Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-12-17
CITY NEWS.

opera house thlS evening. William Kelly was arrested for 1 drunkenness this afternoon by Officer | McCarthy. Miss Mamie Camp has just received | notice that she will receive $1, 300, back | pension due her father who was injured | | in the war. Her brother receives $200. The third annual sociable of the Pas | time Social club will be held at Music | hall on Wednesday evening, January 25.
 The Concordia society will hold an adjourned meeting tomorrow after noon for the transaction of business con- i nected with the constitution and by laws.
 The regular morning mail from New York for Waterbury, missed connec- tions at Bridgeport this morning. It was brought up on the 1117 train, which i was an hour late.
 Fire was discovered in the carding room of the Welch Hosiery company factory in Waterville about 4:30 Yester- day afternoon. It was easily extin- guished. The damage was about $40.
 Special gifts with one pound of tea or baking powder all next week at Phelan's.
 About fifty people went to Ansonia | last night to be present at the opening
 
 and to hear General Ballington Booth speak in the opera house of that town. The funeral of Mrs Maria Upson, aged 90, who died Wednesday in Bristol, was held this afternoon with services in Hall Memorial chapel. The deceased was the mother of Albert s. Upson of the Waterbury Brass Go.
 A little paper called The Fair Journal will be published during the fair of the St Cecilia parish Christmas week, under the editorship of Rev Dr Martin Several columns will be devoted to local news printed in German.
 Michael Clancy came from Waterville yesterday and got quite full of Water bury intoxicants. He was exposing his person on South Main street, when raked in by an officer. He was fined $1 and costs and $10 and costs this morning. The Naugatuok railroad will run Especial train to Naugatuck on the even ings of December 23 and 24. The train will leave this city at 9:15, and is put on in order that Naugatuck and Union City people can do their holiday shopping.
 The case of Fred Trott, trustee, vs Stephen H. Bowen, was the only assign. ment made at the bar meeting this morning. It was set down for Monday. In the case of Ashborn vs Sullivan a bond of $50 was ordered on or before January 1, 1893.
 The Young Mems Praying band, un- der the leadership of Edwin s. Robbins, the drummer evangelist, will conduct a series of gospel meetings in the First Baptist church commencing Wednes- day, December 8. Everybody is in vited.
 The bakers and confectioners soci- able in Concordia hall this evening will have a large attendance. The com mittee of arrangements promise a good time. The handsome cake, which is to be given to the best lady waltzer, is ex- citing great interest among the devotees of terpsichore.
 Judge Phelan in the probate court this morning appointed Adjudeur Comiry conservator over his aged moth er-in-law, Susan Rainey. The estate of the late Charles I. Tremaine was finally sestted in the probate court this morn ing by the executors, Dr Tremaine and Charles H. Field.
 Some of the best local talent has been secured to take part in the entertain ment to be given by Barcelona council, K. of c, in the City hall next Thursday 5 evening for the benefit of the German Q Catholic society. Members of other so- cieties are invited to attend. The ad mission is only 25 cents.
 | At the annual meeting of Connecticut lodge, A. 0. U. w., last night, the fol. lowing list of officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Joseph c. Lang, M w.; David Miller, foreman; M. F. Nc. Kennerney, overseer; George s. Husker, recorder; Dennis J. Casey, receiver John s. Hayes, financier; F. B. Hull representative.
 The Red Mems fair in City hall will V0In t0- irrIt r. Io, L4o Al, resort during the week and every night the attendance has been very large The Turner's gave an excellent gym. nastic exhibition last night, which was well received. The junior turner's will be the attraction, with the drawing this evening.
 Edward J. HiIdreth, a brakeman B dled at Brewsters Thursday night from injuries received by being run over or the New York & New England road He was coupling and fell between the cars, the wheels passing over his leg and arm. It was not deemed advisable to take him to the hospital at Danbury so he was attended at a hotel 1T Brewsters. His home was at Elmira N. Y.
 The mortality report for Novembel has been received from 16S towns ir Connecticut. There were 1,017 death, = reported in the state during the month This was 99 less than in October; it wa. 75 less than in November, 1891, and 1Ol more than the average number o 70 deaths in November for the five year. = preceding the present. In the frs eleven months of the year the number of deaths was 13,S12, being 1 400 more T.. than in the corresponding months o ID last year, and 2,O83 more than the average in the same months for the las five years. The death rate was 15 6 fol ' the large towns, and for the small town, 15.5, for the whole state 155. Water bury's death rate was 12.7.
 Fired Upon From Ambush,
 NEW CANAAN, Dec 17.-Willian k Comstock, aged 25, was driving hom, about 10 o'clock last night with Josepl Pack, 8 boy 10 years old. As they reached the house of William Jones