Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-23
CITY NEWS.

higher temperature; showers on Friday.
The condition of Owen Shields, who is
ill with pneumonia, is reported as much
better to-day.
A meeting of the choir of the Sacred
Heart church will be held this even
ing at o'clock in the church basement.
The second annual picnic of the He'll
mann Advance drum corps will be
given in Hellmann's grove, Wednesday,
August IL.
George Lambert has just had his bar
Der shop papered and painted. 1t looks
neater than ever and Casper is always
ready for "next."
Charles II. Ross, for the past three |
years with E. T. Turner & Co, has &C
cepted the position of timekeeper at
Benedict & Burnham's.
The arguments in the injunction case
of the Holmes, Booth & Haydens COM
pany ct al VS. DIR G. Art Ward were con-
cluded to-day and decision was reserved. |
A patent upon an apparatus for
scaling annealed sheet metal was issued
this week to G. E. Reed of this city, |
assignor to the Scovill Manufacturing
company.
Arrangements are being made for a
midsummer festival to be given by the
Third division, A. o. H., IN City hall,
on the evenings of August 27, ~ and
30.
Colonel Doherty issued an order this
afternoon giving further instructions to
the Second regiment in regard to camp.
The local companies will leave for Man
tic by special train at 1926 a. m. August
10.
Fully 1900 people attended the al
fresco fete given in Watertown last
evening. The affair eclipsed all former
efforts. A special train brought the
Waterbury people home after the en-
tertainment.
John Sweeney of School street dove
from the new dam at the Waterville
falls yesterday afternoon and received a
deep cash on the forehead by striking
rock. DR. Mcdonald put two stitches in
the cut.
Epson, Singleton & Co.'S youths and
boys department is growing daily in
the favor of parents who like to see
their children we'll dressed at moderate
cost. Their knockabout suits are just
the thing for the holidays.
William Bowling and Miss Annie
Neville were married by the Rev Father
Mulcahy at the church of the IEmacu-
late Conception at 8 o'clock this morn
ing Thomas Neville was best man and
Miss Mary Foley bridesmaid.
The fall campaign will be opened
Friday night at the rooms of the Fourth
Ward Democratic club, corner of
Liberty and River streets. On that
night the club will hold big reception
at which Mayor Baldwin and Represent
alive Charles G.. Root will make adj
dresses. Members of all other democrat
ic clubs in the city are cordially in
vited to be present.
old Waterville boy, was bitten by a
dog owned by Frank E. Burwell of the
Bucks Hill road, yesterday afternoon,
the brute painfully decorating the boys
face. The wounds were cauterized by
DR. Frost. On Tuesday James Lunny of
Cherry street, aged IA, was bitten on
the leg by dog owned by his uncle.
DR. Holmes dressed the wound. The
dog was killed.
An attachment has been placed on the
property of DR. B. L. Lambert Of New
Haven by the firm of Samuel F. Myers
& Co of New York, to recover the sum
for young man named Hayward, who
a few months ago opened jewelry
store in Waterbury. Hayward sold
$57S worth of the $500 Of goods and
then decamped. Jeweler Winans of
New Haven also became security, but
he promises to settle the case.
Attorney Doolittle of New Haven will
bring suit against the New York & New
England Railroad company claiming
heavy damages for injuries received by
Miss Nellie Kane, at Danbury, last De
cember. At the time of the accident
the deceased was passenger in a car of
the Danbury and Bethel street railway
| which was struck by a New York &
New England train while the street car
| was crossing the tracks of that COM
pany. Her injuries developed into
spinal meningitis, which finally caused
| her death.
Within the past week a dangerous
counterfeit fifty-cent piece has been
sprung upon the guileless public. The
piece is beauty and shows great care
and skill in its makeup. 1t is one of
| the series of '97 and has the clear ring
of the genuine article. The main point
of difference, however, lies in the thick
ness, which is trifie more than the
genuine article. The figure on one side
| is rather obscure, but is, at the same
time, nearly perfect, although there is a
slight depression in the shield.
Patrick Gallagher, the brakeman,
who was seriously injured by the
breaking down of the trestle work on
the spur track leading into the Water
| bury Brass companyS yard, on June
10Th, has brought suit through his attor-
ney, c. G.. Root, for Sic, 900 against the
New York & New England Railroad
company and the Waterbury Brass
company. Constable Egan was given
the papers to-day to serve on both cor
porations. Since the accident Gallagher
| alleges that he has suffered from
conclusion of the brain and has
spent over $500 for medical attendance
| The following committees are making
arrangements for the annual parade of
the fire department: Chairman, Chief
Snagg; secretary, j. w. Wright; print
ing, Philip Fitzpatrick, Edward Keel
hg 'Ghn p Beroard BDpTs Samuel
Clark; music, Chief Snagg, John H.
Loughlin, Charles Belfit, Frank Welton,
Daniel Markert; refreshments, John II.
/ nnhlin Charles RalGt Eduuard Keal-