Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-20
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Miss Gertie Fitzgerald, of Bridgeport, is visiting in this city. The remains of Mrs Eunice Bradley were taken to Seymour this morning for burial. ssDuvar' at the opera house this even ing. sBurke's Dilemma" tomorrow af- ternoOn.
 J. KANTz is now ready for business at his new DOMESTIC CANDY STORE, 153 Bank street.
 James Mclaughlin, so long employed by P. B. Norton. will open livery stable in the West End.
 Prof Rogers of Meriden will prompt at the picnic of Court Wolf Tone, A. o. F., on the West End grounds tomorrow.
 w. H. Countryman, late of the Hart ford Post, and now employed as chief clerk of the labor bureau, was in town to-day.
 Keron J. Farrell of New Haven, for merly first lieutenant of Co G, was married Tuesday to lady in Rutland, Vermont.
 The boys club room will be opened in about two weeks in Granniss' block on South Main street, next door to the DEMOCRAT office.
 The Waterbury Photographic society will go over the Meriden road Monday and photograph several interesting points along the road.
 The New York and New England rail road is arranging to give another grand excursion to Boston, the date of which will be announced later.
 Mir and Mrs P. Murphy of Salem, Mass, are spending a part of their honeymoon in this city, visiting with the family of John Clarkin, West Side hill
 Frank E. Murphy, with Hirsh & Go, received a telegram this afternoon an- nouncing the death of his sister Miss Mary E. Murphy at her home in Lowell, Mass.
 George Merritt of the Waterbury Watch company and A. w. Flint. the company's representative in Japan, are in town to-day, the guests of Superin- tendent Locke. The railroad commissioners made their annual fall inspection of the Naugatuck division to-day. The commissioners were accompanied by General Superin- tendent Shepard and Division Superin- tendent Beach.
 The Jacques Cartier club cast had very successful rehearsal last night of "Louis Riel' that will be presented at the opera house November '. Arrange ments are about completed for giving the same play at Waterbury, y.-Meriden Republican.
 The seventh annual reception of the First division, A. O. H., will be held Thanksgiving eve in City hall, the fol- lowing committee being in charge of the arrangements: Edward Doocey, John E.. Finley, William Mccormack, Edward Keegan and James Downey.
 No arrangements have yet been made for the establishment of permanent democratic headquarters in New Haven, and nobody knows who the secretary of headquarters will be. Two candi- dates are John c. Gallagher of New Haven and John H. Swartwout of Stam- ford.
 P. E. Snagg, late cutter for Benjamin Sedgwick, has resigned his position to accept similar one with R. G. Snagg of 95 Bank street, where he will have larger scope for his we'll known abilities as a cutter. We wish him every success in his new location.
 Weather prophet Borace Johnson rises to prognosticate: 1.-The indications of a very severe storm to take place within the next ten days are so fully impressed upon my mind 1 cannot refrain from again warning the public to prepare for it." This certainly is interesting after the experience of the last ten days.
 Word was received in this city yester- day that the veteran teacher, MT John E. Lowell, is quite feeble at his home ill Waterbury, and has suffered of late such serious impairment of his vital forces as to cause alarm as to the result at his advanced age. His intirmities have been growing more marked O1 late.-New Haven Courier.
 The registrars completed their lists of voters to be made at , o'clock yesterday evening and the lists were printed and copies returned to the town clerks office before half-past eight o'clock. The number of applications received was 26o, divided as follows: First ward 53, second 58, third AT, fourth no.
 Just before the rising of the sun this morning occurred the closest conjunc: tion on record of the planets Mars and Saturn. At about 3:11 o'clock the two planets were only 54.S seconds or les: than one minute of arc apart. This dis tance is too small to be appreciable il such a case to the naked eye, and conse quently Mars and Saturn appeared to be blended together in a single bright star
 All members of Court Wolf Tone will meet at the Grand Army hall at 1:3( o'clock tomorrow afternoon to take part m the parade to the picnic grounds Members of all other local courts are also invited to be present. The commit tee of arrangements will meet this even ing at the Union Tea Co.'S store, Soutl Main street.
 Says the Middletown Press Monitor Hose company, of Waterbury, will b, the guests of Hubbard Hose company O this city on the occasion of the firemen' parade to be held in this city October 3rd and will march with them as such. Tn Hubbard hose will have the Meride, Military band to furnish music for tn occasion. The Monitor hose boys are we'll drilled body of men and will mak fine appearance.
 A business meeting of the Evangelica alliance was held in the conference room of the First Congregational chu rel last evening, the pastors of all the Pro testant churches and nearly 100 super visors whom they had appointed being present. An executive committee con Sisting of one member from each ProteS