Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-13
CITY NEWS.


4 and 8.
Brakeman John O'Connor had two
fingers crushed while coupling cars at
Union City on the Naugatuck road.
The drum corps of the Second regi-
ment will go to camp this year with
better lot of men than ever before.
Thomas Fitzgerald received last night
the 81 900 due from the X. of G. to the
family of the late Michael Fitzgerald.
The arrangements for the big demo-
cratic banner raising will be completed |
in few days, when the date will be |
ANNOUNCED.
/ Mutual Hook and Ladder Co, No /, |
has engaged the National band of Wal |
Iingford, for the annual fire department
parade in September.
Several of the officials of the New
England road spent some time in this
city this morning consulting business
men regarding shipping.
There is not much sickness in Water
bury at present. There are a few cases
of cholera infantum, but otherwise the
health of the city is very good.
Carl M. Olson, infant son of Alexan-
der Olson of 81 Washington street, died
this morning. The remains will be
taken to Worcester, Mass, for burial.
The first Baptist church of Water
Thursday, July Ia. The A. NJ. E. Zion
church society of Derby have engaged
the grove for Saturday, July 30.
The funeral of James Fitzgerald of
$40 Baldwin street will take place to st
Patrick's church at $50 tomorrow.
The deceased was nephew of Dennis
and John F. Calvin.
The building trades in Waterbury are
l very brisk at this season of the year.
Many houses are in the course of cree
ton and not a few business blocks are
being built.
In the police court to-day Gotlieb
ISchoeck was charged with assault and
keeping an unmuzzled dog. Attorney
Root appeared for him and had his case
Iadjourned until tomorrow.
The members and invited guests of
the Entire Nous club held their annual
outing at High Rock grove yesterday.
An enjoyable days sport was expert
enced. To the young ladies of the ar
arrangement committee is due the success
- of the affair.
The common council have decided to
visit Springfield tomorrow for the pur-
>, pose of examining the workings of the
electric road of that city. They will be
accompanied by the officers of the Wa
terbury Horse Railroad company and
will leave on the 7:30 train.
; District Deputy w. G. Keenan, in.
stalled the newly elected officers of the
Second division. A: o. H., in 81
Patrick's hall last night. Appropriate
remarks were made by the new officers
and general social time was enjoyed
, by all.
Within the past three months thirty
three employees of the New England
road at Norwich have been discharged
1t is believed that the New England
road in dispensing with the services Of
the men, means to accomplish the worE
previously done in that city at some
other quarter.
Sergeant Cox of the New Havel
signal station says that there is a COO
wave in the region of the Rocky noun
tains, but the pressure there is high, 81
III that the wave cannot gain any east
ward Roadway. The weather will con
al tinue at its present temperature unit
ur Saturday, when it may become cooler.
ave- A colored woman, who said she wa
Ial Ada Gardner of New Haven, was dc
of serted by her companions at High Roc
wn grove last evening. She was on tn
in wrong side of the river and was nearl
m. drowned while attempting &c swir
across to the grove. M. F. Daley an
Thomas Lawlor of the Entire Nous clu
/ bravely went to the rescue and brougf
her safely to shore. She was cared fl
by colored family at Beacon Falls.
A young man who spent Sunday {
Merwin's Point says that one man to /
revenged ON a neighboring cottage
who played a mean joke on him la.
season presented the little son of la
seasons joker with pretty little Gre
that chewed the end of one of his lit
fingers off and lawsuit will be the GU
come. One family comes from Waite
bnry and the other from New Haven.
Mary Lyons of this. city, who aba
Al doned her fourteen monies old child
Bridgeport on Saturday, called upC
Superintendent BunneH of the Ass
cAted Charities, yesterday Afternoon
and reclaimed the infant. She said 81
had been to Waterbury in search
work, and was surprised when told
the commotion caused by her heartle
~, action. She laid the whole blame upC
her husband who, she said, would CO
tribute nothing to the support of herse
- and child.
: Derby Transcript: Robert Worde
who left Shelton few months sin
to accept a position as brass caster
the foundry of the Waterbury Man
r featuring Co, is now confined to his be
having met with an extremely paint
- accident on Wednesday. He was
work in the foundry when the botto
dropped out of a large pot and its co
mo tents, $50 pounds of hot liquid met,
IlS dropped on his feet, burning both linn
from the knees down in a fright
manner. The doctors attending hi
n,es entertain no fears of his losing eth
.vep limb, but 1t will be many weeks befo
ere. o w 4o'"0 "OlA'
Never in its history has the Conso
!, dated road done such passenger bu
- ness as Is the case at present. For t
past ten days the travel over the Iii
has been something enormous-so gre
in fact, that the company has be
eet, obliged to keep in constant use eve
car which they own. There are beil
sick built at Dayton, O., 1876 passenger ca
recently ordered by the company, a
some OF which will shortly be delivere
The cars will be equipped with maj
new features not heretofore seen
these parts, and will be lighted with o