Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-23
CITY NEWS.

Thomas Lawlor is home from the Yale law school.
 The Wine Clerks association will give a sociable in City hall this evening.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, except slight flurries of snow, stationary temperature.
 The janitors of the center school dis trict will be pad this evening at the school clerks room.
 The pupils of the Ridge street school made Mis- White, their teacher, Christ mas present this morning.
 Reporter R. F. Grady and wife left this afternoon to spend Christmas with friends in Pittsield, Mass.
 Nearly 5000 in foreign money orders has been sent from the local office since the commencement of the holiday season.
 A large class of children will receive their first communion at the church of the Immaculate Conception Sunday morning.
 Saturday being Christmas eve Seery will have on his lunch counter a large supply of coon and turkey between the hours of 5 and 12 p. m.
 A nice sensible present for husband, brother, father or gentleman friend would be pair of those handsome slippers at Finns.
 The 2:10 train on the New England road, from Hartford, was forty five minutes late to-day, owing to the de- railment of a freight car at the summit.
 Wilson H. Pierce was to-day ap- proved as trustee of the insolvent estate of F. B. Smith, who has made volun- tary assignment in the probate court for the benefit of his creditors.
 The entertainment given by Barcelona council, K. of C., in City hall last even- ing was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. The proceeds will .go to the building fund of the parish of St Cecilia.
 Christmas day falling on Sunday, the l legal holiday of course comes on the following day and all notes due on that day are payable on Saturday. This matter is settled by section !,S62 of the revised statutes of Connecticut. The mail carriers are the exposure of all eyes on the streets to-day, as they go l their rounds with loads of bundles and packages towering high above their heads, seemingly sufficient to leave something at the home of everyone on the various routes.
 William Scott, a barber, was acci- dentally run over by one of 'Brien Bros. bakery wagons at the corner of East and North Main streets, this morning. The wagon struck the man in the face bruis- | ing him about the eyes and nose, other wise he was not much hurt. The runa- way horse was stopped on Cole street by Terrence Coyle.
 Miss Mary Walsh, forelady in the packing room of the Waterbury Manu- featuring company, was presented yesterday with a handsome chain and charm by the employees of man of the soldering room m the same factory, was presented with a handsome rocker by the men in his em- ploy.
 | The pupils of Miss Kelsey's kinder garten in the Industrial building, held a Christmas tree gathering this afternoon, many parents and friends being present. The tree was loaded with gifts, the handiwork of Miss Kelsey and the little ones. The articles were distributed among the children at the close of the | exercises.
 The Jackson Quick Printing company was organized yesterday with a capital of $5,000. The following board of directors was chosen: E. A. Wright, w. R. Mattison, T. F. Jackson and w. H. Jackson. The directors elected the fol. | lowing officers: President and general manager, w. H. Jackson: secretary, E. A. Wright; treasurer, w. R. Madison.
 Johannah Besinger died this morning at the hospital, after an illness of six weeks. She was a sister of the late John Dillon, and leaves of her imme diate family son, James Besinger, ir Brooklyn, N. Y, and three brothers Patrick, James and Michael Dillon The body was removed to her late home 575 East Main street, whence the fune ral will be held.
 Sportsman report a growing scarcity of game in the neighbOrng towns For the past three or four years rabbits have been growing scarcer and scarce1 until they are now hardly worth hunt. ing. A bag of dozen was formerly not an uncommon days sport, while this year many parties return empty handed. But few woodcOck are seer this season, and scarcely any partridge and quail.
 The board of government of the Knights of Columbus has sent ou notices of the following deaths: r. J Martin and Daniel Cushman, Hartford M. E. Moriarty, Pawtucket, R. l. Daniel Sullivan, Willimantic; James E Kane, Bridgeport; B. J. Gallagher anC Timothy Downs, Meriden; J. c. Reilly New Britain; Edward Meloy, New Milford; Henry Ryan, Taftville. Tn, total membership subject to this assess ment is 6,400. The average age of tn order is 30 years.