Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-12
CITY NEW s.

E. o. Goss and wife left this morning
for Chicago.
Three pounds of very fine tea for
81. 90, at Phelan's tea store, Platt's
block.
Henry Tierney of Falls Village is visit
ing his father d. II. Tierney for few
days, on his way to the Worlds fair.
Pierce Dillon had his shoulder dislo-
Gated Saturday while working on der
rick. He was attended by DIR Nc |
Donald.
Prof G. E. Miller has been engaged to |
prompt for a picnic at Torrington to be |
given by the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans on July 4.
Joseph Kinnane, who disappeared
from his home on Bergen street last
Friday, was found yesterday afternoon
near Plantsville and brought home.
Twelve members of the Waterbury
Wheel club took a spin to D1eriden
yesterday, enjoyed dinner at the Win
throp house and returned in the even
ing.
Thomas F. Conlon of 81 Welton street
has taken position in the Park hotel at
at New Britain which is conducted by
Mrs Thomas D. Healy, formerly of this
city.
Superintendent Moran of the aims
house desires to return thanks for the
inmates to Chris Downey for a large
amount of reading matter which he has
presented to institution.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class at st Margarets
diocesan school for girls was preached
last evening by the Rev w. II. Lewis of
will be held tomorrow.
/ Tho mann horo IF hand
presented George Rudolph, one of their
number, with double bell euphonium,
Saturday night. The instrument is gold
and silver mounted and has pecuniary
value CT $3.50.
There are advertised letters for
Charles E. Epson, Alexander Burns,
Richard Griffin, Mrs Stella Crandall,
Miss Minnie L. Fiske, Miss j. Butler,
Mrs John Rhodes, Mrs John Conlon,
Mrs Daes Rabbe, Mrs Nellie A. Day and
Mrs Adair Goodrich.
The twenty-sixth annual report of the
Connecticut board of agriculture, bound
with the annual report of the Connecti-
Icut agricultural experiment station,
just out, gives much valuable informa-
tim to farmers and all persons in
terested in the cultivation of field crops,
fruit and the raising of cattle.
Peter Lynn, a brakeman on the New
aaven freight which leaves this city at
2:30 in the, afternoon, had his right hand
caught between bumpers while making
a coupling in Ansonia shout o'clock
Saturday evening. The index finger of
the hand had to be amputated.
The New London train made its first
trip this morning in charge of Conductor
Coates and Engineer Fred Baker and
had several passengers on board. This
| IA af
noon train, leaving at 4:40 and running
solid to New London and the many
shore stations.
The discovery has been made that the
new law regulating the duties of asses
sors in Waterbury provides no time
limit during which property owners are
obliged to hand in their lists in order tc
avoid the addition of ten per cent tC
their valuations. Town Attorney Kel
logg will apply to the general assembly
this week for the passage of an amend,
ment remedying the defect.
At the request of many "PinafOre'
will be reproduced Wednesday evening
in City hall, with the same cast anC
chorus as at the other performances
and it is expected that the attendance
= will be large. Tickets for the opera can
be procured only at the box office or
the evening of the entertainment, G n
eral admission will be thirty-fye cents
reserved seats fifty cents. A full stage
rehearsal will be held in City hall a
7:45 this evening.
) Under the new military law the sol
l. diers who go to Mantle on the annua
1 encampment will no longer have thu
privilege of toying with ice cream and
n other delicacies, but will learn for thu
j first time of the regular fare of the sol
der when in active duty. The kind Of
rations which it proposed to giv'
= is good, wholesome food, consisting
of roast meats, corned beef and the like
with common vegetables, but there will
be nothing of an elaborate nature, anc
ice cream, cake and fruits will be de
barred.
= The annual convention of the Stat
Firemen's association will be held il
Danbury on August and 8. The loca
firemen are beginning to perfect ar
arrangements for the event. The chair
man of the general committee is Chic
y Lounsbury. The convention will b.
, held in the city hall. 1t is proposed t.
give the visitors banquet, but arrange
!, ments have not been fully decided upol
II yet. Each company has donated $25 t.
, help the thing along and it may be tina
the general public will be asked to as
sist.
Work was begun this morning on
new crosswalk on East Main street il
front of the Immaculate Conception
= church. The walk will be laid wit
Emerson granite and is expected to be
fine piece of work. The paving block
OF the street railway at this point ar
being pulled up for some distance as tn
grade of the street is to be raised abou
three inches. The Waterbury Tractio
company will wire its tracks for cleo
tricity 80 that the street will not hav
to be disturbed again. The work is ur
der the personal supervision of City En-
- gineer Cairns.
D Town Clerk Madden issued his mortu
airy report for the month of May to-day
It The total number of deaths was eighty
one, decrease of four from the pre-
vious month. Cerebro spinal meninglti
swelled the list of deaths. The sum
- mary is as follows: Scarlet fever
cerebro spinal meningitis 26, diphtheri
and Group 1, erysipelas /, malarial feve
1, puerperal fever 1, consumption 0
phthisis 8, pneumonia or lung fever
bronchitis 2, all diseases of the nervou
system Z, heart disease 4, accident an