Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-26
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"Will O the Wisp" at the opera house this evening.
 Miss Lizzie Gaffney of New Haven is visiting in town.
 Corporal B. J. Collins of Co G is spending a weeks vacation at Branford. A The Waterbury Watch company will resume work tomorrow morning.
 A sum of money and a whip picked up on the street, await owners at the police station.
 Miss Mamie Cullom and Miss M. c. Nolan are spending a two weeks vaca- tion in Boston and vicinity.
 Conductor Fred Gregory of the Naug- atuck division is enjoying a two weeks vacation. John O'Brien has taken his place.
 The Rev Leonard w. Bacon has con- cluded his services at the First church, the rector, the Rev Dr Anderson, having returned from his vacation.
 The funeral of Miss Julia Brophy, who died Saturday, was largely attended from her late residence ca Dublin street to the church of the Sacred Heart at 9 g. m. to day.
 The 1 :55 D. m. train on the New Eng land road was over twenty-five min utes late to-day, being delayed by some defect to the locomotive on the eastern division.
 In the police court this morning Pat rick Delane was sentenced to jail for thirty days for drunkenness and fined 50 and costs for exposure of person.
 A partial hearing upon the appoint ment of trustee of the insOlvent estate of w. F. York was held in the probate office this morning and was continued until Wednesday morning at 11:3O o'clock.
 A quiet wedding was sOlemnlzed by Dr Rowland at St Johns rectory at D.. m. to-day, the contracting parties being John N. Platt, son of Delos Platt, of Goshen, and Miss Jennie Scofeld, daugh- ter of Charles Scofeld, of Stamford.
 Samuel G. Snagg, chief of tho fire de- partment, to-day forwarded a letter to the city clerk rendering his esignation to the board of fire commissioners to take effect September 10. Mir Saagg did not care to announce at present what business he would pursue.
 Mrs Rachel Van Cott died at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs John Belfy, on Scovill street, yesterday, at the age of 86 years. Her remains will be taken to Norwich for burial. This is the se- cond bereavement Mrs Belfy has suffered within a short time, her husband dying less than a month ago.
 The session of the Great Council of Improved Order of Red Men of the United States will be held in Baltimore on Tuesday, September TO-. The event is described as occurring on the 10th sun corn moon, G. $. D. 39S. The delegates to represent the Great Council of Con- necticut are Zebulon R. Robbins of Nor wich and Dr Pierre D. Peltier of Hart ford.
 A rumor was in circulation on the street last evening that the barge Juno had burned to the waters edge while at the dock at Mantle. The story origi- mated, probably in the mind of some re- nowned fakir, and it soon lost its realis- tic features when the Juno in all her glory glided up by the city at ten o'clock last night with her cargo of Waterbury x humanity. The officers of the boat are trying to find out who started such a vile story about their rcraft.-Middletown Press, Saturday.
 R. w. Jorres has rented store i'll the Pritchard block, 151 Bank street, and for the next few days will exhibit a novel vapor stove, which is pronounced the best thing of the kind in the market. MT torres has the exclusive right to sell the stove in New Haven and Hartford counties and before leaving Waterbury would like to place the agency for this or ary other town in his territory with some enterpriSing man.