Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-08
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 Patrick Malone has re-opened the grocery store on Bishop street recently managed by H. kilmer.
 William Johnson, aged 35 years, died this morning at the home of his mother on Wall street.
 L. Union St Joseph will visit the Sacred Heart church fair in body next Wednesday night.
 Two insane convicts were transferred from the state prison to the Middletown asylum yesterday.
 Coal by the ton or carload wood cut any size desired prices reasonable, Fred J. Wood, 131 East Main street.
 The seventh annual sociable of the Big Seven Social club will be held in City hall New Years eve, Tuesday, December 31.
 The funeral of James Sherlock vii take place from his late residence to St Patrick's church at S:30 tomorrow morning.
 Extensive preparations are being made for the annual reception of Car rollton Council, which is to be held in City hall Tuesday evening.
 Six entries have been received for the reel and jig prize dance for a gold medal, at the sociable of Court Meany [ ms eVen1S.
 The funeral of Mrs John Brown will take place from her late residence, South Leonard street, to St Patricks church at o'clock tomorrow morning.
 The First division, A. O. H., will hold an important business meeting in St Patrick hall, at 7:45 tomorrow even ing. All members are requested to be present.
 N. J. Wenzel, who has been engaged in the saloon business on Grand street, made an assignment to-day for the ben eft of his creditors, naming Martin Hellmann as trustee.
 The Litchtield county commissioners decided to demand $500 for a full license and S20O for a beer license in all towns having more than 5000 inhabitants. Heretofore the fee has been kS300 for a full license and S100 for a beer license.
 State Engineer Welton of Waterbury. was here to-day and inspected the new Garlic dam up north. The inspection was satisfactory and the pond will be filled with non-volvoX water as soon as it descends from the characterization Journal.
 Patrick NcGrath, young man who claimed he worked in Terryville. was ar rested yesterday by Officer Sullivan at the corner of South Main and Grand streets for drunkenness. He made a strong resistance against arrest and Of ficer Healy was compelled to assist his brother officer in the arrest. Judge Bradstreet imposed a fine of S1O and costs i'll each case.
 The new transfer steamer Maryland, which was built for the Consolidated road at Washir gton, Del, and was launched three weeks since, will be 1Ch 1Ion -nnl- tn,, lnx- c1> will at once commence ferrying cars around New York. The Washington express train will be re-established in about two weeks.- Palladium.
 In response to an invitation from Wadhams Post, 219 G. A. R., John E. Moore Post of Danbury, will gather with them at their next regular meet ing Thursday evening, November 14 for an old time camp fire. Over eighty have promised to come, with a drum corps of fifteen pieces. They will come evening train, and comrades of Wad- hams Post are all requested to meet at the post rooms at o'clock sharp to go to the depot and escort them to the post rooms.
 One of the conductors in charge of Naugatuck freight train says that never since the road was opened has it done such freighting business as at the present time, and as he has been in the employ of the company a long term of years he Is in position to know. On the average there are 100 car loads of freight per day for up the valley from Bridgeport and New Haven. The freight gangs out of Bridgeport make long days but work only four days per week for a full weeks pay. When he first went to work on the road the crews worked six days in the week, just as many hours per day as they do now.
 ssThose who attended the Sacred Heart church fair last evening were highly pleased with the musical act of Messrs Cluney x Cummings. The numbers the former a silk umbrella and the latter smoking set. Tonight Tony Young will sing and dance, James Shelvey lmpersonate and chorus selec- tlons from the operetta will be sung. A list of the principal articles will be pub- Hshed tomorrow and the names of donators appear. The Turnverein drum corps gave street parade and rendered selections in a creditable and artistic manner. Come again, boys and girls please don't stay away, for our fair is for the fair.
 The second annual sociable of Court Stephen J. Meany, A. O. F., will be held in City hall this evening" Music will be by Burgin's orchestra and Prof Uffen- dale will prompt. The following com mittee will make it pleasant for all who attend: Floor-Thomas H Prior, John M Joy, Michael Kavanaugh, Robert Taylor, Charles Miller, Michael Healy John Bar rett, John O'Connell. Edward D. Rock, William B. Holloran, Harry Edwards, John Il: Bowe, Joseph Provost, Richard McGrath: reception-John nClohessy, Charles Kane, Frank Daily John Kelley, M. J. Donohue, John Mahony, John Suspicion, Daniel Cassidy ;arrangements-- John M. Joy, Charles Miller, Michael Healy, Richard McGrath, John Barrett
 In speaking of the scramble that will occur at the next session of congress, to reduce the surplus, the Hartford Times Washington correspondent says: Wa terbury, one of the thriving and grow ing cities of Connecticut, will also enter the list for better quarters in which to transact government business Her postotfice accommodations are utterly insufficient for the wants of the people