Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-22
CITY NEWS.

"A has Deou dppOAACSu 4HSPeSIOI VI IIAlS
practice.
give a concert and ball at Music hall on
Christmas night.
A number of Waterbury musicians
the piano recital given by
Ignace Paderewsky in New Haven last
night.
The drama Shamrock and Rose" /
will be presented at the opera house on /
st Patrick's night, under the auspices of |
the Sacred Heart church choir.
Contractor Smith had a force of men
at work this morning on the church of |
the Immaculate Conception, making
preparations to re-slate the roof.
A months mind requiem mass for
the late Mrs Catherine O'Connor will be
celebrated in the Sacred Heart church
at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Connecticut river was frozen
over for the first time this season at
Middletown Saturday morning. Ice
half an inch thick formed from shore to
shore.
The Long Island express over the
New England road was delayed several
hours on its trip to Boston this morning.
The transfer across the sound had to be
delayed owing to the heavy fog.
A four year old child, the daughter of
w. J. Cassidy of S91 East Main street,
was struck by a horse car near her
home, yesterday afternoon, while play
ing in the street, receiving a painful
scalp wound.
The holiday rush has commenced at
the postoffice. The clerks are kept
unusually busy. Miss Fitzpatrick, the
stamp clerk, is continually at the win
dow, weighing Christmas packages and
selling stamps.
The funeral of the late Martin boy lie
was attended this morning to the church
of the Immaculate Conception. The
pail bearers were, Joseph Conroy,
Thomas Fitzachary, John Sydes, John
Mulvill, William Robinson and Edward
Tracy.
The grip is on the decease, so the
doctors say. They expect less of it
from now on, as the climax of the
epidemic is apparently passed. A great
many people are sick, however, and
many of them present serious
symptoms.
George Liberty, a painter, while
working upon the outside of a second
| story window on the house of Daniel
Mccarthy, No Pleasant street, yester-
was thrown to the ground by the break
ing of the casing. He was painfully
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Commencing this evening a special
| train will leave for Watertown at $3.50
and for Naugatuck at 9:15 O'Clock.
This is in order to accommodate people
| from those towns, who wish to do
shopping in Waterbury during the holi-
days. The trains will run tomorrow
and Thursday evenings.
| Mrs Elizabeth Colby was before the
police court this morning, charged with
drunkenness and with being a common
drunkard. She was sentenced to thirty
days and costs in the town house on the
the second. She had only recently
completed seven months sentence at
the town house for similar offense.
Chief Snagg, treasurer of the Connec-
ticut State Firemen's association, has
paid out in benefits to members, since
June, the sum of So ,496. Among the
benefits paid this month are two to
Waterbury men. Thomas Lyr ! of No
1, received So for injuries received at
the recent fire on Benedict street, he
having injured his finger. G. G. Belit
of No 2, was laid up eleven days, with a
cold contracted at the fire.
The Connecticut Dairymen's associ-
alton will give a dairy exhibition in
be held in Hartford on January 10, 20
and 81. Over $500 will be distributed
in prizes, which are offered for the best
samples of creamery butter, the best
display of granulated butter and for the
best display of butter for the market.
The exhibits in cheese will be divided
into three classes and premiums to the
amount of $50 will he awarded.
At the adjourned meeting of the
councilmen last night, it was voted that
the clause in the minutes of the previous
meeting relating to an appropriation OF
100000 for the extension of Liberty
street, be corrected by having the full
text printed. 1t was also voted that the
claim of Patrick Donnelly for $63 dam.
ages, claimed by him as the result of be-
ing quarantined by the board of health
be referred to the law committee. The
aldermen lacked a quorum and an ad.
journment was taken for a week.
Continental lodge, F. and A. NJ. last
night elected the following officers: w.
M, Eldridge E. Candee; S. W., George
E. Tompkins; j. W., William NJ. Cottle
treasurer, Burton G. Bryan; secretary
II. F. McReynolds; trustees, N. J. Wei
ton, F. A. Spencer, w. E. Rlsley; board
S. D., William A. Morris; ]. j., William
E. Niles; s. s., David Eggleston. J. D..
William s. Harper; marshal, George
G. Blakeslee; tyler, H. Fl. Peck; organist
j. w. Walker; chaplain, the Rev DR. Ed
: mund Rowland.
The officers of the Cheshire Watch
, company wish to correct a mistake
: which appeared in the state press re-
! Gently about the company. The fact is
that they discontinued the business long
before the combination between the
!: Waltham and Elgin companies took
. place, whereby the price of their
watches was reduced 20 per cent. The
. business was that eight stockholders
who had been loaning them $4,000 fol
a working capital, refused to continue
the loan longer, and this forced the
company to close the business and sell