Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-17
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 "wife for Wife" at the opera house this evening.
 "Mascotte" at the casino theatre to- night.
 Sergeant Cox predicts rain, higher temperature.
 D. II. Tierney to-day sold lot on Valley View park to Thomas Siviter.
 A meeting of the Connecticut Weekly Press association was held in New Haven to-day.
 The inspection and muster of Compa- nies A and G will take place at the armory this evening.
 Comstock Lodge, K. of F., will go to Bridgeport by special train this evening, to visit Mythra lodge of that city.
 The marriage of John Kenny and Miss Nellie LoughIin will take place at the church of the Sacred Heart Wednesday morning.
 The remains of John Thompson, who died at his home on Johnson street, Sat- urday, were taken to New Britain to- day for burial.
 If the correspondent who signs him self "A David B. Hill Democrat will send his name to this office his communl- cation will bepublished.
 The Bridgeport News says that Michael Rourke, a six-footer, from Wa terbury, was arrested for fighting Tn Bridgeport yesterday morning.
 Chairman c. G. Root of the Demo- cratic Town committee, will attend the banquet of the State Democratic club at New Haven, tomorrow evening.
 Mrs Mary McEvoy, aged 60 years, died Saturday evening at her home on Stone street. The funeral took place to St Patrick's church at 10:30 a. m. to-day.
 Mrs Delima Rodier, aged 36 years, wife of Hilaire Rodier, died last evening at her home, 32 North Riverside street: The funeral will take place at S:3O o'clock Wednesday morning to St Ann's church.
 A Connecticut Associated Press dis patch from Bridgeport this afternoon states that the reports concerning the illness of F. T. Barnum are greatly ex- aggerated. The great snowman is suf- fering from an ordinary cold that is all.
 The annual sociable of the Acme Social club will be held in City hall, January 16. The following committee will make the arrangements James Fox, T. M. Freney, John Dunn, James Ennis, J. H. Briody, Y. P. Becton, William Fox and Maurice Culhane.
 Senator Homer Twitchell of Nauga- tuck, who is in Europe, will not return until the latter part of next month. His visit to England was for the pur- pose of securing patent on a pin ma chine, now in use in his factory in Union City.
 Burglars forced an entrance into the Naugatuck railroad station at Water vile Saturday night, and blew open the safe with giant powder. Nothing of value was secured. The agent left the station at o'clock and it is not known what time the burglars did their work.
 The four nights fair of the Concordia Singing society will open in ConcOrdia hall tO-havIIUw evening. There ~vlll bo concert each night by the Tyrolian warblers, assisted by popular local talent. Dancing will commence at II o'clock each night. General admission, fifteen cents.
 Among the visitors to the Sacred Heart church fair Saturday night were Dr Mcdonald, wife and children M. J. Daly, George and Bernard Byrnes, MT and Mrs Charles Roper, r. F. Bannon, Edward Cullen, John w. Reed, Lizzie Hart, Katie Tracy, Lucien Wolff and the Misses Mary and Norah McElligott.
 The funeral of Patrick Doolin took place from his late residence on Fuller street 10 the church of the Immaculate Conception, at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Fourth division, A. O. H., of which the deceased was a mem- Der, attended the funeral in a body. Sixteen members of the Second division acted as an escort. The burial was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 In response to vote passed by the Meriden common council, requesting the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad company to take steps for the better protection of life at the Broad and Center street grade crossings of the road in Meriden, Superintendent Craw- ford has issued orders to conductors and engineers which compels them to send a flagmau forward at both those crossings to warn pedestrians and teams upon the approach of every train.
 Much complaint is made about the large crowds who congregate around the Naugatuck station Sunday after. moons, to the annoyance of patrons of the road. Superintendent Beach sand this morning that he was devising a plan to rid the platform of loafers and young girls, who make it a practice to lounge around the station. It is said that gates will be erected and none allowed on the platform except those having tickets.
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