Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-29
CITY NEWS.

Mrs Henry Perry died this morning at
her home on Second avenue.
Colonel Doherty and Quartermaster
Blakeslee inspected Co at Meriden last
night.
Nearly fifty Waterbury people at
tended the execution Of Borjesson at
Litchfield to-day.
The ScoviI Social CLUB will give
masque carnival and hail at Concordia
hall, Thursday evening, February 4.
DR. Mcdonald is resting easier to-day
than since he received the fall several
days ago in which he injured his leg.
Thomas White, charged with beating
his mother, was before the court this
morning. He was fined $40 and costs.
Tillerman Dodds of the Mutual Hook
and Ladder company who has been sick
with typhoid fever for eleven weeks,
left the hospital yesterday.
| A Second regiment marksman's badge
was picked up on the street last Sunday.
The owner can have the same by calling
at the DEMOCRAT Office.
A card party was given last evening
| by Mr. and Mrs Thomas J, Moran, at
their residence, OF South Main street.
About thirty couples were present and
an enjoyable evening was spent.
The New England road train from the
west, due here at 500, was three hours
late last night. The engine broke down
near Fishkill and the train was side
tracked until another locomotive ar
rived from Newburg.
The annual masquerade ball of the
Concordia Singing society was held in
the auditorium last evening and was
largely attended. The music was by
Popes Military band of Hartford. There
l hon
Joseph Lakewood, while drunk,
attempted to cross n trestle of the Meri-
den, Waterbury & Connecticut river
road, near Cromwell last night. He
fell through and fractured his leg in
three places, besides receiving other
injuries.
Some time ago the young wife of
Elmer A. Salisbury, New York &
New England engineer, who lived at
Plaintield Junction. eloped with a tele-
graph operator. The man deserted her
in Providence, where she was arrested
recently and sent to prison for one year
for improper conduct.
The Choral society held another en-
thusiastic rehearsal last evening, and
the impression grows that the society
will eclipse its former efforts at the
coming entertainment. ''Priscilla" has
been received with much favor wher-
ever presented, and will no doubt meet
with cordial reception in this city.
The joint committee of the Knights
of Columbus councils appointed to de-
eide on means of raising money to de-
fray the expenses of celebrating, next
October, the anniversary of the dis
covery of America by Colum bus, has de-
cided to give an eight night fair in New
Haven, commencing March 1. The
committee which will arrange for it is
composed of one representative from
each council in that city.
George w. Randall, secretary of the
grand court of Connecticut Ancient
Order of Foresters, will issue his report
tomorrow for 1891, showing a total
membership in the state of 1851, a gain
of O97 members. During the year
there was paid out SO, 665 in death bene-
fits and $18,636 in sick benefits. Cash
on hand $40, 529. There are Ga courts in
the state, gain of seven. The grand
court meeting will be held in Middle
town, May II.
The st Aloysius drum corps Will
make its first public appearance this
evening at Z o'clock. Tho corps con.
sists of sixteen drummers, fifteen fifers
and drum ma or, i'll the person of
John Mccarthy, aged eight. They will
serenade Rev j. A. Mulcahy first; then
the sisters of st Mary's convent, Cole
street; then the Young Mems Literary
association, whose rooms are in Lilley's
block; after which rehearsal will be
held IN the auditorium.
w. A. Guilfoile's Park market. %
North Main street, has just been en-
larged to about double its former size
by the addition of large room in The
rear, formerly David Davids bar-room,
MIR Guilfoile has also put in a set of
abattOir scales and overhead tracks
running from the new rear part into the
front, and can weigh and handle anv
quantity of beef with ease, in no time.
These improvements make the Park
meat market one of the largest and
handsomest in the state.
a. G. Bill, coroner of Windham
county, has just filed his finding in the
inquest upon tn death of Harry Tabor
and Henry Fitzgerald of Boston, killed
in the New Yor & New England rail
road disaster at East Thompson, Deem
Der 4, 1891. He holds Henry Wildes
and William H. Dorman, engineer and
conductor, respc ctively, of freight train
Pig, directly responsible for their death,
neglecting. or refusing to obey the
orders of the proper authorities relative
to the running If the train.
The board of government of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union of this
state met in the st Aloysius society's
parlors in New Haven, yesterday. The
present membership was reported at
9,4Oo; There are three societies com
posed entirely of women, in Hartford
Stamford and Rockville. The union has
a surplus of 5000. The establishment Of
a temperance pGper was discussed, It
was decided to hold a series of rallies
Throughout the state. A lecture bureau
was organized and the intention is to
hold lectures in every town in the state
during the coming year.
A large audience witnessed the Y. M.
G. A. athletic exhibition in the opera
house last night. The winners of the
different events were as follows: Hori-
zontal bar, Knowles LIST, Armbruster ID
Herman Sd. High kick, DeIane'
knowles, Sutherland. Parallel bars
Knowles. Enge lke. Armhrnster HiaI