Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-03-28
CITY NEWS.

sour Strategists' at the casino theater
this evening.
"The Midnight Call" at the opera
house this evening.
T. j. Campion of the Hartford Times
spent Fast day in this city.
The travel on the Naugatuck division
yesterday was unusually heavy.
E. G. Lewis arrived home last evening
from several weeks stay in Florida.
Stone wanted at the corner of South
Main, Clay and Elm streets.
Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather,
followed by rain or snow {; stationary
temperature.
Miss Sarah j. Carroll of Albany, N.
Y, is spending her Easter vacation with
Mr. and Mrs James S. Carroll, 10 Bald
win street.
Great sale at Brett & Cos. They have
placed in their north window mems
suits which formerly cost from $13 to
$1S. Price now $40.
Lord Bacon missed the greatest oppor
tunity of his life when he failed to write
Shakespeare. Ladies, you are losing the
same thing when you fail to use Lavine
for washing.
The children of st Mary's school
assembled at st Patrick's hall yesterday
afternoon, to hear Father Mulcahy de
liver an interesting description of the
passion Play"
Several of the merchants have intro
duced a new novelty in the way of
Easter decorations by placing an album
dance of ported plants in their windows,
lending a charm to the surroundings.
The Rev J. T. Tuohy of the Catholic
university of Washington, is in this city
the guest of the Rev Father O'Donnell.
| Father Tuohy will preach at the 1870
mass at the church of the immaculate
conception tomorrow.
Thomas F. Lawlor, who has been for
| the past year connected with the
| Wheeler & Wilson Machine company S
Bridgeport salesrooms, has resigned to
| accept a position in the office of John
| w. Gaffney of this city.
| The condition of Alderman E. B.
| Kelley who is ill with pneumonia, is re-
ported this morning as being much bet
| ter. DIR Mcdonald, the attending physi-
clan, says that Mr. Kelley passed a COM
Portable night.
| Charles H. Adams, who went to
| Aiken, S. c., for the benefit of his
health several weeks ago, is in a critical
condition. His business partner, WV.
night announcing that his recovery
was impossible.
John Dowd, the Naugatuck brake
man who lost his arm by falling under
the wheels of freight car at Derby a
few months ago, and who was taken to
the Bridgeport hospital, returned to his
home in this city yesterday.
The state ice dealers met in Hartford
Thursday, and elected the following
officers George P. Rogers of New Lon
don, president; E. A. Epson, Bridge
! viz II Il
Haven, secretary; William NJ. CHARTER,
I Hartford, treasurer.
Thomas J. Moran has opened a real
estate and employment office at No 1G
East Main street, and would be pleased
to meet anyone wishing to buy, sell or
rent real estate. Mr. Moran is a well
known and very popular young man
and will no doubt make success of his
new undertaking.
D. III. Tierney has sold to contractor
Edward McManus three building lots on
Bridge street, owned by the Leaven-
worth estate, upon which he intends to
erect four houses. Mr. Tierney has also
sold to Thomas J. Doran, the house No
s Hayden street, owned by Thomas
Howard.
Mr. and Mrs William II. Hunt celebrated
the thirteenth anniversary of their mar
riage at their home on Spencer avenue
last evening. The American band sere-
naded the company at II o'clock. MI
and Mrs Hunt entertained in their usual
hospitable manner, making the evening
one long to be remembered by those
present.
Louis Cyr, the Police Gazette cham,
pion strong man, who has been in this
city several days, will leave for England
April 2, under engagement to George
Ware & Co, managers, London. He is
to have 5000 a week for six weeks with
privilege of re-engagement for another
six weeks. He is to furnish one assist
, ant, all other expenses to be betrayed
by the management.
The Oddfellows' Mutual Aid associa
ton at its meeting Thursday evening
accepted the twenty-one application
for new membership, making fifty add
tions for the year. Benefits were voteC
on account of the deaths of Jacob Kah
of Waterbury, George Stall of Bridge
port, William II. Vredenburgh of Nau
gatuck, Albert r. Goodnow of New
Haven and S. d. Stockwell of New
York, total of $4,000.
At the annual meeting of the Connec
ticut Press association, held at Bridge
port yesterday, Chris F. Downey of thi
city was chosen secretary and treasurer
James j. Mccarthy of the DEMoCRA,
was appointed a member of the commit
tee to arrange programme for tn,
third summer meeting to be hely July
at place to be selected later. 1t is tn,
intention of the committee to hav,
several prominent New York news
paper men attend.
City Sheriff Stone of Bridgeport, OIL
Thursday attached the property of JOIN
Hurd in that city in the sum of $12 900
4 The attachment is in favor of TIN
G Citizens National bank of Waterbury
y Five different pieces of property wer
attached. The action of the bank i
taken to protect itself on a note from
: the st Regis Lumber Co, which j
: located in the Adirondack mountains
1t is endorsed by Mr. Hurd as president
The note was given for $4,000 but will
interest now amounts to Sc, 700.