Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-23
CITY NEWS.


William Sage had parts of four fingers
taken off by a power press in the Wa
terbury Clock shop yesterday afternoon.
DIR Gregory dressed the wounds.
George Beniue, aged ten years, son of
Arthur Beniue, of 81 Hickory street,
died this morning. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon. The
interment will be in Calvary cemetery.
The sword contest at Bridgeport last
evening between E. A. Kent, erstwhile
of this city, and Miss Helen Englehardt,
was won by the lady in three short
rounds. Kent was mot in it" at any
stage of the game. *#
The pony race will be an interesting
feature of the sports at the Foresters'
field day picnic. The prizes Will be $15,
$40 and SIS. Entries may be made at
the DEMOCRAT office until August 6.
Entrance fee $1.00.
A new time card will go into effect on
the New England Monday. The Long
Island train will be discontinued. The
7:45 p. M. train will run through to
Danbury and other points. The 8 a. m.
train gong west will leave five minutes
later.
Many tickets have already been sold
for the union picnic of the Senior Tenn
perauce society and the Y. M. G. L. A.,
to Savin Rock next Saturday. Savin
Rock possesses many new features this
season. The fare for the round trip is:
Adults $1.25; children rs cents.
Work has been discontinued again on
new BOIL building on account of bed
of quick sand having been struck on the
South Main street side. This menace to
the solidity of the foundation is to be
overcome by driving piles, at the sug-
gestion of Architect Joseph A. Jackson.
Railroad men on the Naugatuck divi-
sion were bidding Conductor Wall, of
the pay train, good bye yesterday.
After this week his train will run on the
main line clear through from New York
to Providence. Conductor Jenner's pay
train will then run on this division.
August Maybeaux, of Torrington, 10
years of age, was run over last night by
gravel train on the Naugatuck road,
and fatally injured. The boy did not
see the train approaching, and was
knocked down and the wheels passed
over both feet, frightfully mangling
them. Amputation was resorted to as
last resort, but the boy cannot live.
The Second division, A. o. H., has
been invited to participate in the field
day exercises f the AnsOnia and Biz
mingbam divisions, on Saturday, July
30. Two platoons from the Second will
Calvin requests all who wish to assist,
to meet at the West End grounds on
Monday evening.
The democratic town committee met
last evening, and placed James L. Dun
can in charge of the headquarters over
Stee.es Crockery store. The 'headquar-
tiers are at the disposal of any of the ward
clubs that wish to hold meetings. 1t
will also be the headquarters of Reg
istrar Flanagan and..applications to be
made voters can be made there.
David J.. Durand of Birmingham has
sold his three family house on Ward
street to w. J. Schlegel, who will i'm
prove the property and place it in the
| real estate market. Mr. Schlegel has
sold the family residence and large
grounds of Mrs A. L. Allertou of Manga
tuck to j. II. Whittemore. This gentle
l man will remove the present building
and erect three fine cottages on the
| Church street front.
Daniel Cronan for drunkenness was
fined 81 and costs this morning. John
Jackson, a gent of color, was charged
with drunkenness and carrying con-
cealed weapons. A loaded revolver was
found on Johns person when arrested.
He was fined 81 and costs for drunken
ness and So and costs for carrying con-
i
Dressed for assault on Mrs MCo was con-
tinuCd until Tuesday.
The Loug Hill school property was
visited yesterday by the committee from
the center school district, Chairman
Wolff, William Leggett, Superintendent
Grossly and Architect A. j. Smith. The
purpose of the visit was to examine
ways and means for additional accom-
mediation for scholars. The district is a
growing one, and the committee de-
cided that the best thing to be done
would be to build four room building
on the Walnut street side of the prop
erty, which would give accommodation
for long time.
The A o'clock train from this city
yesterday on the New England road
going east, ran into the rear of waiting
freight train on the main track al
Bristol, considerably damaging the
engine and front end of the baggage
car of the express and knocking the
caboose of the freight, with one car, off
the track, smashing them up. The
passenger train was in charge of Con
ductor Dinsmore and Engineer Shea
and the freight in charge of Conductor
Brooks and Engineer Aldrich. 1t is
thought that the accident resulted from
the failure of the tiagman of the freight
to stand out proper distance to pro
tect his train.
In accordance with a vote passed al
the recent state convention of the A. O.
H., a New Haven artist has been en-
gagged to engrave a suitable testimonial
for John p. Murphy of Norwich, fol
sixteen years state delegate to the order
He rendered his resignation at the con
vention in Bridgeport and it was &C
cepted with deep regret. On the corners
will be the Hibernians' badge, contain
ing an eagle surrounding harp IN the
center Of which are the words: "Friend.
ship, Honesty and True Christian
Charity" The work is to be done by
hand and will be framed in white mar
BILE. State Secretary. j. p. Cunningham
of New Haven will present the testi
monial to Mr. Murphy at a special meet
ing of the society to be held in Norwich
next Wednesday.
At the annual meeting of the Con
necticut Total Abstinence union, il
Meriden next month, a matter that will
undoubtedly occasion much discussion
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