Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-05
CITY NEWS.

Miss Annie Dowd of O'Brien's bakery
and Miss Mary Smith are visiting friends
in Bridgeport.
There being no quorum present Tuesday
| night the board of education adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
Henry Adams of 996 South Main street
has purchased a handsome summer resi-
dence at East Haddam, on the banks Of
the Connecticut river.
THE funeral of Irene JOY, the two
months old daughter of John NJ JOY of 81
DIVISION street, took place at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon to Calvary cemetery.
A SON OF E. P. Merriam of the Water
bury Grocery Co had his face burned by
the exploding of a mine yesterday after
noon. DIR Crane attended him.
The funeral of Almira Merrill took plac,
| from her late residence, 23S Cooke stree
| at o'clock this afternoon with s-rvices a
st Johns church and interment at Mil
Plain.
Brass City Hose company. No G., hal
elected Foreman Michael Shaw as dele
| gate to the State Firemen's convention t.
be held in Danbury August l and 2
George Fl. Byrnes was appointed alternate
An eight year old son of John Blacknal
of "a Hill street was seriously injured las
night by the explosion of a large fire
cracker. His face was burned and it i,
feared that he will lose the sight of hi.
right eye. DIR Hayes attended him.
The picnic of the Pastime Social club
on the West End grounds Tuesday after.
| noon was very successful affair. TIL
match game between the Naugatucks and
home nine was the principal feature OF
the days amusement. The Naugatucks
were valloped to the tune of IL to 10.
The excursion of the Brooklyn Athletic
| club to Savin Rock yesterday was well at.
tended and the club will net a handsome
sum from the receipts. All are loud in
their praise of the management and pro-
| nounce Savin Rock the most delightful
place in the state for a days outing.
Company A and their friends spent the
Fourth in a very happy manner at the pop
ular and attractive resort known as High
Rock grove. One thousand eight hundred
| tickets were sold at the local office. The
place has lost none of its old time charms.
skating. boating. dancing and other amuse-
ments being enjoyed with the usual
amount of pleasuse.
James Delaney, the six year old son of
James Delaney of Is Hickory street. was
accidently shot in the left ankle last even
| ing by Janice Connor. Mr. Connor had
shot a thirty-two calibre revolver three
times and thinking it contained no more
cartridges again pulled the trigger out of
curiosity when out flew another bullet and
struck little James Delaney in the ankle at
the front of the joint, it then glanced and
came out. DIR Brown attended him.
Recently A. Rosenberg who conducts a
tailoring establishment at 103 Grand
street had a skylight cut in the roof of his
store h.
lower the skylight frame and it fell sud
denly, SCATTERING the glass which was
thrown into the shop with great force.
! striking him on the head and hands in
| fiicting several severe wounds. child
was also struck with a piece of the glass
and received bad cut. DIR Luscomb at
tended the injured persons.
Nlnety-two dinners were served at the
Wayside Inn Tuesday and a steady patron-
age was kept up all day. The place is tit
ted up III excellent shape and there is
every reason to hope that the venture will
prove successful. The management desires
that friends of the house would present a
half years or years subscription to any
good paper for the use of the rooms.
Local dallies are especially desired
Waterbury was well represented at Ouas-
sapaug yesterday, Besides the members
OF the Burns club who spent a very enjoy
able day at Richardson's, there was also
several private parties at Wallace's and
Dews. The principal feature of the fun
was occ+sloned by few of the visitors
who, not satisfied with the severity of the
rain storm decided to take a bath in the
beautiful lake and tumbled out of their
boats into the water to the great deli hit of
the spectators all of whom seemed to
enjoy the accident
The board of health met Tuesday after
noon and approved of a bill of S25 for
prOyisi rs furnished the Toucey family
during the recent quarantine IN Cherry
street. L. l.. Frisbie Sr said they should
make such arrangements with the select
men as will result in the erection of a
building on the town farm 10 be used by
people afflicted with contagious diseases
The health officers recommended that dur
ing the construction of the proposed new
buildings in Grand street no outside
closets for the use of the workmen be al
Owed, that the owners be compelled to
make immediate connections with the
sewers The health officer SAID that the
reported nuisance at IS South Elm street
was but the outcome of a row among the
nelghbors. No nuisance existed there.
There were three small fires Yesterday
The first occurred about $50 O'Clock in the
morning in the building occupied by II.
Greenberg. the Grand street tinware and
crockery dealer. When the firemen ar
rived little blaze had started on the roof
but it soon succumbed to the efforts of the
hremen- The loss will not exceed $50
The origin of the fire is supposed to be due
to some one throwing a lighted firecracker
on the roof While this fire was heino
extlngulshed a few children were prepar-
ing Tor another in tue attic of Michael
SuIiivans house at 60 South Elm street
A few pals of water ushered this one ont
OF existence. About 6 30 some fellow set
nre TO the netting on the large mirror in
Connollys Park cafe, while lighting "A
cigar No alarm was sent out.
The Danbury Dispatch of Tuesday eor-
roborates the story of the DEMoCE.T pub-
hshed the night previous (other teIeprams
to the contrary Observation-Disclosures relative
to the suicide of Mr. PittiIla' formerly
manager of the Danbury hat store in This
eity- 1t says that Saturday morning last
between and o'clock. a stiff DERBY hat
water soaked was found on the end of
pier extending into the Hudson river at
Newberg. n. Y. In the hall was found the
following note: 81. W. Fl. Pittitla. is
drowned here, if my body is found send it
to 246 White street. Danbury, Conn. Be
long 70 l. u. y. T. Belong to 1. o. H. NJ"
!. Inc NeWoerg authorities telegraphed to |
the police of Danbury James Pittllia. a
brother went to Newberg and identified the
hat The family in Danbury are grief
stricken. Mr. Pittilla had left there one |
month ago to take a position as travelling |
He leaves a wife, two children |
and an aged father. His body has not
been recovered
a large crowd attended the picnic and
James given under the auspices of the A.
ID. on the ball ground yesterday. Co e
dloernlan Rifles. under command of Can
ain Doran, was in attendance and at
racted much attention. The sparring con-
est Tor points hHtHfan Frank unlIn-.o.l