Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-16
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is the last contract for work upon the interior of the church.
 Thomas Carey of Portland, who died in New York hospital from the effects of a clubbing received at the hands of somebody unknown, was a member Of the Knights of Columbus.
 The following dispatch has been re- ceived from New Orleans: 63,856, $3OO,- GOO; Fl ,323, S1OO,OOO; 25,369, S50,OOO 91 ,454, S25,00O; 16,22S, 3,397, 1000 each 62,s ,s27, 93,263, 19,233, 45.72s, 3D. 544, $5,O0O.
 The Hartford boat landed in Crom- we'll on Sunday morning with 100 ton of ivory for Waterbury parties. The work of unloading required two hours. The consignment was valued at S2O, ,OO0. -Meriden Republican. Two cases against Michael Calvin, for selling liquor on Sunday were nolled this morning by Prosecuting Agent Col ley, the principal witness for the state, the one who made the complaint, hay ing mysteriously disappeared. Frank Jones, who claims to be resi- dent of Holyolze, was arrested for beg ging on the streets yesterday. A charge of vagrancy was preferred against him and this morning Judge Cowell sentenc ed him to thirty days in jail.
 Supt William Bartle of the Salisbury mine was here yesterday and visited tn @ mine on the property of Walter Scott near Pearl lakes. After a careful ex- animation MT Bartle said the mine was well worth working.
 At the imperial council United Friends, held at Bangor, Me, yesterday, the following officers from Connecticut were elected: Imperial medical examiner, nr of imperial marshal, George T. Merrill of Norwalk, and H. o. Case of Waterbury, trustee.
 According to the Hartford Times the total number of ballots thrown out at the recent town elections, because inn properly cast, was I'll in eighty-two towns. Danbury suffered worse than any other town under the secret ballot law, no less than 1O1 tickets getting into the wrong box.
 The canvassers for the fair, to be given by the church of the Sacred Heart, have begun their work of soliciting donations from the merchants for the annual church fair, which will be held in Mo- vember, and are meeting with kind reception everywhere.
 The annual ball of Company G will be held in the armory hall New Years eve, arrangements being in charge of the following committee Lieutenants Fitz- patrick and Halpin, Sergeants Bolger and Hallman, Corporals Collins and Maloney, Privates Hudner and Lawlor.
 An exhibition of art needle work will be given at the office of the Singer Manufacturing company on Grand street Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons of this week. At the same time wonderful little attachment for working buttonholes in fraction of a minute will be explained. Ladies are especially invited to call.
 At the annual meeting of the Water bury branch of the Connecticut Indian association yesterday afternoon the fol lowing officers were elected: President, Mrs F. B. Castle: secretary, Mrs Charles l.. Stocking; treasurer, Mrs Thomas Donaldson; delegates, Mrs G. c. Hill, Dr Donkey, Mrs B. Rowland, Miss Con- stance Dubois, Mrs A. D. Field, and Mrs F. l.. Allen.
 The board of managers of the Connec- ticut division of the Sons of Revolution, held a session in Hartford yesterday and adopted form of certificate of mem bership which will be printed on parch- ment; also the seal of the national society, which represents minute man leaving his blow. They voted to hold a
 
 order in a month or so, the date and place to be decided subsequently.
 The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the grand en. campment, I. O. O. F., of the state, held in Hartford yesterday: Grand chie1 patriarch, F. J. King, Norwich; grand high priest, J. E. Camp, Bridgeport grand senior warden, J. H. Kenny, Norwalk; grand scribe, Frederick Bots ford, New Haven; grand treasurer, J. w. Smith, Waterbury; grand repre- sentatives, Lyman s. Burr, New Britain William H. Cox, New Haven.
 ''About two months ago. says the Hartford Telegram ''Peter Cunningham barber who halls from Waterbury stole coat from one James Ravens, and traded it for another at Knoeck's pawn shop. Yesterday MT Knoeck saw Gun. ningham on the street and notified Off Ger Tobin, who arrested him. The coal which he secured was found upon him He will appear ill court to-day" Peters name can not be found in the Waterbury directory.
 We have received from Messrs Platt & Platt, publishers, copy of the souvenir edition of the Poughkeepsie Eagle, issu through line from New England to the coal fields and the west by way of the Poughkeepsie bridge. The edition con tains forty-four beautifully illustrated pages printed on calendered paper. One of the illustrations represent the soldiers monument of this city, which was de signed by George E. Bissell, resident of Poughkeepsie.
 The state convention of the Young Mems Christian associations of Connect icut will be held here beginning to-mor row afternoon. The afternoon sessions will be held in the Baptist church and the evening in the First Congregational church. Dr D. W. Munhall, the noted evangelist and bible student, will speak at every session. S. A. Taggart, editor of the Y. M. c. A. Watchman Sumner F. Dudley, general secretary of the Orange, N. J. association E. w. Wat kins, esq, of New York J. R. Mott, col. lege secretary, international committee