Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-29
CITY NE WS.

house this evening.
The board of fire commissioners will
hold a meeting this evening.
Jacob Wank, who is insane, will be
removed to the asylum in Middletown.s
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
d. L. Davis of Grove avenue, yesterday
morning.
Thomas F. Costello of Washington
street, fell and seriously sprained his
leg Saturday.
The Consolidated road has spent g.,
000,0 in improving ITS lines in the past
four years.
Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather
with rain or snow, followed by fair |
weather; stationary temperature.
Christmas services were held in sew
eral of the Protestant churches yesterday. |
The music was of superior order.
All the members of the Third divis-
ion, A. o. H., are requested to be
present at their meeting tonight.
James F. Donahue left for Burlington,
Vt, this afternoon, to resume his studies
at the Medical university in that place.
Miss Celia McNnlty, aged "a years,
died yesterday morning at her home in
Watertown. The funeral will take
place tomorrow morning.
| "A man named Lacey IelI ON Inc 6lu0-
walk on Scovill street this noon, break
ing one of the small bones of the left
wrist.
Prof j. A. Moran, who spent the
Christmas holidays at his home in this
city expects to return to Richmond. Va,
in "a few days.
The remains of the late A. E. Smith,
| who died in Bridgeport, were brought
to this city this afternoon fer interment
in Riverside cemetery.
The Fourth division, A. o. H., will
hold a special meeting this evening, to
make arrangements for attending the
funeral of Michael Saunders.
Lawrence Corcoran, aged 2 years, in
FAINT son of Mr. and Mrs John Corcoran
of Flint street, died Yesterday. The
funeral took place this afternoon.
The democratic members of the senate
will hold a meeting this week to decide
on the course to be adopted in the senate
relative to the governorship conte~t.
Application was made to the probate
court this morning to send Edwin Wick
wire to the insane retreat in Middle
town. Wickwire was for many years
engineer at White & Wells box factory.
Michael Saunders. aged 80 years, died
at his home in Hopeville yesterday
morning. Mr. Saunders was member
of the Fourth division, A. o. III. The
funeral will take place Tuesday morn
ing.
The Consolidated railroad has settled
with the people who were injured at the
derailment of the Guilford accommoda-
ton last Wednesday. The payments
were small, none of them amounting 10
over $50.
The feast of st Stephen was celebrated
at Bishop McMahon's residence on Far
mingt0n avenue, Hartford, OH Friday
last. About thirtyfive of the Officials
of the diocese were present, including
the board of consultors and school
board.
The Firemen's Benevolent association,
which is now limited to fund of $10,-
600, will ask the legislature to increase
that limit so that, by donations, sub
scr:ptions, etc, a fund to provide PEN
sions for disabled members may be pro-
vided.
The first of series of lectures to be
given in the rooms of the Young Mems
Catholic Literary association in Lilleys
block, during the winter, will be de-
livered by Rev j. A. Mulcahy, early in
Januory. His subject will be, THE
Passion Play"
"Swipes, the newseoy," who honored
Waterbury with his distinguished
presence few months ago, and Jack
Brennan, $50 FOUNDER OF Brooklyn, N.
Y, fought with small gloves at a resort
ON Long Island yesterday. Brennan's
seconds threw up the sponge in the fifth
round.
A gentleman who recently visited the
county Jail reports that Flanagan, who
murdered Michael McDermott in this
city last summer, and who is waiting
for his trial, is growing stout, and seems
Indifferent as to what is done with him.
He has never expressed sorrow for his
crime.
Last night was about the coolest Wa
terbury has experienced this winter, the
mercury dropping to 4 degrees below
zero. In Meriden the thermometer
registered one degree below zero, while
the people of Birmingham shivered with
the mercury at zero. In Danbury it
was seven, and in New Britain 10 de-
grees above. Taken all in all it was a
pretty cold night everywhere.
Liverymen and horse owners generally
are making hay while the snow lasts.
Yesterday every sleigh in the town was
pressed into service. The snow was too
soft and deep for good sleighing, how
ever, and the air was tritle too frosty.
We may expect some sharp rubs be-
tween the crack flyers of Waterbury,
for the next few days.
Member of Parliament Dead.
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