Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-30
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 A break was discovered in the water main on Leavenworth street this morning. The church of the Immaculate Concep tion will realize between 800 and $3, 300 from their recent fair. A hashily dressed young man was arrest ed in Naugatuck Wednesday, and fined $20 for selling obscene pictures. The employees of the watch shop are en- toying three days vacation, the factory having closed until Monday morning.
 The Rev Dr w. w. Bowdish, former pastor of the NJ. E. church, but now To eated in New York city, is visiting in town. Patrick Mack and Miss Theresa Rigney of this city were married by Rev Father McGivney at Thomaston Wednesday after noon. Twenty members of Nosahogan lodge left on the 2:42 train this afternoon for Brooklyn, N. Y., where they will be tn e guests of Magnolia lodge. The Rev Fathers O'Donnell, Treanor and Martin, of this city, attended the exercises of the laying of the corner stone of the new Catholic church at Noroton yester- day. MT and Mrs Horace B. Peck of this city went to Cheshire yesterday to witness the marriage of Mrs Peck's niece, Miss Eliza beth 0. Hotchkiss to Hooker Hotchkiss of Naugatuck. Mrs Ellen NJ. Hall, wife of Hopkins Hall, who has been sufferer from heart disease died at the residence of A. O. Burritt on Church street this noon. Her funeral will take place Monday. Mrs Bartholomew Doolan, aged 40 years, died at her residence on Fuller street Wed nesday evening. Her funeral was attend ed from the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning. Martin Bergin has received a handsome candelabrum for use in his undertaking business. It is six feet in height, highly ornamented, holds thirteen candles and is made in sections so that if necessary it can be used as two candlesticks.
 A number of local sports went to New Britain yesterday to attend the races of the New Britain handicap association. The ground and track was in such poor con dition that the races were postponed until Saturday after the first heats had been run.
 The merchants along South Main street complain bitterly of gang of young boys who steal small articles from the front of their stores. Yesterday of them enter ed Kellys bakery and boldly walking over to the window stocked with candy helped himself and ran away.
 Thomas Murphy and Miss Julia Me Greevy were married with nuptial mass by the Rev Father O'Donnell at the church of the Immaculate Conception at a. m yesterday, and Jeremiah Flynn and Miss Hanora Fitzgerald were married by the Rev Father Mulcahy at 10 a. m.
 One of the laborers upon the streets, while scraping the dirt from the gutter upon the north side of St Johns church this morning, discovered hole under the pavement several feet deep and over a foot in diameter. The paving blocks had not fallen through and the washout was dis covered by the merest chance before any persons or horses were injured.
 A Mrs Kiernan who lives in Naugatuck, had narrow escape from being injured if not killed at the Naugatuck station this morning She had number of bundles in her arms and being little late, made a desperate attempt to board the 10:54 train as it was pulling out of the station, she garbbed at the iron rail of the rear car, but could not catch hold and was thrown head long on the platform.
 Porter Crouch, an employe'of the Scovill Manufacturing company, had portion of seven fingers cut off while at work on a press this morning. Crouch lately came from Bristol and has wife and two chil- dren living in that town. He was taken
 
 to amputate the fingers, leaving the unfor- tunate man only his two thumbs and the small finger on the left hand.
 Lewis Corr, jr., was very drunk yester- day and made big disturbance when Of hcer Ahearn took him into quod. With the assistance of Officer Thomas Lewis was locked in dungeon. He was fined S5 and costs for drunkenness and S10 and costs for resistance. James O'Brien pleaded {p ok NG # injuring private property. He was fined 50 and costs upon each complaint.
 At the church of the Immaculate Con- ception yesterday morning at : o'clock Thomas F. Carey and Nora Foley were married by the Rev Father Mulcahv Miss Hannah Foley and Timothy J. Foley, brother and sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and groomsman respectively. The couple were the recipients of number of valuable presents. After a wedding breakfast Mir and Mrs Carey left on the 8:26 o'clock train for short wedding trip.
 A number of the young friepds of Miss Lizzie Shanley assembled at her home on West Main street last evening, in honor of her twentieth birthday Music and danc- ing was leading feature. During the evening the guests sat down to an elegnat supper prepared by the hostess The in terior of the house was handsomely deco rated with choice plants and flowers. Miss Shanley was very pleasantly surprised, receiving handsome music rack from her young friends and a sealskin sacque from her mother.
 One of the chief attractions at the St Anns festival this evening will be violin selections by Prof Cone, an artist of great eminence, resident now of Bridgeport, who has many pupils in this city. Miss Marie Feron, organist at St Anns will preside at the piano as accompanist The eccentric Irish comedians Shelvey and Cluney will also appear. The Sacred Heart church choir quartette, Mrs Bergin and Miss Farrell and Messrs Strong and Daly will render selections. To vary the menu at the refreshment table an oyster supper will be served with all the 'fixins J
 Wednesday afternoon the county com missioners heard the parties interested in the matter of granting license to sell in toxicating liquors to Walter Scott, who keeps Paines hotel in Cheshire. The re- monstrants produced several witnesses who testified that the barroom of the hotel had