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

Friday, fair, stationary temperature
northeasterly winds.
Lieutenant Bowen will shortly ar
range meetings with the various officers
of the state militia for the purpose of re-
viewing the work to be performed at
the coming camp.
Postmaster Doherty is having a newly
printed list of box holders placed over
each box for the use of the clerks. 1t
will assist greatly in the distributing of
the mail.
A workman named Worden was pain
fully injured by molten metal at the
Waterbury Misunderstanding company's
works Yesterday, his legs being seriously
burned. He was removed to his home
in a hack and a physician summoned.
The board of health met yesterday
afternoon and approved of the monthly
bills. The committee ON the appoint
ment of an inspector of plumbing did
not report. Nothing but routine bust
ness was transacted.
John McMullen, who had his hand
badly lacerated by the explosion of a
cannon cracker on the night of the
Fourth, and amputated by DIR Donahue
on the following day was removed to
the hospital this morning.
The funeral of William J. Bird took
this morning, where a requiem mass
was celebrated by the Rev Father
Treanor. The pallbearers were N. j.
Brophy, Matthew Conlon, John Egan,
James Turley, Michael Nolan and
Thomas Keliher.
The suit brought against the Second
division, A. o. H, by the friends of
Dennis Fitzgerald, the boy who was
shot by the Waterman ON the West End
grounds on the morning of the 5th of
July, for $4,000, was amicably settled
out of court to-day to the satisfaction of
all parties concerned.
Four candidates presented themselves
before Superintendent Crosby for the
state teachers examination, held IN the
High school building yesterday. Three
of the applicants wished to enter the
state Normal school, and one wanted a
state teachers certificate. None of the
applicants were from Waterbury.
The Driving association are so well
pleased with the success of the recent
bicycle and horse races, that they propose
making the purses larger SO that faster
horses may be brought here. Larger
prizes will also be offered to induce
bicycle riders from all over the state to
enter the races and make them more ex-
citing.
Thomas Kelly suggests that the
people of Waterbury, who sympathiZe
with the strikers at Homestead contrib
ute to the support of the men until the
trouble is over. He has started the ball
rolling by contributing $25 to buy food
for the families of the oppressed work
l men. The DEMOCRAT will receive and
forward subscriptions, at Mr. Kelly's
suggestion.
The pupils of st Mary's school accom-
panied by the nuns and Father Dineen
| of the Immaculate Conception church,
picnicked at High Rock grove to-day.
The refreshments which the children
took with them seemed sufficient to feed
them for a week. The st Aloysius ca
Diet drum corps headed the procession to
the depot, and dispensed lively music
during the day at the grove.
At the meeting of Good Cheer coun-
Gil, o. G. F., Monday evening, Supreme
District Deputy F. w. Judd installed
the following officers: P. c., L. w.
Tillotson; O., J. II. Davis; o. c., J. G.
Moran; S., F. w. Judd; A. S.. E. H.
Niver; T. III. G. Brandes; P, Flora NJ.
Judd; NJ, &. 7. Judd; S., j. D. Jackson
organist, Cora Demuth; medical exami-
ner, DIR Fl. S. Wlldman; trustees, G. H.
Wheeler, j. II. Davis, E. w. Davis.
Adjutant Quarter-master General
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A. Cornell, state armorer, Night Watch
man Hobert w. Deming and a few
workmen will go to Mantle on Thurs
day, July 81, to lay out the camp and
pitch the tents for the National Guard
encampment. The canvas and camp
IequIpage stored at the arsenal will be
sent down to Mantle in four freight
cars on the previous day.
The United Irishmen's Benevolent and
Burial Aid society of Bridgeport, at q
recent meeting voted to make applica.
ton through General Secretary Daniel
Colwell of the Knights of Columbus, fol
admission to the latter order. The for.
mer society has been in existence about
three years. 1t is in a prosperous con.
dition and has over $300in its treasury
Some of the members prefer to join the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
The body of Edward Mclaughlin
aged 36, who was killed in Indiana, ar.
rived in this city yesterday and was
taken in charge by Undertaken Mulvill
who transferred the remains into 6
beautiful oak casket. The funeral tool
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
MulvilPs undertaking rooms to the
church of the Immaculate Conception
thence to st Joseph's cemetery. The
pail bearers were Thomas Hughes, Felix
Hughes, John Carey and John Miller.
Mayor Sargent of New Haven, chair
man of the committee appointed by the
Connecticut Humane society to investi
gate the county home, which has par.
TALLY completed its work, hopes to be
able to continue the hearings in the
course of three weeks. The continue.
ton of the examination has been re-
tarded by the illness of Professor L. ",
Middlebrook of Bridgeport, who is a
member of the committee and also tc
business engagements of the other mem
bers of the committee.
A man representing himself to be q
} government pension agent is engaged in
defrauding soldiers widows The man
says the pension of soldiers widows
over 60 years of age is to be increased tc
$24. The payment of So fee is the
principal feature in connection with the
government agents transaction, and
upon investigation the agent and the
whole affair is found to be bogus. This
agent, who says he is a son of Commits
sioner Raum of the mansion bureau has