Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-09-03
CITY NEWS.

evening from few days vacation.
Mailing Clerk Frank Woolworth of
the postoffice is enjoying a much
needed vacation.
Nellie E. Stanley has traded her prop
eIty with Bennett Baldwin of Simons-
vile, taking his farm in Watertown.
Monday will be Labor day and many
Waterburians will take in the big fire.
mems parade in Naugatuck.
At the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception tomorrow, high mass and
Sunday school will be resumed.
The body of the infant child of j. w.
Hills of North street, was taken to Tor
rington this morning for burial.
| The funeral of Mrs Fannie Howes will
| take place from her late residence on
West Main street, at $3.50 tomorrow af-
ternoon.
The postoffice will observe Labor day
by closing at IL o'clock noon, opening
| again at p. m. The carriers will make
only their morning trips.
Fifteen members of the Ramblers'
Wheel club intend to attend the tourna-
ment of the Hartford Wheel club on
September and 6.
Frank l.. Donahue has made arrange
ments to play ball with the Asherville N
G. club of the Southern league. He ex-
poets to leave for there in short time.
| A horse and cart of the Benedict &
Buruham Co, toppled over the bank at
the rear of the factory this morning, but
strange to say, nothing was damaged.
The heating and ventilating system re-
Gently placed in the Elm street and
High school buildings, has been in
spected by the district committee, and
found satisfactory.
Thomas Kelly this morning gave his
check for $25 to F. B. Merriman, to be
used toward defraying the expenses of
Wadhams' post, G. A. R. to Washington
| this month.
The classes of the Congregation de
Notre Dame will reopen on Tuesday,
September 6. The teachers staff has
been increased and nothing spared to
make the course of education in every
respect superior.
The Fairview Odd Fellows home was
legally conveyed yesterday, the trustees
being Grand Master G. B. Ware of New
London, Grand Secretary Frederick
Botsford of New Haven, Grand Treas
urer John w. Smith of Waterbury.
Ticket Agent Manwaring this morn
ing received proofs of the new time card
to be issued Monday by the New Eng
land road. The only change in the pas
Danbury now leaving at 1850 p. m, will
leave at 2:10 p. m.
Miss Katie Luddy of Fuller street re-
ceived pleasant surprise from a num-
Der of her young friends, at her home
last evening. Among the guests were
the Misses Lizzie Kelly, Nellie Quinlan,
Esther Shea, Katie Kllloughey, Maggie
Coughlan and Maria Murphy.
A Rockville correspondent writes: Mrs
&c. H. Merrick, Miss Grace West, Miss
Lille Pierpont and Miss Mary Thomp-
son, the two latter guests of Mrs o. G.
West of Waterbury, started yesterday
afternoon fur a pleasure drive, which
ended disastrously. AS they came down
Mountain street and turned into Pros
pect street, the carriage overturned and
the occupants were thrown out. Miss
Thompson received a very bad cash
over the eye and other bruises. The
rest of the party were badly bruised.
The adjutant general yesterday issued
orders directing the brigade commander
to arrange the details of the state rifle
match for regimeDtal teams of the Ma
tional Guard, which is to be held at
such time and place as General Haven
may determine upon. The match will
probably be shot in Hartford, where there
are better facilities than at any other
state rifle range. Last year the prize
was won by the team from the Third
, regiment, the First regiment team won
the second prize ana the third prize
went to the Second regiment team. A
= medal is to be given to each member OF
the winning team.
A pair of horses, hitched to the
covered delivery wagon of John
Sachsenhauser, the bologna sausage
( manufacturer, became frightened at
/ Etn in nf
Jacques auditorium this morning, and
started on run down South Main
street. The wagon struck the heavy
beer truck of d. II. Casey and ran up
against the curbing breaking the hind
axle, and a moment later striking a
stepping stone in front of w. D.
Richardson's house, at the corner OF
Meadow and South Main streets. The
pole broke and the forward part of the
wagon was badly smashed. The horses
were stopped at this point and were un-
hurt.
Adiutant General Embler has issued
an order relative to the examination OF
those officers in the Connecticut Ma
tional guard whose nominations have
been approved by the commander-in in
chief. the examinations will be con-
Quoted by Col Leavenworth, late of the
Second regiment, Lieut. Col Bently, late
Vi 1hhds NAdJOA L. II "Cllos AdIS VI
the Second, and Lieut. Bowen, U. S. A.
The examinations for the Second regi-
ment will be held in New Haven, Sep
TENDER %, % and "a. The officers FROM
this city to be examined are: Lieut. Col
Burpee, Captain w. E. Moses, First
Lieut. Edwin Hart and Second Lieut.
James Geddes.
If there is one place more than an
OF her that would be a target for cholera
1T is the county Jail. At the present
time there are, 1888 prisoners inside its
walls and yet so strict are its sanitary
rules that the authorities have no fears
whatever of the scourge breaking out
there. Although its inmates comprise
some of the most degraded and desti-
tute of humanity, yet the precautions
taken reduce the danger of contagion to
a minimum. On entering Jail each
prisoner is compelled to take thorough
bath. Their clothing is when necessary
Al