Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-14
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at 16 Union street, A. Dallas.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy returned to- day from his trip to Norfolk, Va.
 The American band will give another of their series of sociables this evening.
 Kellogg lodge, F. and A. M., gave sociahle at Concord ia hall last evening. Sergeant Cox of the New Haven signal station predicts clearing weather for tomorrow.
 A. F. Abbott & Son announce num- Der of new bargains in real estate to-day at prices from $3 ,0OO up.
 The Third division, A. o. H. will give their annual sociable at City hall on Friday evening, January 10. Maggie Hughes, age g years, died at his home 55 North Elm street at 3 o'clock this afternoon, from diphtheria. Damon Ss Shippy bdy y their slippers direct from the makers, in case lots, and are enabled to offer bargains that can- not be found every day.
 St Paul's NJ. E. church will be dedi- cated tomorrow with imposing cere- monies. Services will be held at 1O:3O a. m., 2:30 p. m. and 7:3O p. m. Daniel Driscoll, who accused Water bury of being his home, was fined S1 and costs for vagrancy. in the New Haven city court yesterday. Sam Munch has received a large stock of liquors from bonded warehouses of New York, for the holiday trade. Call at : Grand street for price list
 You always get what you pay for at the popular clothing store of Upson Singleton & Co.,, which is saying a good deal ir these days.
 Peter J. Croak, gardener and florist, is willing to do any kind of work at very reasonable prices. He can be addressed at this office or at the Fremont house. Old Santa Claus is already here and has engaged quarters at I. Chase's mil linery store. At least he has left large share of his choicest goods there, Charles c. Ford, the New Haven ad- | vertislng agent, has failed, with liabilit- | ies of ST ,0O0 and assets not over S5,OOO. He offers 20 per cent to his creditors. Waterbury is enjoying its first real snow storm of the season to-day, and the average small boy has been at work in the woodshed patching up his old sled.
 | To-day was the 215th of the rainy days, or rather days upon which rain has fallen this year. That 1889 will be worthy of the name "wet year" is un disputed,
 It Is rumored to-day that a train ol fifteen cars on the New England roaC was derailed at Townerd, N. N., late las night. No particulars have been re ceived.
 A motion to assert additional evidence by the plaintiff, in the case of Gates VI Steele & Westcott, was argued in the district court to-day. The motion wa denied.
 Useful and elegant holiday present: at the Waterbury One Price Clothing Co. A beautiful new line of gents fur nishing goods in scarfs, gloves, mutflers handkerchiefs, etc.
 | Henry J. kettendorf of New Haven one of the best known railroad men il the state, having been connected witf the Consolidated road for many years died yesterday at the age of 62 years.
 The litigation between S. H. Beard o this city and George Hubbard, stail builder of Waterbury, has been settled by Hubbard paying S10O to Mir Bear( and the costs of the proceedings Britain Herald.
 The smokestack of an engine on tn. Meriden, Waterbury & Connection River road struck an electric light wire while crossing the trestle over Burnhan street this morning. The pole wa almost thrown down and the electri, light and telephone wires were broken.
 The collection recently taken up in al the Catholic churches of the Harlforo diocese, for the cathedral amounted tt S1S,247 ,57. The amount received iron the Waterbury churches was as follows Immaculate Conception, S432; St Pat rick's, $327; Sacred Heart, $50; S Anns, S63.
 , Deputy Supreme Justice w. A. Rice of Boston, has been laboring in this city for several weeks past in the interest of the order of the Iron Hall. A prelim mary meeting of thirty-five charter signers was held last evening at John sons hall, and arrangements were made to complete the institution of the branch on Friday evening, December 20.
 At New Haven Friday Judge Hall oi the superior court, civil side, made { clean sweep by erasing 301 cases from the docket. Some of the cases were very aged. the oldest having been carried fOl nineteen years. The judge had become tired of calling some of the cases and took this method of clearing the files None of the erased cases will be rein stated except good reason be shown.
 Owing to the carelessness of brake man in leaving switch open the engine and one car of through freight No 7t went off the track at Bristol yesterday The drivers on one side of the engine lie embedded in dirt up to the axle, and a. it is one of the heavy engines it will not be easy to put it back on the track There was no domage done to engine ol car and no delay of trains on the main line.
 Crib" the Newfoundland dog at the Mutual H. & L. Cos house is no more the faithful dog being laid at rest las night. Crib" has followed the firemer for the past eleven years and would respond to an alarm as soon as it wa. sounded. In going to the fire last Sun day night, one of the horses slipped or the animal injuring it so badly that i had to be shot.
 It is reported in Boston that George H. Williams, late general freight agen of the New York & New Englaud rail road, who was for fifteen years connect ed with the road, is to be brought bacl again as general freight agent. MT Will Hams left the company when the rigi( enforcement of the demurrage rule ant