Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-12-22
CITY NE MS.


beads and Christmas candles, at w. +.
DiIlon's, st Patrick's block. l.
The assessors to-day completed their
work on the abstract and deposited 1T in
the town clerks Office.
William D. Neville, aged 30 years,
died of consumption this morning, at
his home on Hawkins street.
The pupils Of the Convent de Notre
Dame gave an enjoyable entertainment
at the school this afternoon.
The case of Fitzpatrick VS. the Town
of Waterbury, was heard before Judge |
Bradstre0t this morning.
The celebrated Electric shears and sciS- |
sors are for sale at F. B. Fields, 81 |
South Main street.
T. D. Howell Of Jersey City, formerly
Of the Republican Of this city, 10 to re-
turn and take position on the Sunday
Herald.
Street inspector Wright to-day rsmov-
ed another of those large trees near w.
J. Schlegels residence on North Main
street.
All retail dealers of manufactured
tobacco who have $50 pounds or more
on hand are, by law passed December
16, entitled to q rebate of d cents per
pound.
The funeral of Mrs Julia Barnes, who
died in Wolcott Friday took place to the
church of the Sacred Heart at 1890 yes
terday. The burial was in st Joseph's
cemetery.
Edward L. Maloney of the DEMOCRAT,
who has been seriously ill with typhoiC-
malarial fever, at New Britain, for
several weeks, is able to sit up few
hours each day, and is now pronounced
out of danger.
The Connecticut farmers state con-
| vention, in session at Rockville, recently
voted to ask the legislature, in the in
terest of sheep raiSSrs, for the more
stringent laws against rowing dogs that
prey upon sheep.
Housekeepers when procuring the
necessary good things for Christmas
festivities, should not fail to give Bren-
nan, the South Main street baker, a call.
He has everything you need in the line
of cakes, pastry and sweetmeats
generally.
Tho board of government Of the
Knights Of Columbus met Saturday
afternoon, but arrived at no decision in
| the O'Grady case, owing to the absence
of individuals from whom few missing
facts were to be obtained. Another
meeting will be held next Saturday.
James E. Sheridan, carpenter EN-
ployed at Benedict and Burnham's, met
with q serious accident just before 6
o'clock Saturday night. While assist
ing in hosting heavy timber by means
of a derrick, his thumb became en-
tangled in the chains and was torn COM
pletely off.
J. A. Bostwick and others, having OBJ
tSined control Of 100000 worth of stock
of the Shepaug, Litchfield g. Northern
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superior court, New Haven, Saturday,
for the appointment of n receiver. The
matter will be further aired tomorrow
in the superior court in Bridgeport.
In his remarks at the 1890 o'clock
mass at the Sacred Heart church yester-
day, Rev Father Treanor gave some
Wholesome advice to the young people,
and among other things called attention
to the fact that more marriages were
solemnized during one week recently in
one Of the other Catholic parishes, than
he had been called upon to perform in q
year.
The agents of the Connecticut HUI
name society in different parts Of the
state, have received their regular annual
notice from the society's headquarters
in Hartford to prepare and return their
reports for the year 1890. These re-
ports will be read at the regular annual
meeting to be held in Hartford in the
early part of January, and will be pub
lished in the society's annual report.
About . year ago James Bartlett of
Meriden was suspended from the New
Haven county bar for making false
statements concerning the length. of
time r. J. Reilly had studied law in his
Office. Since being disbarred Bartlett
has drank heavily, and Saturday he be-
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aelectmen. His family is destitute.
New Haven is agitating the pave
ment question and the advocates Of as
phalt are meeting with considerable
opposition. William e. Dodge Of New
York city, says that the pavement is
little better for horses than = tOboggan
slide. Horses are too apt to slip on it..
The local advocates of the pavement say
that it would not need watering. but
this is refuted, and the counter claim
is made that increased sprinkling would
be necessary.
The funeral of the Rev John Francis
Quinn, pastor of the TRriffville and
Bloomfield Catholic churches, who died
suddenly Friday took place at Tariff vile
at II o'clock this morning. The funeral
was attended by q large number of
priests from all over the state. Solemn
high mass was said by Father Hughes
of Hartford. The remains were buried
in front of the church. The Rev Fathers
lO'Donnell and Mulcshy Of this city at
tended the funeral
A pleasant surprise was that for John
Moriarty of the Waterbury Furniture
Co, when On Saturday evening his EN-.
ployes presented him fine watch cham
and charm as a Christmas gift. John
was considerably taken aback but pulled
himself together enough to respond in
his usual pleasant and ready manner,
and the boys went home feeling that
John Moriarty and the Waterbury Fur
niture Co were all right.
Chief Clerk Fitzpatrick says that bust
ness is becoming very brisk at tho post
office, and goodly number of packages
arrive Ia the mails. Three packages
have been received in such condition
that the officials are unable to locate the
owners. One contains q half dozen
knives and forks. without any address
another:a. nickel plated corkscrew, and
the third8a box Of glassware. 1t would
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