Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-25

New London. He has been unable to |
be at his Office in the capitol since Fri |
day.
The Manufacturers bank comes out
to-day with a handsome new front.
The entrance has been removed to the
south end Of the building. 1t is a de-
cided Improvement.
James Conner and Miss Theresa Der
win were married by Rev Father Null
cahy at the church of the Immaculate
Conception at Q o'clock this morning.
Miss Annie Meehan.
The terms of five prisoners at the
state prison expire during February,
three of whom have been discharged.
Sixteen prisoners will be released in
March, who have served terms of from
one to ten years each.
The selectmen will in a few days look
over the plans submitted by the archi-
tects for the proposed new almshouse.
The plans cover every sanitary arrange
ment and conveniences for q fine aims
house within the $780, 900 appropriation.
The next annual field day of the Con-
necticut brigade, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, is to be held in
Willlmantic, June II, and the grand
lodge of Connecticut has complimented
the Uniform rank by changing the date
of it's session 30 that the annual parade
might be held at the same time and
place.
The report of the Massachusetts, rail-
road commissioners, for the quarter
ending December 81, of the New York
& New England railroad, shows: Gross
earnings, $1,609, 900; increase, $40, 6SS;
net, including other income, $402, 1893;
decrease, $131 ,482; balance after
charges, deficit, S55, 429; decrease,
The funeral of Mrs Annie Doolan,
wife of William Doolan of No 9Pember-
| ton street, took place this morning at
$50 from the house to the church of
the Immaculate Conception, where re-
QUEEN high MATS was celebrated. The
pallbearers were: John Leary, Jerry
Carroll, William Carroll, Daniel Welsh,
James Leary and Thomas Doolan.
Stephen Noonan, the newly appointed
superintendent of the western division
of the New England road, issued his
first orders to-day. Under instructions
from general superintendent Barton, the
popular trainmaster, NJ. j. Thayer, still
retains his old position until further
notice. This order is issued by MI
Noonan under Mr. Barton's instructions.
Messrs Moses and Roper, superintend.
ents Of the Benedict & Burnhan wire
mill, visited Edward Doyle at the hospi-
tai yesterday and told him that his fam.
lily would be properly cared for while
he would receive all necessary treat.
ment. They also assured him that
when he is able to work a suitable posi-.
ton will be secured for him.
The eighth annual sociable and exhibi.
ton drill of Division No 2, A. o. H.,
1 w IN 10
tomorrow evening. William Bergen's
orchestra will furnish music. The con,
cert programme is as follows: Over.
ture, "Caliph of Bagdad;" selection.
opera, "Fanchon;" selection, "Darkies
Jubilee"
Comptroller Staub and Mr. Sanger
were convened all day yesterday at the
capitol as the board of equalization.
They waited all day patiently for the
returns of the Etna Life Insurance
company, which reached the comp.
troller's Office late in the afternoon. The
board expects to sit again to-day and
pass upon the returns of the Mutual
life insurance company, all of which
are now in.
A radical change at the Bridgeport
depot went into effect yesterday. A side
track has been laid east Of the Consoli.
dated shed, and now the Naugatuck
passenger trains run ON to the bridge,
and back down on the side track, five OF
ten minutes before time for each train
to depart. 1t is an excellent measure as
passengers for the Naugatuck road can
/ go now into the cars and get warm and
find comfortable seats instead of wait.
ing under the shed as formerly.
A large number of Waterbury people
attended the columbian ball, given by
Charter Oak council, K. of G. at Hart.
ford last evening. Charles Dillon, the
well known proprietor of the DEPOT al
the station in Hartford, entertained a
party of Waterbury friends with fine
spread in the private dining rooms oil
the restaurant, Among those attend.
ing the reception were: Mr. and Mr.
John O.Neil, the Misses Birdie and Susie
O'Neil, the Misses Josephine, Alice and
Margery Fitzpatrick, John A. Moran
Mr. and Mrs p. H. Secrecy, John T.
Boylan, Mr. and Mrs John III. Moran
Frank Kilduff, Miss Jennie Kilduff
John Hamilton, William j. McElligott
Daniel Hammond and James j. Nc
earthly.
Town Agent Clarity of New Haver
has just purchased q number of little
machines that are destined to expedite
the counting of ballots under the secret
ballot law, and will remove no end oil
annoyance that has surrounded the
| work in the past. The work of cutting
open the envelopes to secure the ballots
has required nearly as long time as an
actual count of the votes, the counters
being obliged to use knives or scissors tC
clip the ends of the envelopes. This
process has universally occasioned much
confusion, It sometimes happening that
looking through the envelopes second
time, ballots hayea been found which
had not been removed through over.
sight. II has also happened that In the
cutting open process ballots have been
cut IN two, which required patching ur
before being counted.