Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-02-09
CITY NE IFS.

The Red Men will give private socia- ble this evening.
 Ex.Senator Matthews left yesterday on a business trip to Columbus, Ohio.
 Sergeant Cox predicts snow or rain, higher temperature on Tuesday, snow or rain, followed by fair weather.
 The usual devotions will be held on Wednesday and Friday evenings in all the Catholic churches during lent. Bishop McMahon, who has been the guest of Rev Father Mulcahy during his visit in this city, left this afternoon for Hartford.
 Mrs Delena Dews, aged 39 years, died Saturday night at her home on South Leonard street. The funeral took place | this afternoon.
 The Bennett X Moulton opera com- pany arrived from Winsted this morn | ing, They closed a successful week in | Hartford Saturday night.
 | Another variety of weather since Sat urday noon-rain, hail. snow and sleet, slippery pavements, wet pavements, snow covered pavements and a few glimpses of sunshine.
 Thomas Moriarty, who halls from Holyoke, imbibed too freely of the in toXicating beverage yesterday and was landed in a cell. S1 and costs was the penalty inflicted this morning.
 John Hancock and Miss Della Ward were married by the Rev. Father Null cahy, at the church of the Immaculate Conception, at 9 o'clock this morning. James Phelan was best man and Miss Mary McMahon bridesmaid.
 | Mary Elizabeth, the fifteen months old child of Wenzel Wolfe, died yester- day. The funeral will take place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the I fo,NN slN- nF North Main streets, to Riverside ceme- tery.
 Several of the troop who played in the casino the last three nights of last week
 were left stranded by their manager, in the Earle house. Some of the boarders in the hotel raised sufficient money to
 pay their board bill and buy their tickets to Boston.
 The First division, A. o. H. Court Han cock, 40. F.of A., Court Meany's Pride circle, c. of F., Waterbury council, c.
 Literary association, will hold meetings
 this evening to take action upon the death of William F. Dillon.
 The Co G tug g-of-war team have under
 consideration the acceptance Of the
 challenge issued by a team in Bridge
 port. but first they would like to know
 who compose the Bridgeport team. They
 do not wish to run up against profes-
 sional team from one of the athletic
 clubs of New York.
 The Waterbury correspondent of the
 New York Sunday Herald says: Every
 one is asking whether the amateurs who
 have won such glory before ,are going to
 let this season pass without presenting some play" He has evidently not
 heard that the Irish American comedy,
 "The Horseshoe" will be presented at
 Jacques opera house on St Patrick s
 night.
 The Bridgeport News of this morning
 says It was rumored that a fight was to take place in a barn at Orange at day
 break yesterday morning between Walker and Farmer Platt of Waterbury, but it proved to be a hoax. The rumor probably grew out of the fact that ar engagements are being made for meet
 ing between the two men. Walker at present is not in condition to stand even five round battle.
 Ralph Blood, the sewing machine man, was taken to the asylum for the insane in Middletown several weeks ago.
 At that time he imagined he was , communlng with the spirits, who com manded him not to eat. For many days
 he did not eat and at one time it was feared that he would die from starva tion. Blood has recovered and eats ' three meals each day. He does not I not commune with the spirits now. p A dead beat named Rothschild is
 peddling the cheapest kind of window Q glass spectacles around Litchfield ana - New Haven counties for which he P charges $3. 13 each and leaves $2 on ac i count to be sent to his house after tria f of the glasses. They probably cost hin n wholesale 13 cents apiece, his profit is & therefore, $1 on each sale, as he never e expects to get the other S2. The house n in New York say they know nothing o l. him and pronounce him fraud. e The second of the series of entertain e ments will be given at the Boys clul l rooms Tuesday evening, commencing a !, 7:3O,, consisting of tumbling, sworc l, fencing, rope diving and club swinging V by the following gentlemen, who Rav' e very kindly consented to take part e Messrs Dan Ryan, Porter Young, MattN a Connor, H. Durner, T. Knowles, G ' King, w. H. Sandland. Friends are in
 vited to be present. also parents of th'
 boys.
 The big four of Go G were too mucl IS for the five stalwartS who were pitteC n against them in the tug -of-war contes O at St Ann's church fair Saturday night e and won with scarcely an effort. To
 night the Orpheus quartette will rende several selections, Prof Bonn will giv, a a piano solo, "Galop di Braoura" b, 'r Schulhoff, and the L'Union Musicale vii r sing 'Vive la France" The fair, whicl <, has been a great success, will close Wed V nesday night.
 " Circulars were sent out Saturda, 4 from the office of the treasurer of tn i, Consolidated road announcing the pro
 posed increase of stock and furnishing
 blanks. Books close March IA and re ', main closed until April ?. Each stock u |. holder holder of record of March Sl, will D D
 four shares now owned. Payments ar
 to be made half July 1, and half Octo ,e Der 1, and the new stock will be issue bs October 2. Payments that are delin ea quent will be charged 10 per cent, whicl
 is an intimat1on that the new stock wi