Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-24
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CITY NEWS.


 ing a week with his sons in this city.
 rehearsal of the Sacred Heart choir will be held in the church this ssevening. Fifteen members of Washington con- clave, K. s. F., of this city, will go to New Britain next Monday evening to establish a new conclave.
 The annual winter meeting of the Connecticut Travellers association will take place at the Atlantic hotel this eve ming. It is expected that about 200 members will be present.
 John l.. Kelly, aged years, died of diphtheria at the home of his mother, Mrs Patrick Kelly, on East Main street, this morning. The funeral took place this afternoon at o'clock.
 The Rev Fathers McGivney of Thomas ton and Sweeney of Litchfield attended the marriage of Miss Maria Shanley, sis ter of the Rev Father Shanley, to John McElroy at New Haven yesterday.
 A special meeting of the directors of the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad will be held Friday morn ing at 10:15 o'clock in the Dublin street station, a special train running from Meriden.
 The DEMOCRAT will publish an inter esting letter tomorrow from our special correspondent at Washington giving a sketch of the daily life of several of our secretaries of state twill be we'll worth reading.
 The third annual sociable of Court Hancock, A. o. F., will be held at City hall Wednesday evening, February l3 The following committee have the ar engagements in hand: J. A. Hynes, G. E. Harrington, Thomas Luddy, J. P. Morris, M. J. Moran.
 .>f TatA bury district of I. o. G. T. is being held at Naugatuck to-day where the dele gates will be the guest of Zion lodge. This evening the Rev Obtis J. Ranger will deliver public address at the Gem opera house.
 Old soldiers should bear in mind that they must appear before the board of relief on or before January 26th, to prove the claim to the S1 1000 exemption allow ed by law or they will have to pay up the same as other folks. The board of relief give notice in another column when they will be in session.
 the meeting of the Waterbury Watch company yesterday: President, A. S. Chase; treasurer, E. L. Bronson, and Secretary, K. A. Locke. At a subse- quent meeting board of directors was elected as follows: A. $. Chase, H. E. Russell, E. L. Bronson, George Merritt and E. A. Locke.
 The New Haven county convention will meet in St Pauls church, New Haven, Tuesday. At il o'clock the holy communion will be admin istered, the convOcation sermon being preached by Rev c. E. Woodcock of An sonia At three o'clock an essay will be read by Rev Dr E. Rowland of Water bury on "A Look Ahead for the Church, and a discussion will follow.
 Tom Kelly has stove in his South Main street store that beats the world including Waterbury, or else the genia baker possesses one of the essential qual ifications of a fisherman. The heater which ais an immense sheet iron affair requires less coal than a small cast irol smoke, so MT Kelly atfirms, requiring t( be cleaned only about twice during tn, winter.
 The Standard Electric Time compan, has declared dividend of five per cen and has elected J. w. Hill president Chas $. Chapman. secretary and treasu Ter; c. D. Warner, general manager George M. Chapman, assistant manager Allen w. Page of New York and Charle $. Chapman of Waterbury have beer added to the board of directors. Tn
 
 teen isolated plants and over 1 200 clock in use.
 Richard Thompson. of the firm O Snow & Thompson. fish dealers on Soul Main street. met with painful acciden while opening barrel to-day. A mai projecting from the barrel head caugh in his hand, making a jagged cut an, opening large artery in the back of tn hand. Mir Thompson lost more than quart of blood before the wound wa dressed. No serious results are antici pated.
 William Meserole received painful in juries and ruined.a suit of clothes thi afternoon by being thrown out of hi sleigh near the DEMOCRAT office on Soul Main street. The accident was cause by the runner being caught in the ca tracks. MT Meserole held to the rein and was dragged twenty or thirty yard before the horse was stopped. The dasl board, whiffietree and side of the sleig were broken.
 Charles Summers, professor of dancing New York city, has kindly consented t dance the sword dance at the ball of tn Waterbury Burns club at City hall thi evening. Miss M. Bannatyne, aged 1 years, will dance the highland fling The remainder of the programme will t
 
 will belin charge Arrangements C Kellie, J. Duff, Jas Hunter, Jas Morton A. Walker, J. Mitchell, F. Gray, J Stout, w. D. Henderson. Reception J. Henderson, Jr, R. Spiers, A. Banns tyne. Floor-Chas Kellie, Jas Hunter jr., A. Walker, Jas Morton, jr., Joh Callan, J. Duff, R. Mackie.
 The Rev Father McGivney of Thomas ton, founder of the Knights of Columbus General Secretary Colweu of NewHaveI and Supreme Grand Knight John , Phelan of Bridgeport were in Prov dence, R. I. Tuesday evening where the went to visit Tyler council, recently ol ganized in that city, with the intentio of furthering the interests of the orde in Rhode Island. The council held public meeting at which speeches wer made by the visitors and several Prov dence gentlemen. A large number C applications for membership were It ceived and before long Rhode Island wi