Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-08
CITY NE VS.


Loan for sale by James Meehan, 125
River street.
The condition Of George f. Perry re-
mains about the same.
Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather
with rain, slightly warmer, followed to-
morrow by fair weather.
j. w. Hodson lost his valuable bay
trotting horse this morning from ty-
phoid pneumonia.
The annual concert and sociable of the |
Second division, A. o. H., will be held |
in City hall, Friday evening, April Is.
A delegation from Duraud division,
knights of Pythias, will go to Nauga-
tuck this evening to attend the ball OF
Scott division.
The Farrell Foundry and Machine
company are putting in new 100 horse
power Harris engine and are making
other extensive repairs.
The Kings Daughters gave an inter
esting musical and dramatic entertain
ment in the vestry of the Methodist
church last evening.
Their will be a lecture by Miss Haskell
under the auspices of y. w. y. &. U.
this evening in Second Congrega tional
church commencing at 1:45 o'clock. All
are invited.
DR. S. II. Platt will give free oxygen
clinics at his office, IA Abbott avenue,
from to 5 and to 8 p. m. on Tuesday,
| Thursday and Saturday of each week.
The Third division, A. O. H., ut their
| meeting last night voted to attend in
body the lecture to be given by Hon
Daniel Dougherty in City hall, Friday
evening, MAY ,.
All the school teachers of the city are
cordially invited to appear before the
| Board OF Education" at City hall on
Thursday evening April 10, for informa-
| ton and recreation.
The annual soclable of the Rogers &
| Brothers Benevolent association will be
held in the City hall Friday evening,
and will be one of the most popular
social events of the season.
Rev j. A. Mulcahy to-day accompa-
MED Rev NJ. j. Mckinney of Thomaston,
to Norfolk Va, where the latter has
| gone for the benefit of his health which
is poorly. Father Mulcahy will return
| Saturday.
| John Sullivan. aged 50 years, died Of
pneumonia, yesterday, at his home on
John street. The funeral will take
place from the house to st Patrick.s
ing.
Matthew Smith, representing Miller
Brothers magnificent Partisan spectacle
I"kajanka." was in town to-day and
made arrangements for the production
of the play at the opera house next Tues
day evening.
Prof Tony Andella of New York city,
will open a dancing school in Concordia
hall this evening. Prof Andella comes
well recommended from Danbury where
he has class of $50 pupils Waiting
guaranteed in six private lessons.
Major l.. +. Burpee conducted a court
martial last night upon ten members of
Co II, Middletown, who are charged
with absenting themselves from drill
without a reasonable excuse. Major
Burpee will report his finding to hi
superior officer.
Tho alumni of the Yale medical school
are receiving circulars asking contribu-
lions to fund for obtaining a $4,000
building suited to laboratory work. and
for remodeling the old building, and
buying microscopes and other instru-
ments at a cost of about $4,000.
At the annual meeting of st Johns
parish yesterday afternoon it was voted
to build parish house in the rear of the
lot west of the church, the building to be
erected under the provisions and for the
purposes set forth i'll the gift to the
parish by the heirs of the late Samuel
". Hall, as appears on records of the
parish the expense Of said building to
be paid from said fund.
The devotion of the forty hours closed
with a solemn high mass at the church
of the immaculate Conception this
morning. The officers of the mass were:
Celebrant Father Smith of Bristol; dea-
con. Father Barry of Torrington; sub
deacon, Father Dineen of Southlngton.
The Rev Father O'Donnell was master
of ceremonies. The junior societ, of the
Children of Mary and the st Aloysius
| ART n hea
1t looks very like close finish in the
contest for the diamond lockct offered
by the New York World to the most
popular young woman employed in a
Connecticut factory. The result of the
vote this week shows the towns of Wa
terbury.s Danbury al d Meriden all close
together. Miss Mamie Kelly of this
city still holds the lead, Miss Brainard
of Meriden second, and Miss Rooney OF
Danbury third. The contest, however
will last three weeks more and as the
apart it is anybody's race yet. Miss
Kelly has 2,776. Miss Rooney 2,03S and
Miss Brainard 2,212.
Nearly all the strong men of the town
tackled a 25O pound dumbbell that re
clined peacefully on the ground neal
= Vallee's store on Grand street yesterday
afternoon, but no one was produced
who could lift the weight with one
hand. The dumbbell belongs to Pro-
fessor Louis Cyr, the French Giant, who
claims to be the strongest man in the
world, having lifted $500 pounds with
harness. This evening Prof Cyr will
give an exhibition of his strength, in the
rink. He has with him a combination
: of seven people who will give an inter
esting exhibition.
There was large attendance at the
entertainment and hociable of Court
; Falcon, A. o. F. of a., at City hall last
,, night. An interesting programme con
sisting of farce, singing and a pretty
drill was followed by a dancing pro
gramme of twelve numbers, and the
eyeninp's entertainments ,Nas en- inynd in