Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-12
CITY NEWS.


The Young Mems Catholic Literary
association will elect officers Friday |
evening.
James Fitzgerald, aged % years, son
of James Fitzgerald OF S26 Baldwin
street, died last night.
The Entire Nous club and a large
party of friends went to High Rock
grove for a social outing to-day.
Patrick Heffrin, who was injured on
the New England road Sunday last, is
resting comfortably to-day. The physi-
clan did not amputate the foot to-day.
The First Ward North End Demo
! cratic club will hold an important meet
ing at their Cherry street rooms this
evening.
The second Congregational society has
purchased an additional twelve feet ad-
joing their recent purchase of the
Holmes lot on West Main street.
Architect Joseph A. jackson has de-
which is to be built by III. j. Langford
at Union City. The interior will have
natural wood finish.
There will be a meeting of the Friendly
league at their rooms, 43 East Nam
street, this evening at s o'clock. The
officers of the league will meet half an
hour earlier.
The funeral of the late Philip Toomey
| took place from Bergin's undertaking
rooms to the church of the Immaculate
Conception this morning where
requiem mass was celebrated by the Rev
Father Kennedy.
The funeral of the late Mrs Mary
Tehan took place from her late resi-
dence on Cooke street, to the church of
the Immaculate Conception at 10 o'clock
to-day, where requiem mass was eel
ebrated by the Rev Father Flemming.
In the suit brought by Mrs Seidel, as
Aexecutrix, against DR. Werner, to re-
cover $16.14, which was tried before
Justice Root this morning, judgment
was rendered for the plaintiff to recover
that amount and costs; Russell for plain
tiff, CoweL for defendant.
Truman S. Lewis and Miss Emma
ISchweitzer of Torrington were married
in that town Yesterday by the Rev Mel
children of w. ]. Schlegel, and nephew
and neice of the groom, were the best
couple.
The German Catholic societies of this
state will hold a convention at Madison
hall in Bridgeport on July %. The
Holy Family society of this city will at
tend, leaving this city at o'clock. The
exercises will open with a high mass,
after which the societies will parade.
The Holy Family society will meet next
Sunday afternoon at 4:30.
A special meeting of the Grand Lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, OF
Lodge hall, New London, at 1890 a. m.
Tuesday, July 10, 1899, for the purpose
of considering the advisability of buying
the FairView property in Groton for the
building of an Odd Fellows home.
Officer King received telegram this
morning from Chicago announcing the
death of his brother, William King ir
ety Last x pight The deesasaa wa
! the police department of South Chicago
The funeral will take place tomorrow
Y morning, interment being at Blooming
u u ton, suberb of Chicago.
n At the capitol yesterday there was
joint meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Storrs agricultural schoo
station, the faculty of the school and tn
staff of the station. Plans of work fo
the coming year were discussed and re
' ferred to the officers of the school and tn
staff of the station, who are to report t
- I. s. Gold, the secretary of the board o
trustees.
Joseph Ambrose, a Pole, went fron
Falls Village to Bridgeport last wee
and kept the men in the Naugatuc
freight yard wrought up all day Satul
day. When train came along, h
would kneel down on the tracks, ope
L. his bible and begin to read. He brough
up in the lokup and is now in the aims
house. He insists that he must pray O
all the car works in the country wi
suspend work.
The funeral of Mrs Isabella Pelham
L fn Of II Dol1
this city, was largely attended yesterda
afternoon from the Berean church i
Bridgeport. The floral offerings wer
particularly beautiful and showed tn
esteem in which the deceased was hello
The services were impressive and cor
Quoted by the pastor, Rev F. L. ChaI
pei, who paid tribute to the memor
= of the departed one. Interment was 6
Pembroke cemetery.
Captain w. j. Spain has received r,
plies from most of the commandments {
~ companies of the A. o. III. Rifles, an
. the meeting for the election of colone
lieutenant-colonel and major of tn
First regiment, A. 0. H. Rifles, wi
probably be held within a week. 1t
thought that on account of its centr;
location the meeting will be held 6
Meriden. Captain Bryan E. Lynn
New Haven still seems to be the favo
Winsted, second choice.
The occultation of the planet Ma
by the moon last evening was witnesse
by many people about the city, but tt
effect at first was badly marred by IL
large number of clouds in the heaven
The astronomers at the Yale observatol
were greatly disappointed with the r
suit of their bservations. Mars entert
er the moons shadows at :25 and passe
out one hour and two minutes later
an almost cloudless sky and those wi
to witnessed it felt well repaid for the
vigil, notwithstanding the presence
the clouds when the occulation began.
The building in which is the Waite
bury Machine company 553 Bank stree
and the Waterbury Gas and Steam Phi
works, had a narrow escape from fl
yesterday morning. The contents of
. barrel in which sweepings were ker
became ignited in some manner al
burned through the floor of the secoI