Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-01

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day and Friday evenings.
The new club will meet this evening
in the district court room at o'clock,
to complete its organization.
The Waterbury Wheel club will dis
cuss the question of changing their club
suit, at the regular monthly meeting
this evening.
T. J. O'Keefe of Southington is fitting
up handsome barber parlors in the va
cant store near Barlow Bros on Grand
street.
William NJ. Gillette was appointed
trustee on the insolvent estate of Charles
A. Sachett, this morning in the probate
Icourt.
An anniversary meeting of Court
Hancock, A. o. F. of A, will be held
this evening. Members of the other
courts are invited to attend.
L. Maloney will furnish part of the en-
tertaInment at Father O'Donnelrs fair,
in Watertown tonight.
Peter Burns of Hickory street fell
down two flights of stairs yesterday, re-
Hceiving a severe conclusion of the spine.
DR. McAvoy attended him.
James HI. Mahan, formerly with the
Peoples Life Insurance company, has
accepted a position with the New York
Life Insurance company and began his
new duties to-day.
Sets of slides from the New Haven
and Providence societies of amateur
photography will be shown this evening,
at the rooms of the Waterbury Photo
graphic society.
Postmaster Doherty has received in
formation that branch postoffice will
be established at the Worlds fair for the
accommodation of people who have not
decided on other addresses.
A six year old son of Fire Commits
sioner James A. Hynes, who is visiting
in Watertown, was run over by an OK
cart Friday, sustaining fracture of the
collar bone.
Patrick Guilfoile employed at Holmes
Booth & Haydens', while working on a
lpower press Saturday smashed his index
finger, which necessitated the amputation
to the first joint DIR McAvoy performed
the operation.
The matter of granting site to the
center district from the Grand street
park land for a new High rchool build
ing, will be pressed in the council meet
ing this evening by the members of the
board of education and the district COM
mittee.
The choir Of the Sacred Heart church
will begin rehearsals at once for a
sacred concert to be given in Saptem-
Der. Selections will be made from the
choicest of the music in the choirs lib.
rary land number of the best singers OF
the city will be invited to assist
George A. Harper's milk team became
frightened at the corner of Grand and
South Main streets, early this morning
, and started on a run up Grand street
When in front of Drescher's barber
shop one of the front wheels collided
Q with telegraph pole and snapped of
2 the axle.
Elmer Hoeffer, brakeman on the
New Haven freight train due Sin this
city at II 80 p. M, was struck by cross
piece at the gate of the Holmes, Booth
& Haydens' yard while switching about
10 o'clock Sunday morning and knocked
OFT the top of car. He was badly
bruised about the face and eyes, but nc
bones were broken.
According to bill passed by the gen
eral assembly the lawyers who are ar
signed by the court to defend prisoner
- are entitled to $40 a day for their ser
vice from the state. There used to b.
such law-on the statute books, but i
was revealed a number of years ago
Lawyers in general are somewhat sur
prised that the bill passed. In the pas
lawyers have tried to avoid being as
signed to defend poor prisoner, but il
future the cases will be sought after
although $40 a day is below schedul
price.
James Dumphy was drunk in Brook
Ign Saturday night and was arrested b,
Officer w. Brickel. His cousin, Martii
Dumphy, attempted to take him ava,
from the officer and followed both u
Bank street, until Officer Thomas tool
- him in tow. James was given 80 day
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" fined $40 and costs for resistance
Michael Kelly got quarrelsome jag oil
yesterday and threw stone through tn
window of Michael Donovan's house
- He was fined SIS and costs for drunken
ness and $40 and costs for breach of tn
u peace.
to AT the church of the Sacred Hear
yesterday Rev Hugh Treanor prefacet
his sermon with a few remarks t.
parents in regard to the manners O
their children. He deplored the lack O
y elders, and referred especially to tn
"a shameful treatment of poor Italian
l. laborers, not only by children, but ais
in many cases by their parents. II
:: urged his hearers to be kind to thei
ii fellow men and exhorSed parents t.
+ teach their children to treat everyb
with respect.
Inc st Aloysius Drum corps, tn
brooklyn Athletic club and quite littl
party of Waterbury people besides
went to Watertown Saturday night t
= attend the fair of st Johns parish. TIL
st Johns Drum corps of Waterfowl
met the visitors at the depot and es
corted them to the hall. The athlete
gave an interesting exhibition of thei
skill, which was well received. Durin
the week the fair will be visited by tn
Rose Hill Social club, who will give a
entertainment, and by the Shelve
|, brothers and Knox, the contortionist.
The closing exercises of the Water
nd bury Industrial school were held Satul
lp- day afternoon in Leavenworth hal
The little girls presented a pretty pre-
- gram and made an interesting exhibit
Of their work. The Revs b. M. Holliste
and w. Fl. Barton and the president c
the school, Mrs s. E. Harrison, mad
appropriate speeches. The children er
ioyed the good things sent by Kelly
Trott, the Waterbury Grocery store
lGnnari and other friands of the schon