Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-23
CITY NEWS.

A group picture OF the Sacred Heart
church choir appeared in yesterdays
New York Herald.
The funeral of the late William II.
Brown will take place at one o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
The charter revision committee will
meet in the district court room at 1880
o'clock this evening.
The reign of the common people is no
longer an experiment. This is also true
of the use of Lavine for washing.
Mrs Sarah j. Bassett, aged Al years,
wife of Homer l. Bassett, died this
morning at her home on Long Hill.
Ex.Manager Pincus of the casino
Theatre will be rendered a benefit in
City hall next Thursday evening.
A musical comedy under the name of
1.-The Strategists" will be presented Mt
the opera house next Thursday evening.
The singing class under the direction
of Prof Harvey will give a concert at
the First NJ. E.church, Thursday evening.
The snake season has opened early in
Connecticut, Judging from the tales that
find their way into New York newspa-
pers.
yesterday that the church would hold a
fair commencing about the middle of
Enext month.
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and at
the Catholic churches was celebrated in
the usual manner by the blessing and
distribution of palm branches.
At Brett & Cos, clearing out sale.
Special this week, all our boys suits
costing from So to 81. Your choice for
$3.50. See them in our window.
Arrangements have been made to
have flash light picture taken during
the masquerade ball at Music hall,
Thursday evening, March 20.
Mrs Clara Brouillette, aged "a years,
died last evening at her home on
place tomorrow to st AIMS church.
The will of the late James White of
Sarstield street was filed for record and
probate this morning. The widow of
the deceased was named as eXecutriX.
Tickets have been placed on sale for
the lecture on 1.-The Passion Play" to be
delivered by Rev j. A. Mulcahy in the
opera house, Friday evening, April 3.
Tickets are selling for 30 and so cents.
Miss Annie McNiff, aged %, died yes
terday at her mothers home, No II
Washington street, after lingering ill
ness. The funeral will take place to st
Patrick's church AT $50 O'clock to-
morrow morning.
Twenty-six out of the forty white
hares ordered from Maine arrived in
Ansonia Saturday morning, and the re-
mainder are expected early this week.
They will be taken into the country and
liberated to-day.
John L. Garland of Naugatuck, well
known in this city, will be among the
graduates of the medical department of
the University of New York, in the Met
ropolitan opera house tomorrow even
ing.
Seven jubilee singers of the Fisk uni
versity, Nashville, Tenn, assisted at the
services in the First Congregational
church yesterday morning and in the
evening they conducted the services in
the Second church.
Mrs Mary Campion, died yesterday
afternoon at her home on Ridge street
The funeral will take place to the
church of the immaculate Conception,
at o'clock to morrow morning. The
remains will be taken to Middletown for
burial.
Attorney Burpee said to-daythat he had
heard nothing outside of the newspaper
reports regarding the finding in the
Brow n-Pinney case. He has written to
Hartford for the opinion given by the
supreme court, but does not expect to
receive it for several days.
The new bridge over Little River" at
Cromwell, on the Meriden, Waterbury
4 Connecticut river railroad, is in per-
feet order and the company carried the
first load of stone from the New Eng
land Brownstone Co.'S quarries Saturday.
The car was billed to Waterbury and 100
car loads will go to the same party.
The last of the series of entertain
ments will be given at the Boys club
rooms, No Market place, tomorrow
evening. A very fine pro Eramme will
be rendered and the distribution of
number of prizes to boys who have
shown best work in the different classes
of study, will take place. A hearty in
vitation is extended to parents and
friends.
DIR Calvin w. Jacques died at his
home in Manchester at $3.50 p. m. Satur-
day, aged SO years. He practiced med
icine there for AZ years and represented
the town in the legislature of 1878. He
was widely known in this and surround
ing states as a leading physician. He
was fancier of fine horses and owned
one of the largest stables in that section.
DIR Jacques was an uncle of Jean
Jacques of this city.
A circular has been received here of
fering reward of 81 900 for informa-
ton leading to the whereabouts, dead or
alive, of William III. Sheppard, a builder
and contractor, who left Wilkesbarre,
January ID, Of the present year, and
who has not since been heard from. He
is 25 years of age, and weighs over 200
pounds. The family fear that he went
insane after leaving home for the osten-
sible purpose of visiting New York.
A Watertown man had narrow
escape from instant death at the Nauga-
tuck station Saturday night. Conductor
SCOTS tram from Bridgeport had just
arrived and was backing out of the way
The man thought it was the WATERFOWL
train and jumped ON the platform, but
failed to catch hold of the guard rail-
He was dragged a short way, but for
tunately escaped with only a severe
shaking up.
The New Haven United States army
recruiting station can hold its own