Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-22
CITY NEWS.

was nned $OU Tor asSauItlnS Oncer
Beecher.
John w. Gaffney & Co completed the
work on a new dam for the Waterbury
Clock Co yesterday.
The colored people of the Naugatuck
valley are holding their annual picnic
at High Rock grove to-day.
The Misses Kittie and Dolly Doty of
this city are visiting their grandfather
J. Doty of Bridgeport.
Special forecast for Connecticut; Fair
slightly warmer to-day; stationary
on Sunday.
]. J. Fitzgerald, proprietor of the
Bridge market, 81 Baldwin street, has
reduced the price of beef , cent per
pound.
Miss Minnie Scully, clerk in D. H.
Tierneys real estate Office, leaves thus
evening for two weeks vacation in
Bridgeport.
Miss Maggie Kelley, clerk at Curran's,
and Miss Maggie Kelley of Cossett street,
are spending two weeks with friends in
New York.
Frank Miller 4 Co of this city and
Bridgeport have contracted with the
IFS, 900 tons of their celebrated Web
ster" coal. This coal is used by most of
the large consumers of Connecticut.
Selectman Pinney, Sheriff Carmody
and Keeper Moran of the almshouse
took Maurice Sullivan and Mrs Bridget
O'Hara to the hospital for the insane at
Middletown yesterday. They had to
bring back George Whiting, as there
was not room for all.
Among the losers by the big fire in
Long Island City early yesterday morn
ing was DIR D. J. Kennedy, whose wife
vas formerly well known as Miss Lizzie
Dumphy of this city. His loss on four
houses on Fifth street is estimated at
SIS, 900; insurance $4,000.
John F. Charters and J. F. Borden
| left on the Isabella express this after
noon to visit the Worlds fair. They viii
go from Chicago to Indianapolis where
they have a contract to build an arch
for the national encampment Of the
Grand Army.
Minnie Egan, aged four months
daughter of James Egan of New Haven
died last night at the residence of Mr.
| Clark on South Main street. where Mr.
Egan and child were visiting. The fu
neral was held at 1 o'clock this after
noon to st Joseph's cemetery.
The programme for Monday night
concert on the green by the American
band is as follows: March. Seven Oaks
Ioverture, "Alsace;' selection. Poo
Jonathan;" waltz. After the Ball:
selection, "Beggar Student" Spanish
Fsndsngo, schottische: gallop; Sta
ISpaugled Banner"
F. E. Cleveland, the blind LAWYER an,
secretary of the state commission 70
the education of the blind has been as
signed room : at the capitol in Hart
ford. He will look after the blinC
children of the state with a view t,
their education, so as to be self-support
ing. Mrs Foster will assist him.
The war department is having pre-
pared map of the Connecticut rive
ton of the department in case of war
The surveys were taken last year. TIL
work Of preparing the map is now il
charge of an engineer and will soon b
completed. The map will take in tn
river from the sound to Hartford and i
divided into three sections.
The annual excursion of the Celti
Literary association of Ansonia and tn
Patrick Sarsfield association of this cir
will be held on "Wednesday, August %
The excursion committee Will ru
Especial trains from Waterbury t
Bridgeport, and there board the Sriu
tickets are limited to , 600 ard the ca
pacity of the boat is , 100.
Mrs Julia A. Egan, wife of DeteCtiv
Charles E. Egan, died at $40 this morn
ing at her home, IS North Elm street
after a long illness. The deceased wa
the sister of Edward. Dennis and Jane
Finn, of Mrs Patrick Real and of Misse
Kate and Sarah Finn. She leaves f0u
children between the ages of and !
years. The funeral will take place fror
the family residence al $50 Monda
morning with services at the Imnacr
late Conception church.
Prof Gentry, with an army of educs
ted ponies and dogs,will appear on We;
Main street, under a tent, three night
beginning Thursday, July p, wit
comes well recommended. The troup
consists of sixteen ponies. Romeo
Juliet, Lottie, May. New York
Spokane Falls, Orange. St Paul, Dtnver
Portland, Sour Drop, Eureka and Dotti
Dimple. The last two are beautiful in
ported East India ponies, while tn
others are Shetlands. Among tn
ponies is colt but one week old whic
weighs but twenty-five pounds an
which is a real curiosity.
=Constable James J. Egan ida
served papers on +. j. DOnahue, to ar
swer to the charge of maintaining
nuisance on his premises at 971 Ea.
Main street. Some weeks ago. Sanitar
Inspector Moses says. DOnahue vs.
served with papers for the sam
nuisance and settled his case for son,
$16 with the prosecuting attorney. TIL
: sanitary inspector at that time attends
to the complaints made. Since then h
. has received no complaint, and suppose
that after the first fine the nuisanc
would be abated. On finding out tbs
a nuisance was still maintained at II
premises named the papers were agai
ordered served.
Mrs Hodges of Prospect drove int
Waterbury this morning with a quar-
tity of berries and farm produce H.
team was standing in front of Ladd
grocery store on South Main street ar
Mrs Hodges stood at the back end of Il
wagon taking out some of the berrit
d when a rug peddler from the BrookIy
district drove carelessly along and "a
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