Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-02
CITY NEWS.

sioners will meet this evening.
Judge Cowell returned last evening |
from several days visit in Washington.
Father Mulcahy left to-day for Broad
brook, where he lectures this evening
on the Passion Play.
Conductor Sam Fresher was to-day
appointed yardmaster of the New Eng
land yard in this city.
The receipts at the postoffice for last
month were the largest in the history OF
the office, being over $4,000.
The cause of death of the Barnes
child buried yesterday, was bronchitis
and not diphtheria as reported.
The annual reception of Carrollton
Council, X. of c., will be held in the
Jacques auditorium on January %.
William Lawlor, son of William
Lawlor of this city died at New York
yesterday. The remains were brought
here this afternoon for burial.
Willie Shea, aged six years, son of
Thomas Shea of "a Hickory street, died
this morning. The funeral will be held
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
A hearing to property owners who
object to the laying of a spur track upon
| Benedict and Jewelry streets, will be
given by the road board this evening.
Many desirable seats for the Har-
monte society concert, to be held in the
| auditorium tomorrow night, may be Sc
cured at the store of the briggs & Smith
company.
Father Doyle of the Paulist church,
of New York, is in town, the guest of
Father O'Donnell. Father Doyle is a
cousin of Sister Cephus of st Mary's
school.
Michael Amonz and Charles Carlson,
who fell from the Bowditch block on
Bank street yesterday morning, are as
suffering from internal injuries, and DR.
North said this afternoon that he feared
the trouble might result fatally.
A letter received to-day from Fort
Reno, Indian Territory, announces the
death from typhoid fever of Andrew
MichleauX, who enlisted in this city on
| March Is, of the present year. Mich
leauX died last Friday His parents live
at No - Vine street, and received a
telegram this afternoon confirming the
sad news. His age was % years.
Architect Aug j. Smith has opened
an office in room 80, Plat building,
where he is prepared to furnish plans
and specifications for all classes of
tect Jackson's chief assistant for four
years and is thoroughly competent.
His friends wish him the full measure
of success.
The funeral of the late Edward j.
Coyle took place to the church of the
Immaculate Conception at 8 o'clock
this morning, where a requiem high
mass was celebrated by the Rev Father
Flemming. The pallbearers were
Timothy Donahue, NJ. Devine, j.
Gleason, Edward Graham, John Luddy
and James Degnan.
| A weather wise New London man
makes the following goose bone" pre-
diction: mo severe cold weather until
after Christmas, and no ice harvested in
December. Cold weather sets in about
Christmas and New Years and will
continue very cold with slight varia-
tions for about two months, during
which time ice harvesters will reap an
abundance"
X The members of Turks tribe, l. o
r. NJ, are exerting every effort to make
their concert and masquerade at the
auditorium, December 10, grand sue
cess, and the present indications are
that it will be the social event of the
season. The great chiefs of the state
have signified their intention to attend
and large number of red men from
the different hunting grounds through
out the state will be present.
Chief Inspector Newton of the post
office department, at the postal card
works in Shelton, said, yesterday, that
it was true that the government would
owe Mr. Daggett large sum of money
when the contract for the new cards
was completed. The cards should have
been completed SO as to have been dis
tributed on the LIST of July. On the
10th of September the government mott
Mr nnCrornft hot 7
be withheld until he had fulfilled his
agreement.
A simple and valuable remedy for
diphtheria Is the application of paraf-
fine, says an exchange. The diphtheric
patch is scraped off and the paraffine is
applied every hour to the throat Gnter-
nally) with large camels hair brush.
AS a rule the throat will get we'll in
from twenty-four to forty eight hours,
and with improvement in the throat the
paraffine is applied less frequently, but
its use is advisable for two or three
days after the complete disappearance
of the patches.
Manager Jean Jacques has leased the
casino theatre for a term of years and
after the engagement of the New
Zealand company ends will close the
place until next fall, when it will be
entirely remodeled. The casino has had
a checkered career during it's nine years
of existence. 1t has been used as a
skating rink, dance hall and theatre,
at different times and under different
managers. The only one getting any
thing out of it, besides experience, was
Mr. Jacques, who coined money at the
time of the roller skating fad.
The following officers were elected
last night by the directors of the
Waterbury Christian Visitation and
Charity association: Chairman, F. j.
Kingsbury; secretary, w. H. Camp;
treasurer, DIR Anderson; superintendent
the Rev H. G. Hoadley. These members
together with the Rev r. w. Micou and
A. j. Shipley, constitute the executive
committee. The receipts during the
year were 81 ,242. 38; expenditures, $7O1.-
II. The board of directors consists OF
one lay representatives, of each Protestant nT
church. Rev H. G. Hoadley is super
intendent of visitation and charity.
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