Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-11
CITY NEWS.

The COnQlClOn or the heV r. l.. baKeT, who is at the hospital suffering from ty- phoid fever, is improving.
 The Third division, A. O. H., will give pretty souvenirs to ladies attending their New Years eve sociable,
 The Ladies' Aid society of the First Methodist church gave a supper and entertainment in the church last even- ing.
 Shoninger's Musical Monthly for De- cember contains Christmas song. The Monthly may be obtained free at the store.
 Confirmation will be administered by Bishop McMahon to a class of 25O children at the church of the Immacu- late Conception on Sunday, December 20.
 The husband of Mary Mccarthy, the young woman who was taken i'll at Smiths hotel, Wednesday, and removed to the almshouse, is serving in the Eng fish army.
 A man named Laynton was thrown from wagon in Randolph & Cloves yard shortly after 1 o'clock this after noon, receiving a bad shaking up, but breaking no bones.
 Postmaster Doherty to-day received letter from First Assistant Postmaster Whitfield, informing him that upon the return of Inspector Stoddard that the matter of encouragement of the Water bury postotfice will be immediately dis posed of
 Chief Snagg has received a check for $125 from Tracy Brothers, for the fire companies, in recognition of the work performed by the men during the late fire. This sum makes a total of $175 that the firemen received for their prompt work.
 The St Aloysius Drum corps, con nected with the St Aloysius cadets, was formally organized last evening, with the following officers: Fife sergeant, William Ryan: drum sergeant, William McCarthy; treasurer, John Brennan; secretary, William Ryder.
 The second meeting of the class in mechanical drawing, which is held in connection with the evening schools, will be held this evening at o'clock in the basement of the Elm street school. All wishing to join should be present at that time.
 The Waterbury Watch company has elected the following officers for the en- suing year: A. S. Chase, president; E. l.. Frisbie, jr, secretary and treasurer; Leroy Upson, assistant treasurer; and A. s. Chase, Israel Holmes, Henry E. T lS, jr, directors.
 Edmund S. Robinson, aged 34 years, died this morning at the hospital, of peritonitis. MT Robinson was d we'll known clerk at the Atlantic & Pacific Tea companys store. The funeral will take place from the Hall memorial chapel at 1 o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 The safe-blowing gang, who have been operating on Connecticut post offices for the past two years, with varying success, tried their luck at the East Hartford postoffice Wednesday blunder of blowing open an unlocked safe and the safe was empty. The noise of blowing open the safe aroused the whole town.
 Miss Emily Minberger, who for the past five years has been the housekeeper for the Rev Father Bray of St Johns church in New Haven, was found dead in bed yesterday. She had been i'll for about three days with pneumonia and her death was very sudden. She was 31 years old, and her home was in Fitch vile, a surburb of Norwich, where her body was taken this morning.
 The bone claimed to have been found in the ashes of the burned sleeping car K, and delivered to Rev Joseph Jackson, who lives near the scene, was examined by surgeons in Providence yesterday. While there are no doubts about it's be- ing human bone, vegetable matter was found in It, proving beyond question that 1t had been on the surface of the ground for long time time, or, in other words, that it is an old bone.
 The funeral of Miss Catherine T,odpe was largely attended at o'clock this morning, from her brothers residence, No 52O Baldwin street to St Patrick's church, where requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev Father Duggan. The pallbearers were: John Seery. Bernard Seery, Anthony Donovan Thomas Owens, Edward Hyland and Maurice Noonan. A number of beauti- ful floral pieces were presented by the employees of the Benedict & Burnham and American Mills companies.
 The chart at the Park drug store in- dicates an unusual local interest in the coming masquerade of the Red Men. Costumer Buchholz, who will be at Warmers block, Bank street, on and after Saturday evening, will outdo all previous efforts in fitting out the maskers. The general sale of reserved seats will begin tomorrow morning at U Ciock. noloerS or invitations may secure floor tickets at the Park drug store, Dexter's, Cannon 6 Webster's' Lake & Pomeroy's and at CalIender's drug stores.
 There are seventy G. A. R. posts in the state, with membership exceeding 1000. The relief funds amount to S65,- OOO and the total property owned by the posts will aggregate $150,000. The Womens Relief corps has membership of 2,50O, and the charities bisbursed by 1t during the current Year will reach $3, The order is in more fourishing condition at present than at any time since it's establishment in this state. United States Senator Hawley. Patent Commissioner William E. Simonds. Morgan G. Bulkeley and Mayor Henry c. Dwight, have been appointed by the Hartford posts to report ways and means for the erection of Grand Army memorial building there.
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