Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-06
CITY NE WS.
The Hidden Hand.

and rain.
 "The Ivy Leaf" at the opera house this evening.
 The Brass City ball team were photo graphed by Crane yesterday.
 Katie O'Copnell. infant daughter of John O'Connell of 315 East Main street, died this morning.
 Mir and Mrs J. w. Cone, who have been visiting in Wellington, Ohio, will leave for home tomorrow.
 J. w. Mcdonald, nephew of Dr Me Donald, who has been visiting here, left this morning for his home in Denver.
 Mrs J. F. Harding, who has been spending the past month with friends in this city, left this morning for her home in Pueblo, Col.
 An unusually warm day Saturday, for the time of year, the thermometer reach ing = in the shade. Yesterdays weather was also very warm
 St Francis new church at Naugatuck will be dedicated by Bishop McMahon, assisted by a number of priests, ou Sun day, November 30.
 A good place to learn the result of election will be at the opera house to- night. The returns will be read from the stage between the acts.
 Fathers Treanor and Murphy, with the organist and members of the Sacred Heart church choir, were photographed in group by Crane, yesterday.
 A freight train on the New England road was derailed Saturday, near Glen ham, the engine and five cars leaving the track. Travel was delayed three hours.
 The marriage of Dr Nj. J. Donohue of this city to Miss Gertrude Fitzgerald of Bridgeport will take place at St Mary's church in that city at 9 o'clock to-mor- row morning.
 The annual town meeting was called to order by Town Clerk Madden this morning. John l.. Sake was appointed chairman, after which an adjournment was taken until S:30 this evening.
 Mrs Rosa Mallon aged 34, wife of Joseph Mallon of No Washington street, died of phthisis, at the hospital at II o'clock Manchester for burial on the o'clock train tomorrow.
 Mrs Nancy C. Hill, aged 80 years, mother of Gilman c. Hill, secretery of the Waterbury Brass company, died yes terday morning at the home of her son on Leavenworth street. The funeral will take place at , o'clock tomorrow. C
 Frank Reid, aged go years. died this morning after several weeks illness with typhoid fever. at his home on East Main street. The funeral will take place to the church of the Sacred Heart at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Company E. Hibernian Rifles, held an important meeting yesterday and decid- ed to give fair some time next month. The following committee was appointed: Captain Ed l.. Maloney, First Lieutenant Finley, Second Lieutenant Doocy. Ser geants Daley and Keenan, Corporal Brophy and Private Bowe.
 The September bulletin of the New England Meteorological society says: The weather for New England for Sep tember, 1890, has been very near the normal of the month i'll other years i'll temperature; below the normal in wind velocity and movement, and above in barometric pressure, sunshine and pre- Cipitation. The departure from the nor maj was not great, however, in any element, but the rainfall. That was generally heavy, and the excess in some localities was large.
 Paul Lampkin of Waterbury was blacklisted two years ago while a mem- Der of the Meriden team for crooked playing. H. C. Cunning, also of the Meridens, was blacklisted at the same time for the same reason, but was rein- stated last year. Lampkin has a wife to support, and last year had the misfor- tune to break his leg, which threw him out of employment for several months. He thinks that he has been sufficiently punished and that he is as deserving of reinstatement as Dunning.-Springfiel Union.
 The fair given by Court Meany's Pride Circle, Companions of the Forest, was brought to a successful termination at City hall Saturday evening. The hand some silver trumpet was awarded to Protector Hose company, they having received l,050 votes, the Rose Hill company receiving 5l5. The gold watch offered as prize to the most successful lady canvasser was awarded to Miss Lizzie Wall of Stone street, she having collected $175.25. The other contestants were Miss Kate Brosnan of South Main street Sl35.l0 and Mrs Bridget Garfield of South Leonard street, $76.41.
 X French Canadian of good appear ance has been swindling his countrymen in Bridgeport, says the News of that place He represented himself as the authorized agent of the Peoples Five Year Benefit order, and done the un- wary up in great shape. He secured their names and a small initiation fee, promising Ito forward them and have their certificates of membership mailed in due time. Those that had partaken Of the bait after a time became uneasy and communicated with the home office of the order. The answer was that the man was fraud. The order also sent a man there to investigate the matter. He found that the swindler had worked the French Canadians pretty thoroughly. So far as known he confined himself ex- clusively to that element.
 Ralph Blood is a member of Corin- thian lodge, F. and A. M., of Bridgeport, and the officers of that lodge have in- formed the officers of George Washing ton lodge, of Ansonia, that they win care for Blood and pay the expenses of having him committed to an asylum as an indigent person and for the care while he may be confined there. Steps are being taken, to-day, to have his commitment papers made out and if there is room for him he will be taken there this afternoon. If there is not