Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-13
CITY NEWS.

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 Contractor Gaffney has completed nearly two hundred feet of paving on street.
 T. R. Howes, clerk at the Scovill house, will be in full charge of the hotel as manager, commencing next Monday
 Dr Samuel J. Corbett, a brother of Mrs A. I. Goodrich of this city, died in San Francisco, yesterday, at the age Of 54.
 The Fourth Ward Democratic club will meet in the rooms on River street this evening at o'clock. A full attend ance is requested.
 Patents issued this week: John Hen derson, Jr, oblique tumbling barrel; Waterbury Watch Co, watch move ment.
 The position of inspector of bridges on the Consolidated road has been given to Harry Shepard, son of Superintendent Shepard.
 Augustus J. Smith, having fully re- covered from his recent illness, IS Ill charge of Architect JacksonS office dur ing the latter's absence from the city.
 D. H. Tierney has sold to Conlon Brothers the residence of c. $. Northrop, No 52 State street. The purchasers will take possession of the fine property on April 1.
 D. B. Wilson has on exhibition at the Knights of Phythias fair the bicycle with which the worlds record was broken in Springfield in October, by w. w. Windle.
 Thomas Abbott, the cigarmaker who was killed by the cars at New Britain, Wednesday, was trying to board a train for this city. where he expected to find work, when he met his death.
 The annual 5000 appropriation to the Connecticut Humane society, which is some time overdue on account of the state legislative muddle, has been ad- vanced by Acting Governor Bulkeley
 The Ladies' Social circle of the Baptist church have elected the following Offi- cers President, Mrs R. A. Lowe; vice. president, Mrs J. w. Pierce: treasurer, Mrs E. w. Smith: secretary, Mrs $. A. Sanford.
 Meriden capitalists have been inter ested in the project of John F.. Somers for establishing in that city a company to manufacture white lead, with capi- tai of $150,000. Brooklyn and Bridge port are also candidates for location of the concern.
 The funeral of John Healey, who died Wednesday evening, took place from his late residence on Kingsbury street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, today. The pail bearers were: James Healey, John Hurley, homas and Maurice Sullivan, Stephen Shay, and Stephen Tayganny.
 At Springfield today Mrs Hulda L.. LoOmis received verdict against the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad Co, of $5,705 and costs, for in juries received by, falling on the steps of the Hartford depot. This was the second trial of the case and counsel for the road have filed exceptions. The new through Boston express from Brooklyn over tho Oyster Bay route on Wednesday night ran into milk tran at track crossing near Jamaica. The air brakes failed to work and the train could not be stopped in time. The caboose of the milk train and the head l light of the engine were damaged. No other harm resulted.
 The Rev Joseph Anderson, D. D., will be the guest of the New Haven Congre- gational club at the Davenport church next Monday evening, and will deliver an address on the Congregational coun- cil, held in London last June. The Rev L. c. Meserve, pastor of the church, will give an account of the memorial exer- cises at the Robinson monument in London.
 The funeral of Bernard Heaney was | attended at 9 o'clock this morniug from ! his late residence on Wolcott street to the church of the Sacred Heart, where | a requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Treanor The pallbearers were: William Kleinecke, John Farnette, James Dono van, Bernard Seery, William Kenny and Patrick Began.
 | A meeting of the Naugatuck Valley Teachers association will be held in the High school at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, to which everybody is in. vited. A fine programme has been ar ranged. Papers will be read by c. F Carroll of the State Normal school New Britain; MT Ballet, of Springfield and MT Forbes of Torrington.
 There was another jam at the audito rum last evening. The principal interest was centered in the tug-of-war match between the Go G and Scovill company teams. The c men easily won the frs, pull, after which it was announced that R. Kiersted, anchor for the Scovil team, had injured his foot, and tho Scovills forfeited the match to the mili tary team. The friends of Co G say that Kiersted was more scared thar hurt.
 Acting Bulkeley has issued the following Thanksgiving proclama tion: hereby designate and appoin Thursday, the 26th of November, as day of thanksgiving and praise
 recommend to the people of this stat that they observe that day by deeds ant
 words of charity and neighborly kind
 ness, and by public gatherings in thei
 rIacos of UOrahin iv,
 thanks to Almighty God for the bless
 ings oe the year.
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