Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-16
EVENTS THIS EVENING.
Weather
CITY AND SUBURBS.

A large slelghing party from this city went to Naugatuck yesterday. The Independent Social Club will give socisble at City Hall Wednesday even ing.
 Luzerne M Camp has been elected as- sistant superintendent of the First Congre gational Sunday school.
 Mrs James Blakeman, of Morris, mother of Mrs Henry I. Boughton of this city, died suddenly this morning, aged 69 years
 The Rev Father ODonnell, the new as- sistant at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, celebrated o'clock mass yes terday morning. Mrs Frank Sheehey fell on the ice near her residence on Pemberton street this morning, sustaining fracture of the ankle i'll two places.
 The annual report read by the Rev Fla ther Treanor at the Church of the Sacred Heart yesterday showed that the parish is in good financial condition.
 Brigadier General c. B. Foster of the Third brigade, division of Eastern Patri archs Militant, I. o. o. F., has appointed Lieut. Col G. w. Roberts of this city chief of his staff
 Henry Massy, well-known resident of this city, died suddenly at his residence, 10 South Leonard street, Saturday evening" His funeral was attended from St Patrick's church this morning.
 Companies A and will unite in bat talion drill at the armory this evening. It is the second of the season and it is desirous that the companies turn out as large number of men as possible.
 Prof Gibson's organ recital at the First church Saturday was largely attended and proved a very pleasant entertainment. Miss Kirschner's singing was a pleasing feature of the programme.
 The employees of the G. M R. Shoe Com pany, and C.. I. R. Glove Company, of Naugatuck think that the finishing of this large trust will cause reduction in wages and that if such a step is taken by the manufacturers the employees will have to submit.
 Arrangements have been made by which it is expected that people will not have cause again to complain that the Rink is cold. The dressing rooms will be heated by gas stove and the facilities for steam heat have been somewhat improved since the last game.
 The Waterbury Burns Club will celebrate Burns birthday with concert and ball at City Hall on Wednesday evening, January %. Among the attractions will be songs and reels by members of the club in cos
 
 nish music and Uffendale will prompt.
 Ullie Akerstrom will open a weeks en- gagement at the Opera House this evening" appearing in ''Renah, the Gypsy's Daugh- ter" Since it's last production here by this charming young actress, it has been re- written and rearranged and will be seen to- night with almost entirely new scenery
 Collections for the Waterbury Hospital were taken up in the Trinity Espiscopal and Baptist Churches yesterday. The col lection at Trinity Church amounted to S8620 and that at the Baptist Church s1565. The collection in St. Johns Church will be taken up Sunday, January 29
 The 6year-old son of Ira B. Newcomb of No 32 South Elm street was run over on Elm street this noon by William Dar- ling's grocery sleigh. MT Brennan of No 90 Scovill street picked the little fellow up and carried him into his house. He was slightly stunned, but an examination re- vealed no serious injury.
 Henry Hicks is in this city in the inter est of the American Catholic Tribune, a newspaper published in Cincinnati in the interest of the colored Catholics of Amer ica. MT. Hicks is canvassing in this diocese with the approval of Bishop Nc Mahon, and will no doubt be well received by all Catholics. He will remain in this city about week.
 The Board of Road and Sewer Commis- sioners this afternoon made visit to South Riverside street for the purpose of inspecting the street with view to con- structing sewer. It is proposed to close the Bank street sewer that empties into the Naugatuck at the bridge, and turn it into the Riverside street sewer, which will empty into the river at Burnham street.
 The Waterbury District of Independent Order of Good Templars will hold a quarterly convention in Johnson's Hall in this city tomorrow Delegates will be pre- sent from the 23 lodges in the district. Morning session will commence at 10 o'clock, afternoon at ?, and the evening at 7:30 p. m. Otis J. Range, Grand Worthy Chief Templer of Connecticut, will deliver apublic address.
 As Daniel Keefe and Harry Camp, two young men employed by Heater &c Thur Der, attempted to alight from a delivery wagon on Meadow street this noon, the horse suddenly started throwing both of the young men out on the ice. Keefe ceived a cut on the nose and under one of his eyes, besides some bruises, and Camp received a severe gash in the head. Both men were taken to their homes consider ably shaken up.
 John Ryan, who got drunk over in Brooklyn yesterday and required the com bined efforts of Officers Noonan and Fitz- gerald to take him to the station house, was in the Police Court fined $5 and sen tenced to 30 days in jail. Henry w. Ship man was fined $5 and costs for non-sup- port of family. John s. Stevens, charged with the same offence, entered demurrer and his case was continued. The case of James J. McGrath, charged with allowing minor under 16 to loiter around his pool room, had his case continued until to- nor row morning.
 Harrison w. Dowd, watchman at the Waterbury Brass Company's factory, re- gently bought horse in New York. The animal is a flyer. MT. Dowd boards at 112 West Main street and keeps his horse in the barn of Stiles A. Wheeler on French street. Yesterday the hostler and another man were riding out behind MT Dowd's horse. When in Bishop street the sleigh slowed against the curb and turred over, spilling the oc- cupants on the ground. The horse ran at full speed to North Main, through Burton to Cook, to Grove, thence to North Will