Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-21
CITY NE us.

Lights o London" at the opera house |
this evening.
Police Officer Cahey is enjoying a
four days vacation in New York.
Secretary F. L. Willis of the Y. NJ. c. |
A., left to-day for Selma, Alabama.
The engagement of John Somerville
and Miss Katie johnson is announced.
The annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Connecticut Is being
held in New Haven to-day.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather
followed by rain on Thursday; higher
temperature.
Daniel Buckley, llesman for p. !. Nc
Grath & Co, cigar manufacturers, Is no
longer connected with that firm.
Messrs Rice, Hamilton and Wade are
representing the board of trade at the
meeting of the state board in Hartford,
to-day.
Hair pins, collar buttons, tooth picks
or glove buttoners are not given away.
| But tho monster dirt is driven away by
lavine for easy washing.
The twenty-fourth annual concert and
masquerade ball of the Concordia Sing
ing society will be held in Concordia
hall, Thursday evening, February 8.
| A public long distance telephone has
just been set up in Roe's drug store, on
Baldwin street. Any one desiring to
use the instrument may do so for a
trifiing sum.
Philip Ii. Hampson, clerk at the
American office, and Miss Florence
Estelle Brooks, were married at the resi-
dence of the bride, on Cherry street,
yesterday. by the Rev r. w. Micou,
rector of Trinity church.
Miss Ullie Akerstrom, who several
nights ago was taken sick while on the
stage at New Britain, has suffered re-
lapse, much more serious than the
original attack of last week. The
trouble was Inflammation of the bowels.
She will not be able to play for several
weeks.
Superintendent Crawford, of the Mer
iden, Waterbury & Connecticut River
road, while at work on the wreck at
Westfield, yesterday, lost his footing
and slipped into the icy water of Little
river That suspended operations as far
as he was concerned on the work for the
day.
Arguments in the case of Lynde Row
land VS. the New York & New Haven
Railroad company were heard at New
Haven yesterday, and the jury retired
to bring in verdict for defendants to
recover 81 and costs and to give full
release of the carriages held by them to
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which $3.50 worth of carriages were held
for freight charges from this city to
Branford, and plaintiff sued to recover
$500 damages.
SAYS the Ansonia Sentinel: Water
bury should hold its board of health up
to the world where all can sec them.
| Waterbury has every reason to be proud
of them. When physician was called to
attend a case last week which had every
appearance of smallpox, the board at
once quarantined the family and took
every percaution to prevent the spread
of the disease. 1t turned out that the
case was not smallpox but this does not
lesson the credit due to the board.
DIR William Coe Holmes, Browns
block has a new mechanical continuance
for the relief and cure of all diseases re-
sulting from an imperfect circulation of
the blood. 1t is allied to massage but is
far superior to that method of treat
ment. 1t is simple and anyone can re-
ceive treatment in few moments with
out removing any of their clothing. A
representative of the DEMOCRAT tested
the machine yesterday and felt ia a
glow all over after it. 1t is quite pleas
ant and similar to electrical treatment.
Mrs Eli Ponard of Mill street contem-
plates bringing suit against Birming-
ham agent of organs for assault. Some
time ago Mrs Ponard bought an organ
from local representative of the Bir-
mingham man, paying for the in
strument on the installment plan. The
last installment of $500 was withheld,
the lady claiming that amount due her
as a commission for assisting in MAILING
a sale of aSsewing machine. A day or two
ago the Birmingham agent called upon
Mrs Ponard and used force in attempt
ing to remove the organ from her house.
She alleges that he scratched and struck
her violently.
An Italian living on French street
bought barrel of flour at one of Kelly
stores, Monday land rendered in payment
a Confederate SEQ bill. the par value of
which, as a curiosity, is about ten cents.
The store was filled with customers at
the time and in the hurry it was not
noticed that the bill was back number
and the Italian received S14 change.
When counting up his cash Mr. Kelly
detected the worthless bill and at once
proceeded to investigate. Late yesterday
afternoon he located the Italian at the
West end. He disclaimed any intention
of wrong doing and gave Mr. Kelly good
money in exchange for the Confederate
bill, which he said he received when he
sold out his store in Bridgeport few
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