Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-18
CITY NEWS.

8 p. m. Tuesday: Fair, slightly warmer,
southwesterlY winds.
Michael Walsh and Thomas Coyne for |
drunkenness were fined 81 and costs
each this morning.
The newly elected officers of Sterling
commandery, U. o. G. c., will he in
stalled be District Deputy w. F. York.
Liveryman o. T. Norton had one of
his ribs broken Saturday night by fall
ing down stairs in his barn on Scovill
street.
Two large buses carried the Acme
Social club to Quassapaug yesterday,
where days outing was enjoyed by
the boys.
the price of coal would be raised a
quarter of a dollar more per ton in the
early part of next week.
Attorney Thomas Donohue, who has
been sick for several months at his
home on East Main street, took a
sudden change for the worse this after
noon, and his condition is critical.
Constable O'Brien to-day served papers
on Frederick d. Mallory in two suits for
William E. Lucas and John Loucks
respectively, for money due for work
done. Two carriages belonging to NAL
lory were attached.
There was a beautiful display of
aurora borealis Saturday night. The
special features were the vivid flashes
almost to the southern horizon and
narrow band of light which at one time
almost SPAWNED the sky from east to
west.
A shed adjoining T. II. Hayes saloon
on East Main street was discovered on
fire this morning. Word was sent to
"Jim" Flynn at Phoenix hose house and
| with a hand eXtinguisher and a few
pals of water the fire was extinguished.
How it originated is not known.
The Naugatuck railroad company are
| building near their engine house at
Winsted, large watering tank which
will hold 10000 gallons of water and
| will be a great convenience to them as
| they can fill the boiler of an engine in
| about three minutes.
Acly w. Castle has purchased half
interest in the meat market of Harry
w. Kershaw, at the corner of South
Main and Union streets. Mr. Castle has
been in the employ of Pierpont Brothers
for the past nine years and has a
thorough knowledge of the business.
A number of young men in this city
have started local benevolent society,
and named it the "Shaggers." Already
they have about twenty-five members,
| and they propose to make it a means of
paying sick benefits and doctors bills.
NJ. j. Colloty has been elected president.
DIR G. II. Wilson claims that iron in
oxide form is found in Meriden's water
coming from the new city water. If
such, upon further investigation proves
to be a fact the use of water from the
new reservoir will have to be stopped
pending an official visit from the state
| board of health.
The New York s. New England rail-
road will give-an excursion to POugh-
keepsie, the queen city of the Hudson,
tomorrow. The fare for the round trip
from Waterbury is only $1.15. The
train will leave here at S:25, arriving at
lPoughkeepsie at 11:15. 1t is the
cheapest excursion of the season.
Rev w. II. Barton delivered a very
interesting address upon "Capital and
Labor" at the First NJ. E. church last
evening. He referred to the trouble al
capitalist who Expresses labor, it is the
method under which he does his bust
ness. In this connection he referred to
the proposed brass trust, which will bt
further discussed next Sunday evening
The annual union excursion of the
Young Mems Catholic Literary associa
ton and the Senior Temperance society
will take place to Savin Rock on July
30, or if stormy one week later. The
fare for the round trip is $1.25 far adult.
and rs cents for children. The trair
will leave the Naugatuck station imme
diatelY after the 1880 regular. Return
ing the train will leave New Haven a
6:45 p. m.
The young man who was drowned il
City Mills pond on Saturday afternoon
was Clarence Couse, about 90 years old
He boarded in Dougherty's block, corne
of East Main and Spring streets.
companion named Alton Barry wen
with him to battle, but was swimming
around the pond and did not motto
Couse go down. The supposition is tina
= the young man was seized with cramps
Medical Examiner Axtelle pronounced
il it case of accidental drowning. TIL
body was removed to Undertake
Moriartys. The young mans family il
Gloversville, N. V, has been notified.
r The fourteenth annual turnerfest O
}. the Connecticut Turnbezirk was contin
ued in Hartford yesterday. Class turn
ing was the main feature. The exercis
es were not open to the public but, Their
were 200 present, mostly from the Ger
man societies of the city. A concert wa
given in the evening and there were dec
!, lamations for prizes. Tomorrow tn
k a festival in the evening. None of tn
prizes will be awarded until Tuesda
- night, when the fest closes. Among tn
disclaimers were r. Lautenbach and I
Muller of this city.
The New Britain Circle says: Anon
the visitors in town during the saenger
fest was former old resident of Ne1
Britain. Henry Adams of Waterbury
brother of Fred Adams of South Mai
street, twenty-one years older tina
Fred, by the way. Henry Adams wa
the seventh German to settle in Ney
Britain. He came here in 1851. HI
was the founder of the New Britai
Turnverein. He organized number @
his brethren into a society and bull
with his own hands the first turning
bars, which stood under an apple tire
on the Steele property, near Frankli
street, the society not being able to hir
room anywhere. Mr. Adams wa
pleased with the great progress of Nev
Britain. He hunted up number of h
old comrades here and thew rocnivo