Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-12
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at 7:30, the Rev Mir Elsdon will speak on the "Early Closing Movement" p
 NJ. Guilfoile has returned from his Chicago trip and thinks the Lake city win hold all that go to the fair.
 The body of Mrs Jane F. Dean was taken to Brattleboro, Vermont, this morning on the 9 o'clock train, for in- .terment.
 o'Brien & Brennan supplied the cir GUS to-day with bread and pies. It re- quired 600 loaves of bread and 900 pies to fill the order.
 The Catholic pastors, who were absent on their retreat during the past week, returned home this morning. The cu- rates will hold their retreat next week.
 John J. Phelan, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, was in town yesterday on business connected with the order.
 George l.. Pelham returned to this city last night, the Shoningers having withdrawn the proceedings against him. They will probably retain Mir Pelham in their employ.
 The trial of the thirteen officers of Bridgeport, who are charged with per jury, was begun last evening. Several witnesses were examined, and the case was adjourned.
 The annual picnic of Sheriff Gates and his deputies will occur at FrInk's hotel, Stony Creek, July g. The steamer Ivernia has been chartered for the occasion.
 A meeting of French Canadians will be held in the G. A. R. hall next Wednes- day evening for the purpose of organ izing branch of the Red Cross, one year endowment order.
 Tha p,.wx,s rI,,hss nd games will be held at the West End grounds Saturday July 26. All the at fractions advertised for July will be presented on the above date.
 A brakeman named Clegg, on last nights New Haven freight at Ansonia, had his arm badly smashed by being caught between the engine and tender. He came on to this city to have the wound dressed.
 A New Milford correspondent writes Jean Jacques, who is spending the sum- mer with his wife in Mir Naramore's cot tage at Merwins Point, has bought a new thirty-eight foot sharpie, which is said to be one of the fastest boats on the sound.
 The casino was crowded last night with an audience which thoroughly en joyed the programme. All the num- berS were excellently rendered. This af- ternoon there was a matinee and to- night the usual excellent programme will be rendered..
 A delightful excursion is promised by the New York X New England road for next Tuesday. The train will leave Wa terbury at S:35 and will go from here to Hawleyville and then to Bridgeport, where the excursionists will take the steamer Elm City for sail along the sound and up the Hudson to Palisades. Fare for the round trip $1.50.
 Judge Hall yesterday gave decision in the case of J. J. Began vs the New York x New England railroad company for destroying a storehouse, at Rock vile, filled with wool shoddy. Mir Began claimed that the building caught fire from sparks from a locomotive. The judge awarded Began $13,091 damages and costs. The case was tried at the June term of the Holland county supe- rior court, the damages claimed being $14,000.
 The supreme court of errors yesterday decided the case of the comptroller against John Hooker, the reporter of the supreme court, in the amicable suit brought to determine the right to the stereotyped plates containing the report. The Connecticut reports are arranged by Mir Hooker and stereotyped plates of
 
 decided they were still his property and did not belong to the state.
 One of Forepaughs circus wagons got stuck on the crossing of the Derby road in Birmingham last evening. The wagon was huge affair loaded with seats and drawn by eight horses. A circus em- ploye started up the track to signal Con- ductor Easton's train. He used a white lantern and the engineer did not under stand the situation. The engine struck the wagon knocking it into pieces and derailing the front truck of the locomo- tive. No one was injured, but the pas sengers on the train were we'll shaken.
 Circus probably brings more country people into the city than any other at traction. A sample of pure, unadulter, station this morning. He wanted bag checked for some out of town place, and when asked for his ticket, could not grasp the meaning. He said he never thought of a ticket and did not know he had to buy ticket for a bag. He finally drew from his pocket his railroad ticket innocently remarking, Eve got my ticket, I'll go out and get one for the bag" When the matter was ex- plained he left the station chewing a peanut and with look of wonder in his face.
 John D. Carroll of New York, su- preme secretary of the Catholic Benevo- lent legion, came to this city last even- ing and organized Waterbury council of the order. The organlzation has a mem- bership of 23,OOO in the United States and Canada, and insures its members for an amount not less than $500 nor more than 5000. Officers were elected as follows: President, NJ. T. Malonev vice president, P. F. Bannon orator, Thomas Conlon; collector, William F. Dillon secretary, D. J. Maloney; treas urer, Edward B. Kelley; marshal and guard, Thomas Nolan physician, Dr B. A. O'Hara; trustees, Michael Sullivan, Bartholomew Bossidy and Dr B. A. O'Hara.
 The Catholic Standard of New Haven. in an article on Connecticut politics says: Charles R. Baldwin of Waterbury would give them all a lively whirl if he went into the struggle. In fact, Mir Baldwin would make the liveliest kind of can vass. A dashing, genial, magnetic man,