Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-30
CITY NEWS.

regular quarterly dividend OF 23 per
cent on Agril 1.
The wadhams' Relief corps will give a
calico sOciable in the g. A. R. hall this
evening.
There are advertised letters at the
postofhce for Herman 81. Leeds and
Miss Kittie Bly,.
New York & New England directors
have declared the regular semi-annual
dividend Of 81 per cent on the preferred
stock, payable May 2.
It is said that there will be consider
able opposition to the extension of the
fire limits when the matter comes up in
the fire board Monday evening.
Attorney John p. Kellogg left this
afternoon for few days visit to New
York. During his absence Clerk D. F.
Webster will Offlciate as prosecuting at
torney.
Thomas Conlon has recovered from his
illness and yesterday was able to attend
to his duties at the store. His many
friends will be pleased to learn that he
is himself again.
Mrs Marian Foster Mellen, wife of C.
8. Mellen, the future general manager
Of the New York & New England rail
way, died at st Paul, on Monday, from
rheumatism Of the heart.
A IL year-old-daughter of Michael
Donlon Of Mattatuck street was scalded
about the limbs by the overturning of a
pot Of boiling water, last evening. She
was attended by DR. Hanlon.
Judge Phelan to-day appointed Chas
g. Root and NJ. F. Carmody commits
siOners to receive and examine the
claims against the estate of 81. w. Reed,
lnsolvent assigning debtor.
Martin F. Conner, John Conner and
Andrew Fitzpatrick are among the
Novelty Co employees who have ac-
cepted positions with the Blake Manu-
featuring Co, of Springfield.
John w. Gaffney is making prepare
tions for the completion of his contract
for the paving of Meadow street. The
stone has arrived and it is expected that
work wall begin in about two weeks.
Joseph Darling and William Kane
left this morning for Philadelphia, to
join the Forepaugh show. The former
will drive horses in the parade, while
the latter will be jockey in the hurdle
races.
A meeting of representative demo-
Gratis will be held in Concordia hall on
Friday evening for the purpose of con-
sidering the advisability of placing in
nomination Waterbury man for con-
gressional honors.
The boys living in Simonsville have
organized a branch of the Lyceum
League club and will give their first
musical entertainment at the Baptist
chapel in Simonsville tomorrow even
ing. The club is called Harrison club,
No 462.
Subscription tickets for the second
annual music festival Of the Harmonic
society will be placed on sale tonight,
L TREr H. e
served seat coupons, on Monday, April
25, at the briggs & Smith company 8
music store.
Mischievious boys last evening set fire
to can of benzine in a house on Tay-
lor avenue, in course of construction
by Contractor O'Connor. There was a
dangerous blaze for few minutes, but
the flames were extinguished before
much damage had been done.
Nearly every day a, batch of Italian
laOorers arrive in town. They are di-
rect imPortations. In other towns these
emigrants are inspected to guard
they arrive and depart to the several
parts of the city unmolested.
In commenting on the introduction of
an improved mailing machine in the
postoftice, Postmaster Doherty said that
II the department grants his request for
one 1t will be welcome adjunct to the
otttce. There is only one stamp in the
office and that has been in use ten years,
Frederick B. Rice has offered SOS, 900
for the Church street property recently
purchased by the Bronson library board
Of agents. One condition of the offer is
that it be accepted before the fire limits
are extended. a meeting to consider
the offer will be held tomorrow after
noon.
Judge Hall yesterday appointed a
committee consisting Of Hon Dwiphr
LOOMS of Hartford, F. G. Kingsbury of
this city and Wilbur F. Davis of
Meriden to either make a partition
of New Ravens city hall or sell it
to the highest bidder. The order was
granted upon motion of Town Attorney
Pigott.
After the drill last evening the men,
bers Of Co G held a smoker" No
preparations had been made and the
Of cigars having been sent in by Fathers
Ireanor and Murphy in recognition of
the services Of members of the COM
Iany at the recent production of 1.-THE
Shamrock and Rose"
A mad dog was shot by one of p, B.
Norton's employees at the stable this
morning. DIR Bland says that he shot a
dog Sunday and that he has seen three
cases OF dogs suffering from dumb
rabies. In this peculiar disease the dogs
lower jaws are paralyzed and they can
not eat. 1t results in a terrible death,
The agonies are frightful. These dogs
will be shot.
Frank 81. COttrell, clerk for Grocer T.
l.. Sanford, was seriously injured by a
vicious horse yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Cottren was in the stall with the ami
NAL when it suddenly reared, striking
the young man full in the face with its
front hoofs. His nose was broken in
several places and he also sustained
other injuries, which were dressed by
DIR Robbins. But for the presence of a
companion, who drove off the enraged
animal, CottrelI might have been killed. |
Four hours between New York and
Boston is what the New York World of |
yesterday predicts, now: that the Con-