Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-11-20
CITY NE WS.

Fair in Concordia hall this evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair, cooler
weather.
"old Jed Prouty" at the opera house
this evening.
The New Haven county commissioners |
have granted nearly 400 licenses.
The regular drill of Company E,
Hibernian Rifles, will be held this even.
The hearing ON the case of Atwood VS.
Fem, action on certain real estate, is
being heard before Judge Bradstreet
this afternoon.
DIR w. G. Ryder of Meriden, we'll
known as former student in the office
of Drs North and Axtelle, has COM
menced practice in Naugatuck.
The total amount subscribed to date
for the new Y. NJ. G. A. building is $685.
900. About S12, 900 more is needed in
order to secure the $50, 900 required.
City Attorney Terry was able to be
down at his Office for a short time yes
terday,, Unless he improves more
rapidly he will spend the winter in the
south.
The case of Nathaniel Bronson VS. the
Town of Washington, was heard before
Judge Bradstreet in the district court
this morning. The case was discussed
on certain points of law.
The pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs
Delima Rodier, who was buried yester
day, were George Panneton, Thoma
Thibault, Morse Lallier, Eugenes
Lavlgne, J. j. Berube, Roch Guilbert.
Nearly fifty witnesses have been SUI
poenaed in the case of Spiro vs. the
cover damages for injuries received.
The case is on trial in New Haven to-
day.
Conductor Tolles' $3.50 passenger train,
on the Naugatuck division, was over
forty-five minutes late this morning,
owing to the derailment OF several
freight cars at the Water street crossing
in Bridgeport.
The dedication of the new church
took place last evening. Among the
singers who took part in the fine must
cal programme rendered was w. G.
Hungerford of this city.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building in Torring-
ton will be dedicated tonight with i'm
posing ceremonies. DR. Dover Warner
of Bridgeport will deliver the address.
The building is a pretty structure of
brick with stone trimmings.
The funeral of the late Daniel Carroll
was largely attended to st Patrick's
church this morning, where q requiem
mass was celebrated by the Rev Father
Brown. The pallbearers were cousins
of the deceased. The burial was in st
Josephs cemetery.
The meeting of Wadhams' post this
evening will be of unusual interest to
members and their friends. After the
regular business is finished there will be
q bean bake supplemented with the
usual number of interesting stories of
the war. Every member should be
present.
The parents of Herman Wopschal of
Hartford, are anxious to learn the
whereabouts of their son, who has been
missing since Monday. Herman is 81
years of age, and when last seen he
wore dark blue overcoat and suit,
with brown and gray striped trousers.
His parents live at No 81 Pleasant street,
Hartford, where any information will
be thankfully received.
In the police court this morning Mary
McKenna was sentenced to twenty days
in the townhouse for drunkenness. She
stoutly maintained her innocence but
two officers testified that she was
brought in stupid from drink. The
woman's husband recently secured a di-
vorce from her. William Gleason and
James Mooney were fined S. each for
drunkenness.
The Stationary Engineers association
of Connecticut is making a united effort
to present TO the next legislature Leti-
ton that some law be enacted whereby
all men employed to take care of steam
boilers must be licensed. At present u
large majority of so-called engineers are
unfit to take charge of steam boilers of
any kind.
There was another large crowd at the
Concordia fair last evening. The Tyro-
lean warblers received hearty reception.
The success of the fair is assured. The
booths were literally patroniZed and the
society is well pleased. The fair will be
continued again this evening when a
new programme will be produced.
Singers from Hartford will probably as
sist tomorrow evening.
Word has been received of the death
in Merrion, suburb of Dublin, Ireland,
of Charles OConnor, a brother of
Michael and jeremiah O'Connor of this
city. The deceased, who was a con-
tractor and builder, is highly eulogized
by the Dublin papers. He was 40 years
of age and leaves wife and four
children. His funeral took place Sun
day, November o, interment being in
Deans Grange cemetery.
Nearly one-half of the census emu
merators in this district are still waiting
for their pay from the government, and
Superintendent Mccarthy has no hope
of receiving his just reward this year.
He says the enumerators are yet called
on to return particulars regarding peo-
pie whe were recorded as disabled or
crippled. You'd think those doctors
We're receiving applications for life in
surance," he says.
Chief Snagg was on the alert yester-
day morning when he heard the Manga
tuck factory whistles sounding the
alarm of the fire in Union City. On
several occasions has the Waterbury de-
partment responded to Naugatuck's call
for help. The chief had received word
where the fire was located. If there
was any danger of serious conhagra-
ton there is not the least doubt but
that Waterbury aid would be asked.
The Rev Fathers Mulcahy, Walsh and
Fleming paid substantial visit to the
Sacred Heart church fair last night.
Among other visitors were noticed Mrs
+. NJ. Mccarthy and daughter Nellie,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Bolan, Julia Fitz-
patrick, stamp clerk at the postoffice,
Irna