Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-14

Archer ]. Smith and family left this |
afternoon for Madison to spend the sum-
mer months.
A party of pleasure seekers will leave
here tonight for Cheshire to attend the
festival given by Rev Father Moore.
Phelan, the tea man, is having big
run on lamps and toilet sets this week.
He has very pretty line.
William j. Schlegel has sold for F. j.
Kingsbury his two family house, No9
Sparks street, to Mrs Jane L. Blakeslee.
A special meeting of the board of
education will be held tomorrow even
ing to consider charges made against
one of the teachers In the public schools.
Mrs Fred Winters, her daughter
Edith and son Erwin, of Pittsheld,
Mass, are visiting Mrs George Gensler
of 10 Jewelry street.
The Waterbury term of the superior
court, criminal side, will come IN at
New Haven tomorrow. The docket is
long for the June term.
Several Waterbury Foresters will go
| to Thomaston this evening to attend the
first anniversary celebration of Court
Pacific, A. o. F. Of A, of that town.
Mary DriscolI, aged II, died this
morning at the residence of her father.
144 Wolcott street. The funeral will be
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with services at the Sacred Heart church
and interment in st Joseph's cemetery.
| Undertaken w. F. York has intro
/ duced a new feature in the conducting
i of funerals. All drivers of carriages
must wear livery and high hats, which
are furnished by the undertaken. The
new order of things was used to-day fol
the first time at the funeral of Mrs
Lucinda Payne.
Brigadier General Haven through the
assistant adjutant general to-day issued
an order revoking the general order
issued some time ago making ieuten
ant colonies commanders of the first
battalion of their respective regiments
This is the first move toward the Great
ing of the office of an extra major ir
each regiment.
Tax Collector Griggs has finished hi
May report. On the town tax he hal
collected $40, 976 81; regular city tax
$156, S05, 76; special city tax, $50, 252.79
school tax, $S1 ,5S4 rs; total, $314, 619. 81
The collections were on the list Of 1S9;
and show an increase over the city ta1
from last year of over SAG, 900. He als'
collected during the month So, 362 OIL OF
the 1891 list.
S. L. Bloss of Bethlehem, and one o
/ OIu6SI anu u1OSb I0SpSCJcu CAbAAOAS
called at the DEMOCRAT Office this morn
ing and invested in several copies of tn
: souvenir edition, remarking at the sam
time that it is the best gotten up souve
mir he has seen in a long time. Mr. Bios
t is one of the old line democrats, having
2 served on the state central committe
r years ago. He also represented hi
/ town in the house of representatives an
l in 1875 was a member of the stat
t senate. He is frequent visitor to Ws
e terbury.
The D. L. Barnes Artesion Well G
e of Providence, r. 1, have just complete
? we'll for the Waterbury Clock com
? parry which is the best one in this par
i of the country. President II. L. Wad
r of the Clock company is greatly please
S at the success of the undertaking. Tn
: work was started ON May 1 and pipin
e six inches in diameter was sunk II
feet, 100 feet through solid rock. Goo
water was struck at a depth Of 1859 feet
p but depth of six feet more was made
: The last drilling was through solid whit
a granite. Yesterday noon the pump Wa
@ started and continued until this moo
when it was found that yield of thirty
e five gallons per minute was the result
n The water is clear as crystal and ice col
A piping sytem will be at once starte
throughout the shop.