Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-15
CITY NEWS.

John Hicks of Providence is visiting
in town.
"Held by the Enemy" at the opera
house this evening.
Sheridan council, K. of c., will work /
the third degree Sunday afternoon.
The annual collection taken up in st
Patrick's church recently, amounted to |
S3,077.00.
A special meeting of the First division,
A. o. H., will be held in st Patrick's
hall this evening.
There are advertised letters at the
postoffice for Mrs Sarah Dean, Mrs Ell
mira Lewis and Sarah Morgan.
A few Waterbury teachers will attend
the teachers meeting in New Haven to-
morrow. Their schools will be in ses-
sion.
The case of Green VS. O'Brien ct al,
action in replevin of a wagon, was
heard before the jury in the district
court to-day.
The funeral of Joseph Scully will take
place at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
fronA his late residence on Ridge street
to st Patrick's church.
John Rourke and Miss Bessie Barry
were married by the Rev Father Flem
ming at the church of the Immaculate
An overcoat is an indispensable gar
ment this weather. Call on Epson,
Singleton & Co, they have them in all
sizes, qualities and prices.
There was large attendance at the
meeting of Lafayette commandery, P.
F. Y. b. o., last night. Secretary Arthur
Bernier made report, which was per-
fectly satisfactory to the members.
An unknown man was seen to throw
heavy stone at the large plate glass
window in Kenny & Duggan's saloon
en- East Main street last night. The
missile went wide of the mark and the
man disappeared in the darkness.
The Choral society will hold its first
rehearsal of the season, this evening, in
CarrolltOn council hall, under direction
of J. E. Bartlett. A full attendance is
requested All desiring to join should
send in'their applications this evening.
Mrs Lily Burleigh secured a verdict at
New York yesterday of $4,000 against
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company, for causing the
death of her husband, William j. Reyd,
who was killed while getting off a car.
There was only one plain drunk in the
| police court this morning. Sentence
was suspended. The case against Joseph
Brusseau, for violation of the city ordi-
nance against the distribution of hand
bills on the street, was settled.
The funeral OF Charles Weiceluns,
aged 30 years, who was killed yesterday
in Holmes, Booth & Haydens factory,
will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3
| o'clock from the residence CT his sister,
| No 81 Summit street.
Edgar H. Miller and Miss Margaret A.
Watson were married at the First Bap-
fist church last evening at s o'clock
The best couple were Ernest Humphrey
and Miss Annie Willis. The ushers
were w. S. Trott, F. w. ElsdOn, H. A.
Trip and w. F. Logan.
The alteration in Conlon Brothers store
for their new millinery department, can
not possibly be completed by Saturday,
and the opening will be postponed until
Wednesday. The goods have arrived
however, and are ready for inspec-
ton.
The board of managers of the Con-
necticut Society of the Sons of the Revo-
luton held meeting at the Putnam
camp grounds at Redding. After a
business meeting there was informal
speech making. In the evening Senator
E. j. Hill of NOrwalk entertained the
party.
A state association of master
plumbers was organized in Bridgeport
yesterday. The following officers were
elected: President, l.. H. Mills OF
Bridgeport; first vice president, James
Ahearn of Hartford; secretary, G., S.
Eames of Bridk epOrt; financial secre
tary, w. G. Weiant of New Britain
treasurer, Thomas d. Barlow of Water
bnry; sergeant-at-arms, Robert Bacor
of Norwich.
During the annual kirmess of the
Co Ill, l.
J held at City hall in November, many
musical and dramatic attractions will b.
given, and no pains will be spared by
the management to please and entertain
= the patrons. A neat little journal will
pc published every other night in tn,
interests of the kirmess and the mer
chants who will kindly assist in making
this kirmess a success.
n These officers were elected at the con
vention of the Order OK the Eastern Sta
yesterday: Grand matron, Mrs Hannal
S. Harvey of Bridgeport; grand pater
James p. Pellet of Central Village
associate grand matron, Mrs Julia A
- Granniss of Waterbury; associate granC
patron, j. &. Holden of Seymour; secre
tary, Mrs Frances r. Martin of New
Haven; treasurer, Mrs Carrie B. Konilt
of Fair Haven.
The road and sewer boards held ad
journed meetings last evening. In tn
sew e: board, which was called toTorde
first, the clerk was instructed to adver
tise for bids for the construction O
- sewers on Taylor avenue and Soutl
street. In the road board the street in
spector was ordered to prepare the az
proaches to the Baldwin street bridge
The city engineer was instructed to in
vestigate the complaints about surfac
water on Clay street. He was also in
stru cted to advertise for bids for pawn
Mea dow street, bids to be opened Octc
Der "a.
illustrated Popular Biography of Cor
necticut" is a cloth-bound quarto vo
ume of 374 pages published by J. A
r, Spaulding of Hartford and containin
" portraits and sketches of the lives of bC
tween 600 and 700 Connecticut mer
Twelve of the insurance companies {
Hartford have united in the purchase
about 1900 copies for presentation t