Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-19
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 A company of Hibernian rifles is being organized in Winsted.
 Mir and Mrs E. H. Beldon are rejoic- ing over the birth of a daughter.
 Ribbons of all kinds, shades, shapes and styles at I. Chases, Arcade build ing.
 Rev Dr Anderson will preach in the First Congregational church at Meriden tomorrow.
 The remains of Miss Ellen Larkin who died Thursday were taken. to Ansonia this morning for burial.
 -Henry D. Beach, superintendent of the block signal system on the Consolidated road, was in town to-day.
 The Jacques Cartier club of Meriden has decided to present the play "Louis Riel," in this city, November 15.
 Susan Kleese and William Kleese were arrested to-day by Officer Dodds for stealing clothing from the house of Mrs Betts on Bank street.
 Every mother should have her baby's picture taken. McWhinnie, il Exchange place, will take the picture of every baby in town on Tuesday between 9 am. and p. m. free of charge. Call early and avoid the rush.
 Judge Tenn of the superior court was in town to-day to conduct the recount of votes in the Fourth ward asked for by w. J. Rigney, republican candidate for constable. The matter was postponed for one week.
 James J. Reilly, formerly agent for Wheeler & Wilson in this city, assumed last Monday the general management of the New York and Connecticut branches of the sewing machine agency. He is visiting in Waterbury to-day.
 In the superior court at Bridgeport yesterday Frank Lane, a Meriden young man, pleaded guilty to the theft of watch from John Miller of Waterbury, and was sentenced to the state prison for one year. Timothy Carney, charged with being an accomplice of Lane was discharged.
 Of Joseph Johnson of this city, who lost his life recently in Russia, the New York Clipper says: For many years he was partner in the firm of Leroux & Wilton, and his horizontal bar act was known all over the world. He was, we believe, the inventor of the parachute in its present form, and was the first to do jump with it, the event taking place in 1886 at Philadelphia.
 Four hundred bags of ivorynut were landed at Cromwell yesterday com pleting a shipment of 15O tons of the nut consigned to Waterbury parties. With the shipments during the earlier part of the week there have been nearly three hundred tons transferred over the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut river road this week. The total shipment was valued at about S33 ,OOO.
 The terms of the compromise between the majority" and minority members of Court Fruitful Vine, A. o. F., are as follows: The minority are given the lease of the Court hall, with the furni- ture, valued at about S75, and S35O of the funds. About $1 ,5OO will be held by the majority" who will hold a meeting next Wednesday evening to reorganize under the laws of the high court of America.
 The executive board of the Connecti- cut state grange had meeting in Hart ford yesterday and decided to, hold the next annual convention in Willimantic. It will occur January 14. 15, 16 and IT. About 1,5OO farmers, representing all parts of Connecticut and also the neigh boring states, are expected to attend. Willimantic is making preparations to give the grangers royal welcome.
 Rev E. c. Tullar, pastor of St Paurs M. E. church, announces the following programme of the lecture course in aid of the church: The Rev c. B. Pilblado, D. D., of Hartford, will give the open Mg lecture OCIoDer 14, hls suDJecC Delng ..Men and Women for Our Times" The second of the course will be vocal concert by the Ariel quartette of Boston, Friday evening, November 8. Follow ing this Prof Hubbard of Wesleyan uni versity will give one of his popular read ings. The next of the course will be an instrumental concert given by Miss Mary Beeman, violinist, assisted by Arthur Severn, cello player and Miss Maud Brown, soprano soloist. For the fifth it is the intention to secure if pos sible Rev T. Dewitt Talmage to deliver one of his celebrated lectures.