Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-04


 The doctors have given up all hopes of saving the life of the noted criminal lawyer, Samuel F. Jones of Hartford.
 Miss Katie E Moran of New London is sdending two weeks with her brother, Thomas J. Moran of South Main street. | The excursion to have been given by | the Y. A. F club, tomorrow, to Oak | Point, has been indefinitely postponed | Phelan is giving handsome Japanese | parasols to every purchaser of tea and | baking powder, at his store in Platt's | block. The annual farmers convention, held by the Connecticut state board of agri- culture, will occur at New Britain, De- cember 15, 16 and IF.
 The will of Emeline H. Davis of Wa terville was filed for probate thIs morn ing. The property is left to her hus band, Thomas B. DavIs.
 Mrs William Bowes, accompanied by Timothy, Frank and Miss NJ. E. Bowes, left for Newark to-day to attend the funeral of their cousin, Mrs A. Whalen. Oliver Jurgenson, business manager for Marie Hubert Frohman, was here to-day | making arrangements for the presenta- tion of "The Witch" in the opera house next Friday evening.
 Edward SilIs,an employe of Randolph | X Gloves, was struck on the shoulder | by falling piece of timber in the fac l tory yard yesterday. His injuries were dressed by Dr. Benedict.
 The Upson & Singleton clothing house is considered one of the best in the Nau- gatuck valley. Their assortment of clothing will cover the wants as we'll as the bodies of all classes of people.
 R. w. Hill is preparing plans for a hose house which J. Deming Perkins is | to present to the town of Litchfield. The building will be of brick, two sto- ries in heIght, surmOunted by a sixty five foot tower.
 Fruit jars are scarce and the price has taken big jump. Owing to the inn mense fruit yield this summer there is an unusual demand for jars. It is said that there is a corner in the manufacture of jars for the purpose of putting up the price.
 The people of Waterbury and vicinity no longer look upon dentists parlOr as d torture chamber, since the introduc- tion of Dr Ryder's vitalized air. Its use in the hands of Ryders competent staff renders the extraction of teeth perfectly painless.
 City Sheriff Mcdonald is to-day serv- ing notices on property owners on South
 
 the Mad river, to appear in the City hall Friday evening, September il, and file objections, If any, to the paving the street with Belgian blocks.
 Two painters employed upon c. A. COlley's new house on West Main street, had narrow escape yesterday. The scatfolding gave way at one end. One of the men saved himself by clinging tc the support. The other was thrown tc the ground but only received slight in juries.
 The ball game at the barbecue yester day, between the Brooklyn and Nortl End butchers, for $50 side, was easily won by the former, the score being 1; . to 1. The one hundred yards foot ract - between Arthur Niver and Myron Chat field was won by Niver in IL seconds ! Dancing was indulged in until nearl, I midnight.
 Ephraim Rood, who styles himsel
 "The Grand EXposer of the Irishman'
 Enemy" is a Hartford man. He allege that the Order of United American Me chanics in that section is opposed t.
 the interests of Catholics, Irishmen O
 others of foreign blood Rood is abou
 to publish circular containing tn
 names of those in the order. He recent c. withdrew from the order himself. Il A hackman who is employe
 by P. B. Norton, was taking a lady t = the SEQ o'clock train this morning am
 when coming down Abbott avenue h h. tumbled in a it from his seat. Tn pn horses unrestraned dashed down Abbot e. avenue and turning the corner at Pho 66' nix avenue made for the stable. A mes d, senger boy jumped in front of the horse sh and stopped them just in time to prt I~ vent dashing into another team. Tn ill man was picked up with gaSh in hi le head and removed to his home. as There was a lively time at the mee
 ing of the board of finance last nigh
 The bill of Henry w. French of 800 fC
 services as inspector of sidewalks ws
 discussed at length. The result ws
 that the bill was tabled. It was tI
 opinion of the majority of the board thu
 Mir French should not be paid for tha
 part of the work performed while | ,T held the office of collector of claim
 The bill of Prosecuting Agent Colle
 for August, amounting to S25O, was als
 discussed. It was voted to pay it. . The board of directors of the Knigh l. of Columbus met in New Haven yeste day. The gentlemen present were: J. at Phelan of Bridgeport, R. J. Dwyer ar
 P: D. Ryan of Hartford B. F. ReId (
 town, P. E. Hendrick of Taftville, Joh
 Reynolds of Meriden, P. J. Markley
 New Britain, P. H. Corrigan and Dani . COlwell of New Haven. The boar
 adopted new password for the ord . and appointed a committee to consid and decide upon the best manner of ce ! ebrating the 40Oth anniversary of tl ~' discovery of America. The celebratiC
 will be held in New Haven.
 Toe summary of the Weekly Reco
 for the current week shows: Real esta ,a saIes-New Haven 13, Bridgeport 1 -0 Hartford 8, Waterbury 8, Meriden le Middletown 4, New Britain 4, Danbul .s ?, Norwalk 8, Ansonia 1. Real esta |. mortgages-New Haven $32, ,325, ,Bridg Is port S23 ,263, Hartford $19.4OO, Wate ,r bury $25 200, Meriden $25, ,450, Middl l town 9,550, New Britain S23, ,735, Da lg bury $9,450, Norwalk S2.550. Anson ,o $1 ,0OO, Huntington $1 TOO. The tot Io number of sales this week is 69, as COT le pared with S2 for the proceeding wee
 The total of recorded mortgages is $17
 623, as against S274, ,053 for the preceedir
 week,