Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-08-12
CITY NEWS.

last night.
The police have been notified to look
out for three years old child, reported
lost from its home on Pleasant street.
Three candidates were admitted by
Court Shields, A. o. F. of A., at its
meeting last evening.
Colonel Doherty was busy to-day max
ing the final preparations for beginning
active camp work tomorrow.
The parade of the A. o. F. of A. to
morrow will be reviewed at 2 o'clock
from the City hall steps by the city
fathers.
The excursion of the Watch factory
employees, to Glen Island tomorrow,
will afford an excellent opportunity for
people to spend day at the seashore.
The house Of Oliver Young of South
Norwalk was struck by lightning last
night. Mrs Young received a severe
shock and is in a critical condition to-
day.
d. Ii. Tierney has leased the Tinkham
cottage at Meadows End to Charles
O'Connor, who with his family will
enjoy the salt water breezes for the next
two weeks.
The engagement of William II. Hall
and Mrs Annie Ashton Shannon is an
nounced. The marriage will take place
at the brides home on Wednesday, Aug
ust 24 at 4:3O p. IN.
1t is said that new weekly paper de-
voted to the interests of the French peo-
pie of this city, will shortly be issued.
The promoters of the scheme have the
matter under earnest consideration.
T. d. Barton, general superintendent;
f. E. Dewey, superintendent; Edward
Parsons, purchasing agent; G. j. Howe,
| road foreman of engines are making a
general inspection of the New England
| road.
The local companies of the G.. N. c.,
will leave for Mantle by special train
| over he Naugatuck road at 9:45 a. m.
tomorrow. They will be met by the
other companies of the regiment at New
| Haven.
The engine at TIE American Pin COM
pany's factory broke down this moruing
and work was suspended. 1t will take
two days to make the necessary repairs
and work will not be resumed until
Monday.
The Fourth Ward Democratic club
| will hold its annual election of officers
this evening, at the rooms on River
street. All members are requested to
| be present, as there is other business of
| importance to be transacted.
A land slide on the New England
road near Stormville delayed the train
due here at S:15 last evening, some forty
minutes. Had it been dark the train
would have run into the obstruction
and been probably derailed.
| DR. A. ii. Jasmin, dentist, is going 10
| Holyoke for few weeks to try and re-
gain his health, which has been failing
lately. In the meantime his Office, at
232 South Main street, will be closed.
| When he returns he will probably open
an office at No 1924 South Main street.
Wednesday was the thirteenth an
niversary of Bishop McMahon's conser-
Grafton and about 100 priests, including
the principal pastors of the diocese,
gathered i'll Hartford to offer their CON
CALCULATIONS. High mass was celebrated
in the cathedral at 1880 a. IN.
John Thompson, aged 10, died of
Typhoid fever yesterday afternoon at
the residence of his brother James
Thompson, 40 Bridge street. The
funeral will take place Saturday morn
ing to the church of the Immaculate
Conception.
William J. Schlcgel has sold to the
Randolph q Cloves company the whole
of the Dennis DAILY property fronting on
jackson street and running back to the
Naugatuck river. The reason for the
purchase is to obtain right of way for
obtaining better water facilities.
a fine afternoon and evening to-mor-
row and the ForesteIs of Waterbury and
their friends will fill up the West End
grounds at the union picnic and field
day. Great attention is being given tc
the sports and athletic features by the
committee. The afternoon parade will
take place at 1870, the courts forming
on Center square.
President Welton of the water board
says that in spite of the copious rains
that have fallen during the past few
weeks and the great amount of water
: that is being daily pumped into the
reservoirs they are steadily going down
although no danger of famine is eX
pected this season. The rainfall since
last night measured so inches.
, The Stale Firemen's association con
vention, which will be held in New
Haven next week, will be a noteworthy
gathering. The convention is held an
nually, this being the ninth. All the
fire companies in the state will be repre-
scented, and it is expected that ovel
100 delegates will be present. a feature
of the convention will be the exhibition
J of the improved fire eXtinguishing APP
paratus, to show the superiority of thu
new over the old. The New Haven fire
9 men are making grand preparations fo
r the reception of the delegates, and in
tend to make their visit as pleasant a
possible.
Frederick X. Leonard, who made hi
debut in the newspaper field of the cit,
several months ago, has skipped. Tn
numerous creditors that he left behind
feel his departure deeply. When Leon
, ard came here about eight months ag
he worked for a time on the Sunda,
k Herald, but soon lost his job. Pre-
viously Leonard had worked on tn
Waterbury edition of the same paper
but that city became rather uncomfor
table for him. For the past six month
Leonard has not been engaged in activ
r newspaper work. Mrs Jane Reilly, witt
whom he boarded at 48 Cannon street, i
out S130 for board which Leonard owe,
her, and the Press club, which Leonar
defrauded of $40 by failure to return
money for tickets which he sold for tn
club benefit, would also like to effect
settlement with him. Leonard is sal