Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-30
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CITY NEWS.

house this evening. Thomas Donaldson and wife left yes- terday to visit friends in Kansas. The Painters union will give their first annual sociable at G. A. R. hall this | evening. Asa Fish X Co. have closed their East Main street paint store and removed to Southington. The members of the field club are holding a clay pigeon shoot on the Pine street grounds this afternoon. The Union Pacific Tea company have leased the store formerly occupied by George Harrington as a cigar store on South Main street. John Hannon and Miss Mary Foley | were married by the Rev Father Walsh at the church of the Immaculate Con- ception at 10:30 this morning. The net earnings of the New England for the half year.ending March 3l were SS47 1869, against S7S0,7 in 1888, an in- crease of S66 ,645, or sa per cent. Every gentleman attending the battal- ion bazaar at the armory next week will receive chance upon a handsome gold headed cane, which is now on exhibition in Lake, Strobel & Co.'S window. It was rumored on the street yesterday that the Hon Stephen Kellogg of Wa terbury was certain to be nominated by Governor Bulkeley for the position of chief justice of the state.-Hartford Telegram.
 About dozen young men came up from Naugatuck on the 9 o'clock train last night and left on the Washington express for New York. They all wore new silk hats. They were given an ovation at the station in Naugatuck.
 -l.x circle, Companions of the Forest will open at City hall tonight and an inter- esting programme of exercises has been arranged. Holders of season tickets will receive chance upon a decorated tea set.
 Orris T. Hull, an old and respected resident of this city, died at his home on High street last night after long ill- ness. For the past two years MT Hull was foreman for the American Pin con- pany, before which time he served four teen years in a similar position with the Steele & Johnson company.
 Miss Julia A Reed of this city and James Callan of ThomaSton. were mar ried by the Rev Father Mulcahy at the church of the Immaculate Conception at ' a. m. to-day. The best couple were James Hines and Miss Mary Carey. The happy couple are now on a wedding trip to Boston.
 Company I, Fourth regiment, of Win sted, numbering siXty-one men, passed through this city on the 6:0S train last evening on their way to New York. At the station they were met by number of the members of the two local compa- nies and the reception and handshaking was pleasant feature during the time the train stopped in this city. They bought a good supply of Waterbury sandwiches from restaurant to prepare for a long siege.
 D. w. .Fairchild of New York, rep resenting the National Mutual Building and Loan association of that city, will deliver lecture at Music hall to morrow evening, taking for his subject "The History Theory and Practical Workings of Building and Loan Associations and their National Importance" After the lecture the names of the new advisory board for this city will be announced and the sale of shares begun. An invi- tation to attend is extended to ladies for whom number of seats swill be reserved.
 The third annual entertainment and sociable given by Court Shields, A. O. F., will be held at City hall Friday eve ming. May 10. The operetta of Penelope, which was presented at the Immaculate Conception fair last fall, will be repro
 
 will be the Shelvey Brothers in songs and specialties, Henry Beaudion in tuck tumbling and Ali Wood in his wonder full performance on the slack wire. Mu- sic for dancing will be furnished by Ru- dolph's orchestra.
 Three or four small boys were playing on the Meriden, Waterbury and Con- necticut River railroad track at South Meriden Sunday, and one of the number was jumping from the track embank- ment to the ground, some feet below On one of his leaps he suddenly sunk nearly to his armpits in the soft ground, which prevails In the locality. Exert himself to the utmost he could not be eXtricated, until three Italians who were near by came with their shovels and dug around him, releasing him from the treacheIOus mud.
 The following committee will be in charge at the thirteenth annual sociable of the Young Mems Catholic Literary ming Reception-M. Scully, T. F. Fin negan, E. B. Riley J. H. Moran, w. c. Keenan, E. P. Riordan hoor-W. E. Ramon, director, assisted by w. c. Moore, T. F. Derwin, F. $. Kilduff, E. J Mccarthy, E. D. Rock, H. J. Austin, M F. Mcdonald, w. E. Derwin, M. F. Perk. inson, J. J. Donnelly, J. J. Mccarthy r. J. Kennedy arrangementS-T. F. Finnegan, M. F. Mcdonald, w. c. Kee- nan, w. E. Derwin, T. F. Donovan.
 The fence on the west side of South Main street just below Liberty has been pulled down, affording an excellent op. portunity for somebody to get killed by falling over the steep wall just inside the sidewalk. Last night pedestrian who was little unsteady for obvious reasons staggered off the walk and land. ed on his neck in the lot below. He picked himself up with difficulty, g slight cut oh the forehead being the only injuries received. There is an electric light almost directly opposite the spot which lessens the danger somewhat, yet fence should be erected to avoid all possibility of accident.
 Music hall has probably never held ; more pleasant party of dancers than at tended the first select social of the newl,