Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-02
CTTY NEWS.

AAACOe gAAAb GNCAAA1Sas VI Miss Lena O.. Burns left to-day to enter St Luke's training school for nurses at New York city.
 Curran has four long counters and store shelving for sale at a sacrifice, at his old store, 67 Bank street.
 The closing exercises at the industrial school were held Saturday afternoon before large audience.
 The collection for the hospital, taken \ up at the Immaculate Conception | church yesterday, amounted to $100. After to-day Superintendent Thomp- | son of the almshouse will drop his title l and once more become John Thompson. | Superintendent Moran will assume charge for a year, at least. Michael Dunn, who lives at the rear of SC East Main street, fell down stairs Saturday night, sustaining a double fracture of the right leg. He was at tended by Dr North.
 At meeting of the district committee Saturday night it was voted to waive the right to a strip of land at the Bank street school property, so that the road may be widened and the sidewalk { strengthened.
 M. J. Daley is laying a large water main through Benedict & Burnham's yard. The pipe is S6 inches in diameter and 300 feet of it will be necessary. It will take the place of the old race way and bulk head, over which the company intend to build.
 This was the day set for the execution of Patrick Flanagan, the slayer of Michael McDermott. Flanagan died from consumption in the county jail. The murder, which was the worst tragedy that ever occurred in Water bury, was committed two years ago to- day.
 St Ann's church fair will continne this week. Saturday night the hall was crowded. At the church yesterday the Rev Father Bourret expressed great sat- isfactiOn at the manner in which the fair was patronized last week. A good stage entertainment and dancing will be the special attractions this evening.
 Mrs Margaret St Louis, aged forty, wife of Joseph St Louis, died yesterday at her home on Cherry street, from heart disease. Tho deceased leaves a husband and four children. She is a sister of Mrs Catherine Dow, Mrs H. Herringer, Mrs Norton and Mrs Ashton of Salem, Mass. The funeral will take place tomorrow at S:30 from her home, 227 Cherry street, to the Immaculate Conception church.
 Bicycle riders will be interested in the decision of Justice Colt in the United States supreme court, given on Satur- day. The decision is in relation to a patent granted George Illston on August 3, 1881, for the adjustable seat for bi- cycles. The Pope Manufacturing CC brought suit against the Warwick Cycle Manufacturing Co, ct al, to have the defendants enjoined from infringing upon the Illston patent. The court dis misses the plaintiffs bill.
 The annual election of officers o Sheridan council, K. of O., was held il St Patrick's hall, yesterday, resulting ai follows: G. K., John H. Moran; D. G. K. J. D. Bolan; F. s., James A. Hynes; R. s J. J. McDonald; treasurer, Matthew y Kennedy; warden, w. J. Wigmore 7 chancellor, M. F. Carmody; advocate O A. Mulcahy; O. G., Charles Fitzpatrick trustees, W. J. Blacker, P. F. Cough |, lam P. H. Real, Louis Morrot, Thoma I Bahan; sick committee, M. F. McKen , nerney, Martin Keefe.
 s. A letter has been received from Mir e White of Milwaukee, daughter of Johl E. Lowell, to the effect that the vener able schoolmaster is seriously ill. A fev days ago the pupils of the old Lancas 2 terian school at New sHaven, of whicl Mir Lowell had long been teacher, cele
 
 life of their beloved instructor. On tha occasion they sent him a congratulatOr, telegram. When hIs daughter read tn telegram to him the. news seemed t affect him very much. It is very diff - cult for him to understand matters c this character now ,on account of his ao '' vanced age.
 The German Catholics held anothe important meeting in St Patrick's ha
 yesterday and completed the work C r organizing. The full list of officers is a follows: President, Jacob Daniel; rt cording secretary, John Saxe; treas n secretary, Herman Herringer; librarian Michael Dietz. A good-sized collectio
 was taken up, portion of which wi
 be used to pay incidental expenses, an
 the balance put in the building funC
 The society have many plans for tn
 future, but they do not wish to giy 7. them publicity until they have bee - submitted to the bishop and receive h
 appreciation.
 A successful farmer, in an intervie'
 with an Ansonia Sentinel reporter, @ of pressed serious fears in regard to th
 coming season. He said that the pc a. sistent manner in which the wind clun
 to the northerly points of the compas
 seemed to him to indicate a repetitio
 of last summers dry season, whicl N coupled with cold nights, would greatI he impede the growth of vegetation. E
 also remarked that the brooks, whic
 now should be full to overflowing, wei - comparatively low, and unless we hay
 continuous and heavy rains soon tl
 land would be in @ very bad state. ]
 fact he felt very blue and left a tint
 the same color on all with whom l
 came in contact.
 There are thousands of people, n
 only in this city, but throughout u ,ol state, who are anxious to attend u
 consecration of St Joseph's cathedral
 Hartford, next Sunday. The off1cia
 of the railroads have been requested
 run special trains for the occasion, b