Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-08
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CITY NEWS.

arguments Tn the Woodman-Strons habeas corpus case. Decision was re served.
 The Meriden Sy Waterbury railroad to- day commenced running passenger trains over the extension to the New En gland station.
 The battalion drill of Companies G and A, which was announced to take place next Monday evening will, be held tomorrow night.
 Workmen are busily engaged building an addition to the rear of Miller & Peck store in Market place. The building is of brick and will be two stories in height.
 The officers of Schiller lodge K. of P of New Haven, will visit Frederick Will helm lodge of this city Thursday and confer the third degree upon several can- didates.
 The receipts of the First Methodist church for the year ending March 31 were S5,051.90 and the expenditures S5, ,042.77. The indebtedness of the church is S14,50O.
 The Rev Father Murphy will preach at Stamford Wednesday evening. The Rev Father Finnegan of Litchfield will preach at the church of the Sacred Heart the same evening.
 Superintendent Beach, chairman of tnS ou IudCnlIleTS O1 the North American railroad superinten- dents, will attend the meeting of the association i'll New York to-day.
 Mary, aged one year and nine months. daughter of MT and Mrs James J. Mad der. .died of pleuro- pneumonia last night. The funeral will take place from 12G North Main street at 3 D. m. tomorrow.
 The supreme court is in session in Bridgeport to-day to determine whether Scheele, convicted of murder in killing a New Canaan constable, should have a new trial. He has been sentenced to be hanged next month.
 The Rev Fathers Treanor, O'Donnel] and Martin of this city attended the funeral of the father of the Rev M F. Rigney, of New Haven, at South Nor walk Saturday. The Rev Father Mar tin acted as sub-deacon of the solemn re- Qulem mass.
 George Sickmund, carpenter who lost his sight by eXtravasation of blood in the eye some time ago. and consulted the best oculists in:the country without relief, by the aid of nature is recovering his sight and hopes in time to be entirely we'll. His recovery is due to absorption of the blood.
 A boy named John Poland, who has been cared for at a home in Hartford, was sent to Waterbury to $. s. Scott, but no one of that name can be found here. The boy is in charge of Mrs Myra Cummings, No10 South Willow street. who will care for him for a few days un- til his friends can be found.
 The case of the Naugatuck Water Co vs A. J. Nichols is being heard in the district court to-day. The suit is brought to recover for the subscription OF Sl,n ,>f fl,n which the defendant subscribed for. The defense claims that there is no such company as the Naugatuck Water con- pany.
 Thomas Leen, aged 20, was before the court for drunkenness this morning. The case was continued until tomorrow to give Prosecuting Agent Colley an op- portunlty to work up a case against the dealer who furnished the boy with liuuor. Thomas Delane was fined S5 and costs for drunkenness and the same for resist ing Officer Reid.
 Miss Ella Murphy. aged p years, died rather suddenly at the residence of her aunt, Mrs Mary Fitzgerald, II South Leonard street. yesterday morning. The deceased had been in poor health for two years, but of late seemed to improve, and the announcement of her death yes terday was a sad surprise to her hosts of friends. Her funeral will take place from her late residence to St Patrick s church, where a requiem mass will be sung, at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The services of the forty hours adora- tlon of the Blessed Sacrament began at the 10:30 o'clock mass at the Immaculate Conception church yesterday. The of ficers of the mass were Rev J. A. Null cahy, celebrant: Rev J. Walsh, deacon :;
 
 ODonnell, master of ceremonies. An Rev Father O'Donnell. The services will close tomorrow morning with a solemn high mass.
 The DEMOCRAT is now settled in new quarters and ready for business. We congratulate the management on the progress made. It is seldom that daily paper is able in these days of competition to show such remarkable advancement in a little over a year of life. When the DEMOCRAT takes a stand, 1t holds the fort until it's purpose Is accomplished. There can be no doubt that in the future it will be power in the community It only goes to show that capital is not a sine qua non sin starting a paper. To the excellent management may be at tributed the success of this young aspir- ant for public favor.-EXaminer
 The following officers were elected last evening at the semi-annual meeting of the Y. P. $. c. E. of the First church President, George B. Scovill; vice-presi- dent, Mrs E. O. Hovey; recording secre- tary, Frederick Carter; corresponding secretary, Sara Munson: treasurer. W.J. Colton; lockout committee, A. c. Min tie, chairman; Louis l.. Barton, Mary M. Harrison, Miss J. l.. Twining, Mrs Fred erick l.. Fuller: prayer meeting commit tee, c. B. Everitt, chairman, F. B. Dan- iels, Miss Alice l.. French, Miss Caroline R. Goss, Miss Mary K. Stuart: social committee, Louis A. Futile, Benedict Rodman, Miss Florence Linde, Miss Edith White, Miss Annie Anderson; fio- ral committee, Miss Janet Caswell, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss May E. A. Sperry Miss Mary E. Goss, Miss Mary M. Rod man, Fred w. Stocking Burnham Terry.
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