Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-18
CITY NEWS.

day and evening in this city.
Several Waterbury Foresters attended
the social given by lady. Foresters at
Birmingham last night.
The graduating exercises of the High
school class Of '92, viii be held In the
auditorium on April 8.
About thirty of the pupils Of st Mar
garet's school left this morning to spend
the lenten vacation at their homes.
The house canvassers will begin their
work on the new directory. April l.
The business canvassers are already at
work.
A new telegraph station has been
opened on the New England road at the
siding a short distance this side of
Cerryville.
There are letters at the postoffice for
the following persons: Rode Casey,
James o. Haviland and Miss Johanna
Conway.
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Patrick Wall of Stone street died last
night. The funeral took place this
afternoon.
Miss Jennie Quigley of Litchfield a
teacher in the "brick" school at
Thomaston, was visiting in this city last
evening.
At the evening services in st AIMS
church tomorrow evening the cere-
mony of the conservation of the women
to the Blessed Virgin will take place.
Josephine Frenette, aged years.
daughter Of Theodore Frenette of No 42
Pond street, died to-day. The funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
800.
Christopher Golden Of SO River street,
fell over box at Smith q Griggs' fac
tory to-day, cutting his face badly. DIR
Donahue was called and dressed the
wound which required ten stitches.
1t is proposed to found a soldiers
memorial fund as part of the $50, 900
endowment now being raised for the
Connecticut Literary institution. The
income of the fund will, where neces
sary, be devoted to the free instruction
of the children or defendants of those
from the institution or the state who
served in the late war.
| DIR G. A. Lindsey, the secretary sof
the state board of health, has been noti-
fed by the commissioners of immigra-
ton at New York that there was a case
of typhus fever on board the steamer
Gellert which recently arrived at that
port from Europe. On board the
steamer were several passengers booked
for New Haven. These passengers
have all landed and are supposed to
have gone to their destination.
Mrs Ferdinand Deming died yester-
day afternoon at her home, 40 Wilson
street, after an illness of about a week,
from diphtheria. A few days ago one
of Mr. Deming's children died from the
malady, two more are seriously ill.
while another has only just recovered.
Mrs Deming, worn out in caring for
her children, fell an easy victim to the
dread disease. She was 43 years Of age.
Mr. Deming has the sympathy of the
community In his bereavement.
John G.. Mcdonald. the young man
who was arrested in this city the other
day and turned over to Portland Off
GERS, who wanted him for theft, was
brought before Justice Pelton yesterday,
charged with breach of the peace and
theft. The latter charge was nolled,
and the prisoner put to plea on the
other count. McDonald's mother hav-
ing made restitution for the money
stolen. He pleaded not guilty and was
fined $37. An appeal. was taken.
The small boy who spent his pennies
in laying in a stock of marbles for his
spring fun and the lads who invested in
tops, were all smiles yesterday. To-day
the lads whose taste runs to sleds are in
their element. The snow began to fall
about 10 o'clock last night and continued
until late this morning. In Litchfield
the snow Is eight inches deep, about the
same as here, while in Winsted they &c
> an inch better. The travel on the New
York & New England and Naugatuck
roads. was delayed early this morning.
John J. Splain, formerly of Water.
bury, responded to the toast THE
Press" at the knights of st Patrick
banquet in New Haven last night. In
the course OF his remarks he said the
Irish need never blush for the fame OF
its Journalists while the names OF
Connery and. Grady, of John Boyle
OReilly and Thomas Power OConnor
OF Redmond and Kelly and Meany, and
of countless others whose glory is only
dimmed by theirs, are enshrined in the
monuments Of journalism.
Joseph Hanlon, aged Sc years, father
Of DIR N. ]. Hanlon, died at his home or
Hall street shortly after o'clock THU
afternoon. Mr. Hanlon was one of the
Irish pioneers of Waterbury, having
lived here for forty years. He was EN-
ployed for many years by William
Grilley and had wide circle of friends
who will be surprised to learn of hi
death. He leaves a wife and sever
children. One of his daughters is Sister
Gabriel of the Dominican order, who il
located in New York. The funera
arrangements have not yet been com
pleted.
About seventy-fiVe prohibitionists at
tended the last session of the county
l conference last night. The address o.
the evening was made by Hon NJ. B. v
t Bennett Of Kansas, an entertaining
A speaker. He pleaded guilty to being
crank, and roundly denounced the tive
old political parties whose conventions
he said, were invariably opened with {
: corkscrew and closed with shilleleh
He said that there were thirteeI
churches in Waterbury, but only TIVE
pastors, so far as he knew, who dareC
denounce the saloons from their pulpits
In cnI1cluainn he askad all zzhn anran.