Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-19
CITY NEWS.

will set this evening at 6:04.
The net receipts of the Shamrock and !
Rose" entertainment will exceed $3.50.
Patrick Mooney is making extensive |
| improvements on his house, 292 Dublin |
street.
Col and Mrs Doherty returned this |
afternoon from their trip to Washing
ton, D. G.
Brakeman Michael Mccarthy of the
Naugatuck division is confined to his
home by illness.
The Wadhams Relief corps will give a
calico sociable in their rooms on We'd
nesday evening, March 80.
The mission for the male members of
st AIMS church will begin at the 1890
service tomorrow morning.
The devotion of the forty hours will
begin at the church of the Immaculate
Conception on Sunday, April3.
The Hon NJ. v. Bennett of Kansas will
address the young men at the Y. NJ. G.
A. meeting at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.
You need warmer clothing just now,
a good ulster will protect you from
these March winds. Go to the Epson
& Singleton company's store.
The funeral of Timothy Buckley will
take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from his late residence on Scovill
stl eet, to the church of the Immaculate
Conception.
The committee appointed by the fire
board to inspect the telegraph alarm
system of the Municipal company, at
their factory, will leave for Boston to-
morrow night.
A horse attached to a farmers sleigh
ran away on East Main street this noon,
but was captured just in time to avoid a
collision with a small sled which two
boys were pulling across the street.
A large frame with cabinet pictures
of the members of the Acme Social club,
is on exhibition In ]. B. Mullings'
window. The name of the club. in
pretty design, the work of P. E. Holley,
is traced in the center of the group.
The supreme court has decided the
case of the state VS. Nicholas Staub,
state comptroller, in favor of the state.
This is the case which was brought to
compel the comptroller to draw on the
treasurer for the school money for the
towns.
DIR E. K. Root and DIR w. w. Knight
> of Hartford have been appointed by
Governor Bulkeley a commission to ex-
anime as to their sanity, William An
drews, Wales L. Doolittle and Joseph
Romeni, three convicts at the state
prison.
Mrs Patrick Sides Of Burton street
suffered a very severe stroke of paralysis
last evening about 1880. This is the
second time that she has been so
afflicted and her case is considered very
serious. DIR O'Hara was in attendance
and rendered what aid was possible.
Street Inspector Wright has had about
fifteen men at work to-day clearing the
snow and ice from the sidewalks which
have been neglected by the abutters.
The cost Of this work will be charged to
the property. 1t seems that something
l is about to be done to make people COM
ply with city ordinances.
There was a large attendance of
teachers at the meeting of the Nauga-
tuck Valley Teachers association held
at the High school this morning. Miss
A. L. Balsh of Boston spoke on "Form
Study, in Drawing and Color" G. L.
Aldrich of Newton, Mass, gave an ad-
dress on Arithmetic" The meeting
II was very successful one.
}. Superintendent Howe of the Meriden
reform school returned from New York
last mis- hit. he had been there to look up
the matter of introducing knitting ma
Y chimes for work among his boys and
Q visited the Catholic protectory in the
city and the house of refuge on Randall's
island. He saw the boys of those places
= at work and made inquiries into the
success of it, and seems to have doubts
about it being feasible in Meriden. An
other meeting of the directors will be
held on the matter soon.
The mail car for the o'clock train
for Boston ON the New England road
was bumped into some empty passenger
coaches at Hartford yesterday morning
with such force that Mail Clerks Agney
and Williams, with pile of registered
mail were bounced all around the car in
great confusion. Both the men were
thrown down and bruised and Williams
had his hand cut. 1t Is not the first
d time that the car has been treated like a
foot ball. The lights at one end were
smashed by the collision. 1t was a mar.
row escape for Williams, who had jus
raised his head from the side of an iror
rail.
d The suit of Fl. w. Scovill and another
, heirs Of the late James w. Scovill Of
st Waterbury, against Bishop Mcmahon
N was argued ON a demurrer before Judge
]. NJ. Hall in the superior court in New
Haven yesterday. The suit involves the
distribution of SIS, 800, which is a par
v of the money paid by the city of Water
bury in damages for the condemnation
Of the old cemetery. The money is IL
the hands of the bishop, but the heir
claim it by reason of a deed issued IL
1947. F. E. and w. W. Hyde of Hart
ford appeared for the defendants, anG
. Attorney Watrous Of New Haven fol
the plaintiff. Decision was reserved.
Court Shields, A. o. F. OF A., held it,
d quarterly meeting last evening anC
"A elected the following delegates to the
v grand court convention: For delegates
4 J. J. Mcdonald and ], II. Frenzy; fol
4 alternates, Daniel T. Hackett anG
Joseph A. Cullen. The court will cele
o brate its anniversary on May 8. The
i general committee of the recent
Foresters' fair have been invited to bt
> present. The state officers have also
a been invited. Court Stephen j. Meany
A, O, +. of A, also elected delegates al