Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-01-23
CITY NEWS.

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Buy your clothing at the Epson &
Singleton company's store and you will
never regret it.
Superintendent Beach says that the
Naugatuck road will begin to- cut ice
on Monday.
There was no police court to-day.
Chief EGan is surprised at the sudden
suppression of business.
Miss Lizzie York of Meriden, who has
been visiting Mrs William Richardson |
for a week, returned home yesterday.
The board of relief will hold their last |
session this afternoon and evening, for |
the purpose of hearing appeals.
John Lynch, for eight years with the |
Waterbury Furniture Co, has accepted a |
position with Mrs w. F. Dillon of East |
Main street.
Undertaken Henry Mccarthy, for the
past ten months with Mrs w. +. Dillon.
has resigned to accept a similar position
in another town.
The funeral of Narcisse Pronovost of
Meriden, father of Miss Virginia Promo
vost, organist at st AIMS church, was
held yesterday.
Court Messenger Gillette's cocker
spaniel IKE" recently gave birth to
seven pups and BILLY" is setting up the
cigars.
| E. E. F. Mcmahon of the DEMOCRAT
took advantage of the fine weather to-
day and took n walk out on the street
| for the first time in over a month.
| Considerable complaint is again made
| of parties who throw bottles and broken
glass on the streets. The complaint this
time comes from South Main street.
Yesterday Comptroller Staub refused
| to honor reQuisition from Quarter
master General Rudd for $4,000 for care
of state property and rental of armories.
Mrs Ann Sides, of sos Bishop street,
accidentally d'slocated her jaw yester-
day while endeavoring to swallow some
pills. She was successfully treated by
DR. Hayes.
The New Haven Jail officials stated
to-day that Flanagan was rapidly fail
ing and that his death was only a
question Of a few hours. He is very
weak and can scarcely breathe.
The children belonging to the Water
bury Band of Hope will be entertained
with free supper at St Paurs church
on Monday night, after which they will
give dialogues, recitations and songs.
Friends are kindly invited to be present.
In the Camp vs. Pearsall case, yester-
day, Judge Hall refused to grant a
motion for postponement of the case
for one week, and told the parties they
must be in court next Tuesday. 1t is
thought settlement will be effected
out of court by that time.
A letter has been received from p. w.
Connor, who with T. II. Hayes, Il. F.
Phelan and Henry Flanagan, is doing
the old world. 1t was written on
board ship, three hundred miles from
Liverpool, and reports all hands in the
best of health and spirits.
Some of the chemicals used in making
flash light exploded prematurely during
the first act OF "Uncle's Darling" at the
opera house last night, creating some
excitement. No one was injured
although the leading lady narrowly es
capped being burned.
Notice has been received to-day al
the clerks office of the superior court
for New Haven county, that a settle
ment has been reached in the Camp
Pearsall case. The particulars were no.
obtainable at press hour.
David Mccarthy, employed in the
paper mill at Burnside, attempted suicide
at an early hour this morning by drink
ing u bottle of coloring matter anC
cutting his throat with a pocket knife
while respondent. 1t is thought he will
recover.
r Conductor Dinsmore's 7:S0 a. m. anC
4:05 p. m. train over the New England
] road for Hartford, is now equipped will
a handsome new Roger locomotive
Engineer Mulligan is proud of his new
charge and says that the new engine
/ not only excels in beauty but also il
speed.
A surprise party was givel
last evening at the home o
Miss Mary Costenbator on Cen
trail avenue, the principal guests being
the Misses Maggie Coughlan, NJ. Collins
Katie Shiels, Katie Killoughey ant
Mamie Keefe, all of whom are Miss Cos
tenbators schoolmates.
81 The members of the Connection
National Guard are already anticipating
the pleasures of visit to the World
fair at Chicago in 1898. An effort will
7. be made to have the entire brigade sen
to the exposition. Congress will
asked to furnish the troops with trans
portation and to feed them during TIA
- trip.
At New Haven, yesterday, Judge Hal
granted a divorce to Christian r
Weller of this city from Jennie Weller
. on the grounds of desertion. She LEI
g him in 1886 in Waterbury and went t
d Colorado, where she obtained q divorc
from him under the Colorado laws
which, however, are not recognized i
a this court.
John II. Hartford, a young man 9
years of age, who few years ago keI
II a fancy grocery store in Waterbury,
under arrest in New York city on
- charge of embezzling $1,000 which h
had collected for Smith s. Dills, of Ne,
York, the firm by which he has bee
employed of late. Hartford admits h
guilt and says that horse-racing cause
his ruin.
J. H. Mcintosh. brakeman on Coz
ductor McPherson's freight train on tn
Naugatuck road, met with an accider
- at Naugatuck yesterday. Mcintosh wa
engaged in coupling cars when his lie
hand slipped between the coupling pi
and the bumper. Before he could extr
cate it the train came together an
painfully smashed the hand and finger
. He Immediately went to Bridgeport an
- had the injuries dressed at the Emel
gency hospital. He has been employe