Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-21
CITY NEWS.

Is seriously i'll.
DR. Anderson left to-day for Great
Darlington, Mass.
s. w. Merwin, aged 4S years. died
this morning at his home in Water
town.
Over thirty of the pupils of st Mar
garet's school left this morning to spend
the Easter vacation at their homes.
The Rev Father Pagan of Nau gatuck,
who has been spending the past five
weeks in the south, is expected home
next week.
About twenty Waterbury business
men left on the New England road this
morning for two weeks trip through
| the south.
The funeral of the late James White
took place this morning from his home
on Sarsfield street, to the church of the
immaculate Conception.
The press has become the greatest in
structor of modern times. Lavine has
also become the greatest modern anti
dote for dirt.
Bernard Donohue, formerly of this
The deceased was brother of p. j.
Donahue.
There will be a full rehearsal of the
Irish drama, colleen Bawn," at room
/ II, American building, tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
| A special meeting of the district COM
mittee is called for mex TUESDAY evening
to take action upon the acceptance of
the bond of James Coughlan as tax col
lector.
A special funeral train in charge of
Conductor Starr conveyed the remains
of the late Father Whalen from Tor
rington to Birmingham this afternoon,
where the burial took place.
Mary Elizabeth, the ten months old
child of DENNIS j. Delaney, died last
night at the home of MIR Delaney S
| mother, 43 Hill street. The funeral will
be held at 3 o'clock to morrow after
noon.
Reports from Ansonia and other val
ley towns this afternoon have been re-
ceived to the effect that to.day's storm
in that neighborhood is the most severe
of the year, many telegraph and tele-
phone wires being down and other dam
age done.
Capt Thomas Wagner, Trainer w. j.
Hyland and Manager Ed l.. Maloney of
the Co g tug-of-war team are in New
Haven to-day completing arrangements
for the tug.of-war between the king
brothers and Company G, next Friday
afternoon.
The funeral of the late William II.
Brown will probably take place Tues
day. Col Doherty received telegram
this morning from relatives in the south
announcing that they would arrive
Monday afternoon. The remains arrived
here late yesterday afternoon.
The following are the district court
assignments for next week: Monday,
Smith VS. Ireland; Goodwin & Son VS.
Moriarty. Tuesday, Gillett, executor,
VS. Shelton, administrator, with the will
amended. Thursday, l.. d. Moss VS. w.
s. Todd. Friday Conner ct uX VS. Lalley,
ct ux, (nisi.)
The board of trade at their meeting
last night discussed the proposition of
the Bicycle company which is DESTROYS
very encouraging. President Epson an
nounced that he is in correspondence
with an electrical company located in
Philadelphia who are DESTROYS of locat-
ing in Waterbury.
The employees of the training depart
ment of the Waterbury Watch Co on
last evening presented Thomas j.
Moran with handsome secretary, as a
| token of their esteem and well wishes
for him in his new field of labor. He
sewers his connection with the factory
employed for the past nine years as
foreman at the Watch factory.
The Connecticut Catholic saws: The
Second division, A. o. II. of Waterbury,
under command of Captain d. j. Casey,
took part in the grand celebration at
New York on last Tuesday, and were
justly acknowledged to be as fine a body
of men as ever paraded the streets of
New York. Captain Casey and his boys
reflect credit on the Nutmeg state every
time they appear in public.
an The Consolidated road is now making
preparations for equipping all the pas
enger cars with water tanks. AS fast
as the car is sent to the repair shops an
end seat is taken out and tank placed
| there instead. Ever since the late war,
water has been carried through the car
in conformity to law which was passed
at that time, The boys for their services
are paid $3.50 a week and if the changes
as contemplated are carried out large
number of boys will have to seek work
elsewhere.
The regular battalion drill of the two
local companies, G. and A, was wit
messed by a larger crowd last evening
| than ever before. Guard mount pre-
kceded the regular drill. Captain A. J.
Wolff was old officer of the day; Cap
tain Stocking officer of the day Lieut.
Moses, senior officer of the guard Lieut.
Halpin, junior officer Capt Dickinson,
adjutant; and Sergeant Major Carter
acting for the first time in his official
capacity. The drill which followed
consisted principally of battalion move
ments. The battalion was divided into
four companies under command of
Captain Stocking. Lieut. Fitzpatrick,
Lieut. Halpin and Lieut. Burpee respect
lively. The battalion was in charge of
Major L. F. Burpee. The movements
were well executed. Dress parade under
command of the same officers concluded
the nights work.