Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-02
CITY NEWS.

The board of education will hold its |
regular monthly meeting this evening,
as will also the board of police commits |
sioners.
The pastors of the Catholic churches
of the diocese of Hartford are holding
their quarterly conference in Hartford
to-day.
On August and 4 Mars will be in
opposition to the earth, and by many
million miles nearer than it will again
be for years. The astronomers are pre-
pairing to make as complete observa-
tions of that planet as possible.
At the picnic and hose tournament of
the fire department at the West End
be offered in the running contest, as
follows: 800 for first, $50 for the
second and $40 for the third.
The hospital visitors from August 1
to 10 are Mrs Henry G. Griggs and Mrs
Charles @. Miller. All persons wishing
to contribute delicacies to the sick, or
articles for use, can send them to either
of these ladies; or they will be called
for.
The New York & New England and
the New York & Northern roads will
give a special excursion to New York
next Monday, the train leaving Water
bury at 1855. The fare from this city
will be $1.25, tickets good returning on
the following day.
Comptroller Staub was in his office
yesterday, but made no announcement
in regard to his decision on the applica-
ton for the registering of New England
bonds. 1t is believed, however, by
many who ought to know, that he will
act favorably on the petition.
A horse owned by Simon BOIL, the
South Main street meat dealer, was
badly injured in collision with hack
on Exchange place this morning. The
pole of the hack struck the horse in the
breast, cutting the animal so that DIR
Bland was called to render surgical at
tendance.
The result of an autopsy held yester-
day over the remains of James Young
who died at the Bridgeport hospital
Sunday morning, thirty-six hours after
being taken there, showed that his in
testines had been perforated from the
effect of peritonitis, brought on by ex-
cessive drinking of ice water.
Nearly all the tents for the Connecticut
militia brigade have been put in place
at Mantle and everything will be ready
for the reception of the troops in a day
or two. The field is in splendid condi-
ton. Governor Buckley and staff and
OSuSTdl maven anu SLdD Will De at the
camp Saturday, August 10.
The board of fire commissioners met
last evening and passed the monthly
bills. d. j. Markert was appointed q
permanent hoseman of Citizens Engine
company, No 2. Four pairs of rubber
boots were ordered purchased for the
department. TIE clerk was instructed
to advertise for bids for the feeding of
| the fire department horses.
Sunday afternoon at B o'clock two
men who reside in Simonsville, a suburb
OF Waterbury, were driving along Derby
avenue when the horse became fright
ened at the electric car. The infatuated
animal tore things in lively manner.
| rage, which was demolished by coming
in contact with the car and telephone
pole.-Derby Transcript.
| William Gaffney of Ansonia, secre-
tary of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of Connecticut, to-day issued his
annual report. One year ago there
were thirty-one mems societies, two
societies of women and two cadet
societies with membership of 2,151.
There are at present forty-five societies,
having membership of 3,74S, a gain
of 1857. The increase in New Haven
county during the last six months was
1852.
Undertaken Moriarty was one of a
party of Connecticut undertakers who
lspent four days in New York last week
visiting the morgue at Bellevue, tc
obtain all the new points on the science
of embalming, which is practiced by
the faculty in charge of that depart.
ment of Bellevue. During the fouI
days that the party visited the institu
ton over $50 bodies were received
many in bad state of decomposition.
Father Dent, the silenced Catholic
priest, once of Waterbury, who some
time ago sued Bishop Ryan of Buffalo
for $4,000 for alleged Islander and who
lost the suit, appeared in the supreme
court, special term, Brooklyn, before
Judge Bartlett yesterday, and obtained
an order requiring Day & Parker, attor.
neys for the bishop, to show cause why
they should not file their amendment
at once, SO that argument for a new
trial could be had before the adjourn.
ment of court. The order is returnable
on Monday.
The Bethel correspondent of the
Ansonla Sentinel writes: Sturges' Judd,
of Waterbury, has been here calling on
old friends the past week. On Friday
Mr. Judd, accompanied by Alva TAYLOR
spent most of the day looking over the
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their boyhood days, in Bethel, Wolfpits
district and vicinity. They also visited
Putnam Park and were delighted with
what they saw there. Both Mr. Judd
and Mr. Tay lor have lived to a ripe old
age, respectively "a and 80 years.
They are remarkably smart for men OF
their age and are the two oldest men
living who were natives of this place.
The New England road is still pur.
sued by hard luck. To-day's excursion
to Boston. which promised to be the
most successful of the season, was post
poned owing to the accident on the road
near Towantic. The special train left
Danbury on schedule time with a large
number of passengers and long train
of cars to accommodate people along the
line. The wreck completely blocked the
track and it was impossible for the com
pany on such short notice to provide the
facilities necessary. About $50 from
this city were among the disappointed
ones. General Ticket Agent Kendall of
the New England road was in the CITY.
and all preparations had been made for
a most successful trip to Boston.