time, but on his return he found the
animal gone. There is no trace of the
thief.
Samuel J. Barlow, of the firm of Bar
low Brothers, land Miss Cynthia D. Trow-
bridge, were married at o'clock yes
terday afternoon, by the Rev Byron j.
Hall, ID. D., at the residence of T. r.
Hoyt, 10 Deer Hill avenue, Danbury.
During the concert last evening a
gentleman, who desires that his name
be not mentioned, called Leader Blake
of the American band to one side and
handed him $50 to be used in purchasing
music or for any other purpose that the
members of the band see fit.
The first annual excursion of Co E,
Hibernian rifles, will take place to-mor-
leave the New England station prompt
ly at o'clock, and returning will leave
New Haven at p. m. A good time is
assured all who attend.
Brakeman Dan Maloney, whose voice
is familiar to all travellers on the Manga
| tuck division, owing to the excellent
way in which he called out the stations,
has been appointed baggage master, on
| Conductor Tolles' train, succeeding Mr.
Rock who is now freight conductor.
| John F. Keane, formerly of this city,
| and now of the firm of of Jones &
Keane, clothiers, of Bridgeport, was
| married on Wednesday to Miss Susanna
E. Sheahan at the home of the bride in
Red Creek, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs Keane
will he at home after October at their
residence, ~ West Liberty street
Bridgeport.
Miss Mamie Derwin, timekeeper al
| Holmes, Booth & Haydens' was present.
ed last evening with a handsome gold
watch and chain, the gift of her room
mates. The gift was accompanied by q
set of tablets on which were engraved
the forty names of the givers, the re
cipients name appearing on the first
tablet, in bold relief.
The two houses of Michael Fitzgerald
on Cherry street, near North Main, were
sold at auction, yesterday afternoon un
der direction of Real Estate Agent Tier.
ney. The property was purchased by
John Sandom for $4,000. The property
has frontage of nearly 100 feet and in
cludes two houses, large brick one
commonly known as the Benedict block
and small frame one which has be- !
the home of Mr. Fitzgerald.
"It is astonishing how fast the freight
business on the Naugatuck division il
increasing" said Freight Conductor
Hazard to a reporter Wednesday night
To-day my trip up and down the roaC
consisted of over forty 'peddlers' or way
station cars, and as you will understand
| had to hustle to keep up my sheets. II
is Just so with other trains. | believe
that to accommo late the increasing traf
fic the double tracking of the road will
be pressing necessity of the near fut
ure."
For some time the Consolidated roaC
officials have had in contemplation the
enlargement of the freight station ir
this city, in order to give them better
facilities for handling freight. They
have decided to extend and cover the
platform west of the office. This will
give them an addition of 200 feet. The
carpenters to-day began the work o.
raising the platform and making ar
rangements for the proposed change
The change will afford protection
against the weather besides furnishing
much needed storage room.