Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-25
CTTY NEWS.
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There are advertised letters at the postofice for Michael Renn and Miss E. A. Humiston.
 Henry Cary, managing editor of the Chicago Times, is visiting ex-Mayor ! Baldwin for few days.
 Drs Barber, Frost, Benedict, Munger ! and Castle are attending the centennial anniversary of the Connecticut Medical | society at Dwight hall in New Haven to-day. E |
 Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Msss Mary D. Hunter, daughter of David Hunter, of Chapel street, to Mir Herbert W. Alden of this city.
 Anton Hahn, a barber, who worked for Fred Kiel and who went 10 Bellevue hospital few weeks ago, is reported to have been sent to the insane asylum on Wards Island.
 Richard Murphy of Bridge street fell over the retaining wall on to the Meri- den & Waterbury railroad tracks near Baldwin street bridge yesterday after noon and sustainsd some bad bruises. The professorships offered to Dr Taft of this city, and her brother, Prof Taft of Harvard, in the new Chicago univer- sity, have been accepted and they will begin their new duties in September.
 The executive committee of the State Firemen's association met in New Haven yesterday and decided to hold the annual meeting of the association at New Haven, August 15 and 16. Chief Snagg of this city was present at the meeting. '- The forward trucks of a freight car in entering the station of the New York & New England road, at Danbury last night, left the track on Balmforth avenue crossing, and the three loaded cars were piled in a heap. The road was blocked several hours.
 The weekly weather crop bulletin says last week was very favorable for New England crops. The hay prospect is ex- cellent and the grass thick, but tobacco is very backward and growing slowly. Not enough rain had fallen yet to affect the lumber trade interests favorably.
 Two other theologians were ordained to the priesthood last week with the Rev P. J. McGivney. They are Thomas s. Duggan of Deep River and Daniel P. Hurley: of Merfden. After a short rest they will be assigned to parishes by Bishop McMahon. The number of priests now in the diocese is 191.
 Bishop McMahon gave the German Catholics his answer last evening, con- corning the founding of German par ish. He told the committee that as soon | eNo Q NCA A4eAA PAACoJ COuAu ne would be sent to minister to their wants. They will strengthen their organization as much as possible, and will purchase a site for church at an early day.
 The Misses Mary, Maggie, Annie and Master Frank Nolan, who moved to New Haven on Monday, have taken up their residence at No 5S Mansfield street. Miss Maggie Nolan is head milliner in large establishment and the family decided to remove to New Haven. Chris, employed by J. w. Hodson, and William, an employe at one of the manufactories, remain here,
 Cornelius Tracy, of the firm of Tracy Brothers, started for Chicago this after noon on business connected with the state building for the Columbian exposi. tion. MT Tracy will get "a survey of the site, stake out the building, and pur. chase the materials preparatory to send. ing out his workmen, who will start in a couple of weeks. The Tracy Brothers are under $20,000 bonds to have the building completed by September %.
 Souder, the murderer of Jack Calvin the Waterbury "all hot" peddler, vii go before the board of pardons next month: He has very influential friends and and it M is said very vigorous well organ lzed effort IS to be made to get him out Lawyers iu his behalf have. been tC Washington, and, it is reported, tC members of the board. of pardons indi vidually. The argument for his release Is that his aged mother IS sick, that ht will leave the state and that his life al Wethersfeld has cured his drunkenness On September 28, 1889, Souder was sen fenced to seven years in state prison anC to pay fine of $1.
 The Rev w. P. Elsdon of the Baptis church and Rev w. H. Barton of tn, First Methodist church occupied seat on the stage at last nights meeting O. the Salvation Army The meeting wa orderly and addresses were made by tn, clergymen and Adiutant Summons anC , Captain Lamb. Some excitement wa E caused during the meeting by the noisy 7 entrance of about. one hundred younI men. One woman tainted and mam thought there was to be a repetition O the scenes of the previous night. It wa raise alarm, however, and there wa l no disturbance. The police were ready 1 to act in case of emergency.
 8 Can the letter carriers play ball Well, just go into the postoffice and asl B them. When newspaper men start t, ' do thing, they do it well, and even al Imported base ball catcher can no terrify them. The ink-slingers hay, had no practice together, but yester uay game proved that the holes in thu
 bats were filled up and that Uncl , Sam's servants don't scare them for cent. The newspaper boys, althougl somewhat sore this morning, yet carr, broad smiles, and the reason is that thu score ended 19 to 10 in their favor. Le other teams come to time now if the, wish to get "scooped."
 For three months W. 0. Stillman, well known farmer living three mile north of Southington has been missin, milk m large quantities, almost nightly On Monday he rigged up an eIectri apparatus and fastened it to one of thu cans In the barn. If the can was moved an electric bell would ring in the house Early yesterday morning the bell ram and Stillman armed with a revolve ran to the barn. He found a swarth, Italian trying to carry off can of milk The Italian drew a knife but dropped i when the revolver was thrust into hi q face. He WAS hound hand and fcot Q "a.