Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-29
CITY NEWS.

John ii. Wall was buried yesterday /
afternoon.
James E. Watts has broken ground
for handsome new residence on Gen.
tral avenue.
Melbourne papers received Saturday |
Ryan, who is travelling with Sell |
Brothers circus.
Still another endowment order has
passed into the hands of a receiver. 1t
bore the title of "Knights and Ladies of
Protection"
Plat Osborn, advertising agent of
Stanton's naptha soap, was in town to-
day. Mr. Osborn was formerly adver-
Using solicitor upon the Republican.
Three hundred and seven dollars was
the amount collected at the church of
the Immaculate Conception, for the
purpose of building fence around the
new cemetery.
The funeral of Mamie bridge. the II
year old girl whose body was brought
from Litchfield on the p. M, train
Saturday evening, took place this after
noon, from Canal street.
The Misses Smith entertained a num-
Der of lady and gentlemen friends at
their home on Hillside avenue last even
ing. Singing and other amusements
made the hours pass pleasantly.
Considerable complaint is made about
the way ladies are insuIted on Grand
and South Main streets, If they chance
to be out late evenings. OF course the
police can't be everywhere at one
time.
The police have been notified to be
on the lookout for a horse and carriage
belonging to a man in Beacon Falls,
which was stolen Saturday night. The
1 G-Sr aaVoosokoA ~ how hnrcn kov
lriage, rubber trimmed harness and gray
wolf robe.
The spring crop of tramps is said to be
very large and bold. No less than six
of the gentry called at a house on
Washington street, yesterday morning,
for breakfast The first one had been
we'll used and probably left his trade
mark on the gate post.
Amos Parker Wilder has rendered his
resignation as editor in-chief of the
New Haven Palladium, to take effect at
the convenience of the management.
Mr. Wilder has been with the paper
three years. His future plans are not
matured, but he will continue in news
paper work.
The Connecticut state board of agri-
culture will hold an institute at the
town hall in Norwich Thursday, March
10. The principal subjects for discus
sion will be the dairy and fruit culture,
but question box will be provided for
the presentation of any agricultural
topic.
In the police court this morning
Thomas Smith was fined 81 and costs on
two cases, drunkenness and breach OF
peace, and John Gildea paid 81 and
costs for like cases. Arthur Monaghan
was fined 81 for drunkenness and Will
liam Fielding S. and costs for a similar
offense.
Ash Wednesday, which marks the
beginning of the lenten season, will
occur this year on March 2. Services
will be held in all the Catholic churches
on that day, at which the people have
their foreheads marked with ashes il
the form of cross, to remind then
that they are of dust and to dust they
shall return"
The Rev Father Mulcahy attended the
funeral DIR James Hughes Mcnamara. al
Hartford to-day. The deceased was 6
nephew of Very Rev Father Hughes Of
Hartford. The funeral was largely at.
tended, the Governors Foot sGuarC
being present in a body. The absolu
ton was pronounced by Right Rev
Bishop Mcmahon.
= The tail race at the Benedict & Burn
ham factory filed up Saturday night
flooding pit which was being dug fol-
/ a new engine, and undermining the
floor of the rolling mill. That depart
ment of the works was shut down to
l day and it will probably take two o.
three days to make repairs. The loss
aside from that occasioned by the sus
pension of work, will not exceed a few
hundred dollars.
Messrs G. and R. Ashfurth, C. West
wood and G.. Bartlum of Court SiIve
City, A. o. F. of Meriden, who ATTENDED
! the sociable of Court Fruitful Vine, NJ
5000 A. o. F., on Friday evening, ar,
the guests of F. r. and A. Harris. Their,
was large attendance at the sociabl
there being upwards of $50 couples il
= the grand march, which was led b,
Charles Mitchell and Mrs Mitchell. Thu
floor committee were-C. Mitchell, Jane
Morton, James Whiting, c. L. Kirshav
and r. Mackie.
Thomas Neel, administrator of tn
estate of the late Mss William Dowlin,
of Pemberton street, who died Februar,
ii %, has given notice that he will CLAIM
damages for injuries sustained by tn
deceased by falling on an icy sidewalk
The papers were served on City Clerl
kllduH Saturday evening. 1t is allege,
that Mrs Bowling fell on an icy side
walk on Bridge street, February 16, an,
"a was injured internally, said INJURIES be
Is ing the immediate cause of her death
st 1t is probable that damages amounting
!" to $4,000 will be claimed. Mrs Dowlin
- was 81 years of age and had bee
married but few months.
DIR Wilbur, the specialist, who is dc
y ing such successful business since hi
le stay in Waterbury, will be obliged +
leave for Meriden this evening as an
nounced. The doctor regrets to leav
on account of his office being dali
thronged with patients desiring to cor
suit him, but wishes to state that h
will return in September, when all VIII
desire it may consult him. DIR Wilbu
is quite the opposite of the itinerant
who usually visit provincial towns. II
is regular graduate of the Universit
of New York, and holds the Valentin
Mott gold medal of merit, which a