Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-06-15

city and Troy.
On June "a the Catholic temperance
societies of the state are to meet in
Bridgeport and parade. There will be
fully 5000 members in line.
Postmaster Doherty to-day appointed
William Armstrong general delivery
clerk to succeed Frank Beecher who
has been made substitute letter carrier.
Invitations were issued to-day for the
wedding of Henry Kennaugh and Miss
Mary Wall. The ceremony will take
place at st Patrick's church June 25, at
8 a. m.
At a meeting of the general commit
tee of Foresters held Saturday night it
was voted to decorate the graves of de-
ceased members of the order next Sun
day.
DIR North returned from Lakeville this
afternoon, where he had been summoned
to attend Rev Father Donahue, who is
seriously ill. The chances of the priests
recovery are now favorable.
The Rev Father Fitzgerald of Nauga-
tuck was q passenger on the City of
Richmond of the Cunard line, which
took fire in mid-ocean, but which was
luckily saved from destruction.
The Waterville Sunday school will
picnic at High Rock grove, Friday, June
10. st Mary's school scholars will be at
the grove Monday next, and the convent
pupils on the day following.
The judge and lawyers of the police
court this morning contributed the nee
essary sum for an afternoon band con-
cert on the green. Next Saturday, there
fore, the ladies and children will enjoy
another concert by the American band.
Mrs Mary Caravan, who was in
jured Friday night by falling down
stairs, at her home No 20 Brown street,
died last night. The funeral will take
place at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
This is the hottest day of the season in
Waterbury. At 2 o'clock the Leaven-
worth & Dikeman thermometer regis
tered ninety-four degrees. Reports
from all over the state give the range of
the thermometer at from 80 to 9S de-
grees.
The county commissioners made their
usual monthly tour of the New Haven
Jail Saturday. 1t was the first months
inspection under the new officials. The
county commissioners found everything
satisfactory and expressed themselves as
very much pleased.
A retreat for the young men of the
parish began at the church of the
immaculate Conception last evening
and will continue until Wednesday
evening. The last three evenings of the
week a retreat will be held for the
members of the st Aloysius society.
st Johns church was filled last even
ing by the pupils and friends of st
Margarets school, to hear the baccalau-
reate address delivered to the class of
81. The speaker was the Rev Alexan-
der Mackay Smith, arch-deacon of the
diocese of New York. He delivered an
eloquent address.
DIR Bragg of this city claims that he
has not been expelled from the New
England Order of Protection, of Bridge
\ port, as reported. He says the commit
| tee in whose hands his case had been
placed have reported but the exact
nature of their report is not known out
side of the order.
The New York Times says that the
general term of the superior court will
shortly be asked to pass upon the de.
| cision of Judge Dugro, rendered the
other day in the test suit of William
Palm to recover a fifty dollar penalty
from the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad company for a charge
| of fourteen cents in excess of the fare
allowed by law between the Grand Cen
trail station and Morris Park.
William Quigley of 236 South Main
/ street went to the assistance of young
man named Wells, who was set upon
by gang of roughs near the Washing.
| ton street bridge Saturday night, while
walking with lady. Finding himself
no match for the crowd Quigley turned
and ran. He was overtaken near South
Main street and stabbed in the leg by
one of the gang. DIR O'Hara dressed
| the wound, which is about four inches
in length and very painful.
This morning the selectmen received
| notice from the selectmen of Ansonia
/ that an insane waman named Burns,
whose home is in Waterbury, was con-
fined in the Ansonia almshouse. On in
vestigation it was learned that the wo-
man was the wife of Henry Burns, who
formerly manufactured cigars on East
| Main street, but who some time ago NOV
ed to Ansonia. AS Mr. Burns has not been
long enough away from Waterbury to
lose his residence the selectmen here
will take charge of the woman.
The janitor of st Mary's school this
morning discovered that the yard had
been entered last night and the flower
beds maliciously dies troyed. An effort
will be made to discover the guilty one
and If successful summary punishment
will be administered. This is not the
first time acts Of like nature have been
committed about the school. Some time
ago, it will be remembered, the beauti-
full American flag presented to the
school by the local divisions of Hiber-
mans, was riddled with shot.
A memorial service under the aus
pices Of Division No !, Independent
Order Of Railway Conductors, will be
held in New Haven next Sunday in
memory of William H. Turner, late
superintendent of the New York divi-
sion of the Consolidated road, Amos 8.
Beers, late conductor of the Naugatuck
division and others. The memorial ad-
dress will be Delivered by A. s. Ostran-
der, superintendent of the Shore Line
diViainn. followed hv an address hrr