Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-09
CITY NEWS.

Robbins Saturday.
 Miss Sarah E. Kilbride is visiting friends in New Britain.
 Special forecast for Connecticut Fair, stationary temperature, westerly winds.
 Frank Daggano died at the almshouse yesterday. The funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon.
 The twenty-ffth annual convention oi the Catholic Total Abstinence union of Connecticut will be held in Hartford, Tues day. August 2S.
 Miss Lizzie Hennessy, recently with E. T. Turner < Go. has accepted a position as bockkeeper in the office of the Water bury Furniture Co.
 Mrs Betsy Frisbie, aged 74 years. died at her residence, 40 Maple street. yester- day. The funeral will be from the house at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Esther Slater, daughter of James H. Slater. of 23O Bishop street. died yester- day of cholera in'antum. The funeral took place this afternoon to Riverside cemetery.
 The annual convention of the State Council. Catholic Benevolent legion, will be held Tn New Britain to- morrow. Myles McNiff will represent Waterbury council.
 Thomas Egan of Ridge street, an em- ploye of tho Farrel foundry. had his left hand caught in a machine Saturday. badly crushing the ends of the middle and ring fingers. Dr Benedict attended him.
 Walter A. Limont. aged 21 years. of | 537 Washington avenue, died yesterday at the home of his sister. Mrs Carolina Gris- wold, Guilford. The deceased had just finished his apprenticeship as a machInist at Holmes, Booth & Haydens. The first excursion of the season, ovel the New York < New England road. will be given to Boston on Wednesday. includ. ing trip to NantAsket Beach or Nahant The special train will leave this city al 6:30 a. m. The fair for the round trip i: sI.75.
 | Superintendent Beach of the Naugatuck branch has sent in his report concerning the collision last week. between two pas senger trains at Seymour. The repor fastens all the responsibility on Engineer Downs This was Downs first accident and no action has yet been taken agains him.
 The relatives of William Pittilla, who |, supposed to have drowned himself in tn, Hudson river at Newburg last Saturday night, have heard nothing from the New burg authorities for several days. Tn, Oddfellows of Newburg are prosecuting the search for the body.-Danbury News.
 Among the attractions in town to-da, are a pair of monke which are on exhi tion in the window of the Waterbury Fur niture Co. Mir Moriaray says they cam direct from Chicago and will be on exhibi tion for a few days only. Almost ever, boy in town is fighting hIs way up to tn vindow this afternoon to catch a glimps | of the show.
 At a meeting of the Senior Temperance society held yesterday afternoon the fol lowing officers were elected: President Henry K. Byrnes; vice president. lame Meagher; recording secretary. William Duncan; financial secretary. William c keenan: treasurer and chaplain, the Re Hugh Treanor; marshal, James Eustact standing committee. P. J. Kelly. Joh Phelan. Patrick Carlin and Patrick Boylau
 In the police court to-day Attorne Bronson appeared for Daniel E. Cronin charged with assault on Augustus J Smith. He asked for an adjournment a he had not known of the case until thi morning. The case was adjourned unt Thursday morning. Mary Lord. Edwar SOby and Peter Hapenny were each sen fenced to thirty days in jail for drunken ness.
 I to the DEMOCRAT this afternoon state, tha William H. Petilla. who it was believe had committed suicide by drowning hin self III the Hudson river at Newburg O July ,. arrived in Danbury today i 1 charge of friends. who found him wander ing about MIddletown, N. Y. sufferin from temporary alteration of mind. H said ha hId eaten nothing since leaviD Newburg and could give no account of hi actions
 Edward Rush, the East MaIn stre, butcher, made complaint to Chief Ega this morning that a vacant tenement in hi block on East Main street was occupied b set of drunken young men, whom he ha not rented to nor could he drlve them out l Officers Brickel and Tehan went out ther this afternoon and found three young me very drunk in possession of the tenement , They were James Altman. James Relll and James Mccarthy. Each was charge Nith drunkenness and breach of the peace
 St Joseph's T. A society held an CT thusiastic meeting yesterday afternoon The report of the auditing committe showed a balance in the treasury of nearl S5UO. The membershipis now over ninety Great preparations are being made for th three nights festival of the ssciety whic will take place at City hall. July p. 26 an P. The entertainment each night will of high order aro as the admission only fifteen cents a crowd will surel attend and swell the society's treasury $ that the organization iI the fall can 2 into new quarters thoroughly equipped.
 John Mahoney of Ansonia is missin and has been since Monday last On tha day NIT Mahoney came to Waterbury fC the purpose of purchasing set of below for the blacksn ith shop in Derby, q: nouncIng hIs intention of returning on tn next train. He arrived Waterbury all rigl and purchased the bellows and had theI shipped to Derby. While purchasin them he spoke of returning to his home O the next train. From that time until no' he has uot been seen by anyone who kne him and he appears to have vanished ( = completely as if the earth had swallowe him up.