Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-09-22


Patrick Mcnamara of this city, died yes
terday at her home in Torrington.
Congressman Amos J. Cummings of
New York, editor of the New York Sun,
is in town to-day, the guest of Mayor
Baldwin.
Conductor Morris early morning
train from Danbury was over an hour
late to-day on account of an accident to
| the locomotive.
The twelfth quarterly convention of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor will be held at the Baptist
church this evening.
"Her Fathers Victim" our latest and
best serial, will be commenced in a few
days. Keep your eye open for the first
chapters.
The annual dinner of the State Demo-
cratic club will be held in New Haven
this evening. \ large attendance is eX-
peCted.
SNOW is an opportune time to buy fall
clothing and there is no better place IN
town than sUpson, Singleton & Cos.
| Their line of hats and furnishings is
| complete.
Mary Perkins, the divorced wife of
the late Willard Perkins, was fined IS
and costsanl given fifteen days in Jail,
| at Bridgeport, yesterday for street walk
ing and drunkenness.
Freight Conductor Reals of the New
England road had his arm crushed while
coupling cars at Bristol yesterday. He
was brought to this city and his injuries
were attended by DR.. AXtelle.
Charles Meloy, a Naugatuck road
switchman, had his leg badly crushed
yesterday, between the cars. He was
NornH for Nv r A Svtnlln onH lic onn1i
ton is regarded as serious.
DR. r. C. Downey and DR. w. H. Cush-
ing left this afternoon for New York, to
enter Bellevue hospital for practice Mr.
Downey was rendered a reception by a
number of his friends at the Air Line
house, where he has been stopping this
summer. Middletown Press.
The articles of association of the So
ciety of Daughters of the Revolution
have been filed at the office of the secre-
tary of state. The main office for the
transaction of business is to be located
in Norwich and the constitution and by
laws are signed by thirteen prominent
women of that place.
Governor Buckley yesterday ad-
| vanced to Paymaster General Wallace
| L. Fem an amount of money sufficient
| to pay the National Guard for duty at
lamp NdtSoIl' IeIleIdl rem Iullne-
diately began to distribute the money to
| the regiment paymasters by check.
General Fem will have all the payments
made within day or two.
At the special meeting of Mutual
Hook and Ladder Co. held last evening
| it was voted to attend in body a recep-
| ton to be given next Thursday night at
| Wallingford, by the band of that place
| The Wallingford band has played for
the ''Hooks' on tremen's parade day,
for seven years. The bus will leave for
Wallingford at ) o'clock Thursday
| afternoon.
| The committee on public lands and
buildings held a meeting in the office of
| the selectmen last evening and awarded
the contract for supplying the City hall
with coal to Fred j. Wood, who was
the lowest bidder. Ills bid was S5.25 a
five tons. The committee voted that
| the coal be weighed under the super
| vision of the agent of the City hall and
must be properly screened.
| At last nights meeting of the d strict
| committee recommendation was read
from the board of education asking that
| immediate temporary accommodations
be provided for the pupils in the Bishop
street school. 1t was voted to put the
request in the call for the school meet
ing. Chairman Webster was instructed
to see about the seats in the Clay street
| school.
The bazaar at the Convent of Notre
Dame will continue during the next few
evenings in order to give those who have
not attended an opportunity of inspect
ing the fine exhibit of fancy work. The
Sacred Heart church choir entertained
the visitors last evening. Two choruses
were sung. among the Lilies" and
"Trip, Trip" Mrs William Bergen
rendered very difficult solo, Queen of
the Night" in her usual pleasing man
ner. THE burial at Sea- was sung by
Messrs DAILY and Strong and in
response to an encore "The Hunter
Song" wasggiven. The choir of the I'm
maculate Conception church will give a
concert this evening at the bazaar.
The executive committee of the State
Firemen's association held a special
meeting at Willimantic, Saturday, with
Comptroller Staub as chairman, and J.
$. Jones of Westport, as secretary. 1t
was voted to appropriate $3.50 for the
benefit of the parents of Eugene Bowers
of SouthingtOn. 1t was voted to accept the
invitation of HOtchkiss Hose company
of birmingham, to attend their eXcur-
sion to Atlantic City, September 30 to
October 2, inclusive. An invitation was
received from Chief Wiley of Middle
town to attend the annual fire parade,
which takes place in that city next
month.
The annual meeting of the Waterbury
Industrial school was held yesterday.
Mrs S. E. Harrison, president of the
school, read an interesting report out
lining the work accomplished during
the year. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs S. E. Harrison;
vice president, Mrs A. S. Chase; secre-
tary, Mrs Gilman C. Hill; treasurer,
Miss Katherine L. Peck; prudential
committee, A. S. Chase, Elisha Leaven-
worth, F. B. Rice, Miss K. L. Peck and
Mrs G. G. Hill; superintendent of school,
Mrs p. b. Norton; assistant superintend-
ent, Mrs G. L. Stocking; first directress,
Mrs E. w. Shannon; second directress,
Mrs r. A. Lowe; third directress, Mrs
G. G. Root; inspectresses of work, Mrs S.
A. Kingman and Mrs Susan Jacques.