Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-26
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 Who's got the key?
 The members of Go A are shooting for marksmen's badges to-day.
 Ludwig Concert company at the opera house tomorrow evening.
 F. J. Rametti has placed on sale 300 pairs of mems Goodyear, hand welt, con- gress and lace shoes at $22O pair.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold CTS of the Naugatuck railroad will be held in Bridgeport November 22d, at II a. m. c. R. Baldwin, general manager and treasurer of the American Printing company, has resigned and is succeeded by Harry s. Chase. The case of Cornelia M. Benedict ct al vs Augustus M. Chase was argued be- fore the supreme court of errors at Bridgeport yesterday.
 E. J. Finn has just received beauti- full new fall stock of footwear in the latest and most popular styles, at prices which you cannot resist.
 According to the statement of an esteemed contemporary only 300 of Waterbury's large army of young men attend church.-New London Telegraph James Leehan, who for several years has been foreman of the pressroom at Steele & Johnson's has resigned his po- sition. MT Leehan wasvery popular with the employees of the room.
 In anticipation of the fall and winter trade Chase has increased his force of milliners and is prepared to fill orders at shorter notice than any mllllner i'll the city.
 Lieutenant Thomas F. McKiernan, of New Haven, has sent a petition to Colonel Doherty, signed by the ma jority of the ex-members of the signal corps attached to the Second regiment, asking that he be appointed lieutenant of the corpe. Ex-Quartermaster Duffy has sent a petition asking that he also be ap- pointed to the position.
 At the state convention of the Ancient Order of Foresters in South Norwalk, James H. Murnan, Waterbury; sub ranger, James H. Flynn secretary, T. H. O'Brien, New Haven: treasurer, James Farrell, New Haven; herald, George w. Hull, Branford /; beadle, Nel- son Bonneau, Bridgeport.
 Quartermaster General Rudd yester- day notified Colonel Cone that he had decided to grant the request and allow the rental of the Hartford armory to the polo managers. General Rudd is at his home in Salisbury, but is said to have reached his decision after satisfying him. self that the renting of the armory need not interfere with the regular drills of the companies.
 The Big Six Social club gave a very successful sociable at the armory last evening. The grand march was led by George Reed and Miss Mamie Dunn. There were eighteen numbers on the programme and the affair was thorough ly enjoyed. The Amphion orchestra furnished music and I. Uffendale, prompted.
 The engagement is announced of Daniel H. Buckley, proprietor of the Buckingham cafe, to Miss Mary A. McEvoy, daughter of Mrs M. J. McEvoy of 274 East Main street. The ceremony will take place at the church of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, November 6 at 9 p. m. A reception will follow at the home of the bride on East Main street.
 Nicholas Heffernan, 24, was run over and seriously injured by railroad train at New London yesterday afternoon. Hefernan is member of Company A, Third regiment and is also a member of Division No 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, of New London, which
 
 cure for the injured man all the com fort possible.
 Carrollton Council K. of Care making great preparations for the sociable to be given at City hall on the evening o1 November 12. J. F. Charters has charge of the decorations. The floor will be crashed and new buntings and trim. mings will be used. Severns orchestra of Hartford has promised to give the best concert ever heard in the city and Professor Prutting will be the promptel on the occasion.
 In one of Lena Loeb's public mind reading tests at Southington yesterday afternoon MT Hezard put quarter o1 a dollar in an onion and hid it in tht carcass of a lamb hanging in the mar ket of Simpson & Dunn. She had nc trouble in finding the onion. Calling for knife she cut it open and found the money. She was blindfolded all the time.
 In their report concerning the condi 4ion of the New Yorkand New England road at the fall inspection, which was made recently, tic commissioners say The condition of the bridges on the line of the road has been materially improv ed during the past year. About 35.00( cubic yards of filling have been deposit on in the Hop Brook trestle, comprising !. about one-third of the amount needed to complete the work. The commissioners hope to see the filling completed in the near future, and that solid embankment may be substituted for one of the high est trestles on the line, thus eliminating what is always possible source of dan. ger. The tracksis generally in good con. dition, and has been much improved by laying 500 tons of new steel rails between Terryville and the summit siding, also 800 tons on the grade west of Boston, ,and 5O0 tons between Boston and Andover.