Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-19
CITY NEWS.


 The selectmen have gang of workmen busy to-day making repairs on the Wash ington avenue bridge.
 Castles advertisement this week is we'll worth reading. if you want first class eat ables at live and let live prices. Third page.
 Lang & Phelan have sold for Judge Lowe his brick house on Charles street to James Greaney, who expects improve the slme.
 The St Joseph's society base ball nine and team from tue Pin factory will play in Waterville at o'clock tomorrow after noon for purse.
 Vicar General J. A. Mulcahy will deliver the sermon at the laying of the corner stone of the Young Mems Lyceum building at Hartford, next Sunday.
 John Quinn, who was injured by falling into the cellar at the Wayside Inn, We'd nesday Light, was able to leave the place this morning in chargs of friends.
 Charles B. Blazts of 13 North Leonard street, an empioye of Benedict < Burn- ham, had foot crushed by bar of fallir g metal this morning. Dr Frost dressed his injuries.
 Jeremiah, the five year old son of Mir and Mrs Jeremiah Hurley, AZ Ridge street, died this morning from diphtheria. The funeral was held this afternoon to St Joseph's cemetery.
 Hugh Marley of 55 Wolcott street was struck in the right eye this morning by a When he called at Dr Frost's office his eye was greatly inflamed and he was suffering much pain.
 Never in the history of the city has there been less contagious diseases among the people. With no scarlet fever and only three mild cases of diphtheria, no wonder the sanitary inspector thinks that there is good reason why all should be thankful.
 The New York X New England road will give an excursion to the Hudson river, in- cluding sail on the new steamer ''City of Lawrence" on Thursday, July 25. The train will leave Waterbury at S:3O; fare for the round trip, $1 35.
 Matthew Scrully of g Chatfeld avenue, an employe of Scovills, met with peculiar accident this morning. He was working on a polishing wheel when one of his arms was pulled in and held between the wheel and the bench, badly lacerating and burning the skin and flesh, Dr Tonks rendered surgical aid.
 The steamer "City of Paris" arrived at Southampton Wednesday On board the steamer were John Ryan, MT and Mrs Mortimer Haffernan and Miss Mary Hef- fernan. cablegram was received from the party yesterday, which said that all were we'll and enjoyed very pleasant trip across.
 There was frightful slaughter of hogs in South Brooklyn last night, and if the work continues there will not be live porker in the place within week. Those who are still maintaining pig pens have put them in the best possible shape, and there Is noticeable change in the atmos- pheric condition of the place since the health officer issued his ultimatum to the owners of hogs.
 Doctor Goodenough of this: city and Drs Lauder and Gregory of Bridgeport to-day performeda A second operation on a young lady named Benedict who resides at 232 South Main street. An operation was per formed several daya ago, but the patient had relapse and second operation was necessary. It consisted of cutting out a part of the ileum of the intestines and joining the parts with button. Mayor Kilduff is in receipt of an invita- tlon to attend the seventy -ifth annual exposition of the Rhode Island state fair on mayors day." September 18th next The Rhode Island state fair is given at famous old Narragansett park in Cranston, suburb of the city of Providence, and is recognized all over the country as one of the biggest and most successful fairs held | anywhere.
 Last night Mayor Kilduff called. the at- tention of the committee on public lands | and buildings to the rickety old steps lead ing from the corridor of the City hall to the floor overhead and said that it was a shame to leave them in that condition | after spending so much money in fixing the rest of the building The committed agreed with the mayor aud said that the | necessary repairs would be attended to as soon as possible.
 The Rose Hill Social club held an inter- l estlng meeting last night and elected the | following officers to serve for one year President. M. J. Smith; vice preside nt. William Fiaherty; financial secretary, J. J. Cronan; recording secretary, John Kel. ley; treasurer. George Gibson; standing | committee, M. Bergin. J NJ. Tierney, Will, liam Erwin; auditing committee r. J. Ogden. Thomas Flaherty, Frank Lynch. The Rose Hill club was organized in 1869 and the boys will hold social meeting at l2:3O Sunday to celebrate the event.
 E. H Rollin & Sons, bankers, have written to City Clerk Grady to the effect that iD case w. J. Hayes < Sons do not come forward on time with tho S2OO, GOO water bonds awarded them the other night, they should be pleased to have the city ac cept their bid which was the next lowest. Bat there Is not much danger that W. J. Hayes X Sons will fail to come to time. They have already written to the city clerk acknowledging the receipt of all legal pa- pers and stating that the same had been submitted to their attorneys, Messrs Storey X Thorndike.
 Last nights concert on the green was at- tended by an immense gathering of people ana proved beyond possible doubt that the amount of pleasure and innocent rec- reatlon which young and old find in attend. ing these open air concerts is we'll worth the trouble and expense of keeping the green in proper condition If for no other purpose but for exercises of this character. Alderman Condon must have been think Ing of this when he was looking at the army ot happy people from the steps of the Clty hall and remarked: s'It would be A pity to deny all those citizens the pleasure they ind in congregating there to listen to concert. If we don't have such amuse- ments there the young people will seek them elsewhere where the damage done their character may be of more concern to the community than the injury hey do by treadlng on the grass on the green for an hour or so once a week.
 Trustee James A Hynes made a heroic but unsuccessful attempt to dispose of the stock of the insolvent estate of Mrs K. A. Connolly this afternoon. He expostulated on the merits of the different kinds of liquors in manner which would do ius- tlce to the best efforts of Auctioneer Strester. But his audience was deaf to his eloquent plea and stared at the speaker. but refused to utter word lie said the appraisal value of the Istock wass $340 70 and that he would not accept bid under that. While Mr Hynes was orating Undertaken Martin 8ergin walked in and said he had heard that probable purchasers would be allowed to