Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-20
CITY NEWS.

Inc regular MOuudy oNSuInS ,COnCcL0
will not be given next week until Fri
day evening.
Two hundred and twenty-five people
took in the New England road excur-
sion to New York to-day.
The funeral of the late Michael Somers
will probably take place from his late
residence on Burton street, Monday
morning.
Those parties having tickets unsold
for the Acme. Cuban Giants ball game,
Monday, are requested to present them
at the Acme club rooms to-nighr.
The whole committee of arrangements
for the picnic and field day of the Wa
terbury fire department will meet this
evening in the council room at o'clock.
A drill team from Connecticut lodge.
No so, A. o. U. w. will enter the COM
pititive drill to be given September in
City hall, by the Wadham's Post G. A. R.
1t is said that the New England road
officials have decided to weed out from
their employees those who are fond of
liquor. Only temperate men will be en-
ployed.
The New England railroad will give
another excursion to Boston next Fri
day. The fare is $1,75 for the round
trip. The train will leave this city at
7:12 a. m.
Louis Thurrot, a seven-year-old lad,
whose parents live at No 1877 Baldwin
street, fell out of tree yesterday even
ing and had his left arm badly sprained.
DR. Faber attended him.
Reporter Harry Durant of the Repub-
lican has severed his connection with
that paper and will take up the study of
law at Yale. His many friends wish him
success in this new venture.
Charles B. Powell, aged 81 years, died
last evening at his home on Central
| avenue. The deceased had been sick
with Bright's disease. The remains will
be taken to Milford for burial.
Captain John Pitt Stack, the we'll
known band leader is about to start for
Marian, Ind, where he will start band
in the Soldiers Home. Mr. Stacks
many pupils in Connecticut will wish
him success in his new field.
D. F. Hoyt, while in bathing at New
Pond last evening, struck his forehead
against some sharp substance and cut
deep cash in it, which required four
stitches to close. He was cared for at
DIR Benedicts office.
John Egan, who was taken to the
hospital yesterday in a critical condi-
ton, is still living, but suffering great
pain. His condition is about the same
as yesterday, his prospects for recovery,
l however, are very SHSnC.
Constable James J. Egan placed seven
attachments on the stock and fixtures of
the drug store of M. G. Hayden 2S4
South Main street to-day, with more to
follow, in the interest of parties in
Brooklyn, Hartford and other cities.
The new uniforms for the bakers to
be used at their picnic August 81, and
which are being furnished by the Wa
terbury One Price Clothing company,
have arrived. They are a neat looking
suit of linen, such as these men wear at
their work.
Doctor Lafontaine is gone to Canada
on a vacation for a week or two, and
| during his absence has left his patients
in the care or DIR ]. II. Desmarais, re-
Gently from the New York Post Gradu-
ate Medical school. DIR Desmarais can
be seen at DIR Lafontaine's office at
the usual hours.
On Monday a twelve minute Roadway
will be established on all the street rail
way lines. New switches have been put
on the South Main street line and an eX-
ira car will be added Monday. On East
Main street cars will not run out to the
turminus at Silver street, except during
} the hours in which the working people
will be going back and forth from work.
Attorney Ethridge of Thomaston pre-.
sided at the hearing held in the probate
court this morning to show cause why
B. j. Smith should not be removed from
the eXecutorship of his mothers estate.
Attorney Cole and Cowell represented
the applicant for Smiths removal and the
defendants had as counsel Attorney
Root and O'Neil of this city and GaegeI
of Seymour.
The Red men of the state are to unite
in picnic and field day next month
and the various tribes and councils have
been asked to vote upon place of hold
ing it. Matoaka council, of this city
decided the other night that it would
prefer High Rock grove. Paugussett
tribe voted for Seaside. The difference
of opinion is only matter of forty
miles.-Danbury News.
Doer, Hellmann and companies big
wagon hitched to pair of grey horses
started on a run down Grand street and
turned into South Main street about
1880 this morning. They had turned
pretty carefully into South Main street
and were preparing for good run wher
they brought up shortly behind a street
car and were easily captured. Nothing
was broken, and the horses were giver
almost the full right of way while they
were running.
A prominent wholesale meat man was
, asked to-day if the freight blockade al
/ Duh ioN any ull1O1SuC0 III ILt
retail prices of meat in Waterbury, anG
8 he replied that it had not. We have
r not felt any effect from it thus far, anC
. no advance has been made to retail
men, nor am l aware that they have
made any to their customers. To-day
however, we begin to feel little un
easy, as there is meat on the road some
where that should be here, and if thu
blockade should continue much Longer
> we will be hard pushed to supply thu
market.
Michael Duhig, living on Dublir
street, appeared before Attorney Kel
Iogg this afternoon with badly bat
tered nose and blackened eyes, anC
stated that he had been strucl
by Chester Southland at the Yves
Brass mill. He told the reporte
= that he had lent a wrench to SoutharC
who was working with him and wanted
to get it back, and that Southland re
fused to give it to him, whereupon al