Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-24
CITY NEWS.

go to the Epson & Singleton companys
store.
Canton Waterbury gave its last
sociable of the season In Odd Fellows
hall last night.
There are advertised" letters at the
postofflce for Miss Mary Kennedy and
Mrs Sharlet Mackenzie.
A full rehearsal Of the Choral society
will be held tonight. Stage Manager
Tackaberry will be present.
Many Waterbury people will go to
New Haven tomorrow evening to at
tend the Yale Harvard debate.
The attendance at the mission SER
vices at st AIMS church Is very large
both at the morning and evening SER
vices.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Blakesley, who for
the past month have been sojourning In
the Bermudas, returned to Waterbury
yesterday.
Col Doherty goes TOT Meriden to-
night to conduct a court martial In the
case Of Private Staff who is accused OF
characterization.
Thomas F. Lawlor, Frank Brett and
Linn Root, students at Yale Law school,
are spending their vacations at their
homes IN this city.
The work on the proposed history of
Waterbury is nearly completed and It Is
said that the publishers will issue the
book In a few months.
There will be more new awnings put
up this spring said a dealer to-day, than
ever before. One dealer says he has
contracts for twenty-five new ones.
Officer John Sullivan was out yester-
day for the first time since December g.
He is able to walk fairly well and will
be fit for duty in couple of weeks.
Christina Brick. aged 3 years and
eight months, died last night Of diphthe-
ria at the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs John Brick of Ayers street. The
funeral took place this morning.
Delinquent taxpayers may find some
consolation in the knowledge that the
tax collector will, after April /, posi-
lively place a lien on all property the
taxes of which are not paid by that
time.
A large supply Of the new United
States army drill books has been re-
ceived at the adjutant generals Office,
| and they were forwarded to the COM
panies Of the National Guard yesterday.
Each company received twelve copies.
General Freight Agent Abraham of
the New England Terminal company
and District Freight Agent Bowman OF
the New England road are in this city
to-day for the purpose of interviewing
shippers and getting freight statistics.
The steam merry go-round at the
casino continues to attract large crowds
Of ladies and children. The best OF
'rder prevails. Every person buying q
ticket receives a check, and IS in gold
will be given to the one returning the
most checks on April 16.
In a private letter Edward L. MaToney
writes that he met Charles A. Colley
and wife in Charleston, 8. c., last Sun
lay. They were on their way t.
Florida. They reported an unusually
rough passage from New York. They
attended services at old st Michael's anC
left on Monday for Florida.
The United States recruiting station
in this city will, Cn~next Tuesday, h,
removed to Hartford. and Sergeant f
J. Devlin, the officer in charge here, vii
have charge of it. The young men O
Waterbury and vicinity seem to hav,
40 inclination for army life, IA only on,
man has been enlisted since February 1
Peter Riley of Waterville, who il
employed by Groceryman George Fl
Ford, was bitten on the leg by hound
owned by F. A. Welton last evening
It is believed the dog was mad as it bi
Riley was brought to this city and thu
wound in his leg was cauterlzed by D
Benedict.
The State Democratic club will hole
its next meeting at Warner hall, New
Haven, on the evening Of March 81. TIL,
dinner will doubtless eclipse all former
efforts of the club. All the democratic
members of the senate and the house
members OF the state committee anC
candidates on the last state ticket ar,
among the invited guests.
w. j. Schlegel has aold for William E
Fulton his fine building lot on Cliff
street, 80 feet front and $50 feet deep
being the lot adjoining Mrs Thomol
Morton's residence on the south side, Il
Superintendent George w. Beach OF thu
road. Mr. Beach will at once hreal
ground to erect a handsome residenc,
for his own use on the site.
Conductor William Scott. will retir,
tomorrow, after nearly thirty years o.
service on the Naugatuck road. Con
ductor Scott recently purchased a farm
in Woodbury., where he will reside
Conductor Edward Starr of the New
Haven day freight has taken Mr Scott,
place. Conductor bob" Munson, WHIT
now runs the night freight to New Ha
| ven, was TINS AFTERNOON promoted to the
position made vacant by the promotion
of Conductor Starr.
The jury yesterday at Hartford in tn,
suit of Henry L. Kellogg of Ncwingtor
for $1O. 900 damages against the city Of
New Britain, returned verdict Of
81 900 and costs. MIR Kellogg sued the
city Tor damages resulting from the
emptying Of sewage of New Britain into
Piper brook, which flows through hi!
property. The case will be taken to tn,
supreme court. 1t is similar in many
respects to the suit brought against
Waterbury by the Plat Mill Co.
The first counterfeit of silver hal
dollar Of the new issue, reached the sub
treasury yesterday at New York. It Il
not very good piece Of work. Thu
beading near the edge is clumsily done
and 30 are the stars. The head is abou
the most clever part of the counterfeit
The figures of the date are not wei
done. The piece is light In weight anf