Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-27
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 St Mary's school exhibition this even ing in St Patrick's hall. ts,, ,. Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, nearly stationary temperature. rr-L Miss Edna Hicks of this city graduated on Wednesday at the Windsor ladies seminary.
 Rev Father, Broderick of Meriden was present last evening at St Aarys e1er- cises.
 The masons employed on the Young Mem Christian association and goveSp- ment buildings at Bridgeport, have struck. a Eh 4AHAii& .Sa "A letter from M. D. Russell of Wash ington street. states that he had but little sea sickness during his nine days on the ocean.
 Rev Father Crowley of Thomaston was in the city to-day on his return from at- tending the college of St Bonaventure, his alma mater. p -lEuaJI Ec ,'laV
 The many friends of the Rev Father McGivney of Thomaston, the founder sf the Knights of Columbus, will regret to hear that he is in very precarious con- dition.
 The children of St Aary's school were treated to ice cream and refreshments this morning and the building rang with the merry voices of eight hundred chil- dren. les- '..lE'' "2,.. .. .... .
 Thomas Savers, aged 6s years, died last evening at 42 Wall street. The funeral will take place to the church of the Sacred Heart at S:S0 o'clock to-mor- row morning.
 City Engineer Weld is still very sick man and it is urgently requested that parties will not make business calls at his house. The business of the engi- neers office will be attended to during w. Whitlock.
 About 75 per cent of the gross gain in tho earnings of the New York and New England road for the first five months of the year has been carried into the net. This has been done without in the least sacrificing the physical condition of the road or it's equipments.
 Complaint is made that graves in St Josephs cemetery are stripped of flowers by young women Sundays and evenings. The sexton has remonstrated with a number of parties whom he has detected taking the flowers, but the evil seems to increase. Unless it is stopped prosecu- tions will follow.
 M. E. Keeley has rented with the privilege of buying the plant of the old
 
 MT Keeley will put in new machinery of the latest kind and carry on the busi- ness of washing ashes from foundry fur naces to separate the particles of metal that are found in paying quantities. Smelling works will also be established.
 At the recent annual meeting of the governing board of the Knights of Columbus, it was decided that the salary of each officer remain the same as last year except that of Treasurer Ryan, who will receive $500 instead of $15O. B. F. Reid of Sheridan council, was reelected member of the board of directors for this district.
 Advertising car No 2, of the great Forepaugh show, arrived this morning and is side-tracked at the Naugatuck station, where it will remain until to- morrow afternoon. The car is in charge of c. A. Potter and force of sixteen men, who are industriously covering the bill boards with Autographs, much to the delight of the small boys.
 The following officers were elected at the meeting of Court Shields, A. O. F. of A., held last evening: c. R., J. H. Madden s. c. R., M. F. McInnerney i; F. s., J. H. Freney R: s., D. J. Gal J. D. s. Hendrick J. w. J., J. Phelan i; s. B., John Lenehan; J. B., Thomas Moran.
 In this state there are but two soda fountains made of tile. One of them has been lately introduced into Bart Bossidy's drug store and attracts much attention as artistic work. Twenty-two varieties of summer refreshing draughts can be drawn from it, and since the "premature" announcement concerning MT Bossidy, it has been more largely patronized than ever.
 The district committee met last night the new Bank street school house, as follows: James F. Gaffney, mason work, $25, 300 Tracy Brothers, carpenter work. $15,675. Eight bids were re- ceived, the other contractors who figured on the work being: Henry A. Lawler, A. I. & G. s. Chatfield, Charles O'Connor, William M. Hurlburt, John w. Gaffney and Patrick Thompson.
 The directors of the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid association held their monthly meeting at New Haven last evening, and accepted the applications of seventeen members of the order, making ninety members added to the roll of the six months just passed. Ben efits were voted on deaths of L. c. Bray and George F. Ekart of Bridgeport, w. 5. Dowd of New Haven, Homer c. Bill of Hartford, E. Krautt of Middletown, and Jacob Hetterich of New Britain.
 Patrick Noonan was the first victim in the police court this morning. Drunk enness was the charge. Five dollars without costs was the penalty. John McNamara, for similar offense received similar fine. James Altman a youth 16 years of age, haunted the bar at the picnic grounds yesterday draining beer glasses and stealing full glass when it He was elected from the grounds, but returned again and abused the gate keepers. He was finally taken in a team to the station house. One dollar and costs was the courts order.
 Charles Steinmeyer, Fred Goppelt and John Sachsenhauser, went fishing in a pond up back of Valley View Park last night. The entire catch. SO they say.