Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-31
CITY NEWS.

There was only one drunk before the
police court this morning. He was
fined 81 and costs.
The church committee of the church of
the Immaculate Conception met last
evening and reelected John HI. Moran
and William Milton trustees.
Chief Egan is busily engaged on his
annual report which he will present to
the board of police commissioners at
their meeting next Tuesday evening.
There was another assembly in the
Industrial school hall last evening, the
patronesses being the Mesdames E. NJ.
Burial, J. R. Smith and F. L. Adams.
DR. Axtelle was called upon at 1
o'clock this morning to attend Robert
Burns, New England road brakeman,
who had been painfully injured while
filling the water tank of an engine.
NJ. H. Was, the tobacconist, has re-
moved from Grand street to the new
block on the corner of South Main and
Grand. He has fine stock of goods in
his line.
A magnificent SIS meerschaum pipe
was presented to William Ell. Gooding of
Waterbury, by his friends, Monday
night, at Woodhouse's cigar store
Winsted Citizen.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing term: N. G., G. NJ. Beach; V.
G., G. M. Egan; treasurer, E. T. Root
R. G., w. j. Larkin; P. S., j. G. White.
The annual concert and sociable of
the Third division, A. o. H., will be
held in the auditorium this evening.
Ladies participating in the grand march
will receive souvenir programmes.
A truck on the baggage car Of the
500 train out of this city for Bridge.
port, left the track at Derby this morn
ing, delaying travel. The train due in
this city at 11:17 was delayed forty
minutes. 7
Solomon Lowe and Miss Phoebe
Bannister, formerly of this city, were
married yesterday at Bridgeport. Miss
Libbie Demuth of Waterbury was
bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs Lowe are
spending their honeymoon in this city.
R. B. Williams having resigned as
superintendent of the New York & New
England road, main line division and
branches, F. E. Dewey, superintendent
of transportation, will at once assume
charge of that division, with headquar-
tiers at East Hartford.
The supreme court meets in New Ha-
ven, but there is no expectation of a
quo warranto decision then. On the
following Tuesday the court meets in
Hartford, and probably the opinion will
be made public within a day or two
of the judges assembling there.
The little child of George H. Manville
of 81 State street.swas left alone for a
few minutes by its mother, yesterday
afternoon, and succeeded in kindIing a
fire on the floor. The carpet, window
castings and curtains were burned before
the fire could be extinguished by Mrs
Manville. Fortunately the child was
not injured.
A considerable quantity of clothing
has been given away this season by the
Boys club to destitute cases. At
present the supply of boys clothing is
completely exhausted. Any persons
having cast off clothing to give would
do a great favor if they would send
the same or their names to the superin-
tendent. Office hours from to p. NJ
The district funniest and exhibition
will be held in Danbury, January 8, I'M
der the auspices of the German Turner
society. Sixty or seventy delegates are
expected, and an athletic contest will be
followed by sociable. The cities which
which will be represented in the contest
are Springfield, Meriden, New Haven.
Hartford, Holy ke, New Britain.
Waterbury and Rockville.
The DEMOCRAT Naugatuck correspon-
dent writes: Two Waterbury men said
to be Cole the policy writer, and a
colored waiter, ran into Samuel Osborn
north of here last evening. While thev
were getting clear Michael Dunn drove
up and went to help them. In some way
GOES morse got loose and sprang upon
Coles buggy smashing it badly. Cole
and his hartman h0kI,
and the former had a bad scalp wound,
They will have to answer to-day.
Patrick J. Mulhern, 26 wears of aoa
was struck by Conductor Jacobs train
on the New England road near Hollist-
ers' crossing in East Bristol at an early
hour yesterday morning and almost in
stantly killed. Mulhern was WALKING
on the track on his way to the burner
shop in Forestville, where he was en-
ployed. The remains were viewed by
DR. G. S. Hull, medical examiner. and.I
brought to Funk's undertaking rooms,
The following officers were elected bv
Excelsior council, o. U. A. NJ, last
night: G., Charles Blakeslee; V. G.,
lanes y H A. Knox; l., Seneca Williams;
mund; Q. P, Alfred N. ParmeIee:
trustee, Seron Decker; F. S., F. A.
Henry; G. S., w. H. Force; G. of G.
James Hunt; G. of D. T., E. J.
Schuyler.
Tunxis tribe, I. o. R. NJ, elected the
following, chiefs at its meeting last
night: Prophet, w. R. Madison.
sachem, w. D. Myers; senior sycamore
=. b. Harper; junior sycamore, F. O.
Peabody; G. of R., G. H. Blake; C. Of
w., b. l. Russo IL; K. of w, H. T.
Stedman; G. of NJ, John McKeever: G,
OF r., w. .: Harper: secretary of silk
G. B. Webster.
Comstock lodge, K. of p, has elected
the following officers: P. c., G, IT.
Fischer; G. c., George Petitiean; G.
John J. Ferrall; p, Charles s. Bradley:
H <; Of R: and s., George Wiley; NJ. of E.,
Schofeld; NJ. at A., J. F. Pade1ford.
trustee for eighteen months, G. L.
Hastings; representatives to grand
lodge, g. L. Hastings, C. II. Blake: