Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-03
CITY NEWS.


C.R. Lawrence will give a chalk talk
lecture tonight at the Salvation Army
hall. Good singing.
The rainfall during yesterday and last
night measured only .27 or less than
one-quarter of an inch.
The will of Lucien r. Bronson was ad-
mitted to probate to-day. N. r. Bron-
son was named as executor.
The Chosen Few Social club will give
concert and sociable in Music hall,
Wednesday evening, November Is.
| w. G. Austin has added one of the
handsomest hacks in the city to his
stock and is now fully equipped for
funerals, marriages, etc.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Acorn Athletic club for the election
of officers will be held this evening at
their rooms 170 Durham street.
The 7:55 p. m. train on the New Eng
land road, from Hartford, was delayed
over an hour at Wheatons last night,
owing to an accident to the engine.
Timothy OLeary and Miss Bridget
Hickey were married by the Rev Father
Mulcahy at the church of the Immacu-
late Conception at 1890 this morning.
Confirmation will be given to class
of 1870 persons by Bishop Mcmahon at
the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton tomorrow evening at 1:3O o'clock.
A lad named James Madden, who
| lives in Brooklyn, was arrested by
Officer Byrnes this morning for the
theft of shirt from one of the stores
in Brooklyn.
p. II. Dolan, one of the firm of Dolan
brothers, who until within a few days
controlled the New Britain tramway but
who sold out to New Britain and Water
bury parties, was in the city to-day on
business.
Cortiss Bowen and Miss Nora Shay,
were married by the Rev Father Null
cahy at the church of the Immaculate
Conception, at $50 this morning. The
best couple were Bernard O'Neil and
Miss Nellie Shay.
The funeral of Thomas Cook took
place from his late residence on Charles
street at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The
pallbearers were William and Thomas
kenny, P. II. Real, Rody Wade, John
Harrington and John lyman.
The effects of the late improvements
on the grounds of the Bank street school
are greatly impaired by the unfinished
portion. The district committee would
do we'll to grade and fence the lot pur-
purchared from Mr. Bruirard before the
winter sets.
The parading battalion of the Third
ward democrats with the Brass City
drum corps at their head brought
hundreds in their wake to City hall last
night. The club is in fourishing
condition and solid for everything demo
cratic.
| DIR Axtelle was called to Tolles' sta
ton this afternoon, to make another ex-
animation of Martin Norton, the man
who was bitten by mad dog, and who
shows symptoms of hydrophobia. Nor
ton was seized last night with paroxysms
and it is said that his condition has as
sumed serious aspect.
| Postmaster Doherty received this
morning from the department at Wash
ington the plans for the proposed re-
modelling of the office as drawn by
| Architect Griggs and submitted over
year ago. The work will be under the
supervision of Postoffice Inspector Evans
of Boston. According to the plans, the
money order and registry departments
and the postmaster office will be loca-
ted where Bergin's undertaking room is.
Mrs John II. Reid, aged thirty years
died last evening after a few days ill.
ness, at her home on North Main street
THE deceased was most estimable
lady. She was the daughter of Mrs
Mary Lanncn and sister of Walter and
James Lannen of Adams street, and OF
Mrs j. j. McAuliiTe. She leaves a hus
band and two small children. The flu
neral will take place to the church OF
the immaculate Conception tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock.
At a meeting of the board of agents
of the Bronson library last Saturday
the secretary was asked to furnish {
statement of the average annual eXpen
diture for books and periodicals during
the past ten years. Mr. Platt, the sec
rotary pro tenn. has written to Presiden
O'Neill of the board giving very full
statement, which covers the whole time
since the foundation of the library. The
total expenditure during the pas
} twenty three wears is SSS,1S4.14 foI
books and S5,115 90 for periodicals.. O
this amount $1O.0GS Ga was expended
, the first year for books in order t.
make n beginning. DeduCting thi
amount we have an average for the las
twenty-five years of So, $50 20 for book
and of $3.50 II for periodicals..
At the district committees monthly
meeting, held last night, a petition
signed by prominent citizens and tax
payers was presented, asking that tn,
committee call special meeting of tn,
voters on November II, to take actor
| III OlldIulIlS d Sue LOT d he" hlSI
school building, to make provisions TO
erecting such a building, also to TAX
action on the matter of opening evenin,
schools in the district. Chairman Null
= cahy of the board of education, actiny
as a committee from that body. ap
I peared before the committee and ex
planned the urgent need of a new Higl
school building. The committee &C
8 cepted the petition, and voted to cal
r the meeting. The chairman and treas
}. urer were authorized to make tempe
rary loan of $4,000 at five per cent.
When the 2:O7 p. m. down train o.
the Naugatuck division reached Ansc
MIA, Tuesday, says the Ansonia Sentinel
a passenger who was riding in tn
smoking car which is attached to tn
' rear of the train reported to Conducto
Scott that his valise and umbrella
which he had taken into the car wit
him, had been stolen. The valise wa
= one such as is used to carry dress suit
in, and the umbrella was strapped t
it. When he entered the car at Water
I bury he took a seat near the rear end {
the car and at Naugatuck went to tn
center of the car, leaving his baggage