Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-12
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 family at the home of F. E. Dickerman, Winsted.
 Miss Maggie Kenney of Hartford IS visiting with the family of w. c. Ban- | non, 27 Cole street. The Misses Hattie and May Harrison of Hartford are visiting with Miss liar rison, No 9 Jewelry street. l.. H. Toucey left this morning for Niagara Falls to spend a week or two with his family who are already there. Assistant Marshal James H. Madden rode Quartermaster George G. Blakes- lees horse in the Foresters' parade Sat urday.
 City Clerk E. G. Kilduff and family and William Jones and wife are spend. ing few weeks rest ill the vicinity ot Branford.
 John B. Mullings and his father re- turned from their trip abroad yesterday morning, looking and feeling refreshed from their long voyage.
 Rev F. J. Murphy, of the Sacred Heart church, officiated at St Ann's French Catholic church yesterday. the pastor, Rev J. w. Zones, being ill.
 M. M. Donahue, chancellor of the Sheridan council, K. of C., left thls morning for New London where he will join his family for a few weeks recrea- tiOn.
 J. D. Crane returned this morning from Boston where he was attending the National Photographic association con vention, which was held from the 9th to 10th of August.
 There will be a meeting of all who are interested in the cause of temperance next Wednesday evening at Bronsons hall for the purpose of forming perma- nent organization.
 Lizzie, daughter of William and Mary Dillon, aged ? years and months. died at the home of her parents, 5S Mill street, yesterday. She was buried at o'clock this afternoon.
 The order of Sons of St George will hold its state grand lodge convention at Bridgeport, Tuesday, August 18th. Charles Mitchell will represent flaw thorn lodge, No 125, of Waterbury.
 Next Thursday the Catholics will eel ebrate the Feast of the Assumption ot the Blessed Virgin. Masses will be eel ebrated in all the Catholic churches. In the evening vespers will be sung in St Patrick's church.
 Five candidates of Comstock lodge, K. of F., will be given the first and second degrees in Naugatuck Wednesday even- w are requested to be present at the lodge meeting tomorrow evening.
 The Waterbury correspondent of the New Haven Register learns that it IS rumored that the Republican will soon return to the morning field, having found the evening supply of newspapers already sufficient.
 In the police court this morning Michael Hussey was fined S1 and costs for breach of the peace. Saturday night he invited Simon Monahan out to fight, but Officer Noonan appeared on the scene just in time to spoil the fun.
 Handsome line of choice selected pres ents with unique patterns given with tea, coffee and baking powder. Special pres, ents given with one pound of tea and two pounds of coffee on Wednesday and Saturday of each week at Union Tea company, 72 South Main staeet.
 Mrs Honora Fitzgerald, who sustained from a second story window at her home on Pemberton street Friday died Satur day night at 8 o'clock without recover ing consciousness Her funeral was at tended this afternoon at o'clock iron the Immaculate Conception church.
 Complaint is made to the DEMOCRAT that five or six loads of refuse take1 from sewer catch basin has beer dumped for filling up Merry street nea the corner of Stone. Such a state O things ought not to be and an investi gation by the health authorities is il order.
 A pay telephone station has bee, opened at Camp Bulkeley, Mantle Conn, equipped with long-distanc transmitter, etc. Rates from all Con necticut divisions will be on % cent basis. An operator will be i'll attend ance during the week commencing August 19.
 A large concourse of people listened with attention to the remarks of prohi bition speaker Bailey on the green yes terday afternoon. In the evening tn Methodist church could scarcely contai with comfort the unusually large audi ence who were desirous of hearing tn eloquent oration.
 George Harrington of this city wa the only Waterbury sprinter ip the tina heat at Derby Saturday. It is claime by those present that Harrington wo second place fairly, but the refere runners were the winners of the frs two prizes. The pistol frer was brother. so it is claimed, of the frs prize winner.
 Nearly every night for two weeks house on the lower end of Baldwin street near Baldwin avenue has bee1 stoned and the windows and blind broken. The parties living in the hous are afraid to go out of doors after dark The locality is the same in which tn local '.Jack the Ripper" operated las summer and is not frequented mucl after dark. The police have not beel notified of the occurrence.
 The fourth annual convention of tn French Canadians of Connecticut vii be held in Loomis Temple of Music New Haven, next Wednesday an Thursday. The purpose of the conver tion is to unite the French Canadia population of the state and to discus matters of interest to them. The topic to be discussed are: Naturalization 1.-The Usefulness of our Conventions s.Formation of a State Mutual Aid Asst ciation;" "Education;'' Teaching ( the French and English Languages i our Schools" and "The Canadian Pres of the United States
 At the meeting of Connecticut select men held in Hartford, Jan 29 and 30, committee was appointed on the revisio of the pauper laws. This committe