Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-15

valescing and will be able to attend to business in few days.
 A useful Christmas present, foun- tain pen, double feed, always ready, never fails, at Martin Bergin's.
 On Thursday evening next new court of the Ancient Order of Foresters, will be organized in New London. Timothy Horrigan has erected hand some seven tenement block on Hickory street. He has a few pleasant tenements left.
 Prepare in time for the cold wave that Is bound to come, by getting a warm suit of clothing at Upson, Single ton & Co.'S.
 The Hibernian rifles and the First, Second, Third and Fourth divisions of the A. o. H., will hold a union meeting this evening.
 Unless a good rain fall comes pretty quick Hartford will again have to pump water from the Connecticut river for daily use.
 D- Tracy, of Meriden. general physi- clan of the Knights of Columbus, has been nominated by the democrats for mayor, in the election winch takes place to day.
 H. R. Warner, formerly in the One l now connected with MT Geeley in Hart ford, is dangerously sick with malarial | fever.
 At the last meeting of the directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad the usu al quarterly dividend of 9 per cent was declared The capital stock of the road is $23, 100000
 The entertainment given by the Boys | club last evening was grand success. | There was a large attendance and many visitors. The programme was both interesting and instructive.
 The Third division, A. O. H., is mak- ing elaborate arrangements are their New Years eve sociable at Jacques auditorium. A handsome souvenir will be given to each lady in the grand march.
 T. E. Dewey the newly appointed superintendent of transportation on the New England road, to-day issued an | order to passenger conductors to notify | him in all cases when trains are over | three minutes late.
 Centennial lodge, F. A. M, elected the following officers last evening: w. M., Elliot E. Candee; s. w., George E Tompkins; J. w. William M. Cottle; treasurer, Burton G. Bryan; secretary H. F. McReynolds; trustees, N. J. Vel ton, F. A Spencer, WE. Risley ;board of relief, N. J. Welton, Henry T. Stedman
 Sarah Bernhardt will appear at the Hyperion theatre, New Haven, Decem- Der 24, in Cleopatra" It will be the only appearance of Madame Bernhardt in this state. The prices will be from $3 to $1, and the sale of seats opens on Thursday morning next at o'clock.
 The board of directors of the Housa- tonic road met in Bridgeport to-day. The old board of officers was re elected. The fifty-third annual report was read and showed that the gross earnings for the year were S1 1,544,79 operating expenses, $949, ,291. .97; assets, S7,235,2 739.98; liabilities, $7,235, ,7399S.
 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of this week are observed by the Catholic church throughout the entire world, as ember days and they are commemorated in a penitential manner, and by abstain. ing from flesh meat. On the last named day the annual ordination of semlnarlans for the priesthood takes place.
 The committe of the grand court, A. O. F. of A., appointed Co settle the diff. culty that existed between Court Robert Emmet of New Haven and Court Middletown, has rendered it's decision It censures both courts for their unbusl
 ness-like methods and orders Court
 Mlddlctown to pay the expenses con. tracted by the excursion committee last summer and also the expenses incurred
 by the arbitration committee. Court
 Robert Emmet has notified the grand
 court that it accepts the decision, bu
 the Middletown court has not yet acted
 in the matter.
 : In the superior court civil side, tn,
 case of OGrady vs the Knights of Col
 umbus, was opened this morning befor,
 Judge Hall. This case is attracting z t great deal of attention among tn, |, mbers of the Knights of Columbus o throughout the state. John O'Grad, was member of Roderigo council, New @ Haven and was in arrears at the time O t his death. The day be fore his deatl
 the money for his dues and assessment
 was paid to the financial secretary O
 the order, who gave a receipt. Int
 case now hinges upon the question haC
 the secretary a right to accept tn,
 money when the man was behind in hi
 dues.
 Company A elected the following off
 cers at their meeting last evening
 Secretary, John McKeever; treasurer f Louis l.. Barton; executive committee # Captain w. B. Moses, Sergeant w. H a Claxton, Corporal E. Carter and Pri o yates c. Smith and NJ. Haynor: cour martial, Lieutenant James Geddes f Corporal F. Boden and Privates F. w a Ingraham, H. Baker and H. s. ScoviIl e entertainment committee, Corporal E z Carter and Privates c. Smith, r f Brooks, E. H. Humphrey and J. F, r Peacock; recruiting committee, Captain g W. E. Moses, Sergeant w. H. Claxton f Sergeant w. A. Goldsmith, Corporal w n E. Bigelow; reading and room com
 mittee, First Lieutenant E. Hart, Ser 7 geant H. Cady and Privates James
 Ward and Joseph Stanley; gymnasium committee, Privates c. Hermann, c. H
 Humphrey and E. Ebert. The follow ing non-commissioned officers, were appointed: Corporal Heeber appointed aer0aant and prirntns E E,.t-..