Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-13
CITY NEWS.

The Rev Father Mulcahy will deliver hls lecture on the "Passion Play" at Meriden, October 20.
 About one hundred people took ad- of the New England road eX- cursion to Boston to-day.
 The work of paving Grand street will be commenced the latter part of the week, weather permitting. A big ten cent show will open at the casino theatre this evening, consisting of fifteen comedians and singers. Fred White leaves. tomorrow for Mil waukee, where he has taken an import ent position with a manufacturing com pany.
 Are you we'll dressed, warmly clothed, stylishly attired, if not, go to Upson, Singleton & Co and purchase some of their reliable goods.
 The published report that Arthur Bernier, treasurer of the local branch of the Peoples Five Year Benefit Order, had disappeared with the funds, is en- tirely without foundation.
 The remains of Edward Robinson, who died Sunday, were taken to Brook lyn last evening. The remains of Will liam Hall were also taken to Brooklyn on the :25 train this afternoon.
 Daniel Cashman and Miss Mary Cor man were married by the Rev Father Mulcahy at the church of the Immacu- late conception this morning. The best couple were Michael and Catherine Cor man.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy to-day awarded the contract for laying out and grading the main roadway in the new cemetery to Pierce Dillon. The roadway is 1 ,330 feet in length and 30 feet in width. Fred Meyer, the surveyor, has completed the survey of the cemetery and began work on the maps.
 The American Society of Railroad Superintendents held it's annual meeting at the hotel Brunswick in New York yesterday. Superintendent George w. Beach of this city was elected second vice-preSident of the society. The con vention will conclude its labors to-day. D. H. Tierney has sold the house and | three lots on Meadow street, owned by Kate Nichols, also one lot owned by es- tate of Merritt Nichols, adjoining Mrs | Wooster's property, to Michael DriscOll of John street. Mir Driscoll intends to put up a three story brick block on the | the west side of the Kate Nichols pro perty, with all modern improvements. The funeral of the late Mrs Michael LawlOr was held this morning, large number of friends and relatives assist ing. At o'clock a requiem high mass was celebrated in St Patrick's church by Rev J. II. Duggan. The remains were buried in St Joseph's cemetery. The | pallhearers were: John Kenney, Patrick Lawlor, John McKeon, Peter Burns, Daniel Campbell and Richard Burns. The following team has been selected | to represent the Second regiment at the brigade shoot in Hartford tomorrow Captain La Barnes Go K; Captain Breed, Co c; Captain Bowen, Co I; Sergeant major Carter, field and staff; Sergeant Beach, Co K; Sergeant Mattram, Co K; Sergeant Laudensack, Co B; Corporal Newton, Co K; Private Spencer, Co E.; | Private LandOn, Co E; reserves, Captain Dickinson, adjutant; Private Russell, Co E.; Private Flynn, Co c.
 Daniel Ryan, a brakeman on COnduc- tor O'Briens freight train on the Nauga- tuck division, while standing on top of a box car was struck by bridge at Hinchliff's, a few miles north of here, this afternoon. He was seized by another brakeman and saved from falling off the cars. When the train arrived in this city Ryan's injury, consisting of a bad gash on the head, was dressed by Dr North, after which he was removed to Bridgeport on the 3:25 train.
 General Manager Futile, of the Con necticut railroad, has issued an order notifying all employees of the road anC their families who may wish to visi New Haven to attend the conductors fair, the present week, that free trans portation will be furnished to then going and coming, and superintendent of divisions are instructed to issue tn, same upon application. This will enabl many an employe to attend who woulC otherwise have to stay at home.
 The race of the Wheel club yesterda, afternoon from the city corners t Naugatuck and back was won by Minor who had a handicap of eight minutes . The others finished in the following order: Erbe, handicap of five minutes O'Brien, three minutes; Hayes, six min utes; FOntaine, six minuteS White. fiv minutes; Kaiser, ten minutes; Wilson scratch; Webb, scratch; FItzsimons scratch, Hebert, five minutes. O'Brien' time, twenty nine minutes for the eigll . miles, was the best.
 In addition to the regular Sunda t evening meetings of the Y. P. $. C. E of the First church, the new plan of Ol ganization provides for fortnight
 meeting for literary and social purposes
 These mid-week meetings are occasion A
 nize the value of intellectual culture .
 an aid to spiritual culture. The soci;
 bility at these gatherings is, as it shoul
 be, frightened by the Christian philost
 phy which reminds us that we are {
 love one another. Strangers are co
 dially invited. An entertaining featul
 of the evening will be the tag party.
 Hunters are puzzled over what the at one time believed could not mystif
 them. They cannot find the quail that
 few weeks ago were reported by farme
 and veteran sportsmen to be filling Il
 fields. Some of the best shots in u
 place have been out and report th
 they have not seen T bird. They a V hunters and know where the br
 usually stay. but they cannot find ther
 Whether the birds have deserted u
 swamps and gone to the rivers on d
 count of the dry weather, or wheth
 the early reports were simply fabric
 tions. is what is puzzling hunters no,
 The foliage on the trees has also co
 siderable to Go with the difficulty
 finding game.
 - About half past five yesterday afte