Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-30
CITY NE WS.

stationary temperature.
The condition of Homer +. Bassett is |
somewhat better to-day.
Its an honest, harmless antidote for |
dirt. Ask your grocer for lavine.
w. +. York has recovered from his
illness and was able to be at his desk to-
day.
The ..Scovill Manufacturing company
are building n river wall from their
yard to the Dublin street bridge.
William c. keenan, has purchased.
through C.. Z. Downey, the property of
Mrs Mary J. Kane, on Welton street.
Mrs Eben Scott fell down stairs at her
hcme. No John street, yesterday after
noon, sustaining painful injuries.
Comstock lodge, X. of p. have ac-
cepted the invitation of Gavel lodge of
Naugatuck to visit them February II.
Street Inspector Wright reports con-
siderable annoyance from people who
| throw the snow off the walks into the
gutter.
The marriage of Frank G. Lacey and
Miss Alice Porter will take place ut the
home of the brides parents, February
| 10.
The regular monthly meeting of the
stockholders of the Mercantile CO-Opera-
their rooms in Platt's block.
A crayon portrait of Sadie Spender,
the work of the Chicago Art Portrait
company, is on exhibition i'll the win
dow of the Waterbury Furniture Co.
Rev Father Bourret has published a
programme of the st AIMS church fair.
c >ntaining list of the many donors of
articles. The fair will open in City hall
tomorrow evening.
The Rev Joseph Smith. an old resident
of Waterbury. died suddenly at his home
in Bloomfield, of pneumonia, Wedncs-
day afternoon. His funeral will be at
tended ut Stratford Methodist Episcopal
church Saturday afternoon ut 2:3O
o'clock.
The board of trade will discuss the
water question at their meeting this
evening. 1t might be we'll for the board
to appoint a committee to find out what
has become of the petition of 100 prOml-
nCnt citizens calling for another inves-
tigation, which was pre- sented tC the
council a month ago.
The executive committee of the state
grange held Il meeting at Hartford yes
tCrday for the transaction of routine
business. \ number of bills We're
audited. DIR George Austin Bowen WAS
present. He left i'll the afternoon for
officers of Mad River grange last night.
At the meeting of the directors of the
Odd Fellows Mutual Aid association i'll
New Haven last evening, applications
for membership were received from ten
members of the order, and benefits of
$4,000 each were voted ON the deaths of
James L. Root and Joseph Lutz of New
Haven and b. b. Poet of Bridgeport.
y marriage license was issued in
Hartford, yesterday, to Patrick Finnan
and Mary Moriarty, of this city. Finnan
is the young man who obtained Il license
from Town Clerk Madden the other day
His father claimed that he was hnly 10,
and prevented the marriage.
The annual reception of Sheridan
council, X. of G., will be held in City
hall this evening. and promises to be
one of the most successful events of the
s 'ason. Before the dance Bergen's Or
chcstra will render Il select musical
programme. Visitors from different
councils throughout the state are ex-
pected to be present. Supper will be
served at the ScOvill house.
An enthusiastic meeting of the High
School Alumni association was held last
night and the matter of securing a flag
staff for the High school grounds was
discussed at length. 1t was decided to
erect "A pole 19O feet in height and the
executive committee were instructed to
issue a circular and secure contributions
for the purpose of purchasing the staff
and flag.
Lieutenant Bowen enlisted five new
recruits for the army in Bridgeport. yes
terday. Four of them were sent by
boat to New York last night with a
batch of five arrived from Springfield,
all for the mrunted service. One of the
new men is retained in New Haven and
will be sent with the next batch. Lieu,
tenant Bowen will next visit this city
and the adjacent towns in search OF
suitable recruits.
The new officers of Waterbury coun.
: Gil, c. B. l., were installed last night
by Attorney j. j. Desmond o: Norwich
, who is deputy supreme chancellor of the
legion. At the conclusion of the in.
stallatiOn exercises an informal recep
ton was held, at which speeches were
made by Mr. Desmond, Thomas Conlon
Myles McNitf, E. b. Rely and others.
An Italian shoemaker who was being
l snowballed by a number of boys on
Washington street, late yesterday after
noon, rushed into the crowd with knife
and stabbed Edward Clark, aged 10, in
+ the shoulder, intlictiug painful though
not serious flesh wound. John LON
oaru, VINO tried TO wreSt the knife from
, the Italian. had his fingers cut. Nc
arrests were made.
\ very large crowd attended the clos.
1 ing of the FOresters' union fair, in City
hall last evening. The early part of the
evening was occupied in awarding pres
ents, after which sociRble was held
six numbers being danced. The dia
, mond rings offered to the most success
full canvassers were merited by Misses
|, Kat Luddy Lizzie Mulvill and Kate
t Casey. Socially and financially the
fair was II splendid success.
y The assembly given in Concordia hal
last evening was very pleasant socia
event. The hall was prettily decorated
and it was after midnight when the las
< of the sixteen numbers on the pro
I gramme had been danced Severn.
E orchestra furnished music and Haben
l stein catered, both of Hartford. Many