Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-05-27
CITY NEWS.

Miss Alice Belts, in Bridgeport.
The condition of Mrs w. f. Dillon
was much improved this morning.
Mrs Mary Ziegler, aged 90 years, died
this morning at her home in Simonsville.
Private J. Garde Of Co G after ex-
animation has been appointed corporal
to fill vacancy.
Townsend lodge, /. o. o. f., have ac-
cepted an invitation to attend the Memo
rial day exercises.
See the suits that Brett s. Co have
marked down from $14, SIS, SIG and
$17 to sell for $3.50. ~
DIR G. NJ. Upson goes to Danbury to-
day to attend meeting of the grand
officers of the Red Men.
A special meeting of court Stephen j.
Meany, A. o. +. of A. will be held in G..
A. r. Hall at 7:30 clock this evening.
Every member should be present.
The $50 train on the Naugatuck di-
vision was delayed about 10 minutes
this morning on account of two of the
wheels of the locomotive leaving the
track.
Those spring suits at Epson. Single
ton and Co.'S are going like hot cakes,
them, the supply is kept up to the de-
mand.
The general committee froms the sew
eral courts of Foresters will meet at q.
A. II. hall tomorrow evening to make
arrangements for taking part in the
Memorial day exercises.
Louis N. Carpenter and Miss Agnes G.
Millett were married by the Rev Father
Bourret at st AIMS church this~morn-
ing. The bridesmaids we're Miss Ellen
la Point and Miss Alice Bouffard. The
best men We're Joseph Millett and
Charles Blair.
At meeting of Court Wolf Tone, A.
o. F. of A., held last evening, the invita-
ton to participate in the Memorial day
exercises was accepted. A committee
consisting of John S. Hayes. William FL.
Delaney and Frank Carroll was appoint
ed to make the necessary arrangements.
The funeral of Mrs Nellie Furey took
place to the church of the Sacred Heart
this morning, where a requiem mass
was celebrated by the Rev Father
Treanor. The pallbearers were: Patrick
Merrigau, Edward Monohan, John Nc
Crane, Michael Furey, Timothy Con-
molly and Richard Tanning.
The Waterbury superior court, civil
side, met in New Haven yesterday.
Luther G. Whites appeal from Water.
bury assessment came up but was post
poned. The replevin suit of John H.
Dillon VS. Morford & Trubee, in refer
ence to 81 300 worth of goods, was con-
tinued until next Thursday.
The annual picnic of the Protector
Hose company will be held Saturday
afternoon and Wening in Hellmann's
grove. Among the attractions will be
a tug-of-war between the Benedict s.
Burnham and Scovill teams, and also a
pull between the Rogers & Brother team
and team from the Brooklyn Social
club.
The fourth annual picnic and games
of Co L, Hibernian Rifles, will be held
at the Waterbury base ball grounds
Friday afternoon and evening. There
will be tug-of-war contest, a game of
Ease ball, game of foot ball, foot racing
chestra will furnish music for dancing,
and Uffendale will prompt.
Attorney Lowe in the interest of
Mary Z. Rice, who had sued Father
McAlenny of Meriden, for back wages,
went to the latter city this morning,
where the case was settled up. At
the request of Father McAlenny his
attorney withdrew the replevin suit.
The suit of Mary Z. Rice was then with
drawn from court and an amicable set
Element was made between both parties.
The executive committee of the State
Firemen's association met in Hartford
yesterday. The members present were
the president. Nicholas Staub of New
Milford, Chief Myers of Danbury, Chief
Jones of Westport, Chief Carlton of
New Britain, and Chief Eaton of Hart
ford. Arrangements were made for the
annual meeting of the association,
which will be held in New Britain June
10 and II.
Concerning the recently discovered
evident irregularities in the drill reports
of the hospital corps, First regiment,
General Embler says in his official
capacity: 1.-The zeal that misinterpreted
the drill orders of 1S90-91, substituting
hours of "study" for hours of drill, is,
to say the least, not commendabie. 1t
officer as Captain F. G. Wilson, adju-
tant of First regiment, G. N. G., who, it
is understood, compiled the reports,
should have laid himself liable to CEN
sure for so fragrant a transgression of
the letter and spirit of orders for the
drill season."
The first case called in the United
States district court at Hartford yester-
day was that of Benjamin Lawrence,
etc, VS. Holmes, Booth g. Haydens, the
defendants making a motion to amend
DdTb Vi TIC TGDOEls ScItdlu ClldllSeS
the reports We're allowed by Judge Ship
man. II. ID. Donnelly of New York,
appeared for the plaintiff, and General
S. w. Kellogg of Waterbury, for the
defendants. The plaintiff is a New
York man, who alleges that the defend
ants wrongfully sent out their paper
fasteners marked as being patented.
John Kelley, aged Is years, who lives
with his mother on South Main street,
was painfully burned this morning by
the explosion of some percussion caps.
The boy yesterday obtained several
boxes of caps used in toy pistol. He
stored them away in his trousers pock-
cts and apparently forgot about them.
This morning in some unknown manner
the boxes took fire and ex-
ploded all the caps. The lads
legs and arms are seriously burned,
and the finger nails on the left hand