Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-18
CITY NEWS.

opera house this evening.
Contractor Thompson has completed
the first story OF the new almshouse
building.
The estate of the late Joseph p.
Nueent was settled in the probate court
to-day.
Miss B. A. Killelea of Holyoke, Mass,
is visiting with L. j. Killelea, South
Main street.
The Baptist church of Grand street
has just purchased beautiful Shoninger
upright piano in oak case.
Michael Sullivan and Miss Nora Scan
lon were married by the Rev Father
Mulcahy at the church of the Immacu-
late conception THE morning.
J.P. Kellogg is delegate TO the meeting
of delegates of republican clubs to be
held in Buffalo, September Is.
During the absence of Postmaster
Doherty his office is being refitted and a
bright new covering placed on the
floor.
The Misses Annie and Catherine
Featherstone of New York are visiting
with Miss Josie Flanagan of Riverside
street.
There are advertised" letters at the
postoffice for Miss Hattie Harris, Miss
Hannah Murphy Mrs Sarah P. Terry and
S. E. Skinner.
The funeral of John Grenier, who
died yesterday at his home on River
street, will take place to st AIMS
church at a. m. tomorrow.
Mary A. the infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Terrence Coyle, died this afternoon.
The funeral will be held from 76 Burton
street tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
A meeting of the buffers and poIishers
of Waterbury will be held in G. A. R.
hall at $3.50 a. m. Sunday, for the pur-
pose of organizing an association.
Mayor D. F. Webster, who is confined
to his home by illness, underwent an
other operation yesterday. He will be
confined to the house for few weeks.
At the meeting of the State Firemens
the salary of Treasurer S. G. Snagg of
this city was increased from 500 to
5000.
Frank Dio, an Italian, had the first
two fingers of his left hand badly
smashed on press at Plume & At
woods to-day. DR. Benedict dressed the
wound.
The case of NJ. Willinger VS. Burt
Marsh is set down for Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock before Justice Russell. 1t
is an action of assumpsit to recover
money lent.
The figures showing the grand list of
the state have been received at the
comptroller's Office from every town,
and the aggregate is $372, 974, AS,
against 1868, $50, 602 in 1890.
The first issue of little monthly
paper edited and published by Rev Mr.
Barton, of the First Methodist church,
called The Evangel, is Just out. 1t is
devoted to the interests of the church.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Fitzpat-
rick of 116 Union street will take place
to the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception at $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Gilbert II. Norton, formerly freight
conductor on the eastern division, who
has succeeded A. Dixon as trainmasteI
at the New England road, commenced
his duties Monday. Mr. Dixon came
from the r. w. & o. road at Ogdens-
burg, N. Y.
F. A. Spencer, N. D. Granniss, E. w.
shannon, w. E. Risley, G. G. Curtis
and Samuel Greenberg, the delegates
from Clark commandery, X. T., who
have been attending the trlennial con.
clave of Knight Templars in Denver,
Col, will reach home tomorrow.
A large number from Waterbury will
go on the excursion over the New Eng.
land road to New York Saturday. The
price, $1.25 for the round trip is Oh ,aper
than walking when it is taken into CON
sideratiOn that tickets are good return
ing on any of the regular trains Monday.
The special train will leave this city at
100 a. m. and no tickets will be sold on
the train.
The bakers and confectioners are max
ing extensive preparations for their first
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the West End grounds on Saturday,
August 81. There will be a parade in
which all the bakers of the city, dressed
in working costume, will participate. A
feature of the parade will be cake
oven, the product of which will be dis
trlbuted all along the line of march.
Tuesday evening between and 10
o'clock, large barn, the property of
Michael Quigley of Litchtield, was burn
ed to the ground. Mr. Qulgley had just
housed his hay and grain, all of which
was destroyed. The scene of the fire is
about two miles from Litchfield center
and the finely equipped fire company of
that town were unable to render any
assistance.
Detective Egan left for new York this
morning to appear in the Jefferson
Market court, and ask that Frank Harris
field and Henderson Williams, arrested
for theft committed here, be remanded
until requisition is obtained. The
New York detectives captured the men
at the Pennsylvania station. They had
some money, a gold headed cane and an
overcoat. The goods belonged to j. T.
Blacknall.
Secretary Lindsey of the state board
of health has issued his monthly bulletin
for July. 1t shows that there were 1887
deaths reported in the state during the
month. This was 500 more than in June I;
1t was l9S more than in July, 1891, and
1874 more than the average number of
deaths in July for the five years preced-
ing the present. In 90 towns there
were no deaths and SO persons died in
public institutions. There were 81
deaths from scarlet fever, ass from
diarrhpa, ia from consumption, 90
from heart disease and there were 65
still births. The average death rate per
| thousand in 30 towns having over 56OO