Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-17

store. They are on exhibition in his
window.
Dolls and tea sets for one pound of
tea, skates for three pounds of tea, at
the New York & China Tea Co, 181
South Main street.
A motion for appointment of re-
ceiver for the New York & New Eng
land road has been denied by Judge
Pratt of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The fall term of the court of common
pleas will open at New Haven Monday.
There are few Waterbury cases to be
tried at this term Of the court.
We told you it was coming. If you
are not warmly clothed you should go
at once to Epson, Singleton & Cos and
get suited and furnished.
A. G. Parsons midnight Alarm"
company, carries two large baggage
cars for the transportation of engine,
horses and scenery.
Timothy Horrigan of Baldwin street,
suffered two fractures of the left fore
arm few evenings since by falling.
He was attended by DR. Hayes, who re-
duced the fracture.
There is some talk of calling another
town meeting to reconsider the matter
of sending a committee to Hartford to
meet the county representatives regard
ing the building of a new court house.
If the party who borrowed a package
from baby carriage in front of
Curran's store, on Bank street yesterday
afternoon, will return the same, it may
save them some notoriety. The pack
age may be left at the DEMOCRAT office.
Patents were granted to three Water
bury men this week. T. J. Hyde, Jr,
w. E. Jackson and G. M. Platt were
each granted a patent on buttons. The
latter was also granted a patent ON a
cloth covered tack head.
When the 4:05 train on the New Eng
land road was being made up yesterday
afternoon, the rear wheels of one of the
passenger coaches left the track. 1t was
righted in a short time and the train
left fifteen minutes late.
There were forty men and boys in
line this morning at 1 o'clock, at New
Haven, waiting for the sale of tickets
for Bernhardt to begin. They ranged
IN age from twelve to twenty-five and
spent the night in the Railways of South
college.
Engineer P. F. Meehan, who is held
here awaiting hearing on the charge
of manslaughter,in causing the accident
on the New England road, was released
this noon on a bond of 81 500 furnished
by P. D. Ryan of Hartford Dobbin the
brakeman is still locked up in the station
honse, but his parents in Hartford will
furnish bond tonight for his release.
Mister Jimmie Pigott is a very busy
man these days. He comes out of the
postoffice in hurry and there is ever
on his face the evidence of large chunks
Of thought within that round head be-
meath his hat His law business is
plling up, but he hasn't yet given up the
idea of residing in Washington some
time.-New Haven Palladium.
A tramp named Kelley fell off box
car at the New England yards this
morning. He was stealing ride. His
face was badly cut and both eyes
BACKED and his hand sprained. He said
called at the selectmen's office and
afterwards had his wounds dressed. He
wanted to go home and not being able
to work he was given his fare and left
for New Haven on the 1915 train.
The last of H. H. Ragan's delightful
illustrated lectures was given at the
opera house last evening. His subject
was "Glimpses of Scotland" Mr. Raglan
carried his auditors through the by
ways of scenery, through historical
paths, made famous by scenes of con-
hict, concluding with a visit to the
homes of Scot and Burns. The lectures
were given in aid of the gymnasium
fund of st Margaret's school.
The Rev William Jeutsch, the new
pastor of the German Lutheran church,
was ordained and installed as pastor at
the chapel last evening. The ordina-
ton was conducted by the Rev DIR E. F.
Moldehnke of New York, assisted by
the Rev r. G. Tappert of Meriden. The
ceremonies were very impressive. The
officers of the church rendered the visit.
ing clergymen a lunch in the dining
room of the chapel on Leaven worth
street, Immediately after the cere-
monies.
Two west bound freight trains on the
New England road collided near East
Thompson about midnight last night.
A train had been backed on a siding
owing to a hot box and was inst pulling
on the main track when another freight
crashed into it. An engine and two
cars were damaged, but no one was in
jured. Failure to send out a signal
was the cause of the collision. The |
Long Island express due here at $3.50 a.
M, did not arrive until nearly o'clock,
being delayed on account of the acct
dent.
Arrangements are all completed for |
the sociable and supper this evening of
the employees of the Waterbury Buckle
Co. The affair will come off at the |
factory and promises to be an enjoyable
one. The following are the committees:
Arrangement committee, H. L. Slauson.
Michael Phelan, E. N. Humphrey, E. ].
Shanahan, p. Halpin, Nellie Hutchin-
son, Mamie Hunter. Reception COM
mittee, D. L. Smith. David Hunter,
Thomas Halpin, A. D. Smith, James
Stovell, Samuel Wood, ]. ]. Buchan-
nan, James Mintie, James Cavanaugh,
John Calvin. Floor committee, James
Downey, Thomas Chad wick, John
Phelan, David Miller, John Cavanaugh,
James Hanlon, Andrew Sheehan,