Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-19
CITY NEWS.

The Lady of "Lyons" at the opera
house this evening.
Prof Jno L. Bonn has gone to his
home in New York for few days rest.
There are twelve patients now in the
hospital, seven in the male ward and
five in the female ward.
The Second Ward Regular Democratic
club will meet in the rooms on Bishop
street tomorrow evening.
Col Doherty has received notice of the
election of Second Lieutenant Barker of
company K, Wallingford, to the position
of captain.
Patents granted this week: E. o.
Goss, assignor to Scovill Manufacturing
Co, muffle furnace; d. L. Smith, sus-
pender buckle.
The report which is going the rounds
of the press, that Mayor Baldwin had
resigned as treasurer of the United
Press, is denied.
Provide yourselves with the best and
cheapest outfit of clothing and furnish
ings you ever saw, by going at once to
Epson, Singleton & Co.
Jesse A. Mallett and Mrs Katie E.
Reid were married by the Rev Father
O'Donnell at the parochial residence at
5 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The New England road is rapidly
completing many of the Improvements
in the vicinity of Bank street, under
direction of Supervisor Hogan.
The concert given by the Immaculate
Conception choir last evening will be
repeated, by request, next Sunday
night in st Patrick's hall, at popular
prices, 25 and 35 cents.
The work of paving Meadow street is
,1in ln
completed only as far as Bank street as
the Geld weather will necessitate COM
plete suspension of such work.
Julia, aged months, daughter of
Albert and Julia Trenkle, died last
night. The funeral will take place Fri
day, from johnson avenue, to st JOS
eph's cemetery.
The Choral society will hold its
weekly rehearsal tonight and full at
tendance is desired as this IS the last
one before their fall concert which
takes place next Tuesday in Concordia
hall.
A representative of the Consolidated
road will appear before the state board
of equalization in Hartford to-day, to
explain the number of shares of stock
that have been issued by the road and
its expenditures.
James Cross, who formerly worked in
this city, won first prize i'll the type
setting contest which took place at the
Typographical union ball, in Bridge
Several comps from this city at
tended.
At meeting of the fish commission
| ers, at the capitol, yesterday, a contract
was awarded to Mr. Follett of Wlndham,
for supplying 400, 900 young trout, to be
given away free to all who apply before
March 1. A vote was passed to attend
the New England state conference at
Boston, November "a.
The Hartford Telegram says: There is
a rumor that the freight train, known
as the pier so fast freight" which now
runs between Boston and New York
via the Consolidated road, will hereafter
run over the new route from Brooklyn
and the Housatonic system. Consoli
dated road officials who were seen sale
that they had heard the runner, but a.
yet no formal notice had been served OF
the company.
Monday afternoon while the workme1
employed by the New York & New
England railroad company were driving
Spite into the ground at the Banl
street crossing in Brooklyn, preparatory
to raising the tracks, the stake wen
through the six inch water main. Yes
terday the horse cars were compelled t.
stop at the crossing and traffic across
the tracks was stopped. Trenches will
have to be dug on either side of tn,
track and large beams will be set up, OF
which will rest cross beams to supper
the track while the water works mel
tunnel under it to find the break. I
will require several days work to pu
the street in condition again.
Already the fight for the Odd Fellows
home has begun. Waterbury, Bridge
port, New Haven, Meriden and Hart
ford want it and have been heard from
Other cities and towns are to be hear,
from. The strife, to be sure, is a littl
previous, as the home will not be bull
in some time. In order, however, to b
in the game in time, Norwalk should a
once present her claims. Here we ar
on the sound and the best of railroads
in the most salubrious atmosphere
happy, long-lived set, living amid tn
most delightful surroundings. No Cd
Fellow could thoroughly appreciate tn
home unless it is located here. SCOUT
Norwalk Sentinel.
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