Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-18
CITY NEWS.

''Me and Jack" at the opera house
this evening.
Look for the Union blue label before
buying your cigars.
If you are in need of a hat call at
Brett & Co.'S. They are selling out.
There is an advertised letter at the
postoffice for Mrs Maud Baker Reed.
Mr. and Mrs John H. Whittemore Of
Naugatuck sailed for Europe on Satur-
day.
The annual Peters pence collection
was taken up in the church of the I'm
maculate Conception yesterday.
The watch shop is closed to- day owing
TO the breaking down of the engine
early this morning.
Lieut. Root is acting as chief of police
in the absence of Chief Egan, who is en-
joying few days vacation.
The fourth annual picnic of the Star
Social club will be held in Hellmanp's
grove, Friday, July 3.
7. j. Cooney has secured an engage
ment for the summer with the John A.
Stevens theatrical company.
The twenty-seventh annual meeting
of the Connecticut Homeopathic Medi-
crl society will be held in New Haven
tomorrow.
Said Vassar girl to her mother, eft
is indeed quite marvellous how easily
and quickly you can do the washing
with Lavine."
ployed at the Naugatuck yards as
brakeman, was to-day appointed to the
position OF yardmaster.
The current issue of the New York
Journalist contains a full page portrait
of w. r. McGarry, editor of, the Senti-
mel of Portland, Oregon. Mr. McC9arry
is well known in Waterbury where
many of his relatives reside and where
he spent several weeks last winter.
Company AS prize drill will take
place at the armory tonight. All the
| privates and non-commissioned officers
are expected to take part. The ridges
will be Lieutenant Bowen of the United
States army, Colonel Doherty, and Cap
tain Bowen of Co I, Meriden.
Nosahogan lodge, /. o. o. F., will en-
terrain Charter Oak lodge of Hartford.
Tuesday evening. On Wednesday sew
eral of the past grand officers will go to
Bridgeport to attend the annual session
of the grand lodge. 1t is expected that
George II. Cowell OF this city will be
elected grand master of Connecticut.
A canopy top wagon occupied by two
men and two women, said to be from
Union City, was overturned near the
Bank street crossing of the New England
road yesterday. One of the women was
| rendered unconscious. She was taken
into Partree's drug store and attended
by DIR Hanlon. Her injury consisted 10
bad bruise on the head.
Conductor Starr has been placed in
| charge of the new freight train running
from this city over the Naugatuck divi-
sion and junction to New Haven. Con-
ductor ''Bob" Munson succeeds Con-
iductor Starr on the night freight and
Harry Bunce, formerly yardmaster. at
the Naugatuck yards assumes Munson's
place on the north end switcher. -I,,s.
The man who was struck by a train
near the New England station several
weeks ago is still at the hospitals- He
but does not appear to be of sound mind.
He tells new story of himself nearly
every day, but insists that his name is
Joseph Henry Winterflood and that his
home is in Boston He will be discharg-
ed from the hospital this week.
Frank Keefe, baggagemaster of the
Naugatuck road at Ansonia, saved a
mans life Saturday. The man was
running to catch a New Haven train
and jumped upon the Naugatuck tracks
in front OF an approaching train. He
the train swept by. Keefe has saved
many a person from being struck by
trains at this point during the past year.
The Acme Social club elected the fol-
lowing officers at yesterdays meeting:
President, John F. Duncan; Yice-presi-
| dent, Frank Hodson; recording secre-
| tary, Terrence F. CarmodyS financial
secretary, James Ennis; treasurer, James
r. Frenzy. The club recently took
possession of the rooms in the Lewis
block on Bank street, formerly occupied
by the Lotos club and intend, before
June l, to refurnish and refit the rooms.
A five dollar counterfeit has appeared
in the last few days. From the number
thus far seen it would seem that quite a
few are afoat, and people will do well
to beware of them. They are limitations
Of the legal tender note, series of 1880,
| signed j. N. Hnston, treasurer, check
letter 3D." The seal is very poor, a sort
Of brick color, the paper is also poor,
and the general appearance so bad that
it is easily detected by anyone who is
careful to look at the money he re-
ceives.
Yesterday was observed as a foreign
missionary field day in the Congrega-
tional churches of Waterbury. There
were present at the services the Rev G.
II. Daniels, one of the secretaries of the
American board of foreign missions, and
the Rev James E! Tracey of the Madura
mission in southern India. Mr. Daniels
spoke at the First church at the morning
service and Mr. Tracy at the Second
church. The Young Peoples society of
the Second church were addressed by
Mr. Daniels at the $50 o'clock service,
and Mr. Tracy spoke to the young
Peoples society of the First church at
the same time. In the evening a union
service was held in the First church.
Some of the agents of foreign steam
ship lines have received notice that
passports will be necessary for the
Turkish dominions, including Egypt
and Palestine, and must be certified by
Turkish consul or officer, before enter
ing Turkish Jurisdiction. Persons are
aAuioad fhot fhasv.