Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-10-16

father of Rev Father White. was
stricken W it'll paralysis last night, and
is in a critical condition.
The Connecticut Homeopathic Medi- |
cal society holds its semi-annual meet |
ing at the Winthrop, Meriden, next
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
1t is said in railroad circles that Con-
ductor Frank Scott, who now runs the
sos a. M. train, will run the new ex-
press train over the Naugatuck division.
The giant elm tree which has stood
upon the sidewalk near the corner of
East Main and Mill streets was cut down
to-day. The horse railroad tracks were
blocked for some time.
The replevin case of James A. Green
vs. J. F. O'Brien ct al was given to the
jury in the district court late yesterday
afternoon. The plaintiff was given pos
session of the goods and awarded 81 and
costs.
The suit of Stoddard, Kimberly & Co
VS. p. H Carroll of this city, to recover
81 900 bill of goods, was defaulted yes
terday owing to the non appearance of
the defendant, and Judgment awarded
to plaintiff.
The general committee having in
charge the arrangements for the fair of
Comstock lodge, will meet in Pythlan
hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening.
The lady friends of the lodge are invited
to be present.
The state rifle match, which was post
poned on October IA, on account of
rainy weather, will take place in Hart
ford on October 81. The date was an
nounced in an order issued yesterday by
rigadier-General Watson.
The case of Heater & Thurber VS. Will
| liam J. Neville, action to recover $54.S5
on book account, is being tried before a
jury in the district court to-day. AT
the last session of court the jury dis
agreed.
There appears to be an idea abroad that
the United States Express company is
soon to succeed the Adams company
upon the New York and New England
system. Austin Corbin's recent pur-
chases of New En- gland stock Is at the
bottom of it.
General Secretary Daniel Colwell of
the knights of Columbus has sent out
notices of the deaths of Thomas Habble
of Norwalk, Michael Kearney of Bridge
port, Francis Early of New Haven,
James ]. Larner of Hartford and Joseph
p. Nugent of this city.
The conductors fair. now being held
in New Haven, will close tomorrow
night. The Naugatuck division will
sell excursion tickets good for the $40
special train leaving here at 6:25 p. m
tomorrow. The fare for the round TRIP
is S5 cents.
The funeral of the late Joseph Scully
was held this morning, requiem mas
being celebrated at st Patrick's churcl
at 8 O'clock, by the Rev j. H. Duggan
The pallbearers were: Thomas Kane
Edward DOGGY, William Mccormick
from the First. division, A. o. H., anC
NJ. F. Carmody, William Goggins ant
Joseph Wallace representing Cour
, Shields, A. o. F. of A.
Thomas Healey and Augustus II
Booth, were each fined 81 and costs fol
drunkenness, in the police court thi
on Bridge street, was charged with being
= drunk and with keeping a disorder.
house. Several officers testified to tn
character of the house. The court fine
r him $40 and costs for drunkenness anC
$25 and costs for keeping disorderl
house.
AS the east bound freight train No 2
was leaving Green station, near Plain
|. field, on the New York and New Eng
land railroad yesterday afternoon, il
r. charge of Conductor Melville, ca
jumped Ine ITdCk white passing owe
= switch, causing the derailment of tn
three following cars and wrecking then
badly. Brakeman Mitchell was slight
injured. The four cars had to b
dumped over on their sides to clear tn
in-track. The wreck delayed both tn
east and west bound limited expires
- trains about four hours.
Rev Father Furlong of Rockville ha
given to him in Waterbury the othe
day book that he thinks a great des
of, and yet it is nothing but an oil
Geer's directory of Hart ford, publishe
- in 1888. The donor was Rev Fatht
Flemming, curate at the church of tn
Immaculate Conception, who found til
book in a second hand store in Ne
Haven. Father Flemming was readin
the book when Father Furlong Gale
and in it had just run across the adve
~ tisement of Father Furlong's fathe
Walter Furlong, who was a blacksmit
in Hartford for many years. He
once presented it to Father Furlor
who prizes it still more for two woo
cuts, amongst others, in the book. The
are of the old church in which Rocl
villes honored priest was baptized ar
of the old St Patrick's church in whiC
he was confirmed