Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-12
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 William F. Brophy, aged 3S years. died at his home on Emerald street this morning.
 The Third division, A, O. H., will at tend the fair of the Sacred Heart in a body tomorrow night.
 The Rev Father Mulcahey has returned from his trip to Baltimore where he was attending the Catholic centennial.
 The Rev J. H. Duggan left for Balti- more, on the Washington express last night to attend the Catholic centenniah
 Ex-Chief Engineer Snagg has been in Seymour for the past few days, in the interest of the Electric Light company.
 The seventeenth meeting of the Nau. gatuck Valley Teachers association will be held in the High school building November 16.
 Acting First Sergent of Go G., William T. Keavney, land his wife are receivin g t he congratulations of their many friends. It is a girl
 At a special meeting of the Waterbury Medical society held this afternoon, n, uited resolutions were adopted on the death of Dr Platt.
 Arthur Rooney of North Elm stroet, lost the middle finger of his right hand in a press at Matthews & Willard's to- day. He was attended by Dr Hayes.
 Justice Griggs, in the case of Long, worth vs Brown, an action to recover for damages to a team, has decided in favor of the plaintiff, to recover cost.
 Mrs Lewis Mattron, aged so years, died this morning at her home on Clay street. The funeral will take place from her late residence to St Ann's church Thursday morning.
 W.O.Guilford has just published an in- teresting,, little book of views of points of interest in this city, including the differ ent churches, many of the manufactories and number of private residences.
 Joseph F. Hewitt of the firm of Hewitt Bros. left last night on the S:2O train for the west. Mir Hewitt intends to enter into business ill some thriving city in the western country, possibly Chicago.
 In compliance wiht the general statutes governing city elections saloons must be closed from 12 o'clock tonight until o'clock Thursday morning. The proclamation of Mayor Boughton will be found in another column.
 Judge Sanford this afternoon over- ruled Attorney Roots motion for stay of Judgment in the case of Michael Russell, who was found guilty of viola tion of the screen law. Attorney Root gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court.
 Mir and Mrs Henry T. Downs and others will attend the reception Tuesday night at Waterbury of Carrollton coun- Gil K. of c. Grand Knight J. A. Moran of the council was the guest of Mir publican.
 J: F; Mcdonald, general agent of the United States Mercantiles Protective association has been in town during the past few weeks and secured over 300 subscribers to his association. The prin- clpal object of the association is to fa- cilitate the collection of bad debts.
 In the superior court this morning Judge Sanford denied the motion of At torney O'Neil to erase from the docket a case against Benjamin F. Chapman and Spencer Pierport for hunting on private property. Attorney O'Neil entered another motion which will be decided later.
 Arrangements are completed for the Carrollton council annual reception, which IS to be held in City hall tonight and the affair will be one of the select events If the season. The music, which will be of a high order, will be by Severn's celebrated orchestra of Hart ford.
 Mrs Minnie L. Potter, who deserted her husband in Pine Plains, New York, taking her three young children, was arrested in this city to-day, with Lean der Hosier, with whom she was living on Canal street. The woman is about thirty years of age and Hosier 35. Both will be tried for adultery tomorrow.
 Edward l.. Bronson was elected chalr- man and John Blair secretary of the republican caucus for the nomination of a candidate for city auditor last night. An informal ballot gave H. M. Stocking IA votes, s. P. Williams 6, scattering MT Stocking was then placed in nomi- nation by exclamation and the meeting adjourned.
 Frank Goldsmith's playing ballod was we'll rendered and received at the Sacred Heart church fair last night Go E. Hibernian Rifle will visit the fair We'd nesday evening and give an exhibition drill, and they will be accompanied by Turner's drum corps; Among the out of town visitors to the fair were Father Slocum of Norwalk and Father Russell of New Haven.
 The LUnion St Joseph having re- ceived from Rev Father Treanor an in- held at the rink, will visit the fair in a body tomorrow evening. The French Canadian band has kindly volunteered to turn out and escort the society to the riuk. The president George Socia earnestly requests every member to be on hand promptly. The society will leave headquarters in Holohan's block at five minutes to 8 o'clock.
 SNARING BIRDS.