Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-28
CITY NEWS.

Michael O'Brien for drunkenness was
fined 81 and costs this morning.
The new money order department in
the postoffice is nearly completed.
DIR NJ. d. O'Connell of New Haven is
visiting friends IN this city.
Voting for the fire trumpet closes at
City hall tonight.
Waterbury Council, G. B. L, will
meet this evening in Corrollton council
hall.
The board of fire commissioners and
the board of finance will meet this even
ing.
Miss Katie Hall of Northampton, Mass,
is visiting her relatives Miss Lizzie Dunn
and James Dunn of South Main street.
w. G. Bannon moved his family to
his new home in Falls Village to-day,
where Mr. Bannon is engaged in the
hotel business.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold an important meeting
at 9 p. m. tomorrow in the lecture room
of the Second church.
No new books are being purchased for
the Bronson library now, owing to the
fact that the present building is crowded
to its utmost capacity.
The funeral of Thomas Roraback took
place this afternoon from his late resi-
dence, 216 Dublin street. The body was
taken to Pittsteld, Mass, for burial.
A teachers meeting, under the aus
pices of the state board of education, will
be held at Woodbury. on the afternoon
and evening of December 8.
James D. Merrett of Bridgeport was
to-day approved as trustee on the insol-
vent estate of A. L. Haynes, proprietor
of the Bridgeport Ladder Co.
Yesterday was the first Sunday in ad-
vent and all the Catholic churches
donned somber hues to signify the COM
mencement of a season of fasting and
prayer. 1t was also the first Sunday of
the Catholic ecclesiastical year.
The Acme baseball club held it's an
nual meeting yesterday afternoon. Last
years manager, H. r. Durant, was re-
elected; F. p. Becton and T. NJ. Frenzy
were elected treasurer and secretary
respectively. The club has had very
successful season.
George Russell of Bellevue college,
Thomas ]. Kilmartin of the University
of the city of New York, and John D.
Frenzy of the Long Island college hospi-
tai, returned to their respective institu-
tions to-day after a weeks visit to
friends in this city.
John McGinnis and William Bishop
of the American Ring shop started for
WATERFOWL Saturday morning on a
hunting expedition and returned on the
$50 p. m. train with bag of game that
surprised the Abrigador. Among the
spoils were nine rabbits which weighed
thirty pounds.
| The Acme social club at it's meeting
yesterday appointed the following COM
mittee to select drama aud make all
necessary arrangements for putting it
on the stage: E. l.. Malonev, j. L.
Duncan, and T. NJ. Frenzy. The play
will come off before lent and fine com
pany will be selected to for its produc-
| ton.
| On January 10, a committee of Free
Masons from different parts of the state
is to meet in New Haven to take into
| consideration several places for creating
a state home for members of the order
| who need to be thus assisted. The grand
lodge has approved of the enterprise and
| there is already fund of $14,000 for
/ this movement.
Prof Peter jackson, the pugiIist, told a
reporter that he had imagined Connecti
cut to be flat orrolling country, and
an agricultural state. On the contrary
he said it appeared as mountainous as the
western mining country. 1t transpires
that he came to New Britain from Wa.
terburv over the snake like track of the
New York & New EnglBnd railroad
and is not to blame for the impression
he received. Britain Herald.
I tSecretary Lindsey of the state board
of health, complains that the state law
requiring town officials to report to the
state board the names of their health
committee, is violated and that twenty
three towns have made no report this
year. The penalty for this failure to re-
port is $500 fine or imprisonment not
less than six months, or both. 1t looks
as if it would be profitable for the au-
thorities to promptly comply with the
law.
Commencing December 9TH trains on
the Derby division of the Consolidated
| which have been running into the Der
by depot at New Haven, will be changed
and have their terminus at the nnion
station. This will prove great convent.
ence to the travellers who quite frequent
ly were subjected to considerable an.
noyance and inconvenience by having
to travel from one depot to the other in
order to go east or west from New Ha.
ven.
The Connecticut State Firemen's asso.
citation has recommended that all fire
departments shall thereafter have a
special physician appointed. 1t will be
the duty of any fireman injured at fire
and entitled to claim a benefit from anv
association, to report such injury to the
department physician and permit an ex.
animation. When the physician shall
decide that the person is no longer en-
titled to receive benefits his decision
shall be final, and the association will
not be liable for further payments upOr
the claim of the person.
The reckless disregard for pedestrians
shown by some bicycle riders while
passing crosswalks has been repeatedly
discussed in no unmistakable terms
and yet the nuisance continues unabat.
ed. Saturday evening lad of 10 years
was passing the crosswalk from Apothe
carries hall to Bank street, when a rider
going at full speed dashed into the little
fellow, knocking him topsy-turvy. A
gentleman reprimanded the rider, and
was told to mind his own business. The
lad was badly shaken up and his indlg
nant father will seek redress in court.
The beautiful banners which were tc
have hpnO tn