Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-03
The 1e>11nerat,
CITY NEWS.

engagements for attending the funeral of Edward D. Mccarthy, a deceased mem- Der of this court.
 The stock of the York State Bntter Go was damaged to the extent of S25O by fire Wedre sday night. The store will be reopened as soon as the necessary repairs can be made.
 There will De full rehearsal of the Charleston Blues tonight at the armory, Every member of either company talk ing part in the drill is expected to be present at 8 o'clock sharp.
 The police force has been augmented by the addition of new member who will serve without pay for the present. He is son to Officer Thomas D. Reid and weighs just ten pounds.
 I. N. Wood, an employe of the Ameri- can Pin Co.,, had his left hand come in contact with buzz saw at the factory this morning, thereby losing one of his fingers and portion of another.
 Twenty boys were released from the State Reform school Wednesday on pa role. It was the monthly visiting day and about 150 friends and relatives of the boys took occasion to visit them.
 The thirteenth annual concert and socjable of the Young Mems Catholic Literary association will be held at City hall this evening. The amphion orches- tra will furnish music and l. Uffendale will prompt.
 The funeral of eX-Senator William H. Barnum took place at Lime Rock at one o'clock this afternoon and a large num- Der of prominent people were in atten- dance. Ex-President Cleveland was eX- pected to be present.
 While Frank Keating,a house painter, .>4 ,l- l~,r .,,t. n West Porter street dwelling, the ladder gave way throwing him to the ground. He received several cuts about the body and bad fracture of the left wrist.
 There was anotherr very large attend ance at the St Ann's church fair last eve ming and gladdened the hearts of the hard working pastor and his willing as sistant. This evening the Second divi- sion, A. O. H., will attend in body.
 Henry c. Yeoman, cashier of the New England freight yards at Hartford, has been appointed to succeed MT Warner as the company's freight agent in this city. Mir Yeoman is well known here having been at one time stationed in this city.
 On Wednesday, May sth, the railroad commissioners will meet to hear anyone who has anything to say about heating
 
 the state, inventors, manufacturers o steam heating apparatus have been in vited, but anyone is welcome who ha: any interest in the matter The hearing will be ill the commissioners office at tht capitol at Hartford.
 The dispatch sent out by the Connecti cut Associated Press yesterday, dated Waterbury, upon the case of Terrence McKiernan, was horribly bungled af fair. When the news reached Hartford the name was changed to ''Terrence Mo Kenna." The New Britain Herald made it ''Francis McKernan.' At New Lon don the papers insisted that the murder er's name was Clarence McKiernan while the Ansonia Sentinel dropped tht Nc and called him plain ''Kiernan."
 In company with City Engineer Weld J. M. BisselI of Hartford, who repre- sents the Gangwell system of wate works, drove over all the hills surround ing the city yesterday afternoon il search of a good place to locate wells should the city decide to introduce hi system. The place where the first tes was made, on the Manhan meadows, i: the best Mir Bissell has been able to find He suggests that new reservoir be bull at higher altitude than the Cook stree reservoir and estimates the cost at abou $15,000.
 Edward D. Mccarthy, aged 24 years died early this morning at his home 8 South Elm street after an illness of few days. MT Mccarthy was a membe of Court Hancock, A. O. F., and an of fcer in Stephen J. Meaney circle of tn Companions of the Forest. He was als member of the Rose Hill Social club He was a member of the firm of Murnal & Mccarthy and was very popula f,,y,n to1- >1.o from his late residence to the church o the Immaculate Conception at ? o'clocl Sunday afternoon.
 Michael McManils, foreman of the sec tion gang of the Meriden, Waterbury Connecticut River railroad met with painful accident yesterday. He was di recting the preparations for blast ol the line few miles from this cit when blast exploded unexpectedly. / part of the charge struck Mir McManu. eyes, wounding them painfully. H was brought to this city and made a comfortable as possible at Smiths hote and his wounds were attended to. Hi physician, Dr Pitkin, says he will nc lose his eyesight.
 Representatives of the twenty lodge of Harugari of Connecticut met yeste1 day in Meriden to form death benef organization. At yesterdays meetin 335 members were enrolled, and thes officers were elected: President, Joh Rowe of New Britain secretary George Mischler of Meriden;' treasurer George F. Faulhaber of New Haven; d rectors, Albert Morton of New Britain August Knoll of New Haven, Georg Schultz of Hartford, Joseph Swiebel ( Waterbury, Charles Meyer of Bridg. port. There are 1 200 members in tl1 twenty lodges in Connecticut. The ne, society will meet in Hartford on th first Thursday in August.
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