Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-19
CITY NEWS.

Brett s. Cos. They are selling out.
Eva Aubertin, aged years, daughter
of Matios Aubertin of OIL Bank street,
died last night.
Hannah, aged 9 years. infant daughter
of William gilbert of 1906 River street,
died last night.
The fourth annual picnic of the Star
Social club will be held in HellmanD's
grove, Friday, July 8.
A large number of cases of measles
are reported from various parts of the
city. One or two cases of scarlet fever
are also reported.
The board of railroad commissioners
are to begin tomorrow their annual ex-
animation of the Consolidated railroad
system.
You won't find any cranky. irritable,
respondent women where Lavine IS
used to tighten the burden and brighten
the home.
Rev j. A. Mulcahy will deliver his
lecture on "The Passion Play" at Tariff
Vile this evening, for the benefit OF
Father Walsh's church.
The postoffice officials are anxious to
obtain the addresses of Mrs Pascal Beck
with and Fred Blackman, as consider
able mail matter is held for them at the
office.
This is Just the weather, and Epson,
Singleton & Cos just the place to get
your spring suit. Don't delay, make
your selection before the lines get
broken.
The case of L. d. Moss vs. w. L. Todd,
| action to recover q cow replevied by the
defendant, was to-day decided by Judge
Bradstreet in favor of the plaintiff.
Damages of 81 and costs were also al
lowed.
Timothy O'Rourke arrived home from
his European trip last night after an alb
sence of seven weeks. He left his son
jeremiah in q college in Black Rock, a
watering place about three miles from
Dublin.
John Quinn and Miss Ellen O'Leary
were married. by the Rev Father Flem-
ming at the church of the Immaculate
Conception this morning. The best
couple We're Robert Quinn and Miss
Mary OLeary.
The 6:57 p. m. express on the Manga
tuck division is the first train on the
division to be lighted by the improved
gas system recently introduced upon the
Consolidated road. The train was
lighted for the first time last evening.
On Friday afternoon the commission
ers are to give hearing at Hough's
mill crossing at Meriden on the accept
ance of an overhead crossing con-
structed by their order which involves
the doing away with grade crossing.
The newly elected officers of BARGE
Iona council, K. of c., will be installed
by J. j. Mcdonald, d. S. K, Thursday
| evening next, after which the council
physician, DIR j. F. Hayes, will banquet
the members. A full attendance is re-
quested.
| A dispatch from GAINESVILLE, Tex,
states that a warrent is out for the ar
rest of II. B. Wright, "a prominent lawyer,
for embezzlement from the Middlesex
cox of this district is one of his victims,
to the extent of $4,000.
Lucien Pratte has opened drug store
i'll Jackson's block, 234 South Main
street, under the name of the Pharmacie
Franchise. The store has been hand
somely fitted and stocked with a full
line of drugs and medicines, and liquors
for medicinal purposes. He has secured
w. j. Duncan as manager and a spec
ialty will be made Of compromising
physicians prescriptions.
The funeral of the late Mrs Bryan
Smith took place this morning and was
largely attended. At 8 o'clock a solemn
high mass was celebrated in the church
of the Immaculate Conception, Father
Flemming being celebrant; Father Null
cahy, deacon and Father O'Donnell,
sub-deacon. The pallbearers were:
Michael Cruise, John Collins, Eugene
Sullivan, Owen Thompson, Patrick
Donahue and William Mccarthy.
The knights of Columbus are taking
action on. the matter of a state parade
in 1892. IL will be in commemoration
of the four hundredth anniversary of
the discovery of America. The board
of government will meet in New Haven
June %. If it decides in favor of the
parade, New Haven, Meriden and
Bridgeport will enter the race for the
honor of entertaining the paraiers, with
the chances in favor of New Haven.
Five prisoners were taken from New
i Haven to the Hartford county Jail.
This is the first batch that has been sent
demic broke out. The nine patients at
the Jail are doing well. No new cases
are reported. A question arose yester-
day whether the prisoners are obliged
to pay their fare back home after their
sentence in the Hartford or Fairfield
lcounty jails has expired, but from Sher-
iff Gates it was learned that the county
furnishes them with the railroad fares
back to that city.
A meeting for the purpose of forming
a local bicycle club was held in the
Comus club rooms last evening. The
meeting was an enthusiastic one and
steps were taken toward forming per-
feet organization. 1t was decided to
call the club the Waterbury Wheel club
The following committees were ap-
pointed and will report at q meeting to
be held Friday evening: Constitution
and bylaws, Messrs White, Erbe and
Berd; committee on rooms, Messrs Coer,
Ennis and Erbe; suits, Messrs Coer,
Erbe and Wilson.
A five dollar counterfeit has appeared
in the last few days. From the number
thus far seen it would seem that quite a
few are afioat, and people will do well
to beware of them. They are limitations
of the legal tender note, series of 1880,
signed j, N, Huston, treasurer check