Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-12-26
CITY NEWS.

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There Is an advertised letter at the
postoffice Tor Mrs LIS. Gilman.
The musical programme rendered at
the Sacred Heart church yesterday will
be repeated tomorrow.
The Christmas travel on the Manga
tuck and New England roads was the
largest in many years.5H
Representative G. g. Root is steadily |
improving. DIR Axtelle said to-day that |
Mr. Root has passed the crisis.
Three tramps who were beg
ging at the West End were arrested by |
Officer Kennaugh this afternoon.
The clerks at I. Chase's store present. |
ed Mr. Chase with handsome Christmas
present in the form of an oak clock:
Nearly 700 Naugatuck people took ad-
vantage of the special trains run Tues
day, Wednesday and Thursday evenings
and did their shopping here.
The case against William Kelly, who
is charged with blackmail by Mayor @.
r. Baldwin, has been continued until
Tuesday.
Patrick Cough, aged II years, died in
the almshouse last night, The funeral
took place from Mulville's undertaking
rooms to-day to st Joseph's cemetery.
| Special Christmas music will be
services in the First church tomorrow,
under the direction of Alexander S. Glib
son.
Peter Calabro, infant son of Charles
Calabro, died yesterday. The funeral
will take place from his fathers resi-
dence on Brook street at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
A green Christmas did you say. Yes,
it was, but we have clothing for all kinds
of weather, and if you can't get suited
at Epson. Singleton & Co.'S then you
are green.
The funeral of Colonel George M.
White, assistant adjutant general of
Connecticut, was held in New Haven
to-day. The services were conducted by
Rev DR. McLane.
The members of the Turn VeIein and
their little friends had a merry time
Iaround the Christmas tree in Turn hall.
1t was the fourteenth Christmas cele-
bration given by the Turner's.
John w. Reed, the popular foreman
of the buffing room at Smith & Griggs'
factory in Hopeville, was made the re-
cipient of a handsome gold watch and
chain on Christmas eve, by the men in
his employ.
About 400 boys enjoyed Christmas
afternoon at the Boys club room. Each
boy received bag of candy and a bag
of fruit and cake. There was singing
by Mrs r. N. Blakeslee, Miss Lyons and
Miss Granniss.
The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Lyra society was held in the hall
on Phoenix avenue last night and was a
very pleasant affair. One hundred chill
dren were made happy, the Christmas
tree being fairly loaded with good
things.
James G. Minis, colored, fell from
the platform of the 1925 train north,
over the Naugatuck road, yesterday
morning, near the Meriden junction.
He was badly bruised, but not seriously
injured. He was taken to his home on
Summit street and attended by DIR
Holmes.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Dough-
erty took place from her late residence,
corner of Mill and Clay streets, at $3.50
Patrick's church. The pail bearers were
John Kennedy, Charles Fitzpatrick,
Michael Carbon, John Kelly and Bernard
Tracy.
Bridgeport's Catholic clergymen are
trying to fix things SO that in case of all
funerals the services at the church will
be public and at the cemetery private.
They argue that there is altogether too
much display at funerals, and the cost of
hack hire too high for most families to
undergo.
The board of trustees of Court Han.
COCK, A. .. +. of A., request us to state
that the impression which has gained
credence that the court is loser owing
to the assignment in business made by
, its late treasurer, does Mr. Bossidy an in.
justice. He has turned over the funds
of the court to his successor.
All the services at the Immaculate
VCnnoonfinT1
were largely attended yesterday. The
music, as usual, was of high order, and
reflects credit on the hard working or
ganists and their choirs. WI. Bergen's
orchestra assisted in a very pleasing
f manner at the Sacred Heart church.
Speedwell lodge, K. of P, elected the
following officers last night G. c., Ed
win R. Snagg; " c., j. Elliot Russell
p, N. w. Reed; K. R. s., G. c. An
drews; M. of E., F. w. Chesson; NJ. OF
F., G. T. Robinson; M. of A., George w
z Kinney; trustee, G. c. Andrews; repre-
sentatives to grand lodge, Samue
= Lackey, John J. Siebert. The Pythiar
Aid association elected officers as fol
d lows President, F. w. Chesson; vice
president, N. w. Reed; secretary, james
A. Knox; treasurer, G. w. Carr; direc
tors, G. 9. Andrews, G. T. Robinson
Samuel Lackey.
Officer King and Sanitary Inspecto
Moses found a horse owned by Ansol
B. Rice lying dead in the stable at tn,
rear of the Monitor hose house las
night. The animal had evidently beer
dead for several days and the stencil
that arose from its decaying body wa
almost unbearable. Another hors
which was almost starved to death, wa
found in the barn tied fast to a bean
n which it was gnawing when found
81 The animal was given food and drinl
). but was in such pitiable condition tina
% it was killed by an agent of the Human
"a society. A warrant has been issued TO
= the arrest of Rice. He is an old often
81 der in this line and the Humane societ,
will push the case against him for all
is worth. Word has just been receives
that Rice was arrested at $50.
The death of Mrs Martha Kinrnnn