Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-04
CITY NEWS.

The mission now being conducted by |
the Jesuit fathers at the church of the |
Immaculate Conception will close next |
Sunday evening.
Bishop Mcmahon will administer the |
sacrame mt of confirmation at the church
of the Immaculate Conception at 1870
o'clock this evening.
Charles Z. Pretat of 20 East Liberty
street is selling medallion of Cleve-
land that is really handsome, and valu-
able as a souvenir of the present cam
paign.
The number of interments in the
Catholic cemeteries during October was
as follows: st Joseph's, thirty four;
Calvary, eight; total, forty-two, Core
spending month last year, thirty-two.
The police of the state were notified
last night to look out for an II year old
bay horse weighing about 800 pounds,
and a side bar top carriage with red
running gear, that had been stolen yes
terday afternoon in Bridgeport.
Miss Gertie Reed of Hopeville enter
tanned a number of her young friends at
her parents home last evening, the
occasion being Miss Gertie's birthday.
Several handsome birthday remem-
brances were presented to the young
lady.
The funeral of Mrs Julia Reid, wife of
John II. Reid of Coz North Main street,
took place this morning at $50 from the
house to the church of the Immaculate
Conception, where a requiem high mass
was celebrated by the Rev Father
Martin. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful.
Visitors by the score have crowded
the spacious gardens of A Dallas on
| Union street yesterday and to-day, to
| VIC %,
| hibition. Some $500 plants of the
chrysanthemum species greet the eyes
| of the visitors with pleasing effect. 1t
is like walking into an eden of beauty
to visit the show. The exhibition will
conclude tomorrow and none should
fail to view the beautiful scene.
John Claffey, an employe of Holmes,
Booth & uaydens, met with serious
accident at the factory yesterday after
noon. He, in company with a number
of other men, was at work on piece of
way the chain slipped and struck
Clatfey in the face, cutting a bad cash
and breaking his nose. The man was
removed to his home on Mill street.
where DIR Hayes reduced the fracture.
Martin Norton, the man who is suffer-
ing from hydrophobia at his home at
Tolles' station, was visited by DIR Axtelle
yesterday afternoon. He found the
patient to be much worse than on his
former visit few days ago. Norton
has had several paroxysms since
Tuesday and it is only a
question of time when death will end
his sutferings. Medical authorities say
that when person is seized with hydro
phobia 1t usually takes about eight days
before death results. A telegram re-
ceived at o'clock this afternoon con-
tanned the information that Mr. Norton
was dying. This is the sixth day from
the first manifestation of the symptoms.
The hunting for the past month has
not been up to former years, owing to
the very dry weather which has rem
dered it difficult for the dogs to scent
the birds. Rain will improve the con
ditions' but it will require soaking
rain to be of much avail to hunters
For the past week woodcocks have been
taking their flight south. Partridges
are scarce this season and only a few
have been killed. Quail are in fail
numbers, but it is hard work to start
tlocks nowadays owing to the dry
weather. Grey squirrels are reported
very plentiful. 1t is too early for much
rabbit shooting.
, The Ladies' Aid society of the First
> Methodist church held their annual
meeting yesterday afternoon and elected
Tor the coming year, those officers
+ President, Mrs w. O. Guilford; vice
t presidents, the Mesdames a. F. Taylor
w. f. y ork, a. b. Coon and G. f. Sey
mour; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
George O. Robbins; vice secretaries and
treasurers, the Misses Jennie Pritchard
and Nellie Downes. The report of the
treasurer showed the receipts of the veal
, to be $1,000, and the expenditure 81, 225.
SnrInfy 40 IAl TO ,NlI
at the church every Thursday afternoon
to do sewing and to make an example Of
what body of women can do with {
good object in view.
Earnest Nelson Humphrey of New
Britain, and formerly of Waterbury
. and Mary Gray Robertson of Virginia
were married at o'clock last evening
! at the residence of Charles Meyer, Bald
win hill. The Rev w. p. Elsdon of the
First Baptist church performed the
ceremony under an arch of evergreenS
and flowers. The bridesmaid was Mis-.
Jennie Robertson, sister of the bride, anC
Fred Haase was best man. The ushers
were Alfred Humphrey and Elmer Os
born. A banquet and dancing followed
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs Humphrey
left to-day for Philadelphia and Balti
more. They will reside in New Britain
on their return. The young couple re
INSA'SN many anu COotly presents
G. S. Mellen, the new second vice
= president of the Consolidated road, ha'
taken his office at New Haven. HI
!, was until recently general manager O
the New England road. In speaking O
his new duties Mr. Mellen said he die
"a not propose to make any radica
n changes in the work under his charge
J. He was to have charge of the traffic
arrangement, which would now come
under special department. Mr. Mellel
says that he knows of no railroad prop
erty in the United States, barring per
haps the Pennsylvania road between
New York and Washington, that doe
!, so large a business in proportion to it
size as the New York, New Haven ant
k Hartford railroad. President Tuttl
says that owing to the large increase il
the mileage of the road, it was necessar,
to have the traffic business systematIze(
under one department. The road nov
{ had over 900 miles of track.
A little boy in knickerbockers wa