Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-01
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CITY NEWS.

a grand sociable at old Concordia hall this evening.
 P. F. Cummings will take part in the Catholic church fair which opens at New Hartford this evening.
 The fourth annual sociable of the Star Social club, will be held at the armory "Wednesday evening, April 24.
 Thomas F. Hardy the barber, is re- ceiying congratulations to-day upon the arrival of a baby boy, this morning.
 w. J. Souder, the murderer of John Calvin of this city, will be tried by the superior court at Hartford next week.
 Rogers & Brothers Benevolent associ- ation will give sociable-their first an- nual-at City hall Friday evening, April 26.
 The police commissioners will meet this evening and will probably open the bids for the building of the new station house.
 J. P. McGuerty, formerly of this city. has been app ointed United Press oper- ator in the office of the New York Even ing Telegram.
 Wednesday evening a package was shipped by express from this city on the Washington express, addressed to Mrs Benjamin Harrison, Washington, D. c.
 The newsboys on the New England road wear bow of crape on the lapel of their coats, out of respect for Eddie Ketchum, one of their number, who lost his life in the Park Central disaster.
 John Moriarty went to New York this morning to see his brother Ambrose. who is confined in the New York hos pital, undergoing treatment for disease of the left foot. It may be necessary to amputate the member.
 Townsend lodge will go to Meriden this evening to pay Meriden Center lodge visit. special train will leave Dublin street station at o'clock and the party will be taken by the electric street cars from the station at Meriden.
 Mrs F. H. Allis of New Britain sailed for Bermuda from New York on the steamer Trinidad at 3 D. m. to-day. She goes for a visit of several weeks with friends from Waterbury. - Meriden Journal.
 Annie Gilmore, aged 20 years, daugh- ter of Patrick Gilmore, the Scovill street blacksmith, died at her home, No 12 Howard street this morning. Her flu neral will take place from the church of the Sacred Heart at ? o'clock Sunday afternoon
 Francois Xavier Boucher, aged 35 years, died at his home on Liberty street yesterday. He will be buried Sunday afternoon at o'clock from St Anns church. L'Union St Joseph, of which he was a member will attend the funeral in body.
 F. F. Causey, one of the engineer corps on the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River road. has got through here and has gone to Confluence, Pa. where he intends to do similar work under Chief Engineer J. U. Crawford On the 9ougheney Valley road.
 Col J. B. Doherty has decided not to go to Washington to witness the inaugrl- ration ceremonies. It was his intention t go with the Republican league party from New Haven, but a large amount of work accumulated in the selectmen's $ office during his southern trip.
 The beef bill introduced by Represen- tatlve ONeill, has not been killed as re- ported in several of the papers yesterday. Mir O'Neilrs bill provides for the appoint ment of beef inspectors, while the bill referred to requires that all cattle de- signed for beef shall be inspected m the state before being killed.
 Sealed proposals for the building of a brick school house for the center school district, on the corner of Clay and Elm streets, will be received on or before March b, at o'clock p. m. Proposals will be received for the work included Tn the masons specifications and car penters' specifications separately on es- inmates including all work complete.
 Michael Claffey for seven years coach man in the employ of Mrs Charles Benedict and considered one of the best in the state, will leave tonight for Brooklyn, N. Y., where he will fill similar position for Col w. H. Wash burn, who has recently purchased Mrs Benedict's handsome team. Col Wash burn can congratulate himself on se- curing the services of Mir Claffey.
 The Hartford and New York Trans portation Go. intends to begin trips be- tween New York and Saybrook about March 1, and trips up the river will be resumed as soon as it is opened for the season. Both the passenger boats have been put in frst-class order and Water bury people can enjoy trips to New York Waterbury and Connecticut River rail road and down the river as in past sea- sons.
 At the meeting of the board of mana gers of the Foresters held at New Haven yesterday evening it was voted to sever all connection with the Connecticut state district court and reunite with the subsi- diary high court of the United States. The state district court is sort of in termediary between the national organi zation and the local orders. The change brings the smaller societies into direct connection with and under the immedi- ate charge of the high court.
 Tickets are selling rapidly for Pro- lesser Turner's grand stereopticon enter tainment at City hall on March 19 and 20. The professor brings with him the largest stereopticon and curtain in the country. It will Le a rich and rare treat for all lovers of Ireland to gaze on the landscape beauties of the Emerald Isle, to view her ancient castles, splen- did churches, beautiful cities, towns. villages, valleys, lakes and mountains Besides, life-size portraits of Parnell, Dayitt, Dillon, O'Brien, Emmet, O'Con- nell, Moore, and all the prominent states men and patriots of Irish history, will be shown. The choir of the parish of the Sacred Heart will furnish the mu- sical and dramatic part of the pro- gramme.
 The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Hos mer Kellogg to Irving Hall Chase, took place in the Second Congregational