Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-18
CITY NE WS

"Hands Across the Sea" at the opera house this evening.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, nearly stationary temperature.
 Meanv's Pride circle. c. of F. will hold its quarterly meeting thls evening.
 Ladies do not fail to see the free art exhibition at 61 Grand street. Open all this week.
 X. J. Granger, a former conductor on the Naugatuck road, now residing in Winsted, was in town to-day. Two new cases of varioloid Were dis covered in Meriden yesterday. The victims are the twelve and five year old daughters of Nepoleon Lisee. The remains of Anson Stocking, father of Captain Stocking of Co A, who died in Wallingford yesterday, will be brought to this city this afternoon.
 The fire alarm bell in the city hall tower had d jamboree all by itself for a l short time this noon, owing to q break of ono of the wires on circuit No. 1, which runs through the center.
 The quarterly meeting of Court Fal- con A. 0. F. of A., will be held this evening in c. A. k. hall. Full atten- dance is requested. Election of delegate to general court convention will take | place.
 At the meeting of Court Hancock, A. O. F. of A., Monday evening, delegates were elected to the district court meet ing in Bridgeport next May as follows: Edward B. Hardy and James P. Morris :; alternates, William F. Dillon and Michael Keefe.
 The first games of the billiard tourna- | ment at the rooms of the Wateroury club were played last evening. F. B. Brown defeated A. M. Dickinson and w. B. Merriman also leading N. w. Greenman. Col Doherty will play with Jesse Minor and Mayor Baldwin will play F. J. Brown tonight. | The young people of Waterbury will be pleased to learn that Gaffey's Shorthand and TyPewrlting School is to be perma- nently located here, and is meeting with the success it deserves. All wilhing to learn this valuable profession would do | we'll to call ut his rooms, s & 10 P. o. block.
 The Rev Father ODonnell will lec- ture at the church of the Holy Angels Tn South Meriden this evening. His sub l ject will be Striking Traits of the Irish People" The Rev B. OR. Sheridan of Middletown will lecture at St Francis church, NauSatuck, this evening.
 The will of the late Susan H. Simpson was offered for probate yesterday after noon. The deceased left property valued at $4 ,0O0 and appoints George B. Simp- son, executor. She bequeaths the profits of rents from her real estate to her son and his wife Mir and Mrs Charles H. Simpson, while they live.
 | R. c. Forbes of this city, has sold a handsome Mason X Hamlin organ to the Birmingham NJ. E. society for use in the Sunday school. Mir Forbes is also local Igent for the celebrated Mason X Ham lin pianos. He guarantees that these pianos will remain in tune longer thi n any piano manufacture d, owing to the improved method of stringing.
 Anson G. Stocking died of heart dis ease in Wallinsford yesterday. age seventy He was for many years prominently identified with the busi- nOSs and socEl interests of Waterbury. lis wife, thlee sons, Henry NJ. of | Waterbury, George A. of Wallingford and Captain Charles l. of company A. Waterbury. one daughter. Sarah A. Stocking of Waterbury. survive. | Howard J. Blakeslee. who claims 'rorrington as his residence and Hannah F. Tayler of the village of Farmingt, n. entered Town Clerk Madden's office this morning and asked for d marriage license and wished to be married i'm media, ely. They wei" ushered into the
 
 | with d few words united the lovers and sent them on their way rejoicing.
 'To dis ontinue an anvrrtise ment '' says John anamaker, Philadelphia $ great merchant, lis like taking down your sign. If you want to do business you must let the public know it. Stand ing advertisements are better and cheap er than reading notices. They look more substantial and business like, and inspire confidence. I would as soon think of doing business without clerks as without advertising"
 Travel was delayed on the New Eng ! land road to-day, due to an accident at Hawleyville at 3 o'clock this morning. | The locomotive attached to the o'cluc k ca bound freight leaving the track at } the tunnel. The 9 o'clock train out of this city for Hartford reached here at 1 o'clock. and the p. m. train was over two hours late. The track was cleared this afternoon.
 Private Oggeson of the New Haven city guard, who created sensation at the inspection of his company by leaving the ranks without permission, and re. fuslng to return when ordered to do SC by Captain Gutt, will have to pay S1O fo, his escapade. Oggesen was tried before a court martial presided over by Major Burpee and the decision was forwarded to Colonel Doherty, who sent it to Gen eral Watson for his approval. The papers were approved by General Wat son and returned to Colonel Doherty } last night.
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