Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-17
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CITY NEWS.

The Rev Fathers Mulcahy, Finnegan and ODonnell of this city are in Newtown to-day attending the funeral of Rev Father McCarten.
 Engineer Lew Ravens, for the past four years in charge of the Brewster local freight has been transferred to the night freight.
 The funeral of John Sheridan will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 from the residence of his son-in-law, John Lynch, ,on George street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 John Gillette, boy employed by the Scovill Manufacturing company, at tempted to throw belt off a bully at the works yesterday afternoon and as a result broke his right arm just above the wrist.
 Mayor Boughton, Chief Engineer Snagg and Fire Commissioner Connolly left on the 10:54 a. m. train to-day for Chicago, where they go at the solicita- tion of the Preston Truck company to examine truck recently purchased by the Chicago fire department. They will return Monday.
 company, who recently bought tract of land in the lower end of the Brook lyn district, yesterday purchased a strip of land in Meriden, near the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River rail road. It IS the intention to locate dis tributing stations in several of the cities of the state.
 The Hon T. c. E. Ecclesine, of New York, may be sure of a large audienc e at City hall this evening to hear his lecture on Home Rule for the benefit of the Parnell defense fund. William C. keenan will preside at the meeting. All societies who are to take part in the parade are requested to meet at the armory at 7:30 p. m.
 Mrs Catherine Beglin died this morn ing at 1O:2O at the home of her niece, Mrs J. w. Mccoy, corner of Orange and East Main streets at the age of "A years. The funeral will be held Saturday morn ing, a requiem mass being celebrated at the church of the Immaculate Concep- tlon at o'clock after which the remains will be taken on the 1850 train for inter- ment in Calvary cemetery, New York.
 Charles G. Root is in Middlebury to- day acting as states attorney in case against Charles Dutche r r,accused of burn ing the barn of F. J. Cole last Friday night. Butcher, who formerly worked for Cole, recently brought suit for wages against the latter, and lost the case. It is claimed that he threatened to be re- venged. Coles barn was shortly after burned by an incendiary fire.
 The managers of the Southern New England Telephone company are making every effort to make the metallic circuit success, and they hope in the near future to see it adopted by the general public. The cost will be but little more than the present expense and the service will be infinitely better. The metallic circuit line which the Southern New England company is now building con- meets New Haven, Bridgeport. Meriden, Hartford, Middletown Waterbury and Willimantic and the system will be ex- tended as rapidly as possible.
 Several days ago Patrick Calvin. a minor, called upon Prosecuting Attorney Colley with his face covered with blood and made a complaint against James Hayden proprietor of a saloon on North Elm street, for violation of the liquor law. The agent notified Hayden to ap- pear in court yesterday to answer to the charge. When the case was called Gal win could not be found and capias was issued to bring him into court. This morning the case was again adjourned, this time for two weeks, the officer being
  probably left town.
 Judge Robertson finished hearing the testimony in the Hepple will case at New Haven yesterday morning, and in the afternoon listened to arguments. Greene Kendrick appeared for Thomas Bilbrow and Alice Ford of Waterbury. nieces of Mary Hepple, who contest the will on the ground that the testatrix was incapable of making will, by reason of mental derangement. The most impor- tant witness yesterday was Mrs Profess sor Franklin B. Dexter. She testified that Mrs Hepple lived in her mothers family and during the latter part of her life was very much broken down. Judge Robertson reserved his decision.
 Rev NJ. J. McGivney, founder of the order of Knights of Columbus. with Supreme Grand Knight John J. Phelan of Bridgeport and General Secretary Daniel Colwell of New Haven, will go to Providence next Tuesday to make ar engagements for extending the order into that city and throughout Rhode Island Right Rev Bishop Harkins has given his approval and public meeting of Cath olic citizens of Providence will be held. at which the objects of the order will be explained by the committee from the supreme council and all necessary infor- nation given. This meeting is the out come of an interview Father McGivnev had with Bishop Hawkins several weeks ago.
 Mrs Bridget Wallace, wife of Michael Wallace of 264 East Main street. died yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock after an illness of only few hours, from pneumonia. Mrs Wallace was one of the oldest Irish residents Iof Waterbury. coming here thirty seven years ago from Mount Rath, Queens county, Ireland She was seventy-two years of age. A son, Matthew A. Wallace, who conducts gents furnishing goods store at 116 South Main street, and daughter Miss Mary Wallace survive. Mrs Wallace was we'll known in the Eastern section of the town and always had kind word and smile for everybody. Her funeral will be held Saturday morning, when a requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock at the church of the Sacred Heart. Interment will be in St Josephs cemetery.
 Some time ago number of people in this city, who make practice of invest ing their money at regular intervals in the Louisiana lottery scheme, received letter from Washington, D. C., signed H. B. Clark informing them that the MT vls,,, h. L