Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-24
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tomorrow afternoon.
Sergeant Cox predicts colder, fair
weather: fair on Thursday.
Miss Kate Brosnan of 1894 South
Main street has gone to Europe to spend
the holidays.
Christmas presents of every variety
given away by the New York and China
Tea Co., 115 South Main street.
The commissioners on the estate OF
the late Patrick Coyle continued their |
hearing on the claims this morning.
Miss B. Coogan, organist at st Pat
rick's church, was to-day presented with
piano lamp by members OF
the choir.
The postoffice will close at o o'clock
tomorrow. The lobby will remain open
all day. The carriers will make their
usual morning trips.
Two packages were received at the
postoffice this morning with no address.
One was marked, "For Aunt Susie, and
the other "For Uncle"
Shoninger & Co are giving away a
souvenir consisting of a sheet of music
containing a Christmas song, "The Birth
of Jesus" and polka-march.
The o o'clock train on the Naugatuek
road was late last night owing to the
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engine, near the junction.
The Naugatuck railroad company har-
vested and shipped by rail from Burr
vile Monday thirty-fve carloads, about
700 tons, of thirteen-inch ice.
Mrs Lucien Wolff, organist at tho
church of the Sacred Heart, was yester-
day presented with a handsome piano
lamp by the members of her choir.
John Hoffel, representing the enid
night Alarm" company was in town to-
day, arranging for the presentation of
the comedy in the opera house next
Tuesday evening.
The Third division, A. o. H. have
completed arrangements for their
sociable to be held in City hall New
Year eve, where they will cour-
teously entertain all who attend
Mrs Ellen English, aged rs years, died
this morning at her home on Riverside
street. The funeral will take place to
st Patrick's church at 8 o'clock Friday
morning.
The sewing machine which has been
on exhibition In the show rooms of the
Waterbury Furniture company has been
won by Mrs Walter Wall ct Franklin
street with 1901 tickets.
The county commissioners of New
Haven and Fairfield counties have de-
cided to advertise for plans for the con-
struction of the new $780, 900 bridge over
the Housatonic river between Shelton
and Birmingham.
Conductor John O'Neii, who was in
iured in the accident on the Shore Lin9
road last evening, is well known in this
city. During part of last summer he
acted as conductor on the Waterbury
New London train.
Gilbert Hyter, the horse thief who was
arrested by Constable O'Neil yesterday,
was taken to Torrington last evening, by
Sheriff Allen. He pleaded guilty this
morning and was bound over to the
next term of the superior court.
On the various divisions of the Con-
solidated road all regular freight trains
will be discontinued on Christmas and
New Years days. Agents will receive
no perishable freight or live stock to be
transported on those days. If found
necessary extra trains for through
freight will be run.
Coroner Mix found yesterday that
John O'Toole who died on Saturday
from the effects of injuries said to have
been received in an unknown manner at
the American hotel in Naugatuck, sim
ply fell down stairs and that, accord
ingly, his death was accidental.
The report of State Treasurer E. S.
Henry for the year ending June 80, sub
mitted to Governor Buckley yesterday,
shows the net debt of the state to be 3d.
942, 526-a reduction of 1887 ,302 during
the year, although in that year the
direct state tax on the towns was
abolished.
Miss E. j. Wilton, teacher of room
No 8, in the High school building, was
presented with q handsome piece of
silverware, by her pupils, yesterday
afternoon. After the close of school a
reception was held in G. A. r. hall ut
which refreshments were served and a
general good time was INDUCED in.
Six new mogul locomotives will be
received this week by the Consolidated
road. They will be of standard pattern,
with six drivers, and were made at the
Rhode Island Locomotive works. The
Rhode Island Locomotive works are also
building ten new passenger locomotives
for the Consolidated, to be completed by
March.
The great council Of the United States
of the Improved Order of Red Men has
issued an ediet forbidding any tribe of
the order holding or giving entertain
ments of any kind where games of
chance are permitted, which includes
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late to effect Waterbury.
1t 10 said that when Hugh Fay, the
comedian, of the Barry and Fay organi-
cation, went to 81 Luke's hospital, New
York, the other day, to be inoculated
with the DIR Koch consumption lymph,
after an examination the doctors re.
fused to inoculate him, stating that he
was not suffering from tuberculosis, but
from pleurisy. They recommended Mr.
Fay TO rest and to wander about among
the mountains, and the probabilities,
therefore, are that he will not act again
for . long time.
One Of the most brilliant social events
OF the season was the assembly given in
Music hall last evening. The patron
esses VT re the Mesdames R. K. Brown,
Il. q Griggs, T. G. Morton, g. S. Par
sons, F. B. Rice and E. D. RteeIe.
Among the out of town people present
weEs: Judge and Mrs Lynde HARRISON
OF New Haven, Miss Torrance Of Bir-
mingham, daughter of Judge Torrance
Of tie supreme bench, Miss Wallace of
AnsOnia and her brother of Yale 80, the