Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-03
CITY NEWS.

street.
For Connecticut. Fair to-day, gener-
ally fair with possibly a light shower or i
two on Friday; slightly warmer.
The Waterbury Mutual Benefit as.
ISOLATION will meet at O'Clock this |
evening in Carrollton council hall.
The next conference for the Catholic |
clergy of Hartford diocese wilt be held |
in Hartford, September and 9.
Charles Mitchell of this city has been
re-appointed district deputy grand pres |
ident of the order Sons of st. George by |
Worthy Grand President, George Clark,
of Ansonia.
There are advertised letters at the
ipostofhce for Miss V. Banneau, Mary
Carey Miss Hattie Kilbourn J. D. Lucy,
George McNulty, Miss Jennie Rachford,
NJ. r. Shill and Erastus Warner.
Town Clerk Madden informs clergy
men and physicians that the law re-
iQuires returns the first seven days of
each month. He intends hereafter to
enforce the law as he is required to re-
cord the time of each return.
The OConnell Literary and Social
club at recent meeting elected James
Fitzgerald, John Murphy and Michael
Moriarty a committee to make arrange
ments for a sociable in the club rooms
on August 5.
!, The states prison directors have rein
stated DR. Fox as prison physician, with
the same pay as formerly-$40 a month.
Deputy Warden Baisden continues his
duties under Warden Woodbridge; also
Chaplain Atwood.
James Sprague of Lake Makepec.
while attempting to cross a platform car
, on passenger train at that place yes
terday, fell between the cars and was
dragged one hundred feet. His skull
was fractured and he will die.
The remains of Mrs Anna II. Hill were
brought to this city on the 2;l0 train
this afternoon from Roynham, Mass
\ for interment in Riverside cemetery.
J The deceased was the mother of ex-
Postmaster J. w. Hill.
The DEMOCRAT was in error as re-
CARDS the care of DR. Frost's patients,
during his absence on his vacation
thanks to the careful intervention of in,
terested parties. DR. John d. Frenzy
will alone have charge of DIR Frost 5
) prac ice.
Our local savings banks decided this
morning to require the legal notice for
all large sums until currency gets more
y plenty. Depositors can draw not ex-
= ceeding fifty dollars. As soon as cur
rency becomes plenty they will pay in
full again.
|, An official of the New York and New
u England railroad denies any knowledge
/, as to the truth of the rumor that there
It would be change in the management
1t of the road. At the meeting in Boston
y last Monday no question of a change of
officials came up.
At recent meeting of the Connect.
cut League of Wheelmen, it was ar
ranged to offer reward of $25 for the
arrest and conviction of person who
steals a members wheel and the league
will legally defend the rights of its
members upon the highways.
Arrangements are being made for a
h game of ball between the Acmes and
II the Meridens to take place at the picnic
of the Waterbury courts of Foresters
Saturday. August 10. The courts will
out up a purse of 500; $40 to the winner
and $50 to the loser for the game and
will make all the necessary arrange
ments for the match, the teams having
nothing to do bnt play ball. The Meri-
J. dens will in all probability accept the
challenge.
The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Cava.
naugh was attended from the residence
of her daughter. Mrs Michael Robinson.
z of 81 Orchard street, at $50 this morn
ing. the funeral services were held al
the Sacred Heart church, where a mass
of requiem was celebrated by Rev
, Father Treanor. The pallbearers were
81 John Maher, James Farrell, Michael
II Murphy and John Cavanaugh. Inter
d ment was in st Joseph's cemetery.
The saloon keepers of the state have
been under the impression that the law
relating to the sale of liquor on election
days had been amended to provide that
y, the saloons could open up for business
r1 one hour after the polls closed. AT
" effort was made in the Legislature tc
amend this section of the license law
but it failed, and the law now reads. a
\, it has read for some time that saloons or
IN election day must remain closed all day
and up to m. of the following day.
Joe Guilfoile looked rather nattv to
day in his new cap, but Joe thought il
- did not become him just the ssme
although Z. S NJ. Omitted States Mail
was on the frontispiece. The new post
office rules require all R P. o. clerk,
and mail messengers to wear a regula
ton cap. 1t is Yachting in shape, bu
10 decorated with the L. S. NJ in gilt
letters. The local mail wagon too ha.
been changed. Now it is one complet,
VI cage set into the body of the wagon.
For two years the selectmen have beer
paying for the board of two children a
the Gilbert home, Winsted, and it wa
decided several days ago to remove
them from there and place them in tn,
county nome. Inc two children ar
h, Willie and Edward johnson, aged 6 anC
wears, respectively. They were sen
to Winsted from Plymouth. The fathe
- and mother resided here, but the forme
deserted the children and i now though
to be dead. The mother is married
again and has neglected the children
Will Gettlette took the children to tn
county home this morning
A meeting of the Officers association
OF the Second regiment was held il
p New Haven last evening. 1t was vote,
to accept nothing but the regular bill o
fare furnished by the state. This will
nd make the food for the men and the off
Ap- cers the same and will obviate the i'll
, n feeling which has existed at times in tn
fH past. There will be an officers mess 70
the Seoond regiment. In some of tn
other regiments the officers eat with tn,
men, and they are at liberty, of course
= 70 do 80 in the Second regiment. Fraul
Fichtl, the leader of the Second repi