Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-10
CITY NEWS.

Now that the katydid has been heard
the next thing looked for is the frost six
weeks hence.
A bunch Of keys was lost last night.
The finder is requested to return the
same to the DEMOCRAT office.
President Byrne went to Wilkesbarre |
yesterday and made arrangements for |
the transfer of George Lachance to
the Brooklyns.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, |
except possibly thunder storm Thurs |
day evening, fair on Friday, slightly |
warmer, southerly winds.
T. F. Costello has removed his entire
newspaper and stationery business
across the street in NJ. J. McEvoy's
building, 255 Bank street.
The annual meeting of the Connect
cut State Funeral Directors association
will be held at the Grand Army hall IN
Meriden on Wednesday. September 10,
the session beginning at 10 a. m.
Margaret Longworth. aged four
months, infant daughter of Edward
Longworth of Quarry street, died this
morning at ) o'clock. The funeral will
be held tomorrow afternoon at / o'clock.
Margaret Dillon, aged five months,
daughter of William F. Dillon of "a
Scovill street, died late yesterday after
noon. The funeral will be held at
o'clock to morrow afternoon to Calvary
cemetery.
The committee on organized labor an
nounce in a card in an other column
that the trouble between organized labor
and the India Wharf Brewing Co has
been settled. chiefly through the efforts
Of Thomas II. Hayes.
Six cars filled with excursionists left
the New England station for New York
this morning. In every little group as
they stood around waiting for the start
could be heard: Il hope Roger knocks
out some home runs to-day
Charles Brandt, employed in the Wat
] erbury Manufacturing co npany, was
caught in the shafting this morning
and badly injured. His right arm was
broken in four places, his collar bone
broken and his side badly injured.
The DEMOCRAT carrier pigeons made
their second trip yesterday in pTepara-
ton for Camp Morris Twenty-four OF
the birds came over from Wallingford
= in fifteen minutes. Emil Flooring will
ship ten carriers to Virginia tomorrow
to fly on time wager of 500.
: People are warned to look out for d
pair of swindlers who are op, rating il
this part of the state Their plan is t
go to boarding house with a note, pur
y porting to come from some responsible,
= business man, live a week or so anc
when the landlord asks for money
skip the town.
]. The hack drivers and expressmpn of tint
u city want to have people know that they
t, are to enjoy days outing at the shor,
ct next Monday and they don't want t,
At have any fault found with them if hack
" and wagons are not at the usual stand
on that day. They say they will antici
pate every want they possibly can ant
for the rest crave indulgence.
To-day can probably be set down a
the hottest of the season. In some place
around Waterbury thermometers regis
tered as high as ninety eight degrees
In the DEMOCRAT office the merCur,
reached ninety. With the new moon
tn which will be here tomorrow, ther
mr. may be a change. Horace Johnson
big thunder storm is almost due.
The fourth annual field dav and picni
of the local courts of FOresters o
America will be held on the West En-
grounds Saturday afternoon and even
ing. There will be a game of base bal
between the Acmes and Meridens.
}. sparring match between King and FaI
rington and pony. race. Bergen
dancing.
Hickman John Meara drove dow
\ Union street last night and found
~ street car making an extraordinary Ion
stop on South Main street. He attempt
ed to drive out ahead Of the car. While
'ol started up into good speed immediatcI
so and striking the hind end of the haC
re- with the forward end of the car. brok
the springs and other" Use iuIuring tn
nd mack. Meara will bring an action f.
n damages.
A number of local capitalists are cor
templating organizing a company fC
the insurance of deposits in saving
banks. A draft of the proposed article
of association has been prepared and tn
national authorities have bCcr'cnmmun
Gated with to find out the legal ol
\, stacles, if any, in the way of such a
I'M association. 1t is proposed to charge
yearly premium of about s. per 81 &C
for insuring depositors from loss. and
that rate the company should wax rici
:. Orders were received al the New II;
ven internal revenue office to day frol
G the treasury department to the eiTet
y that no more checks would be receive
by the government. The order got
eW into effect at once. Persons who hav
ut. been in the habit of forwarding III
amounts which they owed the intern;
revenue Office in the shape of check
will be greatly Inconvenience. rs notl
ing but currency will he accepted her
after. The New Haven office has iuri
diction over New Haven and Fairfiel
-. and part of Litchfield counties.
H' daily receipts average about S1,I0O. an
that amount of money will be cons
n quently withdrawn from circulation
vi the district and forwarded to the su
treasury at New York.
. An alarm of fire was sent in from bC
~ ,cornerof Clay and South Main street
at 2:20 this afternoon and the depar
ment hurried to the vicinity to find tn
the house of William IL. Clay. Is DDv,
street, had been set on fire from a spal
from the Spoke and Handle Cos ia
tory, about which so much has bee
said as a source of danger. The ii
caught from a spark falling from Il
in shop chimney on the ell part of the we
ner side of the house and burned into Il
18th roof before being noticed. The secOl
ava starry is being occupied bv Eli c. Mai
bookkeeper at Rondolph & Cloves ia
tory, and the apartments were quick
filled with smoke. The hose was lai
but no water wss thrown into the apaI
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