Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-30
CITY NEWS.

Regular meeting OF the board OF hre
commissioners this evening.
DIR J. ]. McAvoy is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever at the home of his father
694 Baldwin street.
Eva Bates. aged 2 months, daughter of
Albert E. Bates of as Pearl street died sud
denly last night. Funeral tomorrow after
noon at two o'clock.
| The liquor dealers will meet in Lyra
hall this evening TO hear the report of the
committee of constitution and perfect their
! organization.
Those who are awarded prizes at the 81
Cecilia parish fair tonight are requested
to remove the same from the City hall to-
morrow morning.
Photographer Minnix who took the
picture of the Rose Hill Hose Co in
Middletown will be at No SIS house to-
night with finished pictures.
Tomorrow will be observed as a fast day
by Catholics. Wednesday, the feast of AL
Saints. will be holyday of obligation. On
Thursday. the feast of All Souls, special
services will be held, also.
The annual fair of the Sacred Heart
p IRISH will open in the City hall on Satur-
day evening. November IA. Owing to the
prevailing dull times the fair this year will
last only six or seven nights.
The funeral of Harroll Chatfield was
held at 1890 yesterday afternoon from the
residence of his parents, 39S Grand street,
to Calvary cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Thomas Ray, James Mitchell, limo
| thy Donahue and Edwin McFadden.=
The game of football on the West End
| grounds Saturday, between the Y. NJ. c.
A. team and the Wesleyan Freshmen
eleven, was won by the home team by n
score of 10 to 6. The High school eleven
! defeated the Taft school team Saturday,
too.
The Brooklyn Dramatic club is hold
| ing regular rehearsals of the drama Ten
Nights in u Bar Room" which it will
present Thanksgiving eve Several new
pieces of scenery have been painted for
the club by John Cluney, and the stage in
the Lyceum is now in a very presentable
! condition.
James NJ. Lynch will deliver his address,
impressions of the Worlds Fair" before
the Young Mems Catholic Literary associa-
ton next Monday evening. This is the
first of the series of lectures to be given in
the rooms of the association during the
winter. An invitation to attend is extended
to the public.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Joy was largely
| attended at l o'clock yesterday sfternoon
from her late residence, West Side hill. to
St Patrick's church The pallbearers
Hine, John Maddigan. Patrick Shortell
and Charles Howes. Interment was in st
Joseph's cemetery.
Miss Maggie Duhig and Francis Caldi of
this city were married in New York city
last Thursday by. Rev Father Dominic of
the cathedral The best couple were Mrs
Josephine Deming and DIR Benjam. The
bride and bridesmaid were attired in blue
silk. The couple will reside at 50 Cole
street, this city.
J. j. Moran of Southington drove to
Waterbury yesterday afternoon and hitched
his horse near the corner of East Main and
Cherry streets, while making a call. About
10 o'clock last night he got ready to start
for home, but found that his team was mis-
sing. The rig was found on Baldwin
street his morning and brought to the
police station.
Matthew kilcourse, a section boss on
the Berkshire division, n. Y, n. H. & II.
Il. r committed suicide last night by
jumping into well at Merwinsville. He
had been sick with fever and was delirious
when he committed the Iced. Kilcourse
was thlrty-three years old and married.
He leaves widow and two children. He
had been i'll two weeks,
The board of fire commissioners will
make recommendations At its meeting this
evening for the departments appropriation
for the coming year 1t is expected that an
extra man will be asked for at No Is house
and an other or possibly two more at No 2's
house. All the fire houses need repairs,
also, and an item will be put in for a
general renovating. No appropriation will
propably be asked for new house in the
north part of the city.
W H. Lancaster, the dentist who opened
parlors month ago in the rooms formerly
occupied by Doctors North and Axtelle
closed the place Saturday. The furniture
has been removed to his fathers home at
1910 South Main street and numerous
creditors have placed their accounts in at
torneys' hands for collection. Lancaster is
said to be skillful dentist, but has neg
lected his business. Before coming to
Waterbury to practice he had an Office in
Naugatuck and at one time had quite an
extensive business.
The races of the Rambler Wheel club
Saturday were not finished until after the
DEMOCRAT went to press. The club handi-
cap, one mile, was won by J. Carroll,
Mapes second. Tango third, Elliott fourth.
The nine mile handicap was won by Tango
Elliott second, Clark of Naugatuck third
Foster of New Haven and Phoenix of this
city Rad head on collision in this race at
Saugatuck and were considerably bruised.
Tango will compete in ten mile handicap
road race at New Haven tomorrow after
noon.
Yesterday was typical autumn day, the
sky obscured by gloomy clouds that moved
rapidly across in heavy masses. Late in
the afternoon the sun came out and glorifed
everything. As darkness approached the
Fall until ~ in ba
evening the thermometer marked forty
degrees. At midnight it was thirty nine,
the coolest yet, and the heaviest frost of
the fall thus far was apparent at daylight.
A keen wind contributed to make it COM
fortress night for policemen and other
might hawks
Old John Sullivan called at the store of
the Waterbury Furniture Co this after
noon and cornered George E. Sellew, one
of the staff of employees. The latter did
not know Sullivan. who is demented, and
when the latter stated that he wanted to
exchange some of the locomotives on the
thoughts of the Chicago tragedy
fitted through his mind and he
edged his way toward the door.
Sullivan is harmless, however,
and when he saw that the salesman hes
itated about accepting his offer he started
ont to find a man who would give him 81
for the road and its equipments.
Superintendent Dinsmore of the New
Britain electric road had his official head |
severed at a meeting of the roads directors |
noon. As superintendent of the |
road he made stringent rules and he was
The first to break them and cause q co..
ision. He himself disregardsd the time
able and the result was a smashup.
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several of them were badly shaken up.
The two cars were badly wrecked. Mr.
)insmOre has been very courteous and
bliging as a manag r. and citizens gener-