Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-05
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"Struck Gas" at the opera house this evening.
 w. J. SchlegeIs team was run into and wrecked by a hack in Brooklyn dis trict this afternoon.
 John H. Dillon of New Haven was to-day appointed trustee upon the lnsol- vent estate of Nelson Kilmer.
 The Solomon Levy brick block, No 19 D. H. Terney to Henry Frisbie of Maple avenue.
 The Rev Fathers Mulcahy, O'Donnell, Murphy and Duggan attended the con ference of Catholic priests at Hartford to-day.
 The French Canadian band will give short parade and concert before the opening of the Sacred Heart fair this evening.
 Six of the new girls who took the place of the strikers at the Waterbury Manufacturing company, left their presses yesterday.
 Thomas Pryor has been chosen as delegate to represent the Court Meany, A. O. F., at the High Court convention in New Haven, November 20.
 M. J. Fogg, the North and South end grocer invites the public to call on him for bargains in fine groceries. He quotes some prices i'll another column.
 Work had to be suspended for several hours at the Waterbury Manufacturing company yesterday afternoon, on ac- count of a break ill the main shafting.
 Friday evening the Ariel quartette of Boston will give the second entertain ment of St Pauls benefit course. Their whistling and banjo accompaniments are worth the price of course tickets.
 Thomas Morris, brakeman, fell from a moving train on the Consoli- dated railroad last night as it was enter ing Meriden. His hip was broken and he is supposed to be internally injured. He was taken to his home in Hartford on passenger train.
 The funeral of the late James E. Birrell was attended this afternoon from his late rdsidence to the Hall memorial chapel, where services were conducted by Rev Dr Anderson. The pallbearers were Aldermen French and Thompson and Councilmen Barnes and Manville.
 The real estate office of Lawrence & Granniss will be removed this week to pleasant quarters at No o2 Bank street. The business will hereafter be conducted by F. A. Granniss, Mir Lawrence at present devoting most of his time to the business of the West Side Savings bank.
 Patrick Kane, brakeman on the New York. New Haven and Hartford road, was run over and almost instantly killed in Hartford late yesterday after noon, by a freight train of the Hart ford and Connecticut Valley railroad. The two roads use the same tracks in Hartford.
 At the meeting of Court Hancock, A. ( K hold last avnnino 1n1n,ratnS chosen to represent the court at the High Court convention to be held ill New Haven November 20. The delegates are: Thomas Luddy and Alderman Elect Dillon. The alternates are Thomas F. Hancock, B. F. Bossidy.
 Information was received yesterday , of the death in Dublin, Ireland, of Matthew J. Kehoe, the we'll known contractor of New Haven. The deceased left New Havan several months ago for the benefit of his health. he being a sufferer with cancer. Mir kehoe built a number Of sewers i'll this city.
 The signal corps of the Second regi- ment met at New Haven yesterday and unanimously elected Francis J. Duffy lieutenant of the corps. The new lieu tenant is an ex-member of the Sarsfeld Guard and was quartermaster of the regiment under Colonel Leavenworth. A new ambulance corps was enlisted composed of eX-Sergeant Newton of the Machine Gun platoon, w. w. Hill of the Blues, w. w. Scranton and Nil Wolfe.
 John O'Neil, of the Abrigador district was ill the dock this morning on a charge of beating his wife and of being drunk. Mrs O'Neil was the only wit ness against him and her badly swollen face was strong evidence of the beating she received. Special Officer Moriarty made thu arrest at 1 o'clock this morn ing and swore to the two charges. Thirty days and costs in each case was the sentence of the judge. A case of breach of the peace was adjourned until next Tuesday or until the other parties who were implicated can be found.
 The Norwalk lock shop strike is stil on. The men went out four weeks ago because, they allege, they couldn't make satisfactory wages X sliding scale o1 wages prevails at the shop. The highes, pay of the skilled hands was $2,25 day but the work is said to be very severe The strikers are all members of the Holders union, and the case was re ported to the state authorities of the order, who sent on an agent to reconcile the differences between the company and employees, but his mission was un successful.
 SOCIETY AND CLUB MEETINGS. dates of meetings of societies, lodges and clubs and to notify us of any changes of regular meet ing nights.
 Meetings This Evening.