Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-30
The 1e,,1ncrat,
CITY NEWS.

of Baldwin and River streets Monday.
 w H. Rogers well known in hotel circles throughout the state, has succeed ed Frank Shanley as clerk at the Cooley house.
 The remains of Samuel N. Potter, aged 10 years, who died in Bridgeport Monday, were brought to this city to- day for interment.
 Mir and Mrs Charles w. Cole of An sonia gave a reception last evening at which number of Waterbury people were present. Mir and Mrs Charles w. Burpee of this city received with them.
 John Connolly of Phillipsburg, N. J., and Miss Mary Claffey of Dublin street, this city, will be married with high nuptial mass at the church of the Sa- cred Heart at 9 o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 The postmaster general has issued an order to postmasters promulgating the law recently enacted which permits of the despatch of special-delivery letters in cases where the Senders have Inadver- tently omitted to atfiX the necessary postage.
 The remains of Thomas Callahan, whose death was announced yesterday, were taken to Bridgeport this morning for interment. The pallbearers were: Edward Green, Charles Meara, Michael Mullaney, John Meara, John Kennaugh, Robert Hampton.
 M s. Crosby, c. B. Webster, H. F. Bassett and Architect Jackson are in Providence to-day to inspect the venti- lation of the school buildings with view of having the new school building on Clay street as we'll ventilated and lighted as it is possible to make it.
 Charles Richardson, 16-year-old son of William H. Richardson, the Scovill street restaurant keeper badly smashed his left foot while at work on a foot press at Hitchcocks box shop yesterday afternoon. Dr Axtelle found it neces- sary to amputate three of the toes.
 The Lyra Singing society recently elected officers as follows: President, George A Faulmann; vice president, Louis Stroebel: secretary, Jacob Baer; financial secretary, John Schmidt; treas urer, William Hubbers: collector, George Hoff; librarian, Frank Horr; leader, George A. Faulrnan.
 The judiciary committee of the state legislature will give hearing Thursday at p. m. upon Representative O'Neills bill asking that criminal jurisdiction be conferred on the Waterbury district court and the bill to provide superior and district court accommodations at the expense of the state.
 A delegation from the Women's Relief Corps is in New Britain to-day attend ing the annual state convention of the order. The opening session commences this afternoon at ? p. m. in Hanna s block, 434 Main street. Convention will be opened on Thursday at 9:3O a. m., and if the business is completed, public in stallation of officers will be held at $ o'clock D. m., followed by a reception.
 P. B. Norton went to Bridgeport yes terday and will return this afternoon with the two horses that Philip Kelsey stole from him. Kelsey is still prison CT at Stamford, but nothing can be learn ed as to whether the Stamford authori- ties gave him a hearing and bound him over for trial. B. c. Tompkins, the Mt Kisco N. Y. iveryman is in Stamford. k A telephone message last evening very briefly stated that Kelsey would not tell Tompkins what he did with the horse.
 Mary Louisa Burrall, wife of John NJ. Burrall. of the firm of J. NJ. Burrall X Go died at her residence on Church street yesterday afternoon. Mrs Burrall was born in Plymouth June 14. 1922 and married Mir Burrau in that place, they coming to this city 37 years ago. She was the mother of four children two of whom Edward M. and Charles w of this city, are living. The funeral will take place from the house tomorrow at } p. m. The interment will be in Riverside.
 The state convention of the order of Sons of St George called for the purpose of forming a state grand lodge was held in New Haven yesterday A temporary organization was effected with George Kingston of Bridgeport as grand presi- dent pro tenn and Albert Slaney of New Britain and George S. Husker of this city as grand secretaries pro tenn. There were seventy-one delegates present, every lodge in the state being repre- sented. Bridgeport was chosen as the place for the organization and first meet ing of the state grand lodge, which will be after the annual meeting of the sub- ordinate lodges in May.
 shoemaker employed at 72 Bank street and Miss Rosa Verrastra, 20, comedy Italian lass, called upon Town Clerk White for marriage license. The par ties being Italians the town clerk had difficulty in learning what was wanted. They finally made known their desires and the official married them then and there. After leaving the office they went to Father Mulcahy's house to be married and learned for the first time they were already man and wife. Rev Father Leo came from Winsted and un- raveied the mystery and the parties were married according to the ritual of the Catholic church yesterday afternoon.
 Lulu A. Northrop, the girl spoken o1 in these columns yesterday as having disappeared from home, was found by Officer Dodds about 7:30 last evening ir the Brooklyn district and taken to the station house. The girl left home last Thursday. That night she remained al the house of Mrs Mccarthy on Jack son street. Friday she stayed with { family named Dillon living on Tow1 Plot and Saturday she walked to Thom aston. She stayed there day, coming back to Waterville Sunday where she re mained until last night. The girl saic she was cruelty treated at home, which was the reason of her running away The girls father called for her at the station house and promised to properly care for her in the future.
 In St Alphonsus church yesterday Nil