Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-01-01
CITY NE US.
Write it 1891.

Write il 1891.
Lester and Allen at the opera house
this evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts rain or snow
higher temperature.
Nicholas Jenkins OF this city has been
granted a patent upon a shade support.
The Y. NJ. c. A., will hold . rccep-
ton in their parlOrs from to 10 this
evening.
The incoming court Of common coun-
Gil will meet for the first time next
Monday evening.
John p. Kellogg, the new prosecuting
attorney, assumed the duties of his posi-
ton to-day.
The stores and business houses gen.
orally observed New Years by giving
their employees half holiday.
William Roberts and wife, of Sing
Sing, N. Y, are visiting Mrs Dennis
Kilduff at Is Central avenue.
The Gidemsn Lithuanian society will
give q sociable In Conoordia hall this
evening, dancing beginning at o'clock.
Prizes will be presented to the best
dancers.
The furniture stores closed at IL o'clock
to day, and hereafter will close Monday,
Thursday and Friday evenings, as they
ulu DetOre the Mondays.
The funeral Of the late John Coen was
largely attended from his late residence
on Hawkins street to the church Of the
Immaculate Conception this morning.
- Miss Rose A. Lawlor, aged % years,
died last evening at her home on Dover
street. The funeral will take place to
st. Patrick's church tomorrow MORN
ing.
Mrs John Smith Of North Riverside
street slipped and fell while crossing the
horse car tracks in the Brooklyn district,
yesterday afternoon, sustaining frac-
ture Of the right ankle,
Ellison Bidwsll of East Hartford, who
| was placed in the Connecticut hospital
for the insane in Middletown, about
three weeks ago, escaped from that insti-
tuition last week, since which time the
authorities or his friends have heard
nothing from him.
The first annual entertainment and
sociable given by Evangeline Circle, G.
of F., will be held tonight in City hall.
There has been gratifying advance
sale of tickets and the arrangements
have been carefully made. Bergen's
orchestra will furnish music for dancing.
Louis Cyr, who has many friends
among the French people of this city, is
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at Fulton, N. Y, by lifting without
harness, q weight of 1868 pounds. 1t is
also claimed that he lifted = platform
containing 10 men, the aggregate weight
being 1898 pounds. This, if true, is a
wonderful performance.
Watch services and revival meetings
were held last night at the First Baptist.
First Methodist, Advent and A. N. Z.
Zion churches. At st Paurs a knife
and fork supper was held. The Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor
held services in Warmers block, West
Side hill. The Young Womon's Friendly
league gave an entertainment at their
rooms.
At the Atlantic hotel in Bridgeport,
last evening, the annual meeting of
Connecticut Commercial Travellers as
ISOLATION was held. Officers as follows
were elected: President, Frank c.
Bushnell of New Haven; vice-presi-
dents, r. E. St John of Danbury, S. II.
Spencer of Waterbury secretary and
treasurer, l.. H. Bates of New Haven ;
executive committee, Fred Brewer of
New Haven, w. w. Fleming of Hart
ford, John III. Cochrane, c. B. Nichol of
Bridgeport, E. Nj. Somersz of New Ha-
ven, r. B. Smith of Waterbury. The
next meeting will be held in New
Haven.