Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-24
CITY NE WS

Sergeant Cox predicts fair, colder wea ther.
 Colonel Doherty conducted battalion drill at New Haven last night.
 Fred J. Brown and George White en- joyed yesterday fishing at To-rington.
 More bargains at E. T. Turner & Co.'S, to-day.
 Big 5 cent loaves at the Waterbury Baking company's store. Secure your ticket for the sociable of the Second division, A. O. A., at City hall, April 25. The last of the season. The New England roads locomotives are being painted and the Maltese cross, l the insignia of the road, placed on each one of them.
 The remains of Colonel Hurd, who died in Watertown yesterday, will be taken to New York for burial Saturday morning.
 l Miss Julia English, aged A years. died | this morning at her home on East Main street. The funeral has been appointed for 2:3O o'clock tomorrow afternoon. l All members of the Albion Cricket club are requested to meet tonight at o'clock sharp at the Fremont house, as important business will be transacted.
 The third degree will be administered | to a number of candidates st the meet ing of Barcelona council, K. of O., this evening.
 l Coyle Brothers have just purchased a handsome pair of Vermont horses, and they are dandies. It will be quite a treat to ride in that new bus with the new horses drawing it.
 Spring parades of the national guard by company platoon and corp have been ordered by Adjutant General Embler, each command to parade one day in May.
 Wiggins, the weather prophet, who has been Qulet of late rises to remark that the recent earthquake in Queen Charlotte island was one of his concoct- ing.
 l From all appearances there will be quite boom in cricket this season. Over dozen new candidates will Le proposed for membership in the Albions this evening.
 The funeral of tho late James Finley was attended to the church of the Sacred Heart this morning, where a re- quiem mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Treanor.
 The date of the convention of the State Firemen's association, to be held in this city, is fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday, August and 6. The local 1 hieAeH dIo indhliiS PiePaldIioAS Aoi CAo event.
 MT Avery, pastor of the Congregational church of Middlebury, died suddenly in that place this morning. She was very estimable lady and Was 60 years of age.
 Real Estate Agent Tierney to-day sold for Nathaniel R. Bronson, conservator of Alonzo Harper, the property of the latter on South Main street, to Edward McGrath of the West End. The lot has a frontage of twenty feet.
 Frederick Haynes of New York, who is now over 70 years of age, the oldest copper drummer in the United States, is registered at the Scovlll house. Mir Haynes still continues on the road and is, for one of his years, very sprlghtly person.
 | The p. m. train on the New England road was over two hours late to-day | owing to the locomotive breaking down at Sandy Hook. A special train in charge of Conductor Dinsmore left here at :O5 in order to accommodate Water bury and other stations along the road to Hartford.
 Miss Jane Stuart, the actress and daughter of Commissioner Maurice F. Holohan of New York, former Water puIy OOy lIlS d ueClOeu Hlt WltIl w. H. Cranes Senator" company. She has been engaged for next year. This weeks New York Clipper publishes an excellent picture of the young lady. | It is probable that no settlement can be made with the creditors of Patrick Carroll, the west end grocer, as re- presentatlve of a New Haven firm, who lost $1 100 says that the firm would not accept d settlement on a basis of 10 per cent. Several other firms will not ac- cept such proposition.
 John Donnelly a we'll known citizen, and the democratic registrar of voters, died this morning at his home on Hop kins street. MT Donnelly has been sick blow to his many friends. His funeral will probably take place Saturday morn- ing. His age was 22 years.
 John bolan of Railroad Hill street, while crossing the Naugatack railroad bridge near Holmes, Booth & Hayden last evening heard the 6:56 train ap- preaching and in his excitement fell off the trestle a distance of fifteen feet. Dr Dubuc was called but Bolan was not seriously injured.
 There were two marriages at the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning ,the ceremoney in each case l pSlhS peIiOA uCN oy thc INcN Y dVIcE M cahy. Michael Dowd and Mary Barrett were married at 9:30. Michael Moriarty and Miss Mary Dowd, performed the duty of best couple. Frank Carroll and Miss Mary Moran were married at 10 o'clock. Henry Heating acted as best man and Miss Annie Moran as brides maid.
 | The Knights of Columbvs, which waa started in 1882, with just 15 members, has had an amazing growth. The mem. bership is now 5.479 divided among 54 councils. The total of assessments col lected from June 1, 1889, to the present time is $51 ,644 while the entire revenue of the order for the whole of the pre- ceding year was but $42, 2,191.74. It is doubtful if any organization in Con- necticut can parallel this order in growth, or when considered from the standpoint of age in standing, for there l Sc h orI1 ,f~x, C.tk >l:z Al.