Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-11
CITY NEWS,

The New York & New England rail- |
road will give an excursion to Boston |
on Friday.
The Methodists of Naugatuck and
Union City will picnic at High Rock
grove on Friday, July 10.
The First church congregation, &C
companied by the American band, are
picnicking at High Rock to-day.
DIR James E. Anderson, the celebrated
specialist and orthopedic surgeon OF New
Haven, will be at the Cooley house every
Monday.
The First Ward North End Demo-
cratic club will hold a meeting to-mor-
row evening at their rooms on Cherry
street.
All our readers are invited to try a
glass of Williams delicious root beer,
free, at Spencer & Pierpont's store, to-
morrow and Wednesday.
Commissioners Coughlan and Stevens
of the road board and Street Inspector
Wright left for Boston last night to ex-
anime some heavy steam rollers.
AS an evidence of the popularity of
the new transfer system we would state
that 765 persons used transfers yesterday
besides the fares collected on the cars.
Great interest is being manifested in
the ball game to be played on Friday
$25 a side. Betting is about even at the
present time.
The water in the main reservoir is be-
ing rapidly reduced; already it has gone
Edown"four feet and two inches and the
cutting off of all sprinkling is being
considered.
Gypsy Williams, with his band, has
arrived in the vicinity, and encamped
below Smith & Griggs' shop at Hope
vile for the summer, He is said to
have fine lot of horses with him.
| Not single drunk taken in two days
in Waterbury is a record which some of
our sister cities should try to equal.
Judge Coweli had no opportunity this
morning to pass Judgment on any case.
A meeting of the ladies of the Con-
cordia society has been called by Mrs
Ernest Stops, president, for this evening
at 8 o'clock. The object of the meeting
is to make arrangements for an enter
tainment.
Philip Toomey died this morning at
the hospital from typhoid fever. The
funeral will take place to the Immacu-
late Conception church at a. m. to-
morrow, from Bergins undertaking
rooms.
Mrs Mary Tehan, wife of John Teban,
1 1913 Cook street, died at the hospital
yesterday morning. The funeral will
take place from Mr. TEXANS house to the
4 church of the Immaculate Conception
at $50 to, morrow.
The final board of the knights OF
Columbes passed upon forty applications
for membership in the order, Saturday
afternoon. Twenty of the number
came from the new council which is be
ing organized in Putnam.
Among the many recommendation
81. ~, -
: tonight will be one from the road board
II recommending that the council visl
- Springfield and see for itself the work
h ings of the electric road of that city.
W A large number of the members o
al the First Congregational church pic
Of nicked at High Rock grove to-day
n They were accompanied by about twent.
n members of the Third Congregations
a. church as guests. The American banC
furnished music at the grove.
The fourth annual picnic and game
, of the A. o. f. of A., will be held at tn
West End grounds on August -.
special feature this year will be pom
running race; entrance fee $1.00. En-
tries may be made at the DEMOCRA
office on or before August 6.
All members of Lady TrumbulI cour
Gil, ID. of l.. are requested to be presen
at the installation of the new officer
this evening. Arrangements are to b
T.. made for instituting now council i
Watertown Tuesday evening. TIL
fourth degree will also be worked.
A young man named Henry No
Mahon was asleep close to the Merider
Waterbury & Connecticut River road u
in the cut north of Meriden, yesterda
morning, when the o'clock freigh
v came along. The steps of the cabooe
struck him on the head, cutting it badl
and knocking him quite distance. II
is internally injured and may die.
At the meeting of Barcelona council
K. of c., last evening, the proceeding
of the recent convention were reporte
/ by the delegates; four propositions wei
received. Grand knight, Thomas Ba
Ire rett, F. H. Reilly, George Butler, P.
Ar- Conway, Daniel Hackett and M. ,
nd Keefe were appointed a committee
make arrangements for an entertain
re- ment, the talent to be taken from til
ranks of the council.
Mayor Marigold of Bridgeport has il
v vited the chief executives of the state
J eat a shore dinner with him that the
may become better acquainted. tt
invitations have been generally a
cepted and his honor expects to hay
every mayor that can possibly
present on hand. Wednesday, July 2
has been selected as the day for Il
gathering. An elaborate menu will
!. got up at Lehman's shore house. Fc
lowing the dinner will be speeches.
The sixth annual sangerfest of tt
Connecticut Sangerbund will be give
in New Britain, beginning to-day.
fine program has been arranged and
lo enjoyable time is anticipated. tt
Ael visiting societies were met at the static
this morning by the Herman Sohl
O.. Mennerchor and, headed by the Ne
" Britain City band, marched to Turn
hall, where banquet was served, fc
lowed by an address of welcome at ii
opera house by Mayor Walsh, aft
which a general rehearsal of the soci
ties will take place. In the evening
1880 o'clock there will be concert an
prize singing. Mrs F. A. Smith
Hartford, soprano, and DIR J. '
Schledge, baritone, of Brooklyn, N. y
are the soloists. To-day's festiviti
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