Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-06
CITY NEWS.

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 Henry P. Rusher is confined to his home on Farm street by illness. The Waterbury Watch com pany start ed up this morning after weeks shut down.
 Lieutenant George Houl of West Point is visiting his cousins, the Misses Theresa and Minnie Murphy of Dover street.
 The Aluminium Brass and Bronze company of Bridgeport was attached yesterday for $, 900 by John F. Pierson of New York, through Sheriff James F. Beck.
 The Hospital Aid society held its quarterly meeting in the rooms of the Friendly League yesterday afternoon. The treasurer reported $36.09 in the treasury after all bills had been paid.
 The six year old son of John Null vRney of IA Wolcott street was run over by a wagon in front of the Sacred Heart church yesterday afternoon and suffered fracture of the right leg above the ankle. Dr Hayes reduced the fracture.
 Robert O. Peck, aged 25 years, died yesterday at his home, 69 High street, after an illness of several months. The deceased was the son of Mir and Mrs T. | J. Peck, and leaves a widow and two children. The funeral will be held at ? o'clock Saturday afternoon with inter ment at Riverside cemetery.
 While John Roche of Naugatuck was driving with his daughter at Oakville, yesterday, something snapped in one of the front wheels, frightening the horse, which ran away throwing out both occupants. The young lady was quite painfully bruised and was cared for in 8 house near by. The horse was cap- tured by 8 milkman near the driving park.
 Yesterdays storm was the most severe of the season. It began with a heavy fall of hailstoues at o'clock, followed by thunder storm. The rain fell in torrents at intervals during the evening and the electrical display wsl very brilliant. The telephone service was temporarily crippled, but no seri ous damage is reported.
 The board of health held its regular monthly meeting at f o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mayor Webster presiding ana there being present E. L. Frisbie, ST, R, 4. Cairns and Sanitary Inspector Moses The bills for May and June were pre- sented as follows: H. w. Moses, $102 O. Reid G Hughes, S g; Cannon & Web ster, SIS 05; P. J. Lawlor, $46; Water bury Furniture Co, S7; P. J. L9wlor $S4; H. w. Moses, 800 The bills were ordered paid subject to the approval oi the health officer, Dr Robbins. It wal voted that property owners on Wall anG William streets be notified to con meet their houses with the sewers or or before August l.
 Robert Saunders went to Waterbury Monday, and contested in the Caldoniar games held there yesterday. When ht stripped for the races he left his cloth \ inuy in xx-ifh ofh tS When he returned to the tent to dress he was surprised to find that a thie had entered and rifled his vest pockets taking gold watch and chain and Sl( in money. The Waterbury officers ar, working on the case and thInk they have a clue to the thief. Fortunately for Saunders he won first money in thu three-legged race and second and thirC money in two other races, so he haC otherwise he would have had to borrow money to get home with.-Ansonii Sentinel.
 The storm early yesterday evening put rather unceremonious end to th second days picnic and athletic game of the Second division, A. O. H at tn West End grounds. A big attendanc was gathered by 2:30 and it looked as i everything was going to run alonI pleasantly. The wrestling match be tween James Magner and William [ Heating was won by the former putting down his man twice in succession. Tn pole vaulting was won by Owen O'Neill The first money for putting the sho and hammer was awarded to J. Purcell and Shugrue's pony won the pony race The threatening weather about o'clocl began to send many away from tn grounds. When the storm started however, those who remained sough shelter under the big tent, which wa not able to withstand the gale and cam down on the heads of the pIcnickers 2 No one was hurt.
 The regular meeting of the road anr sewer boards was held last night. 1 was voted that the prayer of petitioner for sewers in Wood and Vine streets b granted. The petitioner for a sewer il Elm street was given leave to withdraw " The mayor and city engineer were ap pointed a committee to report to tn common council in regard to the Vim | street sewer. It was voted, on motioI of Commissioner Kelley, to continu the Benedict street outfall to the Wash iuRton bridge at an estimated cost O 4.OO0. Before the road board com plaint was made of the action of Mir
 Higgins and Mrs Goldsmith, who hav
 built a fence across Wall street. { hearing will be given upon the matte at the next meeting. The matter of tn
 legality of the layout of Vine stree | from Farm street to the property of tn
 Waterbury Manufacturing compan, was referred to the city attorney, a s- was also that of the damages elaine, |. by the Rev Mir Day, occasioned by tn 1 changing of the course of Little brook.
 Chairman Tierney presided at tn
 meeting Of the center district commute
 last evening and all the members wer -lpresent. When the clerk had read tn
 minutes of the preceding meeting tn Ichairman objected to the following vot
 as incorrect. "Voted, that no ney
 building or repairing of schools be don
 by the chairman to an amount exceed