Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-06-03
CITY ME- ~ Is.

val of baby girl.
William ]. Schlegel has sold for John
Hayes his four family house on Hickory
street to James Barry.
Fred ]. Brown and family left this
morning to spend the summer at their
cottage at Woodmont.
The Worlds fair coupon contest for
the most popular man begins in to-mor-
rows Sunday Globe. Send your votes
to the Worlds fair editor.
The government gets about $4,000
from the business of the Waterbury
postoffice during the month of May.
The total receipts of the Office approx
mated $1,000.
There are advertised letters at the
postoffice for Miss Milford, Miss Bessie
Adams, Miss Maggie Kelly, J. w. Mar
1 tin, Morris butcher, @. Clifford James,
and A. Dooley.
Michael Lyons, for drunkenness, was
fined S. and costs this morning. John
Ferris was given thirty days in Jail for
similar offense and Frank Stone was
fined 81 and costs.
The freight trains on the New Eng
land road were held in this city about
three hours last evening, while water
main was being carried under the
tracks at Crane street.
The annual competitive drill of the
privates of Co A, for the officers medal,
/ will take place Monday night at the
armory. Captain Wolff and Lieutenant
Fitzpatrick of Co G will be the judges.
It is reported that the New Haven
people are heavy buyers of New Eng
land stock, both at public and private
sale, and that the control of the property
| is likely to be in their hands within
few days, even if it is not there already.
The executions hereafter to take place
at Wethersfield instead of in the various
counties will not begin until after Octo-
Der /. All criminals sentenced before
that date to death, will be hung in the
local Jail yards as at present, even if the
Execution is two years ahead.
Two young fellows from this city
were arrested in Waterbury last night
for offenses committed in that city.
One of their names is Rourke and both
of them are wanted by the police here
for stealing two kegs of beer from a
Polish family on Myrtle street.-New
Britain Record.
DIR Donahue has moved his office and
residence into his handsome new block
at the corner of Brown and East Main
streets. The doctors apartments con-
sist of neat reception room finished in
oak, a front office and operating room
finished in white wood, and are an ele-
CANT suite.
A man and woman are visiting Con-
necticut towns selling tickets for a lee
ture which they claim will be given in
Hartford. They are fakirs. The
woman calls herself Mrs Dickson, and
her companion is sometimes known as
Professor Wilson and sometimes as Pro
fessor Hanchette.
L ka l..
evening and discussed the question Of
assessors salaries from June l until
October, when, as provided by law, the
salaries will be fixed in town meeting
No definite action was taken last night
and it is probable that a special towr
Injecting will be called to decide the
matter.
A party consisting of fifteen couples
surprised Morris II. Was, jr, at hi
home last evening, it being hi
thirteenth birthday. Vocal and instru
mental music made the evening pass
pleasantly. At a late hour a dainty
spread was set. Miss Nellie j. Waa
and Miss Eta E. Crossley did the re
ceiving.
Courts Abraham Lincoln and Fruitful
Vine, A. o. F., turned out their full
membership last night to dedicate tn,
new quarters of Court Abraham Lin
coln, in Johnson's hall. Songs, recita
tions, impromptu speeches., mirth ant
good fellowship, were enjoyed, and re
freshments served, while the hour
Iglided merrily away till after midnight
A merry gathering of young Iadie
l. and gentlemen spent delightful even
= ing at the Cliff street residence O
superintendent G. w. Beach last even
n ing, the occasion being party rendered
3 by Edward Beach, in honor of the open
ing of his fathers new residence
Dancing was enjoyed to the music o
Rudolph and Faulmann, and an excel
Il lent lunch was served. There wer
n several out of town guests.
Winthrop Mcdonald, a brakeman EN-
Iployed by the New York & New Eng
land road, was run over by an engin
: and several cars yesterday afternoon
in the East Hartford yard. He was OF
top of freight car and was knocked
down when two cars came together
Both his legs were broken and it i
thought that one foot must be ampu
, tated. He was taken to the Hartford
hospital.
A petition is being circulated and will
!, be presented to the center district com
mittee at the next meeting asking tina
the ledge of rock in the Washington
school grounds be removed and tn
n grounds graded and erased; also askin
U that Mr. Smith, who owns adjoining
property, be requested to do something
relative to removing the pool of waite
- that lodges near the school lot an
which is deemed unwholsome.
Everything is in readiness for tn
grand production of "Pinafore" at Cit
hall Tuesday and Wednesday evening
next. The superb scenery arrived tt
day from Bunnell's Hyperian theatre
New Haven. The costumes are fror
the Hartford Ideal Opera company. TIL
final stage rehearsal will be held tt
morrow afternoon at 1870 at City hal
a Tickets can be exchanged or purchase
D at N. F. Daley s. Co.'S drug store.
The members of the proposed ney
4 lodge of Elks met in Hellman's hall las
evening and elected j. H. Christie ten
porary chairman and j. F. Walsh ten
porary secretary. A committee was ar
pointed with full power to act in arrang
ing for permanent organization and in
Tho 1rIa L.