Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-21
CITY NEWS.

Next Thursday being the vigil of the
feast of the nativity will be a fasting
day of obligation in the Catholic
church.
The eighth annual sociable of the
Second division, A. o. H., will be held
in City hall, Thursday evening, Febru-
airy 25.
Oscar Hart was before the police
court this morning charged with nom
support. The case was continued for
thirty days.
The Naugatuck Valley Athletic as
| ISOLATION will give an athletic tourna-
ment in the City hall on Thursday even
ing, January %.
Frank Smith, clerk for F. B. Field,
returned from Massachusetts this morn
| ing, where he has been attending the
funeral of his grandfather.
Agent Manwaring received notice to-
day that F. E. Dewey had been APP
pointed superintendent of the western
division of the New York & New Eng
land road.
A little boy named Coyle fell off the
wall into the river, at the rear of the
Scovill factory, yesterday afternoon.
He was rescued by man who was
passing.
Phelan's banners arrived to-day. They
are two days late, but he is having big
demand for them to-day. Drop in and
get one and look over his free present
counter; it is very tempting.
Caleb Hennessy, we'll known engi-
neer on the Naugatuck division, is very
low with consumption, at his home in
bridgeport. Mr. Hennessy formerly
lived in this city.
The New Zealand Med Co, which has
been at the Casino several weeks, closed
very successful run on Saturday even
I ing. The company will probably come
for short stay in January.
All the runners of the CITY are invited
to attend a meeting to be held this
| evening in the Y. M. G.. A rooms, for
| the purpose of making arrangements
for hare and hounds run on Christ
mas day.
The marriage of Miss Alice auckland
and Edward L. futile will take place at
the home of the brides parents on
Waterville street on Tuesday December
30. Mr. futile is a popular clerk at
E. G. Kilduff & Co.'S store.
The railroad commissioners will give
hearing in this city, Wednesday, on
the petition for side track from the
| Naugatuck railroad across Benedict
street into the yard of the Benedict &
Durham Manufacturing company.
The state treasury department Satur-
day paid off the 100000 of 81 per cent
state bonds due May 1, 1897, which
were lately called. They were owned
by the Etna Life Insurance company.
The only remaining Callable bonds of
the state are 100000 more of the same
issue.
There will be a regular meeting of the
officers of the Connecticut brigade al
the New Haven armory Tuesday
December %, at p. m. The report OF
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton will be submitted, and other bust
ness of general interest discussed. The
brlgadier-general requests a full and
prompt attendance.
John Hutchinson, one of the oldest
Irish residents in this city, died this
morning at his home, No 61O Baldwin
street. He leaves wife, three
daughters and son. The funeral will
take place to st Patrick's church at c
O'Clock Wednesday morning. MI
hutchinson was for many years a mem.
Der of the Waterbury R. G. T. A. & B
society.
Martin Doyle, aged So years, died al
his home on Long Hill, Saturday night
The deceased was a we'll known marble
and granite cutter, and at one time con
Quoted granite establishment on Wal
nut street. He leaves a wife and five
children. The funeral will take place
Tuesday at 8 a. m. from his late resi-
deDce to the Immaculate Conception
church.
The case of Mrs Cornelia A. Buel
trustee, against Franklin Farrell, ha.
been settled out of court. The case wa.
brought by Mrs Buel to recover OF
notes for sos, 200 held by the late Mr.
Philo Brown, endorsed by the defend
ant. Judgment for the plaintiff wa.
given by the district court and notice O
appeal was given. 1t was learned to
day that the case would not come t.
trial, having been settled.
Connecticut is we'll represented in tn,
patent office at Washington. Commits
' sioner Simonds belongs in this state anC
Senator Platt is member of the senate
committee. No state in the union ha,
as many inventors, according to it
population, as has Connecticut. This i!
the reason why her manufacturers, who
have to freight their coal and iron fo
great distances, can successfully com
pete with other manufacturers who arr
located nearer the iron and coal fields.
The sun enters the sign of Capricornu
to-day and, astronomicalIy speaking
{ winter then begins. The sun theI
) touches his furthest limit in southern
, declination, 90 degrees, 81 minutes, tn,
days are at their shortest and from thi
time onward for period of six months
, the shadows OF night no longer encroacl
) on the light of day. The path of tn,
sun is so low in the heavens that tn,
short days seem to hasten gloomily tt
r their close and it will be well into tn
) new year before it becomes apparen
that the sun is again approaching us.