Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-23

Tho condition of the Rev Father Lam caster Of Watertown is very low to-day and his recovery is doubtful.
 P. J. BoIan has bought. through ". J. Schlegel, three building lots on Division street owned by A. B. Simons.
 A meeting of the promoters of the Sacred Heart league will be held in tnsi Sacred Heart church after vespeFs to1l morrow afternoon.
 The twelve o'clock passenger train over the New England road from Hart ford was delayed over an hour to-day by freight car leaving the track near Forestville.
 F. O. Dillon will commence on Mou- day to lay out a section of the new Catholic cemetery. The work will take about a week. 1nterments will then be made there.
 The exchange of the subscription tickets for the Harmonic society's music festival, at City hall, May 10, will begin at 8 o'clock on Monday morning, at the Driggs 6 Smith Co.'S store.
 The monthly sociable of Washington conclave, K. S. F., will be held in G. A. R. hall on Monday evening. An enjoy. able occasion it will be, too, judging from the past efforts of the conclave.
 The Rose Hill social club entertained another large crowd at their fair Tn the City hall last evening. There was sing ing, dancing and other amusements aud everybody was happy. Tonight an ex. ceptionally fine programme will be rendered. All are invited.
 John Sullivan, a harmlessly insane man, who says he owns the Naugatuck railroad and the two Catholic convents | in this city, started out this afternoon with an axe to repair his fences which he said had been torn down by malicious persons. He was prevailed upon to return to his home on South Main street.
 The New York & New England bill to enable the road to issue bonds to the extent of one-half of its construction account passed in the Rhode Island senate yesterday, after a hard fought
 battle. The company intend to make great improvements all along the line and will expend it is said, something like &, ,OO0, ,0OO in the work.
 The first rehearsal of the ladies and hiIdren who are to take part in "BeI
 Hur," will be held at the Friendly
 league room, East Main street, Monday
 next at 4 o'clock. This is an entertain } ment which committee from tht Women's exchange are arranging tc ) give in connection with the "Ben Hur' company of Crawfordville, Ind. All O the 150 characters are chosen from oul own city, while the company supply
 scenery, costumes, etc, all of the mos magnificent description. The story o Ben Hur by Gen Lew Wallace will b' represented entirely in pantomime. Th'
 first of four performances will be givel on May 12. . The Bottlers' and Manufacturers asso } citation of New York have agents in thii , state engaged in endeavoring to hav' the Connecticut firms conducting tn same business join the national associa
 tion. Their first object, however, is t secure the enactment of law similar tt the law of New York state fer the pro , tection of the trade. In New York thu , different firms used to lose many boxe i and bottles which were generally bough
 up by junk dealers, who took then from customers of, all kinds. In 1S6
 the bottlers of New York secured tn
 passage of law in the assembly, mak ing it a misdemeanor for persons t , take, handle, buy or sell or have il their possession any bottles not belong ing to them. Connecticut and Massa ] chusetts have no bottle laws, while 8 , other states have. The committee vii first try and induce the bottlers in, Con
 necticut to sell back what bottles, boxe l and syphons they have belonging t D New York firms, at prices to be agree I upon, and the New York firms in tur 8 will return what belongs to Connecticu ? firms.