Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-03

Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, |
followed by showers; cooler on Friday |
night.
The Fat Mems association will have a
clambake at Dorian point, South Nor
Walk, September 10.
Will the young man who left an item
for publication in the DEMOCRAT, at this |
office last evening, please call?
G. F. Mitchell, teller at the Manufac-
turers bank, left this morning to spend
his vacation in st Paul.
The district committee have awarded
the contract for furnishing 700 tons of
coal to the district, to Frank Miller &
Co.
Phelan is giving handsome Japanese
parasols to every purchaser of tea and
baking powder, at his store in Platts
block
John Moriarty left for New York this
morning. Mrs Moriarty leaves to-
morrow. They will sail Saturday for
Europe.
Attorney O'Neil has been engaged to
defend Attorney Kennedy of Naugatuck
who is under arrest on the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretences.
Nathan K. Carpenter and John j.
Bowling, who are confined at the hos
pital, are reported as being much i'm
proved to-day.
The Misses Katie Callaghan and Lizzie
Hart, and Joseph Hetfernan, who spent
the summer in Europe, sailed for home,
Sunday last, on the Aurania.
The Waterbury Brass Co.'S works were
clos d to-day for the purpose of repair
ing a water wheel, and incidentally to
allow the employees an opportunity Of
attending the barbecue.
MI a.
ton last night at w. J. Firms garden
was decided success. Woolaston is a
tenor of merit and will make a hit
with Hi Henry's combination.
The Civil Engineers association of
Connecticut will meet in Birmingham
to-day, and after inspecting the Housa-
tonic dam and bridge will go to An
sonia and visit the Farrell and Wallace
shops
James Leary and Miss Mary Dowd
were married by the Rev Father Flem-
ing at the church of the Immaculate
Conception at 8 o'clock this morning.
The best couple were John Leary and
Miss Maggie Dowd.
The county commissioners report for
the year ending June 30, for the whole
county, is as follows: Liquor licenses,
918; beer, 65; druggist, 115; total 999;
receipts, 1919, 461. The year before the
receipts were 5000, AS.
The board of directors of the knights
of Columbus hold their quarterly meet
| ing tonight. The question of cele-
brating the four hundredth anniversary
of the discovery of America will be dis
cussed.
John johnson, aged % years, died of
typhoid fever at the hospital late yester-
day afternoon. The funeral took place
from Mulville's undertaking rooms this
afternoon. Services were conducted by
Rev Mr. Micou.
Alfred Usher, an employee of the
Hawkins Bridge Co of Springfield, fell
from a scatfolding at the factory of the
Waterbury Buckle Co, yesterday, dis
lance of twelve feet. His left leg was
severely wrenched.
In the police court to-day James
Healey, for theft of some tomatoes from
the wagon of Robert Plat, was fined St
and costs. Patrick Koran, who had his
case for cruelty to animals adjourned
until to-day, was discharged.
The marriage of Harvey l.. Slauson
the popular bookkeeper at the Water
bury Button company's works, and Miss
Ruth Thatcher, will take place at 81
Johns church at 6 o'clock this evening
The ceremony will be performed by Rev
Mr. Bailey of Torrington.
l. Chase is making preparations tt
move into his new store, Just north o.
his present stand, on about October l
For upwards of a quarter of century
the Arcade millinery store has been on
of the institutions of Waterbury and i
has always kept abreast of the times.
The Connecticut Fife and Drum asso
citation will hold their annual conven
| a. III Tol,
week. Forty drum and fife corps ar
expected to be in line. An exhibition
contest will be given on the south green
In the evening ball will be given a
: Armory hall.
The matter of starting another new
daily in New Britain is again bein.
talked of. If enough financial backing
could be obtained such paper would b.
+ started at once New Britain people ar
n very cautious how they invest thei
), money, and a new paper is an uncertain
, venture.
In the report of First Lieut. William
d III. &. Bowen, U. S. A., to the inspecto
- general United States army, Washing
u ton, d. c., on the lieutenant's inspection
!, of Camp Watson, Mantle, he says: On
$ of the companies of the Second regi
ment from Waterbury, G., took int
camp cage of carrier pigeons. Severa
were liberated each day, and with tn
messages attached to their legs mad
the trip of about SO miles in a trif1e owe
an hour.
Mengo Hardenburg, a New Englan,
road brakeman, fell between the cars O
l ii local freight train, near "the Summit
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The wheels of several cars passed owe
his right ankle crushing it in horribl
manner. He was removed to the hos
= pital. DIR Anderson says that the lie
will have to be amputated. Harder
1t berg is unmarried and is about twent
years of age. His home is in New Jel
sey.
A grand vocal and instrumental er
tertainment will be given at City hal
on the evenings-of.:Sept 80 and Oct !
under the auspices of the Sacred Heal
church. The brilliant and descriI
tive orator and singer, DR. Charles Burk
Grant of New York, assisted by the dis
p, tinguished violin, picolo and manodli
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