Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-06
CITY NE MS.

The estimated cost of the new convent
Of Notre Dame is placed at S45, 900.
William Stone, aged 46 years, died at
his home in Waterville this morning.
The best place to get Christmas cards,
latest novelties, at lowest prices, is at
Martin Bergin's. ...3t,s.-a.e.,.
Photographs of the Dominican mis-
sionaries can be obtained at Martin Ber-
gins book store.
John L. Sullivan and Duncan B. Har-
rison at City hall tonight. Admission |
35, 50and 70 cents.
Street Inspector Wright is making i'm |
portant changes regarding swinging |
signs over the sidewalks.
A. w. Haynes of this city has been
awarded the contract to build new
house for w. A. Burritt of Bridgeport.
Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather,
with rain or snow stationary followed
by lower temperature on Sunday.
Judge Phelan this morning appointed
Mrs Jane Coer administrative on the es-
tate of her husband, the late James E.
Coer.
Henry Loucks, driver on No 2's
steamer, received a telegram this morn
ing announcing the death of his brother
at Pine Plains, N. Y, last night.
"A
U. r., K. of P, will go to Winsted
Tuesday evening to attend the institu-
ton of A. H. Fem division of that
place.
Thomas F. Casey, with James E. Roe
of Baldwin street, is now a full fedged
druggist, having recently received his
commission from the state board of
pharmacy.
Benjamin H. Fem was before the
police court again to day for drunken
ness. In consideration of the unfortu-
nate fact that his wife is sick Judge
Bradstreet suspended sentence.
An order has been issued from head
quarters, fOrbidding all employees of the,
Consolidated road smoking during the
| hours they are on duty, which is inter-
preted to mean business hours.
The best assortment Of elegant bound
morocco, suitable for wedding or Christ
mas presents, can be found at Martin
Bergin's, postoffice building, South
Main street.
A private fire alarm box for Rogers &
Brothers factory was received this
morning and Chief Snagg will place it
in position next week. The box number
is IL, making 90 boxes on the fire tele-
graph circuit.
The directors of the horse railroad
company held a meeting last evening
and decided to petition the general
assembly for permission to extend their
tracks through certain streets not now
used by them, in Waterbury.
Alderman French reports that the
work of collecting back sewer and street
assessments goes merrily on. He has
collected on an average 800 per day so
far this month. His average for last
month was nearly 500 per day.
The Naugatuck road has just secured
lease of Burrville pond, located in the
town of Burville, for a term Of years.
Hereafter all ice used by the company
in its cars and stations will be cut from
this remarkably clear piece of water.
Superintendent Bradley will with
draw the two new cars from Bank and
North Main streets and place them on
South Main street line. The change will
be made this evening. The cars are too
heavy for the North Main street line.
The funeral of the late Horace G.
johnson took place this afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted by the
l.. S. White, S. w. Chapman, M. S.
Crosby, R. w. Hill, G. N. Wayland and
N. d. Granniss.
The baggagemasters, assistants and
porters employed around the station of
the Consolidated road, to-day received
badges which they must wear. The
badges are engraved with the word
baggagemaster for the baggagemasters
and numbers for the assistants and por-
tiers.
A literary and musical entertainment
will be given in the rooms of the Boys
club the evening following Christmas.
I,n oil nh 30 IT,
dition with 400 names on the rolls.
Glasses in reading, writing and arithme
tic have been organized, and the boys
are also instructed in drawing several
evenings each week.
The New York & New England people
made the connection yesterday between
their new tracks and those of the Central
New England & Western, and then be-
gan taking up the famous Spruce street.
Church street rails in Hartford. At
noon to-day the rails were all up and
that storm centre of litigation, with its
accompanying area of depression, has
passed away and disappeared.
The mission at the church of the
Sacred Heart will close at 7:15 o'clock
tomorrow evening, when the papal
benediction will be given. In the after
noon at $3.50 o'clock instructions will be
given to the male members of the parish.
Last evenings sermon upon "The Sacri-
fee of the Mass" was delivered by Rev
Father Rueh. No services will be held
tonight owing to the large number of
confessions to be heard.
Cannon & Sanderson of Waterbury,
who bought out j. r. Briggs drug store
November 6, sold the store to-day to
Merrill Brothers of Waterbury, who
have taken possession. Burton Merrill,
one of the brothers, has been in the en-
ploy of Mr. Cannon for the past five
years and is well up in the business. Mr.
Cannon, who has had charge of the store
here, will return to Waterbury, but
may possibly go to Bridgeport later on.
-Meriden Journal.
A committee the of Dairymen's associa-
ton, consisting of w. P. White of Put
nam, R. A. Potter of Bristol, w. j. Bar