Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-25
CITY NEWS.


copied the position of paymaster of the
Second regiment.
Several Waterbury. people will attend
the ball of the knights of st Patrick at
New Haven tomorrow evening.
The familiar form of Pat Cummings,
dressed in gaudy uniform, hesded the
Hi Henry minstrel band this noon. The
sergeant makes a model drum major.
Elk Superintendent R. B. Williams of
the New York & New England road |
went to New York last night to con-
slider business opening in Canada.
Charles w. Burpee, associate editor |
of the Bridgeport Standard, and for.
merly of this city, has been appointed
adjutant of the Fourth regiment with
the rank of captain.
The seventh annual concert and ball
of the Waterbury Burns club will be
held this evening in the Jacques audi.
forum. The members of the club and
their ladies will appear in Highland
costume.
DIR E. w. Mcdonald had the mis-
fortune to fall on the ice while getting
into his carriage last evening after visit
ing patient, sustaining bao fracture
of the leg. He was removed to his
home and attended by DIR Axtelle.
The Rev Mother Agnes of the Hart
ford Sisters of Mercy and Sister
Euphelia of st Mary's home, West
Hartford, are visiting in this city to-
day. Sister Euphelia is sister of the
Rev Father Mulcahy.
At the annual meeting Of the Con-
necticut Humane society, held in Hart
ford on Friday, it was voted to investi-
gate the method of placing out children
from the New Haven county home.
This action was caused by a complaint
made recently by DIR G. B.fAdams of
New Haven.
C. G. Kline and w. G. Gallagher of
Meriden inspected the Soldiers home at
Noroton, Friday. They found every
thing in good working order and were
pleased to see that every facility for the
comfort of the old soldiers had been
provided.
The third division of the st Aloysius
cadets, connected with the Immaculate
Conception parish, has voted to join the
Catholic Total Abstinence union of Con-
necticut. A temperance rally under the
auspices of the cadets will be held early
in April.
Charles Camp, colored, was found on
West Main street by the Harvey
brothers. shortly after ~ o'clock Satur-
day night, suffering from a sprained
lankle. He was sober and claimed that
he was assaulted on Canal street by four
men and robbed of his weeks pay.
Walter Wilson, who lives in Nauga-
tuck, was before the police court this
morning on the charge of drunkenness.
He was fined 81 and costs. Andrew
Fogelburg, charged with drunkenness
and breach of the peace, was fined $40
and costs on each case.
In speaking this morning about the
delay in making repairs in the postoffice
Colonel Doherty said that the delay is
probably due to the fact that the depart
ment officials are waiting to see what
action will be taken in the house re-
garding the bill for public building in
this city.
The members of R. j. Costello lodge
of Trainmens ARE making active prepar.
ations for their ball at the City hall on
the evening of February 5. The deco.
rations by Charters and Borden will be
unique. Light will be furnished in part
by one hundred lanterns and two loco
motive headlights.
street, while working on power pres.
at Holmes, Booth 6; Haydens on Satur
day, had Two fingers on his left hanC
badly crushed. He is being ATTENDED
by DR. Hayes. He met with q some
what similar accident four years ago
> when he lost thumb and two fingers.
The night schools have been a failur,
this season, owing to the small attend
/ ance. At a meeting of the committee
Saturday evening it was voted; to dis
continue the Bishop street school and t,
reduce the number of teachers in tn
others. Commencing this evening
there will be one teacher in the BAN
street school and two at Clay street
The attendance in the classes O
mechanical drawing is increasing an
the classes will not be consolidated a
contemplated.
Daniel Colwell, secretary of tn
Knights of Columbus, went to Prov
dence to meet committee from Bosto
? who are anxious to form council @
- the order in the latter city. A counc
is also under process of formation i
Springfield and there will be a race be-
- tween Boston and Springfield to Sc
which will have the honor of startin
the first council in the state of Mass
chusetts. There are now 81 council
> and all are in Connecticut save fou
councils in Rhode Island and one i
Of Brooklyn, N. y.
Louis Cunningham and James Girl
void, of Lyme, searched the residenC
4 of the late Mrs Jane c. Kingsbury, VIII
|. was buried in Riverside last week, an
discovered in an old chest documen
~ representing property to the amount
$780, 900. Continuing their investigi
. lions the searchers were rewarded wit
valuable find, consisting of gold col
IN denominations from 81 to $50. TIL
hoard was slowed away in the bottol
of old trunks, drawers. bureaus an
lined the ticking of feather beds and oil
straw mattresses. In all, $4,000
hard cash was secured and more secu1
ties were brought to light. The tot
find aggregated 500, 900.
The report of the adjutant-gener
for the past year shows gain of fort
nine officers and enlisted men. I'll
spring parades and the drill season we
satisfactory. The annual encampmel
:, is.said to have showed conclusively Il
advantages of an eight days camp, al
especially to have proved that the fea