Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1888-02-14
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
Roger Common, the celebrated first base
man Of the New Yorks, will leave this city
early next month.
The funeral of John Cleary was attended
from his late residence on Washington
street to st. Patrick s Church at 2:3O this
afternoon.
Representative King of Naugatuck has
assumed new role. He took the leading
character in border drama played in that
town Saturday night.
The Meriden and Waterbury railroad will
present plans of the proposed bridges in
this city to the Road Commissioners at an
adjourned meeting tomorrow.
DR. Edward l.. Griggs was out to-day, af-
ter having been kept in the house by sick
ness for over two months. He was warmly
greeted by his numerous friends.
Mrs Mary Wilsey of No 43 Clay street,
who has been a sufferer for many years
from cancer, died last evening, aged SO
years. The funeral will be attended to-
morrow afternoon.
John Griffin and Miss Mary Humphreys
were married by the Rev Father Curtin at
st Patrick's church last evening. Dennis
Sullivan was best man and Miss Maggie
Sullivan bridesmaid.
Mr. and Mrs Timothy Harrington, who
were married yesterday, gave a reception
at their home on Baldwin street last night.
They were the recipients OF many hand
some and useful presents.
The remains of Christopher Doyle, whose
death occurred at Camden, N. j., Sunday,
arrived in this city on the lily train this
morning and We're Immediately taken to
st Joseph's Cemetery for interment.
Dennis Shannahan died of heart disease
at his residence, No 3O2 East Main street,
yesterday afternoon, aged IS years. The
funeral will be attended from the Church
of the Sacred Heart tomorrow morning.
At the special meeting of Sterling Com
mandery, V. O. G. G., last evening, new
bylaws were adopted. The order is rap
idly increasing in number, and the bylaws
were received favorably by all the mem
bers.
Several of Naugatuck's prominent citi-
zens will shortly organize a tribe of Red
Men in that enterprising town. It is in
tended to have members of the order from
New Haven, Hartford, Ansonia and this
city present to initiate the warriors.
st Margaret's 'daisies' attended Ma
jeska's performance at the Opera House
last evening. They occupied seats together
and sat through the performance with,hats
removed, an act that was greatly appre-
ciated by those who sat back of them.
Frank Shepard took large number Of
the employees of the Waterbury Buckle
Company on sleighing party to Southing-
ton last night where they enjoyed a
bountiful supper and returned to this city
much pleased with their evenings run.
The Meriden and Waterbury Railroad
Company will keep an engine and several
cars at this end of the road to carry dirt
and do other work. A temporary track
has already been laid to the canal so that
water can be easily obtained to supply the
engine.
A number of the Nosahogan Lodge to-
gether with their famous degree team,
visited Centennial Lodge at Naugatuck last
night and successfully worked the first and
second degrees. A collation. was served in
Odd Fellows Hall and the merry party re-
turned this morning.
There was pleasant party of the boys
connected with Protector Hose Company
present at their house in the Brooklyn dis
trict last evening to celebrate the seventh
anniversary of the organization of the COM
pany. A collation. was served and the
speech making kept up until after mid
night.
The funeral of the late Michael O'Con-
nor was largely attended from his late resi-
dence on Bank street this morning to the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
where a requiem mass was said by the Rev
Father Mulchy. Among the floral offer
ing was large floral pillow and a sheaf of
wheat and broken column.
The old time honored custom of sending
Uolo
of appropriate verse, properly emblazoned,
is in no danger of going out of date if the
post office goes for anything. Merchants
the post office the clerks said the mails
had been loaded for 4S hours with valen-
tines Many bore only a one cent stamp
which caused considerable trouble
Upon going over the ground yesterday
with the engineers the Railroad Commits
sioners found that the line of the Meriden
and Waterbury road according to the pro-
posed change in the layout was only two
feet from River street for a stretch of about
300 feet instead of seven feet as represented
by the map presented at the hearing yes
terday morning. The railroad company
expressed themselves as satisfied with an
order that would make the line seven feet
from the street with a proper retaining
wall The company are in hurry to get
the work done before the ice gets out of
the river and the commissioners will give
their decision in a few days. There will
b, considerable driving of piles and this
can be more easily done when they can
u,nrE IN tho ice