Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-16
CITY NEWS.

Albert Gerson, late with Haynes & Co of Springfield, has taken position with Morris the clothier. He speaks English, German and French.
 Joseph Cronin, the eight year old son of MT and Mrs Michael Cronin, S6 School street, died yesterday. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 Two children died at the almshouse to- day, o1e being the child of Margaret Ken nedy and the other an Italian child, six months old, whose mother died sometime ago.
 James Monday of 8 Union street had the second and third fingers of his right hand badly crushed in one of the factories yesterday afternoon. The injuries were dressed at Dr Frost's office.
 Lawrence Lynch, 134 Scovill street, had the fragments of his great toe badly bruised by falling piece of metal at Benedict & Burnh0m's yesterday afterooon. His in- juries were dressed at Dr Frost's office.
 Vicar General J. A. Mulcahy left this af- ternoon for New York to meet Bishop Tierney, who is expected to arrive home tomorrow. The bishop left Liverpool last Sunday on board of the steamship Etruria.
 Charles l.. Bishop. Wolcott farmer. was thrown from his wagon in front of | Curran's store in Exchange place yesterday afternoon, receiving a bad cut over his left eye and several bruises about the head and face. He was attended by Dr Graves. | Over five hundred sports witnessed the races at the driving park yesterday after nooD. The starters in the running race were Peter Boulais' Defender, Oscar Crimes Rocket, Edward Whiffie's Topsy and John Gilday's Snowflake. They finished three heats in the order banned. Edward Har- vey was starter and the judges were Dr Kelley and c. P. Hayes. Joe Carroll took first prize in the bicycle race.
 Bernard Coyle. who had charge of the grading of the grounds at the Washington job is one of which any landscape gardener might feel proud and is sure to meet the approval of the scrutinizing eye of A. J. 1 Wolff, chairman of the district committee, under whose supervision the work was done.
 John Moriarty is unique advertiser, and his latest eclpsed all previous efforts He invited all of his business family tc ride last evening and had provided fol their use horse car. pal lted Nhite mounted on heavy trucks and drawn by four horses. Mir Moriarty went ahead on horseback and tour of the town was made
 An electric piano on exhibition at the music store of Driggs & Smith is attract ing great deal of attention just now. The Automatic Piano Go of Fourteenth street New York city, are the agents for the at tachment, which can be used on any piano It is very simple and child can manipu late it. The effect of the moving keys without visible power is welrd iu the extreme. Everybody is cordially in vited to call and see and hear the instru ment.
 The work of paving South Main stree from Jewelry street to Washington stree was completed to-day. The job was com menced on May 20, and the time limit wa August 15. The blocks were all in posi- ton last night and all that remained to b. done this morning was to tar a few joint opposite the Waterbury Buckle Co. Con tractor Langefeldt has gone, and Soul Main street from Exchange place to Wash ington street is now in good shape fo trucking of every kind.
 Chief Egan wishes contractors an, others who use the public streets for thei material to understand that they must com ply with the ordinance and keep ligh \ over all such obstructions during tn night. Yesterday he sent word to Con tractor August Langefeldt that he wa net complying with the ordinance and las l night, the chlef says, h. had various an grievious Instructions at the junction o s South Main and Washington streets. Tn chief said that a complaint would be CT tered against Contractor Lane eeseldt as 500 as Prosecuting Attorney Webster returns t , the city.
 The Benedict < Burnham Go has tn a curb on the ground for the sidewalk o Washington avenre. south side, from Sout Main street to the Washington avenu bridge. This will be great accomm d, tion to the many people who go throug thls street on their way to work and i passing to end from the different churche u Mayor Kllduff says that Benedict & Burr @ hams is one of the bet corporations the city to deal with in matters concer1 ], ing public improvements about the
 premises. An order from the road bo to put down or repair walk receive = prompt attention by the representatives
 the company, and he regrets that tIis cal
 not be said of all our manufacturing estaI n lishments.
 d John W. Mcdonald, manager of u
 City hall base ball club, desires to have a
 the players meet in the hall at s o'clock t, " night The fame of bis nine has travele
 all over the country with the result that - hoo ACSeAHCu SAd4AcuSeS 1EOlu Clly OlHc1a
 in different states in the union. IT
 meeting tonight will decide how many (
 these will be accepted. One comes trol
 Newark. Manager Mcdonald says |
 knows his nine can whip any club iu tE
 country composed of city officials. B
 says he played third base with the Dict
 tors 30 years ago, when Hon Maurice l
 Holohan was captain of the nine and |
 can handle the bat now just as we'll as |
 could at that time. h those days all tt
 boys used to repair to the ''island" in tt
 rear of Holmes, Booth & Hsydens, to tr
 their skill with the bat and ball
 The biggest thing in the line of pi
 nic, given in Waterbury this year, will | at the Foresters field day exercises. on u West End grounds tomorrow. There wi # be an exhibition by Morrissey's Iris Id Comedy Go. base ball game, dancing au se other amusements. The batting order f, m the ball game will be as follows: h. Thomas cadets McAuliff c, Klebedanz r. Hanley 1b, Holland 2b. McElligntt ss, Ba @ ley 3b, Hayden If, Maloney of, D slaney r
 American Pin Co-Carmody and If, Ca . way 3b, Adm 2b, Johnson ss Sales J. Burnes If. Meyers of, Shugrue b, OCoI
 nell 2b. Kelly substitute. telegram h.
 been received from Morrissey's compar
 stating that they left Boston at noon to- d.
 and would be in Waterbury this evenin
 The trolley cars will run until II 30. ( - the South Main street line the extra Ca
 will run only asSS SSfar as Smith X Drigs
 factory.
 It is quite probable that some actic
 will be taken at the next meeting of u
 court of common council towards putin
 the names on the different pictures
 mayors of Waterbury. which now ado
 the walls of the aldermanic chamber.
 would be a great convenience for tho
 who do not know all the faces, and that
 by far the larger number of people VI
 call there. Professor Holley would | nina xuOrk nr, al ne khna,, nA n ..-.:--A