Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-05
CITY NEWS.


meeting of Sheridan lodge. n. E. O..
p, will be held in Quigley's hall on Jeffer-
son street this evening.
Selectman John McElligott, who was in
jured in front of the City hall some time
ago. was around town to-day.
The remains of Mrs Mary Tucker. who
died in Ansonia Saturday. were brought to
this city this morning and inferred in st
JoSeph's cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs John B. Riggs took
place from her late residence. IS Abbott
avenue. at $50 o'clock this afternoon.
Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
Lang 4 Phelan, real estate brokers,
have sold for L. S. Platt of Naugatuck the
Harriet Benham property on South Main
street. to Peter Brooks, Who will improve
the same ut once.
Mrs Charles E. Lewis of 725 South Main
street drank a quantity of acnnite in mis-
take for tonic yesterday. DIR Hayes WAS
hastily summoned and administered a
powerful emetic. which expelled most of
the poison and saved the womans life.
Superintendent Fennell of the New Eng
land road. accompanied by ex-Superin-
tendent Quigg Trainmaster Pollack and
Roadmaster Smith was here to-day looking
over different points along the line. The
party will so over tho Meriden division to-
morrow.
The Waterbury club last night voted to
accept the proposition of the heirs of the
late DR. North. to lease the family resi-
dence 10 the club at the annual rental of
81 100. The heirs agree to allow 5000 of
the first years rent to make necessary
alterations.
The axle Of dump cart belonging to L.
y. Blakeslee snapped in two on Grand
street this morning letting the wagon con-
tanning big load of garbage fall to the
ground with a thud that shook the whole
neighborhood. The horse and driver were
somewhat staggered by the shock. but no
serioGs damage occurred.
William Hickey for drunkenness was
fined - this morning. Giavano Landato
was charged with assault on Giuseppe
Fannghlitte. There were any number of
Italians around to settle the case. 1t was
evident that there was more behind the
case than they cared TO tell, but all that
could be learned was that the two got into
a quarrel and Landato slapped his com
paniOn. They settled the case for $40.
Lieutenant.Colonel William ]. Spain of
this city, who has been in command of the
lieut. since the resignation of Colonel Nc
Govern, has resigned. The cause of Mr.
SPANS resignation is lack of time to attend
to the duties of the office. MIR Spain will
be connected with ]. G. Twining & Co in
their new store on South Main street. He
will have charge of the undertaking de-
partment.
4 largely attended meeting of the Cath
Ollie Women.s association was held last
evening at Convent Of Notre Dame hall.
The constitution and bylaws was pre-
scented and after each section had been
read and discussed they were accepted as
reported by the committee. Those pres
ent signed their names and the association
starts of with good prospects. Rev j. H.
Mulcahy and Rev Farrell Martin were
present.
Adjutant General Brady announced
Yesterday that Governor Morris had de
cided to order the National Guard into
camp at Mantle for eight days from Satur-
day. August IL. returning Saturday, Au-
gust Is. This Is the earliest date at which
an encampmvnt has ever been held. Last
year the encampmrnt was he'd August u.
for six days. The camp will probably be
named Camp Bradley this year. in honor
OF the adjutant general. following the usual
'
of the governors term.
At the meeting of the board of fire com
misSioners last night the monthly bills.
amounting to Snip So, and the pay roll
of S655 were ordered paid. The petition
of p j. McGrath for a fire bell at Brass
City hose house was referred to Chief
SnagG for an estimate of expense and to
ascertain whether it was needed. The
matter of concreting the driveway and
the floor OF the wagon shed at the Scovill
street engine house was referred to n COM
mittee consisting of Chief Snagg and Com
missioner briggs. with power to act. \
petition of Holmes & Parsons for permits
sion to shinGle a house on Church street
within the fire limits was laid on the table
for future consideration and investigation.
james Chisholm, well known mathe-
matician. was found unconscious in his
room in the G. A. r. hall yesterday after
noon. Mr. Chisholm had not been seen in
hIS usual hauntS Sunday and some one
pee-ed into his room over the transom
Yesterday and saw him lying on the floor
Selectm n Pinney was notified and the
door was forced open. DR. McAvoy was
called and a watcher remained with CHS
holm through the night. He is irrational
and it is believed it will be necessary to
remove HIM to the almshouse. He is well
known around town and took great de
light in telling stories of his school boy
days. He was considered one of the best
mathematicians of the state.
The surface of the sun has recently ex-
hlbited large black srots several times
larger than the surface of the earth. One
can now be seen passing of the western
limb by careful examination, using a
smoked glass TO protect the eyes. In the
nelghborhood of noon is the best time of
the day. Under no circumstances must
an opera glass or common telescope be
employed, as the observer might lose his
sight. Nor will it do to risk placing a
smoked glass between them and the eye as
1t might break by the heat and the eye
could not be removed quickly enough to
prevent serious injury.
The breaking of one of the wires en- the
big pole of the Waterbury Traction COM
pany in front of Martin Bergin's newsroom
last night, caused considerable excitement
among the crowd If men and women who
happened to be passing by the place. The
wire burned in two. each end falling to
the ground emitting flames of fire and
wriggling around in snake like fashion.
Martin Bergin's awning suffered consider
able damage from the live wire, several
holes being burned through it. The broken
wire carried the electric current into the
store OF the Bonner-Freston Co. and if the
store had been opened last night the clerk
would have to work with the light of
lamps. The wire was repaired this morn
ing.
The annual meeting of the Waterbury
Industrial school was held Yesterday after
noon at the Industrial school building
The seeretarys report for the year showed
that the expenses amounted to 1895 .02.
The receipts from rental of Leavenworth
hall amounted to 1891. expenses $S54.09.
The year was very successful. The fol-
owing officers were elected: President.
Mrs S. E. Harrison; vice president. Mrs
A. S. Chase; secretary, Mrs G. c. hill;
Miss X. L. Peck; prudential
A. S. Chase. E. Leavenworth,
F. B. Rice, Mrs Rufus Smith and Miss K
L. Peck; committee on building Miss
PECK Mrs Hill Mrs F Wilcox and Mrs r