Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-03
CITY NEWS.


meet tonight.
Regular meeting of the board of edu-
cation tonight.
Don't forget the Brooklyn Athletic club
excursion tomorrow.
There will be no DEMocRAT issued from
this office tomorrow. @He
For Connecticut-fair. continued war
mer, southerly winds.
Great reduction tonight in fireworks at
Costello's. .255 Bank street..
Call around this evening and get one of
our Fourth of July papers, Free to all.
Dentist Patzold has gone on a pleasure
trip to Rockville. He will return Satur-
day.
Our extra DKMocRAr will not be de-
hvered tomorrow, SO If you want one call
and get it.
Mr. and Mrs Wilkinson of New York are
visitors with Mrs wilkinson's parents and
Mr. and Mrs John Currie of Glen street
The funeral of Mrs Nathan Merrill. will
take place from her late residence, on
Cooke street at O'Clock Thursday after
noon
Irene. the two months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs John Joy of 30 Division street
died last night. The funeral will take
place ut o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The examinations for teachers in the
public schools will be concluded to-day.
The examinations to-day consist of gram
mar, spelling, geography and methods.
The DEMOCRAT will not be issued to-
morrow, but we will give away Fourth of
July paper which will contain considerable
| interesting reading matter. Call and get
one.
The Waterbury club had a flag pole
planted to-day in front of the DIR North
residence. the clubs new quarters. 'Old
Glory" will probably float to the breeze
from the flag staff tomorrow.
John W. Gaffney 4 Co. to-day made a
| successful test of 1000 feet of pipe, using
/ a new apparatus of their own design. The
appliance was made at the Farrell foundry
and worked with great ease and accuracy.
A subscriber calls attention to the need
of new foot path on the Liberty street
bridge. He declares it unsafe for public
travel and hopes that the selectmen will
see that the necessary repairs are attended
to at once.
Mrs James Donovan aho has been
suffering from cancer at the home of her
daughter Mrs Mulvey was successfully
treated this week by DIR NJ .&voy assisted
by DIR Axtelle. Mrs Donovan was able to
return to her home at 43 Washington
street. to-day.
Architect Smiths drawing of the new
st. Cecilia church, now in course of cree
ton on the church property IN Scoyill
street, is on exhibition in the window OF
Lake L Strobel and is the object OF
much attention. The church when CON-
pleted will be one of the handsomest
structures of the kind in the diocese.
Mary Mccarthy of Fuller street. young
girl about Is years old, met with fright
full accident this morning. She was lifting
boiler of hot water off the stove, wher
one of the handles broke upsetting the
contents of the boiler on the unfortunate
girl. She is badly scalded on the limb:
and other parts of the body. DIR Mcdonald
attended her.
Town Clerk McMahon issued his NOR
tuary report for the month of June to-day
The increase in the death rate is due Il
the number of children whom the cholers
infantum has taken away. The following
is the summary: Diphtheria and Group,
whooping cough, 2; diarrhual disease.
under years. n: over 5. 3; consumption
3; pneumonia, 5; all diseases of the ner
vous system. -; heart disease, 3; bronchi
tbs, =; accident and violence, /. Al
other causes except still births, 20; still
births. s. Total. 81. Deaths under FIVE
IL.
The other evening a little girl belong
ing to Robert Wilcox, of 80 North River
side street, entered the house of Mauric,
Mccarthy who lives in the sam,
street and commenced playing will
Mr. McCarthy's big bulldog. TIL,
charge for the child catching her by tn,
face. Before he could be pulled away tn
} vicious animal smashed two of the girl
teeth Ind inflicted a bad cut on he
lip. DR. Hinckley was calledand cauterize,
the wonnd. MIR. Mccarthy turned the do
over to MIR. Wilcox and to-day Office
John Brickel was called to the house AM
: at the request of all parties concerned sho
the famous bull.
Miss Catherine E. Conway will arrive OF
the p. m. train and will be conducted +
ting convent, where she will be the CUES
= of the nuns for the first night At p. III
/ in the convent hall she will read her pa
= per, Ideals of Christian Womanhood.
The tickets have sold with remarkable sue
cess, showing Waterbury's appreciation o.
being able to secure so brilliant a womal
to address them. The drama, Ireland
Past, Present and Future" has been mos
carefully prepared and with the calcium
lights for the tableaux will add much I
the evenings entertainment. Altogethe
Miss Conway's evening promises to be
great success.
The water committee held ITS regula
meeting yesterday afternoon. Speaking &
the use of water Mr. Weltun said tina
meters are being put in houses and a
other places where the city water is use
as fast as possible. He aid they are gi,
ing no new permits without a meter is pu
. in. The pump Is running full time
though the river is quito low. In referenC
to the work of the Telephone company NJ
4 III "a rU~N
Iipes cross the water main four times b,
tween Grand street and East Main street
= 1t does not cause any Inconvenience 8
prest Mt but some time when "A break O,
ours in one of the water mains at thes
points there will be some trouble. TIL
pipes should have run along in the gutter
where they would be out of the way of a
obstruction.
Carrollton council, h. of c. with fit
members present held an enthusiast
meeting in the engineers room of G. 4
R. block last night and elected officers fo
the ensuing six months District deput
L. f. Barrett was present at the meetInI
The financial condition was reported G,
cellent The following are the new of
il GERS: G. K, III. E. Cass; ID. G.. X
A James C. Herman; chancellor, John
Scully: F. S.. T. F. Donovan; r. S.. F. J
kilduff; treasurer. John 7. Boy Ian; lie,
tuner. d. H. Tierney; advocate. job
s O'Neill; warden. Andrew Fitzpatrick; il
!, side guard. A w. Mcdonald; trustees. N
E. Cass. ID. FL. Tierney. John McElligot
George II. Byrnes. w. S. Jones; physician
E. W. Mcdonald.
The stockholders of the wayside Inr
held a reception last night at the openin
of the spacious coffee rooms. Every tabl
in the cheerful dining room was sui
e rounded by the gathering of guests, VIII
A had come TO view the quarters. The men
was excellent. but the service slow. Thi
will be remedied however, later. Music