Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-25
CITY NEWS.


 Real Estate Agent W. J. Schlegel has | bought for a client three building lots on North Main street belonging to Walter B.
 An examination of applicants for certi6- oates to teach in the town schools of Water. ! bury will be held in the High school room tomorrow morning, beginning at 9 o'clock.
 There will be an important meeting of Sheridan and Barcelona Councils, K. of O.. in Elks hall at o'clock tonight. Every member of each council is requested to be present.
 Jeremiah Bresnahsn, so Pleasant street. an employe of Benedict & Burnham's, cut the end off the index finger of his right hand on press this morning, He was at tended by Dr Frost.
 Arthur Dominique of Cottage park, an emploYe of the Waterbury Brass Go. smashed the third finger of his right hand while at work yesterday afternoon. Dr Frost dressed the wound.
 James Michael Price, the two weeks old son of Mir and Mrs John Price, 1G7 River street, died last night. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock to- o-morrow morning with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Tickets for the union excursion of the Senior Temperance and Catholic Literary societies are 6ndipg a ready sale and the indications point to the biggest excur- sion that ever lett Waterbury for Savin Rock.
 Ex Street Inspector Wright was in town to-day. To a:DEMocRAT reporter Mir Wright said: "The people of New Haven are using me well. get enough to eat and all the other necessaries of life down there, and that's about as much as a man can have on this earth"
 Maurice Keefe. of 167 Charles street. an employe of Benedict E Burnham's, cut an artery at the base of his right thumb this morning. The man suffered much from loss of blood, and was weak and worn out when he called at Dr Frost's office, where the flow of blood was stopped.
 Jean Jacques, manager of the theatre in Waterbury is anxious to build new thea the citizens of Hartford will not be asked to contribute cent. He has been looking over the ground and thinks that the scheme can be put through. Hartford telegram.
 A rumor that man been crushed by the cars at the New England station to-day was without truth. The story probably started from the fact that one of the brakemen of freight in jumping from a caboose fell and besides having his clothes tore was only slightly injured.
 Dr Axtelle has resigned the position of medical examiner for Prospect, an office which he has held since 1884, and Dr Fred erick G. Graves has been appointed in his stead. Dr Axtelle is still medical examiner for Waterbury and Wolcott. and gave up the Prospect office so that during his ab- sense Dr Graves might be medical exami- ner for Waterbury.
 This is the programme for the concert which the American band will render on the green at o'clock to night March from Tabasco. Chadwick Overture to Bohem- ian Girl. Balfe Selection from "La Mas cotte," Audran; WAltzes. "Over the Waves" Rosas "The Watermelon Dance" Herman Selection from Macbeth" Yer d. {; GAlop, "A Mile a Minute" Gompi
 There will be a meeting of the court of common council tonight for the purpose of taking action on an appropriation to start the work of dislodging the elm leaf beetles. Other important matters to come before the meeting are reports of the board of compensation relating to the assessment ot benefits and damages arising from the extension of Washington street an the widening of West Main street. The fruit dealers have received iufor- nation that the price of imported lemons l will be very high next month and the high prices will continue for the rest of the season, as the Italian crop is the worst | ever known. The Massen na, Italian lem ons. which are now selling at from $3 to B 50 per box will, according to these for eign advices. cost $10 per box before the second week in August.
 Suit was brought this afternoon by the St Aloysius Drum corps against the Second division, A. O H.. the papers being drawn by Attorney Carmody. It is alleged that the St Aloysius corps was engaged to play at the picnic of the Second division on July and 5 | for S35, and that the contract was broken by the engagement of the Sacred Heart drum corps for lesser amount, so late that the St Aloysius corps could not make another engagement for those days.
 Yesterday was the last day of the term during which Horace Johnson, the Middle HAddam weather prophet, predicted that the earth would pass through clycenic belt and that dreadful storms would ensue l in nsequence. The weather during MT Johnson's term of storm predictions has l been the best of the summer with the ex- caption of the heat, and Wednesday, the lest day of the term. has Ct rtainly been the best of the season. That is about the kind of luck that MT Johnson has had on his prognos ications since the blizzard l Waterbury will send down a big deleRt l tion of sports to the wrestling match in Naugatuck to night. between Heating and Gibbons. Hartford will also be repre- scented. as fifteen sports accompanied Henry Hayes. the trainer of Heating. All are anxious to back their man and they want the Naugatuckiaus to show some of the dust they had weeks ago. Both men will weigh in at 6 o'clock tonight and the match will begin promptly at 9 o'clock. keating is confident of winning and many bets have been made that the match wont last an hour.
 Last night in St Louis Roger Connor was rendered banquet by the directors of the St Louis club and large number of outside friends. MT Connor was the re. cipient of several valuable souvenirs, and addresses were delivered in which Con. nor's record as a gentleman, as well as a successful ball player was eulogized. Yesterday Mrs COnnor received a letter from her husband in which he stated that the directors are anxious to have him re- main until the close of the season, and that the newspaper men who criticized his ability as player have had their seats iu the press gallery taken from them. Mrs Connor says her husband may remain longer in the field, but she does not thinh that such thing is very probable. She would not be surprised if he should be home this week. She does not think he will have much time to devote to local him engaged for some time