Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-14
OrTY NEWS.


meet tonight in Carrollton council hall.
Special st Patrick's Day matinee of
the shamrock and Rose"
The Fourth division, A. o. H., will
hold an important meeting this even
ing.
There will be a special meeting of the
board of finance this evening at 8
o'clock.
Sanitary Inspector Moses in speaking
OF the health of the city, says that there
is only one case of diphtheria in town.
DIR Walter Lancaster of this city, a re-
cent graduate of the Philadelphia dental
college, has opened an Office in Manga
tuck.
Nelson c. Oviatt left this morning on
an extensive trip through the west. He
will spend some time at Seattle, Wash
ington.
Postmaster Doherty will leave to-
morrow for Washington, on business
connected with the postoffice depart
ment.
Townsend lodge, 1. O. o. F., will en-
terrain the Thomaston and Torrington
lodges this evening. The visitors will
return by special train.
A fourteen yetr old boy named Nc
Donald was attacked by dog and bit in
the hip, while delivering papers on
West Side hill yesterday. DIR Benedict
cauterized the wound ana no serious re-
suit is anticipated.
Architect a. J. Smith has just COM
pleted plans for a three tenement frame
building, for Edward McManus. The
house will have fourteen rooms with all
modern conveniences and will be
erected on Bridge street.
D. S. Plume of this city, who was re-
Gently reelected to dictatorship in the
New England road, has also been ap-
pointed a member of the executive
committee, which consists of the presi-
dent, independent and three directors.
A pair of Meigs & Trott's horses, at
tached to bakery wagon, ran away on
Spring street, Saturday afternoon. L.
F. Parker, the driver, was badly bruised
in trying to stop them. The horses
were captured before doing any damage.
The Concordia society gave another
enjoyable concert in their hall last even
ing. The programme included choruses
by the society; mandolin solo, William
Lawson; piano solos, Miss Marie Grelle;
violin obligato, George Rudolph; singing
by Daniel kiefer and F. j. Herr.
The funeral of George w. Root took
place at the soldiers home, Noroton,
this afternoon. He was a member of
Wadhams' post, G. A. r. of this city,
having served with Co I, end Connect
cut heavy artillery, during the war.
The flag on the G. A. R. building has
been at half mast during the day.
Secretary Chris F. Downey, of the
Connecticut Press association, is max
ing preparations for the banquet to be
held next month in Hartford. Charles
Hopkins Clark of the Hartford Courant
will be toastmaster. 1t is expected that
Colonel Charles H. Taylor of the Boston
Globe, "Jack" Taylor, the night editor
of the paper, and other Boston journal
lists will be present. New York will
also send delegation.
Work will be begun at once re-
moving the debris of st Bernard's
church at Tariffville, which was re-
Gently burned, and a new church will
soon be built on the old site by the Rev
Father Walsh. The basement walls,
which were of stone, will be taken
down to the foundations, as they were
badly damaged by the fire. The new
finer than the old.
The st Aloysius temperance cadets
elected the following officers at their
meeting yesterday: President, George
Butler; vice president, Joseph Gagaln;
secretary, Edward McElligott; treasurer,
Sister Eleuita; financial secretary,
Joseph Hosey; investigating committee,
George Butler, Edward Dalton, Thomas
Ryan. Francis Martin, George Doolan;
sick committee, Thomas Sayers, Joseph
Gagain, Joseph Kilbride, John Kane,
Joseph Hosey.
Residents in many of the cities and
towns in the eastern and middle parts
of the state are indik nant because the
nj
vices over the remains of persons who
die of infectious diseases. In Branford,
few days ago, the corpse of a man
| who had died of virulent black diphthe-
ria, was exposed to view in a church,
and the health and safety of the entire
town was endangered. Many similar
cases are reported and the question of
more effective legislation in the matter
is being actively agitated,
The first public meeting of the asso-
citation of Christian Visitation and
Charity was held in Trinity church at Z
o'clock last evening. There was a very
large attendance and the greatest
interest was manifested in the exercises.
The programme was as follows. Even
ing prayer; Hymn 264, Jesus Shall
Reign Where'er the Sum-" Introductory
remarks, Rev r. w. Micou; historical
statement, Hon Frederick J. Kingsbury;
address, "Our Aims During the Past
Months" Rev Horace G. Hoadley;
Hymn 200, Fountain of Good, to Own
Thy Love-" address, 1.-THE New Methods
in Charity" Hon Francis Wayland,
L. L. D; closing remarks, Rev DR.
Anderson; offcrtory for the work.
A week ago young man came here
and worked himself into the good
graces of Superintendent Comeback of
the Boys club. The latter gave him
shelter and board, and secured employ
ment for him at the City Lumber and
disappeared and with him went a S135
watch belonging to the superintendent,
which he found in Mr. Combellack's
room while the latter was Inc the wash
room rOIioa boua baaT,