Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-04
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 The Meriden Britannia company have voted S2,0O0 toward the New York worlds fair fund.
 A full rehearsal of the choir of the church of the Sacred Heart will be held this evening at o'clock.
 The officers of the Second regiment will hold their annual meeting in New Haven Wednesday evening.
 A conference of the senior Catholic clergy of the dioceses will be held at Hartford tomorrow afternoon.
 Carrollton Councils annual promenade concert and reception at City hall, Tues day evening November 12.
 Washington Conclave, K. s. F., will attend the sociable of Court Stephen J. Meany, at City hall, Friday evening, in body.
 Canvassers for Christmas and fast selling books wanted. Call this evening or tomorrow forenoon at No 74 Grand street.
 Dr North was called to Terryville to- day to attend a man named Markham, who was seriously injured by the kick of COW.
 The appropriation of the Meriden street department Is exhausted and also the appropriation..f for sweeping the New Haven streets.
 Rev Father Walsh has been transferred from St Roses church, Meriden. where he was second curate, to be assistant to Rev Dr Shahan. at Norwich.
 At the temperance meeting held at Waterville last evening a society to be known as the Waterville Temperance Union was formed.
 A special election will have to be held under the provisions of the charter, to elect a successor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of City Auditor James E. Birrell.
 The board of road commissioners will hold a meeting this afternoon at o'clock. Tonight at 7:3O the fire con- missioners meet and at o'clock the board of common council
 A woman whose name is believed to be Ida Peck, has been swindling Con- necticut postmosters by the ''f1im-f fam" game, and the government officials are now trying to find her.
 F. w. Runyon, business manager of A. M. Palmer's Jim the Penman' com pany, was in town to-day making ar engagements for the production of the play here next Monday evening.
 On the fourth of November, 1861, 2S years ago to-day, the ninth Connecticut volunteers left New Haven for the front. The day was Monday. Fifty-six Water bury men were with the regiment.
 Mary c. Lawrence, mother of Gordon B. Lawrence, died on Saturday at the ripe old age of 75 years. Her funeral will take place tomorrow, afternoon at o'clock to the Hall memorial chapel. A number of people are expected from Waterbury to witness the presentation of ''Louis Rier' by the Jacques Cartier club at the Delavan opera house next Thursday ght.-Meriden Republican. The Right Rev Bishop McMahon will celebrate solemn high mass at the Cathedral at Hartford tomorrow morn ing for the repose of the souls of the deceased bishops and priests of the diocese.
 The annual fair given by the ladies o1 St Francis church, Naugatuck, opened day evening. The attendance the open ing night was very large and the pro gramme arranged for each evening i attractive and pleasing.
 A meeting of number of the leadin, citizens of the city was held at the resi- dence of H. w. Scovill Saturday nigh and the matter of a Y. M. c. A. build ing was informally discussed. Anothe meeting will be held Thursday night il the Board of Trade rooms, when plan will be formulated, committees ap pointed, etc.
 A letter has been received at the New Haven police headquarters from M. | Townsend of Reed City, Mich, askin who was confined in the Wayne count insane asylum in 1882. It is stated tha she was afterwards dismissed from thi institution and came to Connecticut.
 Two valuable door prizes will be draw every night at the parish fair of tn church of the Sacred Heart, and at tn clos e of the fair a general prize will given for all tickets sold during the fail The very low price of admission, cents, and the fact of prize coupe being attached to each admission ticket should fill the rink each night.
 A. J. Nichols of Naugatuck, wh spent last week in jail for refusing pay up his subscription for stock in tn ceased Saturday on $500 bail, furnishe by H. G. Patterson of Naugatucl Nichols previously refused to furnis bonds in the suit brought against hi1 by the Water company.
 As has been before stated in thes columns the new stone crusher has bee placed in position near Tinkers slaughte house. It was given trial and worke satisfactorily. Since then the machin has been ''housed in" and there it stand as useful as the cargo of foreign boun ship at anchor in this port:--New Lo1 don Telegraph. How like Waterbury.
 The Women's Relief corps of Wat ham's post will give New Englan supper and entertainment in Gran Army hall Tuesday evening Novembe 19, to raise funds to be used in relievin the many poor families and sick con rades of the G. A. R. The object Is worthy one and the ladies should mef with encouragement.
 The Congregational general confe once of Connecticut will hold it's 22 annual meeting at the South churcl New Britain, on Tuesday, Wednesda and Thursday. The Rev Dr Burdett Hart of New Haven will present tn neurological report and the Rev Josep