Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-14

convention will be held in Meriden
Tuesday, August 80.
The new officers of Court Fruitful Vine,
A. o. F., were installed last night by
Deputy High Chief Ranger E. EerIck.
An evening of social enjoyment was
spent by the large number IN attend
ance.
Mrs Elizabeth Hall, who was removed
to the hospital few days ago, suffering
from paralysis, died there this morning.
4 at the age of 66 years. The funeral was
held from the Saw Mills Plain chapel at
, o'clock this afternoon.
The horses which have been pur-
chased for No IS house are fine pair of
bays weighing 1850 pounds. They
were to arrive yesterday, but one of.
them took sick in New Haven and they
will not be sent up until he has re-
covered.
We have received from the Etna Life
Insurance Co, of Hartford, a hand
somely framed picture of the state CAPT.
toll at Hartford. From an artistic
standpoint it is far ahead of anything of
the kind ever before attempted by the
Etna company, which is saying much.
The building com mittee of the Bron-
son library are making many changes
and alterations so that a desirable build
ing may be procured at an expense not
exceeding $4,000. Another meeting
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock to consider plans for heating
and ventilating.
In very hot weather, one good way to
get cooled off is to clasp the hands, and,
/ holding the wrists beneath water
| faucet, let the cool stream pour, for
about full minute, directly upon both
wrists on the inside, where the circula-
| ton comes near the surface, That will
do it.
The members of the court of common
council left this morning for Spring
field, to inspect the electric road in that
city. At Hartford special train was
provided by the New England road for
the accommodation of the party. They
will probably return to Waterbury at
$50.
The National Guard from Connect
cut, it is said, will hardly go as a
brigade to the fair, but plans are now
on foot whereby provisional regiment
comprising such companies as could
muster good showing may go. The
idea is to have all the men paw their
own expenses.
An accident occurred in the New Eng
land freight yard, at East Hartford
Tuesday night, which resulted in the
complete destruction of two freight
cars. A freight train while backing
down on side track, caught the wrong
switch and, before the brakes could be
put on, struck line of cars standing on
the track and shattered two. A crew of
six had the train in charge and all were
promptly laid off duty for fifteen DAYS.
The New York s. New England rail.
road will give the first excursion of the
season to Boston tomorrow, includipp
trip to Nantasket beach or Nahant. or
admission to the base ball game between
Boston and st Louis, the opening of the
second season. The train will leave this
city at $3.50, arriving in Boston at II 80.
returning, the train will leave Boston at
Il in the evening. The fare for the
round trip is only $1.75.
General Superintendent Platt of the
Consolidated road has issued several
new rules, the most important of which
Is the following: Two white flags by
day and night and in addition two
= white lights by night, displayed in the
places provided for that purpose on the
front of the engine, denote that 6his
train is an extra. This signal must be
displayed by all extra trains. Green
flags and lights were formerly used.
The trustees of the reform school met
at Merlden yesterday. Superintendent
Howe's report showed that the average
number of boys there has been about
400, and the average time of each
twenty-five months. Fully seventy-five
per cent of the boys are reformed. The
most notable events of the year have
been the introduction of telegraphy an6
8 printing. The receipts of farm products
r for the year were 81, 1924. The inventory
OF 1--we stock amounts to 81 GAG, and the
tools, etc, $1,775.
The fourteenth annual turnerfest Of
EnnnnnkSnVpk
gins In Hartford Saturday and continues
till Tuesday, promises to be most sue
cesstul. Over 200 turner's will take par
, IN the prize contests and about 9, OO(
men are expected to participate in the
parade on Tuesday, which will be re-
viewed by Governor Bulkeley, Mayol
Hyde and the city officials, in front O
City hall. After the parade there will
be concerts, picnics, serenades and
general good time. Many of the SO
cleties will arrive Saturday evening. ant
they will be escorted to Germania hal
oy the local society. A banquet will b,
served at the hall and President William
Westphal will deliver an address.
The Meriden Journal says: Som
ntteen or twenty merchants in the cit,
are little anxious over an investmen
OF $40 they each made a week or tw,
ago. A slick looking young man cam
to them to become members of a col
Letting agency that employed uni
formed collectors. The rates were 81
to join, and one-third, of the sum col
lected to go the agency. The collecto
was to be dressed in a very conspIcuou
manner, wearing red cap, green Goa
and white trousers, and was to be pu
. on at once. The agent, who gave tn
name OF DeGarrud, claimed the schem
had worked well in Waterbury, New
Britain and other cities, but as far a
can be learned that was all visionary
I, Garrud has not been seen here 70
nearly two weeks,