Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-09-29
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stationary temperature.
The entertainment given by the |
Sacred Heart choir Melted $3.50 for the |
church.
The regular monthly meeting of the |
Connecticut Weekly Press association is |
being held in Hartford to-day.
Alderman Joseph Cunningham OF
New Haven, who has been visiting in
town, returned home this morning.
Gordon d. Lawrence has been nomi-
mated by the republicans in place of +.
b. Rice who declined the nomination
Mr. and Mrs E. P. Merriam of No
State street are rejoicing over the ad.
dition TO their family which arrived
this morning. II is boy.
The new text books for the Water
bury superior court library arrived this
morning. The books were ordered
through Attorney ONeill.
David, the four months old child of
Thomas Cronin of 80 South Leonard
street, died this morning. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning.
The funeral of Patrick Mcdonald took
place from his late residence on Ridge
street this morning. requiem mass
was celebrated in st Patrick's chnrch
The democratic town committee will
meet tomorrow evening. Among the
uuallGES lOsDt 0SAOAV
will be the selection of a nominee for tax
collector.
Mrs Sarah Guilford, aged "a years,
sister of w. o. Guilford, died this
morning at the hospital. The funeral
will probably take place Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Mary Nolan, who was called to
Detroit several weeks ago by the serious
illness of her sister Mrs Joseph Schwa-
bel, is expected home tonight. Mrs
Schwabel's health is restored.
Will the writer of communication
signed "An Irishman," send his name to
this office, not for publication, but that
rule of the office may not be broken by
the publication of an anonymous article.
The leading characters in the enter
tainment of the Sacred Heart choir
were photographed in costume yester-
day by Crane. The Concordia Singing
society was also photographed at their
hall.
George Wells, for the past nine years
in charge of the gents furnishing de-
partment at Miller & Peck's, has resign
ell his position and accepted similar
one with the d. NJ. Read company of
Bridgeport.
The district committee have made the
following appointments for school
enumerators First district, A. Mckin-
ley: second district, Mr. Chapman
third district, Charles Schmidt fourth
district, j. +. Donahue.
A Connecticut Associated Press dis
patch from Ansonia, this afternoon, stat
ed that Ralph Blood, the insane faster,
who is being cared for by Mrs j. d. Slit
son, no longer refuses to take food, and
Is improving in health and spirits.
A final collection for the building
fund for the Roman Catholic cathedral
ut Hartford will be taken during Octo-
Der in all the churches of this diocese.
The organ is in place, but the altaI5,
one of which will be superior to any
other in the country, are yet to be paid
for.
Registrar Henry Flanagan requests us
to state that the Second ward indigna-
ton meeting called for tonight, will not
be held in his house, as announced
several days ago. He is not connected
with the movement in any way and
authorized nobody to advertise a meet
ing to be held at his house.
Colonel William Donoghue of the
First regiment, A. o. H. Rifles, who was
to have visited Co +, of this city, Thurs
day night, has decided to defer his visit
until the latter part of October. He will
then with his field and staff officers in
tpact the company. The night for in.
spection has not yet been decided upon.
Miss Carrie Curtiss of 90 Cherry street
has been treated by physicians since
Friday morning for a peculiar and
alarming disease, which took the form
OF INCONSISTENCIES and stupidity, not
being able to sit up in bed or talk. She
finally confessed Saturday evening to
having taken morphine to end her life
on account of a love affair. 1t is thought
she will recover. Register.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning one
of the illuminate dry houses connected
with Winchester's Repeating Arms COM
pany of New Haven, exploded with a
terrific report that was heard all over
the city. No one was injured, but the
Waterman, a brother of John j. Splain
formerly of this city, who had just left
the building and was about 100 feet
from it, was thrown down by the shock.
The building, which was a small one
and apart from the main buildings, was
blown to pieces. The loss in slight.
The state sengerbund will meet in
the Concordia society of Bridgeport will
receive the flag, which they claim to
have won at the sengerfest held on the
2Sth of last July. The Germania society
of Bridgeport and the Bergische Har.
monte society of New Haven entered a
protest against the award on the plea
that the Concordia had tho assistance of
professional singers. The Concordias
are confident that the decision of the
representatives of the various societies
will be in their favor.
The parish committee of the church of
the immaculate Conception held a
meeting last evening and among the
matters discussed was the laying out of
the large tract of land purchased for q
cemetery by the Rev Father Harry
There are very few graves to be sold in
st Josephs cemetery and the laying out
of the new one is an absolute necessity
1t is matter that must be attended to
very soon, possibly before the new year
begins The land will need considerable
grading and other work.
Sylvester II. Platt has found upon his
farm on the hills in the western part Of
Ansonia what bids fair to be of more
value to him than the gold mine said tC
have been found there some time ago
for the gold would cost more to get out
than the metal would be worth. This