Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-23

In the state there are III subordinate
lodges, with a combined membership of
10000. Each lodge is entitled to three
delegates to the meeting of the grand
lodge.
A new and rather startling theory has
been advanced in France, as to the grip
1t is to the effect that the popular dag
nosis of the disease is entirely wrong
and that the epidemic is not really infiu-
enza, but malady of a typhoid form.
In support of this theory some very
strong evidence is advanced.
A tramp, about sixty years of age,
died at the almshouse in Willimantic
yesterday of heart disease. He was
England train Monday night and was
removed to the almshouse by the
authorities. His name is unknown and
nothing of his previous history could be
learned.
The following officers we're elected by
Court Wolf Tone at last nights meet
ing: G. R., James S. Carroll; S. G.. R.,
Frank Carroll; F. S., Daniel F. Kelly; R.
| S., Lawrence Cronin; treasurer, James
Coughlan; S. W., William Maloney; j.
W., John Stack; S. B. Charles Lundburg
]. B., Jeremiah Murphy; trustee foI
three years, Patrick Mooney; physician,
DR. ]. F. Hayes.
Waterbury lodge, A. o. U. w. elected
the following officers last night: Past
master workman, Marshall Darling mas
ter workman, James H, Trip; foreman.
Fred @. Chapman; overseer, H. E
Finney; guide, Fred zimmerman; recorder
o. w. Cornish; financier, F. B. Hoadley
receiver, IN. Russell; inside Waterman
II. w. Gougie; outside Waterman, J. II
| BanZiger; trustee, G. B. Vail,
James H: Hearney, aged AZ years
died at his home No 428 Mill street, last
night. after a long illness. Deceased
has lived in this city 40 years and was
well known and respected. He haC
worked in Benedict & Burnham's for {
number of years, up to the time of his
illness which dates back two years. The
funeral will take place Thursday at S:3(
a. m. to st Patrick's church where a re
QUEEN high mass will be sung.
Thomas Lynch was arrested by Con
stable O'Brien yesterday, for fraud, anC
taken to the county Jail. Lynch for
merly conducted grocery store on Car
man street and became indebted tt
Bronson & Fitzgerald Of Hartford, il
the sum of $40. He failed to pay anC
his creditors brought suit, securing
Judgment of $4,000. Lynch sold out hi
store and went to work in Benedict s
Burnham's. The matter was placed il
the hands of Constable O'Brien and yes
terday he took possession of Lynch
body. Bronson & Fitzgerald propose t.
keep him in Jail, paying his board, unit
he settles up.
The funeral of John Hutchinson too
place from his late residence, No 81
Baldwin street, to st Patricks churc
!. at $50 o'clock to-day and was largel
9 attended. A requiem high mass wa
q celebrated by the Rev Father Duggar
= The pallbearers were members c
u the Waterbury r. G. T. A. and f
society, of which Mr. Hutchinson wa
one of the Oldest members, were as TO
lows: Patrick Boylan, John Phelar
Thomas Kelly, John Condron, jaime
McGuo and John Courtney. Mr. Hutcl
= Waterbury, having lived here forty-fiv
years.
The set of weather predictions whic
appear in our Geographic columns eac
It evening come from the station at Ne,
e Haven. The predictions heretofol
Is made have been based on observation
% at a. m. and p. M, and have bee
W made for twenty-four hours from I'll
1t time the observations were takel
10 Owing to the fact that many houl
le elapse before these predictions can
# presented to the public in the new
if papers, thus detracting from the
er practical value, it is proposed to in
is prove the service by having the predi
If tions in each case cover the time unit
midnight of the next day. When tn
!, takes effect, which will be January
IT the predictions printed in the mornir
papers will appear early in the day
which they apply, while those in Il
7 evening papers will be for the ds
after. The forecasters are also encou
aged to predict for the second or thil
4, day in advance, whenever they thir
u the state of the weather will justi
them In doing SOL