Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-02-23
CITY NEWS.

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The Rev Father Duggan of Torrington
was in town to-day, the guest of Father
Muloahy.
Mrs Porter and Miss Steele left this
morning for Jacksonville, Fla, where
they will remain several months.
Chris Strobel and Ed Crosby returned
from their fishing trip Saturday night,
bringing in eighty pounds of fish.
The knights of Columbus since their
organization in this state have paid 195
death benefits, the last one being due
February 13.
William Butler was to-day awarded
the contract for the heating and plumb
ing of the new Griggs' hotel in Pough-
keepsie.
A pork packing establishment which |
will give employment to 100 men, may |
be established in this city in the near
| future. Several capitalists have the |
matter under consideration.
The Sunday school room in st |
Patrick's block is being placed in con- |
dition for use. The seats are now in |
place and it is expected that the pupils |
will occupy the room in a few weeks.
A man named Charles Anderson, who
has been working at wood chopping in
Oakville, cut his foot badly Saturday;
and to-day he visited the selectmen and
asked to be sent to a doctor. Selectman
Carmody sent him to DR. Chagnon.
Thomas Magner, aged SO years, died
Saturday night at the residence of his
mother at the corner of North Leonard
and Green streets. The funeral took
place this morning to st Patrlcks
lchurch.
According to the figures in Brad
streets, the net earnings of the Consoli-
dated road in the year ending December
/ -
955 for the previous year, an increase of
nearly 100000.
Writes Meriden correspondent: Mrs
Jennie Cahill has not been sent to the
Middletown hospital as was generally
supposed, but is ut present in a private
institution of a similar nature, where
her friends hope that she will recover.
The committee of the board of educa-
ton, on text books, consisting of Prof
N. s; Crosby, DIR E. W. Mcdonald, the
Rev r. w. Micou and the Rev Father
Mulcahy, will tomorrow visit the Nor
NAL school at New Brirain and the
North school of Hartford.
The public memorial services of the
Wadhams' post, G. A. R., yesterday
afternoon, in honor of the late General
Sherman, were Largely attended. The
programme consisted of speeches, read
ings, singing, etc., and was very enter
tanning.
Milligan, the Bridgeport man, who was
found dead several days ago, was never
sentenced to be shot during the war,
and pardoned by President Lincoln, as
reported in several of the papers.
Major Bannon of this city, says that
Milligan was first sergeant of his COM
pany, and never had any trouble as re-
ported.
In the case of Patrick Mcnamara VS.
Joseph Thebo, which was heard before
: Justice Griggs, Saturday, Judgment was
and costs. This amount of damages
was given to replace hat which was
broken. No damages were allowed for
injuries claimed.
Officer Tom Dodds left for New York
yesterday to secure from Governor Hill
. requisition papers in the case of Charles
Pardon, who is wanted here for burglar
izing Elkins & Wakes store. In the
Essex Market police court, Saturday,
the Waterbury authorities were heard
from.
The collection for the sufferers by
famine in Ireland, was taken up at the
church of the Immaculate Conception,
yesterday, and amounted to $723. The
list will be kept open until Thursday of
this week, when the money will be sent
distribution among the suffering people.
Frank D. Pagan has just completed
the renovation of his barber shop on
West Main street, making it one of the
neatest in the city. To set off the other
dec rations three handsome plush
chairs replace the old ones. The chairs
are the Climax revolving kind and are
the only ones of that make in Water
bury.
e Al,
Congregational church, yesterday, it was
. unanimously voted to give the pastor,
Rev j. G. Davenport. a vacation of six
months. Rev Mr. Davenport has suffered
much from vertigo recently and will
take a trip to Florida or the Burmuda
Islands. During his absence Rev F. c.
n Baker, assistant pastor, will have charge
of the church.
o Michael Hubbard, who was taken to
b the town house Saturday, has not slept
! since. When asked by Mr. Thompson
why he did not lie down and try to
4 sleep, he gave as his reason that his
: eyes would become sore after sleeping
;. and he preferred to keep awake. Hub
p bard is certainly insane and he should
B be taken to Middletown, to prevent any
unexI tied outbreak among the large
number of inmates at the town farm.
City Sheriff Mcdonald went to Middle
e town to-day to attach the property of
the Gillette combination, which played
in the casino Friday and Saturday, in
the interest of Miss Bertha Stead and
/ Miss julie Caldwell. w. r. Mattison is
: acting as the young ladies' attorney.
= The story as told by the ladies is that
: they joined the troop five weeks ago and
received their salary in small pay
: ments at different times. They gave
I notice about a week ago that they were
= about to quit the company. Last
n Wednesday they asked for their salary
d in full and were told to wait until Sat
S urday. night. On that evening they
n waited for Mr. Gillette to settle up, but
: he escaped them. Sunday they de
v manded their money but it was refused.
a This morning they put their bills of $50