Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-25
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this evening.
 Miss Belle Strickland left this morn- ing for Cleveland, Ohio.
 The first of the military schools for in- struction in New Haven, was held last night.
 The Rev J. A. Mulcahy attended the lecture given by Daniel Dougherty at New Haven last evening.
 Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather and rain, followed tomorrow by warmer. fair weather.
 The Easter vacation at St Mary's school will begin on Wednesday, April 3, and continue for one week.
 Dr P. O'Sullivan of the Brooklyn dis trict is ill with pneumonia at the resi- dence of friends in West Ansonia.
 The first rumber of the School Ledger, to be devoted to the interests of St Mary's school, will be issued tomorrow.
 S. H. Ridpath. who has been spending the past seven months in California, re- turned this morr ing much improved in health.
 The American oanl will shortly move from their present quarters on South M. in street to a suite of rooms in the Lilley block.
 Mir and Mir. George Tanning, accom- S this morning for Burwell, Nebraska. where they will reside.
 Rev J. J. Quinn of Collinsville. ha, been appointed chaplain of the Frst re giment. Hihernian rifles, by Rt Rev Bish op McMahon.
 Co E. Hibernian rifles. will give an ex- hi ibition drill at the sociable of the Sec und division, A. 0. H., of Naugatuck, on the evening of April :.
 The Easter music at the church of the Sacred Heart, will be up to the usual high stan lard William Bergin's orches tra and Mir Roberts will assist
 Mrs Margaret Dwycr died at her hom, on South Leonard street yesterday, aged | 59 years. Her funeral will take place to St Patrick's church at S:30 o'clock to- 1 morrow morning.
 The masons to-day commenced work on the addition to the Scovill Manufac- turing company's north rolling mill. Tn, building will be no feet long by 80 fee, in width.
 A party of Norwich bankers. who have l an interest in the A. c. Burritt propert, on Church street are in this city to-day trying to arrange for the sale of the property to the Bronson library for a site for new building.
 A Middlebury correspondent writes next Monday afternoon and evening the golden wedding of MT and Mrs George ID. Ellis will be celebrated here. MT 1 Ellis was bookkeeper for Brown & Bros, of Waterbury, nearly score of years. Miss Emma Downey, aged 24 years, died this morning at the home of her mother, Mrs Jane Downey, on Pleasant street. The funeral will take place to | the church of the Immaculate Concep- tion at e:30 o'clock Thursday morning. | Twenty-three thousand pounds of new style paper have been received by the
 ostal concern in Shelton during the past few days which is a decided i'm provement on the stock previously ship ped out, and the mills will be run until midnight until orders are filled. Governor Bulkeley and the members of the staff have accepted invitations to attend the big Irish American ball in Allen hall, Hartford. on May 13. This | ball is gwen in honor of the 325 dele gates who will attend the national con vention of the A. o, H., which will be held in Hartford.
 A. J. Breckenridge, q New York sur veyor, has commenced work surveying the New England tracks for Clemens Herschel, who was appointed to look into the re-arranging of tracks for the
 
 w,ll visit this city in a few days to look over the work.
 There is new fad in vogue among the Bridgeport four hundred, which is | causing some amusement. It is, that as l soon as a child Is born. the parents issue | notifications of the event to their friends on neat little cards, ann' uncing the | late the infant came into this world, its | name and also it's weight. Those who attend the entertainment of the Sacred Heart church choir on | Thursday evening, April 10, will be treated t" an excellent programme. The, drama of "Kuthleen Mavourneen" will na repeated, and a new first part intro 1 duced, entitled At School with | OToole.' Reserved seats will be placed on sale April &
 Attorney O'Neill desired to make a motion before Judge Fenn this morning to have a new trial in the case of the | Waterbury Savings bank vs Cath herine Kitty which was decided in favor of the defendant last week. Judge F, un said | hat as 1t would take two or three day x | for arguments he would not hear It. but | would allow the presiding judge in the | next trial to sit on it.
 On February 12 at the corner of Leon ard and Bank streets. William Helmann and friend while driving leiSurely along knocked down and ran over a French
 man by the name of Lessard and some | what injured him. Lessard sued fol damages and yesterday the case was heard before Justice Griggs and a decis- ion was rendered for the plaintiff to re. cover $50 and costs. An appeal was taken.
 The appeal of Miss Jeannette Harper
 daughter of the late Thomas Harper
 from admitting to probate the W ill of the late Mrs Elizabeth Harper, has beer
 withdrawn and satisfactory settle
 ment made. Miss Harper, the plaintiff
 is confined in the Middletown Insane re
 treat, and her conservator, A. Duvree
 appealed on the ground that Mrs liar
 per was of unsound mlnd and incompe
 tent to make will. The settlement
 gives entire satisf ction to the othe, l Tha :.