Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-10
CITY NEVIS.

Ullie Akerstrom at the opera hou. e l this evening.
 Brennan's improved Waterbury cake | is the latest.
 A boy named O'Neil was injured in . coasting accident on Walnut street last night.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair, slightly warmer weather; on Sunday, fair, fol lowed by rain or snow.
 A special meeting of Court Fruitful Vine, A. O. F. of A. will be held this evening. Every member should be present.
 The fourth annual concert and socia- ble given by the Acme Social club, will be held in City hall, Friday evening, January 10.
 One of Siles A. WkeSler's horses ran away on South Main street last night, but was captured before doing any seri- ous damage.
 Attorney O'Neil is counsel in the case of McNally vs McNally action to recover possession of a child, which is being held before Judge of Probate Sweeney at Naugatuck this afternoon.
 John N. Morgan, aged 30 years, died this morning at his home on Wall street. The deceased was a member of the Second division, A. O. H., and of Court Fruitful Vine, A. O. F. of A. The funeral will take place Monday morning.
 Right Rev Bishop McMahon has ad- dressed letter to the Catholic clergy of | the state instructing them to take up collection for the support of missionaries in Africa, and the extinction of the slave trade, in accordance with an en- cylicaI letter recently received from the pope.
 ! Twenty. seven patents cover the race scene in 1.-The County Fair" The plat form on which the horses run weighs 5000 pounds. Three real Kentucky thoroughbreds are seen running at full speed for fully enc minute in full view of the audience.
 The late train from the east, on the New England road, was several hours late last night, owing to an accident the evening some cars ran over an open switch and were derailed. One car was thrown down an embankment.
 The third annual ball of Oieda coun- oil, K. of C., of Naugatuck, took place last evening. Many Waterbury people were present. The grand march was led by Grand Knight Michael CorcoTan and Mrs Corcoran. Bayn0's 69th regiment band of New York furnished the music. l M. J. Colloty. for the past seven years employed by Mrs J. w. Mccoy, of East Main street, has purchased the elegantly appointed saloon of William H. Casey, corner of Bank and Meadow streets. Mir Colloty IS we'll liked and popular and will no doubt be successful in his new place.
 The coal hole nuisance is receiving pretty general attention in most of the progressive cities. The smooth covers are about as dangerous to pedestrians on | wet day in summer as in winter, but particular attention is being paid to them just now. One is usually on the lookout for icy spots, while but little thought is given to the treacherous coal hole cover, every whit as dangerous. The funeral of the late Philip Os- trander, for 42 years in the employ of the Consolidated road, takes place in New Haven tomorrow. General Man. ager Lucius Futile has issued circular announcing that special trains will be run on all divisions in order to accommC- date employees who wish to attend the funeral. A special will leave tho Naug- atuek station at 10 a. m. tomorrow. In the police court this morning samuel Latiamme was charged with not supportinghis motherless children Louis, aged IF, and Cornelius, 9. Laflammc, who Is a woodchopper, is at present unable to work owing to an injured arm, and the children have for several weeks been cared for by neighbors, who are unwilling to support them any longer Judge Bradstreet committed the boys to the Tyler City home.
 Says the New Haven Palladium Last evening at the Hyperion considerable annoyance was caused by boys who sat in the front rows of the top gallery and shot programmes, rolled into cones, down on the occupantS of the orchestra seats. Between the second and third acts one programme thrown in this way fell on one of the glass globes on the balcony railing, took fire and fell blaz- ing into the lap of Mrs William Froh- lich, wife of Center street barber. She screamed and for a moment there was danger of panic, but Mir Frohlich grabbed the blazing paper, threw it into the aisle and stamped out the blaze. Then the neighbors sat down again and quiet was restored.