Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-20
CITY NEWS.


cial block.
There are twenty patients at the hos
pital at present, four of whom have
typhoid fever.
James Lyons is registered at Chief
Egan's hotel on Harrison alley. He is
charged with drunkenness and breach of
the psace.
7. H. Hayes went to New York to-day
to be present at the notification of the
democratic candidates,~ Cleveland and
Stevenson, this evening.
Patrick Heffrin, the young railroad
man who was injured on the New Eng
land road some weeks ago, neccessitat-
/ ing the amputation of his leg, Is getting
along comfortably at the hospital.
j. J. Desmond of Norwich, president
of the state council of the Catholic
Benevolent legion, has appointed James
Roche of New Britain deputy state
/ chancellor.
T. II. McKensie, of Southington, was
in town yesterday looking over the
Smead system of heating and venti-
lating the Clay street school. The
Southington authorities will introduce
the system in their schools.
The carpenter work has been begun
on the new almshouse and Contractor
IO'Connor will put on as many men on
the building as can conveniently work.
The lumber is being hauled from the
| New England yard by teams.
John Doyle and James Stanley, two
itinerant umbrella members, loaded up
| with beer yesterday, and at the West
End last night were begging money
from passers by. Officer Blakeley found
both at the ice house asleep. They were
given 80 day s in Jail on each complaint
for drunkenness and vagrancy.
Horses have suffered much from the
heat during the past few days and there
has been number of cases where valu-
able animals have come near dying.
between the ears of the animal has been
tried to n great extent and has pre-
vented much trouble.
A party of six, under the manage
ment of q. L. Stickney, are at Camp
White preparing the quartermaster S
department for use during the coming
encampment. On Thursday morning a
detachment of men will commence
placing the board floors in position and
soon after the erection of tents will be
commenced.
At the meeting of the Photographic
society last evening S. b. Hill delivered
an interesting lecture on Pictorial
Effect in Photography" The society
has increased rapidly in members and
the American Photographic league
wants that it should affiliate with it.
This matter will be considered at the
next meeting.
Michael McKeon, who tried so hard to
end his life Monday morning, at Bridge
port, was removed from the Emergency
hospital to the town farm yesterday
afternoon. He was formerly a school
teacher in Ireland, and has for several
| hpnn a in,
Waterbury and Hartford. His present
condition is not considered dangerous.
| Weather Prophet Vaughn of Nor
walk, who has been under cover for
several weeks, writes: A violent storm
will generate on the 22d of July, in
forty-one degrees north latitude, and
twenty-eight degrees west longitude
from Greenwich, moving toward the
British Isles, French and Spanish coasts
causing storms along the Atlantic coast
of the United States.
Selectman Henry Bernd of Danbury
has notified the selectmen of Water
!, bury that Michael Nagel, who was in
, jured by the cars there and is now lying
IN the hospital, can be removed from
there as soon as the doctor orders.
will cost the town of Waterbury Just S;
, per week and doctors bill while Mage
is confined in Danbury and Selectmar
Pinney will at once arrange to have hin
removed here.
The steamer Nutmeg State" brough
up the heaviest load of freight yester
day afternoon in the history of the oil,
steamboat line, and probably the
heaviest cargo ever carried to this cit,
on single vessel. Over 500 tons o
freight were carried and the space be
tween decks was completely filled
. There were over 140 tons of copper in
gots consigned to Waterbury PARTIES
Bridgeport Union.
y large quantity of freight consigned
to number of merchants along the lin
of the New England road is tied up il
New York city by the attachment Oh
minal company. Much of the good
consists of fruit, butter and othe
perishable goods. The persons making
the attachment are said to be responsible
and will probably be obliged to pay TO
whatever may accrue from the tie up.
The Waterbury Turnverein met thei
team at the New England station las
night at 7:40 on their return from tn
state funniest at Hartford and escorte
them with brass band and shooting
- rockets, amid the burning Of red fire, t
Turn hall. A large number of friend
awaited the victors, and a bounteou
y supper was prepared, after whic
Heyer's band struck up for the dancers
and the celebration continued unit
40 midnight.
n The board of road and sewer commits
.. sioners will meet tonight. Propert
owners on Manhan and Grove streets
and North Main street west side fror
Grove street to the Allderich property
and Washington avenue, north side, wi
be given a hearing on the matter of Law
ing sidewalks. A hearing will also
t, given on the change of grade on Rive
street, south of Baldwin street, and tn
k laying of new channel for Littl
brook on Pearl street,
Mayor Marigold of Bridgeport has nc
- thus far had declination of his invita-
ton to the mayors of Connecticut t
meet in the Park City on Wednesday
July 81, and partake of shore dinner
/, Those who have written letters of az
If ceptance are: Mayor j. B. Sargent
,r New Haven; Mayor Hyde, Hartford
% Mayor D. L. Briggs, Middletown; Mayo