Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-01
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Ealrs slowly rising temperature. The 0. N. G. Aid association will hold an important meeting tonight.
 E. M. Roberts of Hartford has pur- chased theNWest End drug store from D. H. Casey.
 Christopher McNally died this morning at the residence of his uncle, J. o. Slat- tery. on Baldwin street.
 Marie Madeline Walsh, aged II months, died this morning at her parents residence on North Main street. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 All the shoe dealers of tho city held 8 meeting this morning and agreed to close their stores during the month of August on Monday, Thursday anG Friday evenings at half past six.
 Thomas Kench, who once conducted notorious resort in Waterbury. had pur chased the road house at Bolton Notch, which was destroyed by fire the other night. but had not occupied it.
 The adjutant general has issued an order appointing Dr Thomas L. Axtelle of Wa terbury surgeon of the Second regiment with rank and major from July 27, 1895, vice Benedict resigned.
 There are advertised letters at the post office for Miss Maud Banks, Adolphus De- Iage, Mrs Nellie Flanagan. P. H. Henry, Walter Jenckes, Elmer G. Mason, Thomas McMurray, Mrs Sophia J. Norton, Art Post. w. A. Rogers
 Ebert E Daskum, clerk at the Water bury drug store, and Miss Lena Potter, formerly an employe of the Scovill Manu- | featuring company. were married yester- day at the home of the brides parents in Sharon Valley.
 Miss Annie Woods, aged 19 years daughter of William Woods of 155 North Elm street, died this morning. The fun eral will take place at S:30 o'clock Satur- day morning to the Immaculate Concep- l tion church with interment in Calvary | cemetery.
 There are quite a number of Waterbury people visiting at the summer school in Plattsburg. Among those registered there this week are Mrs Sarah J. Hayes and the Misses Jennie O'Neill, Loretta and Gene vieve Hayes, and John H. Hayes of this city and Miss Margaret Carroll of Torring- l ton.
 Mrs Harriet A Clarke, aged 55, of 195 North Main street, died yesterday at the residence of her daughter. Mrs G. B. Hub- bard, in Wsts rtown. She leaves three sons and three daughters: H. J. Clark, F. c. Clark, D. W. Clark and Miss Flora N. Clark of this city; Mrs B. A. Angell of Worcester, Mass. and Mrs G. P. Hubbard of Watertow. The funeral will be held at Watertown Tn Friday afternoon at 2:3O l 0 clock.
 The New England Railroad Go will give | another excursion to Boston tomorrow, in- cludine trip to Nantasket beach, Salem willows or Bass point. The fare for the round trip is $1 25. Special train will leave Waterbury at 6:30. Those desiring to remain in Boston over night may ex. change excursion tickets upon payment oi 50 cents at ticket office, Boston station. foI return ticket good on regular trains leav. | iEg Boston at 8:30 a. m., 12:01, 800 and 3:3O D. m. only, August 3.
 The first pentathlon athletic contest ever held in this city by the Y. NJ, 0. A will take place at the Driving park next Saturday. The five events will be LOG yards dash, high jump. twelve pound hammer throw, pole vault and half mile run. The men will be scored on the per centage plan and graded after the system adopted by the Second regiment iu rifle l shooting. The medals will al be similar to those worn by the marksmen of the O NC.
 The City Hall base ball nine attired 1T white duck trousers and grey yachtir caps. accompanied by their packers handlers, trainers and several ambulanc, surgeons left in front of City hall at o'clocl this afternoon on their spe cial 'Pullman' for Naugatuck. They hope to win. To fac one of their number wagered Ihe cigars that they would win. If they are de feated they had better make home througt I he haa aH ~ ky hall and the citizens they have disgraced Here's hoping they come home victorious
 Horace Johnson says: ''The storm pre- dicted has travelled over a circuit of nor than 2,000 miles since it's first appearance The disturbance is not over nor will it b. until the 4th of August. We are very likel, to have another furious one," he says "aloDg the Connecticut valley" Atte August 4 according to his calculations thu cath will go into a warm belt and ther will be a few excessively hot days followed in the third week in August by a cool wave He wants it understood that by this h don't mean that there will be skating il Connecticut, but just cool weather for Au gust.
 At a meeting of the subcommittee o the board of education and district com mittee yesterday 1t was voted to redues the compeuDg rcnAtecCs Wno nave suo mitted preliminary plans for the new HigI school building. to complete the plans an specifications 80 that the contractors ma, be able to give accurate estimates of tn cost of the structure. The committee vote to recommend to the joint body that fo the labor of completing the plans and speci
 dcations compensation be given to the ar chitect whose plans are rejected No com pensatiou will be paid for the preparation of the preliminary plans.
 The monthly meeting of the board c health was held yesterday afternoon at
 o'clock. Bills amounting to $52S 20 wer approved. Water closets on the Hose estate on Jefferson street and the Cornwa property. 1S2 Cooke street, were ordere abolished. The matter of a public dumE ing ground was discussed and the opinio , was expressed that the selectmen migh provide place on the town farm. No ac tion was taken. The report of Sanitar Inspector Moses was as follows: Animal . found dead 3. diphtheria cases g, scarle fever cases 3. typhoid fever cases 8. mea sles ?. houses placarded l2, houses fum gated 2. water closets found in filth condition l4. water closets ordered cleane IA. yards found in filthy condition 23