Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-18
CITY NEWS.


tonight.
E. T. Turner's condition remains un-
changed.
Court Falcon, A. o. F. of A., last night.
The telephone company has distribut--
ed new directory to subscribers, dated
November 10.
The work of paving Grand street Twas
resumed to day by force of men under
direction of City Engineer Cairns.
Nearly 100 Waterbury people are in
New Haven to-day, the majority OF
them being in attendance at the superior
court.
Joseph Villeux and Miss Melvina
Geurtin were married by the Rev
Father Bourret, lat st AIMS church, Sun
day afternoon.
The roof of the church of the Immacu-
late Conception will be re-slated lmme-
diately, the states in many places hav-
ing become loosened.
Hesper Beecher, bookkeeper at Plume
& Atwood's for five years, has rendered
his resignation and is making prepare
tions to locate permanently in the
south.
Mayor Baldwin has resigned as treas
urer of the United Press, and John r.
Walsh, president of the Chicago Ma
ti0nal bank, has been chosen to replace
him.
The police have been unable to obtain
as yet any clue as to who stole the watch
and money from Thomas Hoyt's room
over Hicks restaurant, Monday after
| noon.
Which town clocklis right, the one on
City hall, or the one on st Johns church
or the two in the Brooklyn district !?
Note the difference of time and then
answer.
Yesterdays storm played havoc with
many of the billboards about the city.
Nearly 100 feet of boards owned by Jean
Jacques, on South Main. street, were
| blown down.
The funeral of Mrs M. E. Payne, who
died Monday, took place from her late
| residence on Hill side avenue this after
noon. The burial was in Riverside
cemetery.
Colonel Doherty, Adjutant Dickinson,
| Captain Kellogg and several other mill
| tary officers attended the muster and in
spection of the New Haven companies
last night.
| The annual concert and sociable of
the 'ArIon Social club will be given in
the Jacques auditorium Thanksgiving
eve. Music by Bergens orchestra; Prof
Oggesen of New Haven, prompter.
William Hammersley, attorney for
Comptroller Staub, has had placed on
the short calendar of the superior court
motion to quash, in the case of the
paymaster- general against Nicholas
Staub.
Conductor Dickerman, who won the
handsome lantern in the voting contest
at the conductors fair in New Haven,
on yesterday received the prize, hand
somely engraved. He is showing it to
his friends to-day.
The witnesses for the state in the
murder case against Terrence McKier-
nan of Union City, were supoenaed a
few days ago, but it is now thought
| that the case will not be tried until the
April term of court.
| Henry Curtin of the Bucks hill dis
trict, fell a distance of twenty feet,
yesterday afternoon, from pole to
which he was attaching a clothes line.
His left arm and two ribs were broken.
He was attended by DIR j. F. Hayes.
The funeral of John O'Neil was largely
attended to st Patrick's church at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The pail
| bearers were: Thomas Shea, John ALL
man, David Altman, John Kelly, Pat
rick Rourke and William Cahill
Michael E. Kelley arrived home from
New York yesterday afternoon, and
learning that warrant was out for his
arrest for an alleged assault upon Fred
r. Swift, hunted up Clerk Webster and
| furnished a bond of $500. The case will
be tried in the police court tomorrow.
John Cronin was arrested by Officer
McAulifte last night, upon a bench
warrant, and was to-day returned tc
| oil Lof
against Cronin, will be re-opened by the
superior court. The bonds in the case
were called two weeks ago, the accused
not being on hand when the case ca me
to trial.
The fifth anniversary of the wedding
of Mr. and Mrs William B Merriman wa.
celebrated last night at the home of MI
and Mrs Guernsey S. Parsons, the par
ents of Mrs Merriman. Many gifts o.
flowers and woodenware were received
A delightful evening was spent in dane
ing and social converse. Habenstein o.
Hartford catered and music was furnish
ed by the American band orchestra.
The authorities here have received
word from Norwich to keep look ou
for man named Frank P. F. SchofielC
who disappeared from his home OF
II November 5, in Norwich. He was las
seen near the depot of the New Londo1
& Northern railroad and it is believed
that he was partly demented when h,
left home. He was about 30 years O
age, well dressed and weighs 16O
pounds.
Court Meany's Pride circle, Com
panions of the Forest, elected the fol
lowing officers at their meeting las
evening: G. c., James H. Thurman; S
G. G., Miss Mary O'Connell; financia
secretary, Miss Kate Brosnan; recordin,
secretary, Miss Fannie Bowe; B. G..
t Miss Mary Halpin; L. G., Miss Llzzi
Crane; I, G., Miss Hannah Brick; o. G.
Bernard Malloy; physician, DR. Doua
hue; druggist, Bart Bossidy; trustee
3 John Donovan. Mrs Charles Kane, 3
t Bossidy and Mrs j. H. Thurman were az
pointed board of auditors.
The choir of the Immaculate Concep
ton church, under direction of Jno 1
Bonn, will give concert in st Patrick
hall this evening. Part first will con
sist of selections from Mendelssohn'