Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-28
CITY NEWS.

of , Granite street.
Mr. and Mrs John O'Neill attended the |
funeral of Mrs Henry Middlebrook in |
this afternoon.
James Cosgrove was the only prisoner
in the police court this morning. he
was fined 81 and costs for drunkenness.
The United States warship Monon-
gahela, on which Lieutenant F. w.
Kellogg of this city is an officer, ar
rived yesterday at Lisbon.
Mr. and Mrs Lucien Wolff were
blessed with their first daughter Christ
mas eve, and are receiving the con-
CALCULATIONS of their many friends.
The plumbers and gas and steam
filters will perfect the organization of
their craft in this city tomorrow even
ing. The local union will start with a
membership of fifty.
Rev Michael j .O'Connor of Manchester,
Conn, who was ordained at the cathedral
in Boston on the 10th of this month, is
visiting his brother, Contractor Charles
O'Connor of this city.
Stephen P. Cronin, who has been
visiting relatives in this city and Manga
tuck, returned this morning to the
Baltimore college of dentistry, where
he is pursuing course of studies.
The Waterbury Photographic society
will exhibit a set of slides at their rooms
this evening, which have been pro-
nounced a fine selection. They are the
property of the Photographic society of
Plalnfield, N. J.
Superintendent Beach has received a
telegram announcing the death of II.
Stanley Goodwin, president of the
American Society of Railroad Superin-
tendents. Mr. Beach is the first vice
president of the society.
Roundsman Matthew Daley, well
known in this city, who was convicted
and sentenced in New York few weeks
ago, to one years imprisonment for as
sault, was released from the tombs to-
day on stay, pending appeal for new
trial.
There are usually number of Christ
| mas packages unclaimed and unde-
livered after the holiday rush at the
postotfice. The reason is because the
packages were placed in boxes by the
| sender and became crushed and the ad-
dresses lost. This year about half a dozen
such packages are in charge of Chief
Clerk Fitzpatrick.
The state board of education issued on
Saturday two interesting documents for
! teachers. One was n hand book on
Respiration" and the other treated of
"Gymnastics for Common Schools. -
The latter was prepared by DR. William
| G. Anderson, associate director of the
Yale gymnasium, and is full of useful
points on the subject. The document
can be had on application free of
charge.
The board of education held a special
meeting last evening called at the re-
quest of the committee on teachers, who
desired instructions with reference to q
letter received from Mr. Devine, APP
pointed to the temporary position OF
principal of the Bank street school. MI
Devine asks for a salary of $120 pei
month and the board voted tC
recommend to the district committee
that the salary asked for be granted.
The Pizzicatl club of young ladie.
will produce their repertoire of instru
mental music at an entertainment to b,
given in Leavenworth hall January 5
Professor Russell and two of the lady
pupils of st Margaret's school will reat
and recite selections. The purpose O
the entertainment is to increase tn,
Igymnasiumi fund in order to secur
apparatus for the classes in physica
culture.
, John Lyons of Dublin street, who fel
on the morning of December Is. sus
tanning a fracture of the knee cap of tn
right leg, was this morning taken t
New York for treatment at the New
York hospital. Lyons case is a pecu
liar one. Over a year ago he fell an,
broke the same knee cap and less than
year ago he fell and broke it in the sam
place. This is the third time that tn
cap has been fractured. 1t is feared
that the leg cannot be saved and tina
amputatlon will be necessary.
At meeting of Court Wolf Tone, A
o. F. of A, held last evening, the fo
lowing list of officers was chosen: job
S. Hayes, c. R: William Maloney,
G. r.; Hugh keenan,, F. S ; DAME
Altman, r. S, James Coughlan, treas
urer; Charles Lundhurg. S. w; job
Stack, J. w; Patrick Hayden, s. r
= Jeremiah Murphy, j. b. DR. J, +
Hayes, physician; James S. Carol
Daniel Kelly and John Condor, trustee,
Weather Prophet Vaughn of Norwal
says violent northwestern storm wi
occur January II, and will pas
through the middle Atlantic states o
or before January 16, causing sever
storms in the southwestern state:
This storm will continue its cours
across the Atlantic ocean. increasing i
great violence as it approaches tn
shores of the eastern continent, reach
ing tnere Dy the end of the month
Sea captains should interest themselve
in this prediction.
The wedding of Miss Jane Leaver
worth Twining, daughter of Edward T
= Twining. and James John Humphrey.
jr, of New York city, at the Fir,
church yesterday afternoon, was wit
% messed by the elite of the city. TT
maid of honor was Miss Almira {
Twining and the best man c. 7
, Kuchler of Yonkers, N. y. The GER
y mony was performed by the Rev Josep
Anderson, d. d. A large number
out of town guests were present. n
and Mrs Humphreys will, after an e1
tended tonr, reside in Chicago.
i 1t was a happy and iovial part
which sat down in the David house la
night to feast on Jim" Flynns stole
goose. George Smith, chief of Wa
lingfords fire department, was toas
t master. He introduced in 'successic
= George Barrett, whose jolly sid
< shook with laughter as he recounted h
capture of the cooked fowl; Jack" NJ
Donald, who gave him all his offici
assistance; Janitor Loughlan, wi