Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-12-23
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during the holiday season 10 all purohas-
ars of pound of tea or coffee.
Mrs G. B. Pagan, who has been visit
ing friends in this city, left for Boston
this afternoon.
Christmas presents of every variety |
given away by the New York and China |
Tea Co., 115 South Main street.
R. G. Downey of the jefferson Medi- |
cal college Of Philadelphia il spending
the holidays in this city.
Don't forget to visit Brennan, the
South Main street baker, before con-
Guiding your Christmas purchases.
Tomorrow the days will begin to
lengthen, and, according to tradition,
the cold should begin to strengthen.
There has been large sale of tickets
for the sociable of Evangeline circle, Q.
of F., in City hall, New Years night.
At q meeting Of the Harmonic society
last night Prof Bartlett was elected
director to succeed Al. Gibson resigned.
A durable Christmas prSsent-Caw's
fountain pen, double feed, never fails;
at Martin Bergin's, SO South Main street.
For elegant plush goods, incest line of
prayer books in the state, and thousand
other nice presents, go to Martin ber-
gin's,6 South Main street.
The party who took q bundle by mis-
take from billions store last evening
will confer q favor by returning 1t to
the store.
The baggagemastors, assistants, and
the freight agents on the Naugatuck
division, to-day received handsome new
caps to be worn around tie stAtion.
The funeral of the late William D.
Neville will take place from his fathers
residence on Hawkins street, to the
church of the Immaculate Conception at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
What furnishes more delight for the
little ones than Christmas tree Dillon,
the newsdealer, has a large stock OF
Christmas tree ornaments, and ut very
low prices, too. Give him call.
/ Max Superior. who was arrested in
Hartford yesterd " FIR burglary, at.
tempted to commit suicide in the Jail
last night by slsshing himself in the
abdomen with knife. He will probably
die.
On Christmas day and on New Years
day an extra train will leave Dublin
street for Meriden and way stations at
Friday, January 2, train No 2, leaving
Dublin street for Meriden at a. m. will
not be run.
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sioners on the estate of the late Patrick
Coyie, gave hearing on the claims, in
the police court this morning. The
parties having claims against the estate
were represented by Attorneys Webster,
Cowell, Burpee, Donahue and Wood.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs David Sorop,
OF New Milford while insane attempted
suicide by cutting herself with an axe.
In the absence of her husband she seized
an axe and mutilated her left arm SC
badly that it had to be amputated. She
said that the bible told her to cut off heT
arm.
At 2 o'clock this morning freight
train on the New England road, bound
east, broke in two near Hawleyville and
the rear section was run into by a train
that was following. The engine, ca
boose and three cars were wrecked The
engineer and fireman saved themselves
by jumping.
Miss Carrie Miller, forelady and de-
signer at the American mills, was this
afternoon made the recipient of beau
tiful gold watch, by the ladies in her
employ. Mrs Kate Delaney presented
the gift in behalf of the donors and the
recipient although taken completely by
pleasant words.
At meeting of Washington Con
clavs, X. 8. F., last night, officers were
elected as follows: Commander, George
s. Husk0r vice commander, John w.
Lawson paymaster, M. ]. Colloty; ad-
jutant, j. H. thurman first lieutenant,
J. Burkett second lieutenant, John Nc
Donald; master-at-arms, John d.
Bolan; first sergeant, Richard Nc
Grath second sergeant, John Smith ;
sergeant major, Charles Kane; drill
captain, M. j. Colloty.
John G. Broatch of Middletown, de-
partment commander of the g. A. r. of
this state, has issued an order relating
to the death of General Alfred H. Terry,
which 10 to be read at the various post
meetings. The last paragraph of the
order reads as follows: "Out of regard
to the memory of General Terry, it is
ordered that the usual emblems of
mourning be displayed on altar, colors,
sidearms and uniforms at all post meet
ings of this department for sixty days
following the receipt of this order"
The pupils OF the convent of Notre
! tertainment in the chapel Of the convent
last evening. An interesting programme
of musical and literary selections was
rendered, calling forth hearty applause
from the large audience present. A
novel feature Of the entertainment, was
the calisthenic exercises. The exhibit
ton closed with an operetta 1.-THE Christ
mas Party"in which thirty pupils took
part. At the close of the entertainment
a short address was made by Rev Father
Mulcahy.
Yesterday morning a westbound train
Of empty freight cars was on the New
England crossing ON Main street, Dan
bury, when a truck OF one Of the cars
near the center of the train jumped the
track. The truck turned half way
around and scrapsd the road bed from
the switch east of the Main street cross
ing to the end of the trestle, where the
train was brought to standstill. Had
it gone ten feet further it would have
gone over the trestle and into the river
below where it would have probably
been followed by number of cars and
a caboose. Travel was delayed over two
hours.
Travel and the freight traffic on the
Il Ma Vnrlr q Novzv Eoor1ond 1.