Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-14

Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, followed tonight by showers; station ary temperature.
 Fraternity lodge, D. of L., No 5, Lady Trumbull council, will install officers to- night in the councils rooms.
 Miss Nellie Charles, milliner, No 26 Bank street, announces a closing out sale of her large stock of summer goods.
 Miss Georgie Kenny, clerk in the money order department of the Hart ford postoffice, daughter of Undertaken Martin Kenny, is visiting her aunt, Mrs w. c. Bannon, on Cole street.
 ZIP. Dolan, superintendent of the horse railroad in New Britain, was in town to-day looking over the horse rail- road in Waterbury. Mir Dolan says a New York syndicate has been in New Britain for five weeks trying to pur- chase their line.
 The annual entertainment of Barcelo- ma council, K. of C., will be held in City hall. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week. Among the features will be stereopticon views of all points of in terest in this and foreign countries; "At School With O'Toole," a musical extrav. aganza, by members of the Sacred Heart church choir; songs, recitations and other exhibitions of talent by we'll known artists.
 Rev w. P. Elsdon spoke to a large audience upon "The Early Closing Movement" at the Baptist church last night. He took sides with the clerks, said the tendency is for capital to drive labor and pot consider the interests of the employed, and said he hoped the day is coming when the factories will close at noon and the employees receive I Tl.N E.Nw working the full day.
 The annual picnic and games given by Company E, Hlbernian Rifles, on the West End grounds Saturday, was large | ly attended afternoon and evening. The cricket match between the Albion and Greenfield Cricket clubs was won by the latter. Richard McGrath of the Second division ran dead heat with Thomas Delane of the Third division, in the 1OC wards race. On the second trial McGrath won by six inches, and was presented with members badge. The funeral of Miss Winnie Keenan was attended from her mothers home on Dublin street, this morning, by an unusually large number of friends and relatives. Services were held at the Sa. cred Heart church at 9 o'clock, Rev Father Treanor celebrating requiem mass. Interment was in St JoSeph's cemetery. The floral offerings were ex. ceptionally beautiful. The pail bearers were: Henry Kennaugh, James and Harry Dugan, George Byrnes, John Whelan and Joseph Kenny.
 Supt Chevalier, of the western divi. sion of the New England railroad was in Waterbury to day. Supt Cheva. Her has charge of the road from Fishkill to the Naugatuck crossing in this city. He said that it is possible some import ant changes will be made soon in the running time of the trains. When asked concerning the union station, he thought that the amount of money to be ex' pended would be too large for his com pany at least, to stand, being only a struggling corporation. The NaugatucE road could afford large assessment.
 The Waterbury Roman Catholic Total Abstinence and Benevolent society yes terday afternoon elected officers as fol lows: President, Henry R. Byrnes {: vice president, James Meagher; correspond ing secretary, William Duncan tinan cial secretary, William c. keenan re cording secretary, John Thompson treasurer and chaplain, Rev Hugf Treanor marshal, James Eustace; loca editor, William Duncan committee, P J. Kelly. M. Hayden, Patrick Boylan John Phelan : assistant director, James | Lyon.