Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-13
CITY NE WS.
What is.the Hidden Hand.

What is. the Hidden Hand.
 John s. Neagle yesterday became the fond papa of boy.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair, warmer weather, followed by rain on Tuesday.
 Mrs and Mrs J. w. Cone are expected home from their western trip tomorrow. The road board made a tour of in- spection of several streets this afternoon.
 Bart J. Collins has entirely recovered from his late illness and has once more resumed his position with Brett & Co.
 The adjourned town meeting will be held this evening. The proposed new layout of Chapel street will be discussed.
 The Acme Social club will hold its first annual sociable of the season at City hall, on the evening of January 16th.
 Annie Burns, aged II years, daughter of Frank Burns of North Willow street, died yesterday morning at her fathers residence.
 Conductor Frank Scott will have charge of the new midday passenger train running between Bridgeport and this city.
 Rev Fathers Mulcahy, Duggan and Walsh attended the dedication of the church of the Holy Angels in South Meriden yesterday.
 Elizabeth A. Egan died carly yester- day morning at her home on River street. The funeral will take place to- morrow morning. y.... .,1 .g,.
 The annual meeting of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad will be held at New Haven at Il o'clock We'd nesday morning.
 Evangeline circle, Companions of the Forest, are making arrangements to celebrate their second anniversary on Monday evening, October 20.
 Gilbert Bergeron and Miss Lucy Desiraux were married by the Rev Father Bourret, at St Ann's church, yes terday.
 Bryan Reilly, aged 5S years, died yes terday at his home 133 South Main street. The funeral will take place at : o'clock tomorrow morning. The inter- ment will be at Hartford.
 Mrs Elizabeth Quinlan, aged 56 years, died yesterday at her home 85 North street. The funeral will take place from her late residence to the church of the morrow morning. r.,,,
 The will of the late Miss Sarah Gull ford was admitted to probate this morn ing. By the terms of the will Timothy Guilford of Cheshire is named as execu- tor. Henry w. French and Jarvis E. Ellis were appointed appraisers.
 The Connecticut Baptist association meets with the church at Middletown to. day, Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be a ministers conference to-day, and the convention proper will begin to- morrow, with Judge Wayland of New Haven presiding.
 Some of the census enumerators have reported the difficulty they had in get ting the correct figures on many farms as to the amount and value of crops produced and sold during the year. Even the exact acreage in many farms seemed to be only guesswork.
 The first of a series of sociables to be given by Co G during the winter will evening next. There will be comic parade around the streets of a part of the company and a tug-ofwar during the evening between two local clubs.
 James Cullum, aged 24 years, died at the town house Saturday evening from a general giving way of the constitu- tion. His remains were taken to Dill Ions undertaking rooms and were buried this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, services being conducted in St Patrick's church.
 In resuming boring operations at the Southbury oil well the workmen have taken out water in which was from four to six gallons of oil. The shaft has now been sunk to q depth of 1895 feet. It is believed that it will not be necessary to push the boring many feet further be- fore the presence of oil in considerable quantities will be established. The sam pies already secured are pronounced by judges to be first class quality petrol enm. Perhaps some practical joker has b' n emptying the family can into the hole.-Palladium.
 The adjourned annual meeting of the Center school district was held in the district court room Saturday evening. The question of levying a 10 mill tax was discussed. Many argued for an 8 mill tax and some thought it would be economy to issue bonds. It was voted that an mill tax be laid. It was also voted that the district committee be di- rected to sell the remaining $25, 900 of school bonds and use the proceeds in finishing the Bank street school and building an addition of two rooms to the East Gaylord street school.
 Frank Sheridan, who strayed away from his home on South Leonard street Thursday morning was found Saturday by Roderick Atwood on the road be- tween Watertown and Woodbury. The old man was greatly exhausted and colld give no account of himself. Mir Atwood carried him to the poor house in Minorstown where he was cared for un- til the arrival of his son, who had learned that Atwood had found a man answering to the description of his father. Sheridan was brought home Saturday night. He was greatly ex- hausted and would have died in Q short time but for his discovery by Mir Att