Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-03-11
CITY NEWS.


"The Pearl of Savoy" at the opera |
house this evening.
Dairy Commissioner Winslow was in
the city to-day.
The regular lenten devotions will be |
held in the Catholic churches this even
ing.
Mr. and Mrc Thomas R. Shea will re-
turn this evening from their wedding
| trip.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the board of fire commissioners this
evening, at o'clock.
There are advertised letters at the
postof1ice for Miss f. and G. Scott, and
Miss A. NJ. Matthews.
The Women's Benevolent society of
the First church gave a literary and
!; musical entertainment in the church
parlors last evening.
Mortimer Grilley had his knee cap
dislocated by slipping from a step on
Scovill street and it was set by Drs
North and Axtelle yesterday.
= Carriage Maker George Panneton,
accompanied the committee sent by the
board Of fire commissioners to New
Haven to examine the three horse hitch
f that city.
Mrs Catherine Daley, aged 40 years,
lied last night at her home on North
Elm street. The funeral will take place
to the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception at $3.50 on Sunday.
The Waterbury Clock company's
works have been shut down until Mon
lay, the 14th, for the purpose of max
ing connections with the new engine
which the company has had.erected.
1t is not known who will succeed F.
II. Spencer as a member of the board of
health. Mr. Spencer made it point to
be present at every meeting, frequently
hustling around to find enough to make
a quorum.
The executive committee of the
Knights of Columbus held a meeting
last evening at which they decided to
Engage Gilmores band for the celebra-
ion In honor OF Columbus, on October
II, 1892, in New Haven.
The days are now little over eleven
hours long. On the 31st of this month
he day will be twelve hours and forty
minutes in length, an increase during
the month of about an hour and half.
At the close of the month the day will
be three hours and thirty-two minutes
longer than it was at the winter solstice.
The funeral of the late Mrs Catherine
Holland, wife of John Holland of 297
Dublin street, was held this morning, a
requiem mass being celebrated by the
Rev Father Treanor, in the Sacred
Heart church, at 8 o'clock. The pail
bearers" were: Charles, Roper, James
IcGuO, keTOn Brophy list, Keron
Brophy end, John Brophy and Edward
Holland.
The state convention of the United
Order of the Golden Cross will be held
at Pythian hall on Wednesday evening,
March 16. The grand officers of Con-
nccticut and Massachusetts will be
present. A public meeting will be held
at the hall, at which addresses will be
made by prominent members of the
order.
Names of William Hughes, Goa, 18th C.
"; f. c. Bristol, Go Ii, 18th; w. Ii.
IL igarty, Go y, 18th, and James How
nth, 9th Iowa, were sent to the quarter
mHstpT-genCrals'O office at Hartford yes
orday for headstones. Three of them
IJp applications for new ones in place of
he government ones, which are getting
d'lnih1t;.tyu.
The postolfice clerks throughout this
md ntIGhborInA states are endeavoring
20 secure more pay and less hours of
labor. They have formed themselves
luto an association to accomplish that
IurI use. They VIII also ask Uncle Sam
to grade their salaries. The clerks of
liz local office have not yet joined the
teSuC citation.
Tb" following dispatch was sent out
iast night under a Boston date: The
statement is made here on good au-
lh"riry that the proposed combination
Of copper mining properties with the
exception of the Quincy company,
which declined to join, has been practi-
Catly effected. 1t is stated that the
annual production of the Anaconda
Uine is fixed at 100000 pounds and
| of the Calumet and HeCla at &C. 600 0OO
pounds.
| The close season for trout fishing will
end April l, and some of the local
li-hclm"n are already looking over their
,vr and getting in readiness to fish the
Tuoks. Last season there was a poor
CHI. In these days when SO many
= r ans are posted there is but Door
~anw for The ordinary fisherman.
8 Every scae N the number of posted
streams is increasing, and these re-
-iliujiua against free fishing are very
unu> ing TO lovers of the sport.
Concerning the building of the spur
trrE, from Westfield to East Berlin,
following the west bank of the Little
river, {; director in the Meriden & Wa
tylS any road said, yesterday, that it
"Nu!u he dome at comparatively little
pNu,rSo as the route was very level.
Q Inr icrlin Iron Bridge company and
h. leck, Stow e Wilcox company
&. would like to have the spur built and
ale Wiling to aid the project. The
chances are very favorable towards the
proposed spur being built.
\ boy who is believed to be Frank
W lcoN who disappeared from Harwin-
ton n Monday, was in this city Wed
uvs day afternoon. He called at Brior's
RESTAURANT on South Main street and
asked Tor something ia %eat and also
wanted to know if he 4E..ld not work
for his board, washing LIeies and doing
! rhVrs. W hen questioned the lad said
that he Was on the road, but refused to
give lis ,ame or tell where he came
rt.m. lie seemed honest and was given
., square meal lie has not been seen
.uyv.
lh" state central committee of the
J nrn-iNiLinn narLv of Connecticut hns