Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1892-07-05
CITY NEWS.

Mrs Thomas Doolan of Stone street left
for Ireland to-day to visit friends.
Mrs John j. Scully, 90 Washington
street, is visiting her brother in Spring
field, Mass.
Patrick R. Pryor of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is visiting with his mother on Bishop
street.
Miss Belle Kelly left this morning for
Scion, Me, for a few days visit with
friends.
The Union Sunday school of Derby
will picnic at High Rock grove on Fri
day, July 8.
Thomas J. Callahan of East Main
street, left yesterday for vacation in
Washington, d. G.
Mrs Katie Healey was this morning
granted administration papers on the
estate of her deceased husband, Frank
Healey.
Maurice Bowen, Frank Bowe, Dennis
Crowley, Thomas Lawlor and Thomas
O'Hearn are visiting friends in New
/ York.
Special forecast for Connecticut until
8 p. M. Wednesday, fair, possibly light
showers on Wednesday, stationary tenn
perature.
The Misses Sarah McNish and Minnie
Monahan went to Bridgeport this morn
ing, where they will visit with friends
| for a week.
The American band will furnish
music for the First Congregational
church picnic at High Rock grove on
Monday, July II.
The Rev Father MUlcahy is in Hart
ford to-day attending session of the
diocesan board at which studC nts for
the priesthood are examined.
The board of education will meet this
evening and the teachers committee
will probably report the name of the
new principal of the High school.
Brakeman James Lynn of the Manga
tuck division has returned from his
wedding trip among the Berkshire hills,
and for the present willreside in Manga
tuck.
Edward Benedict Doyle, infant son of
at the home of its parents $40 Baldwin
street. The funeral was held at 4
o'clock to-day.
Mrs w. P. Gretter, aged 40, wife of
w. p. Gretter of the Connecticut Idem-
nifty association, died last evening at her
home on South Willow street. The re-
mains will be taken to Richmond, Va,
for burial.
Rosie Dondero, aged two years and
five months, child of Frederick Dondero
of 100 East Main street, died Sunday.
The funeral took place yesterday at 8
O'Clock and was largely attended. In
terment at st Joseph's cemetery.
Thirty applications have been re-
ceived for the vacancy in the High
school, caused by the resignation of Dr.
E. Q. Hovey, principal. Eight of the
candidates have called upon the teach
ers' committee of the board.
George Poisson of Bridgeport and
Miss Lena Massicotte of this city were
married by the Rev Father Bourret al
st AIMS church yesterday. The happy
couple left on the afternoon train fol
Bridgeport, where they will reside.
j. F. Borden is spending few days al
his home in Lynn. He and his partner
j. F. Charters, will leave the latter part
of the month for Washington, to make
, contracts for decorations in that city
during the G. A. r. convention.
Constable James j. Egan served pa
pers on the officers of the Second di
vision, A. o. H., this afternoon, claim
ing damages to the amount of s., 200
for injuries received by Dennis Fitzger
aid, at the hands of the Waterman or
the West End grounds last night.
Abraham Holman of Brook street wa.
1
afternoon when it slipped, the sharI
edge cutting the small finger of the lief
hand so badly that DIR Axtelle had tt
amputate the finger at the second joint
Rumor has it that Col w. II. Steven
son has been offered the general manag
ment of the New York & New England
= railroad. The colonel as usual il
matters where he is himself involved
has nothing to say. 1t is known tina
directors of the road are friendly to tn,
colonel and it would not be at all sur
prising if he accepts the position.
There is a movement on foot amone
the branches of Foresters to have
. the association adopt a resolution where
by travelling Foresters can be afforded
help from the various courts of the
order throughout the country. This
good fellowship exists in most every
order in the world, and it is also ir
vogue with the Foresters in England
and Ireland. In the United States il
has been overlooked and possibly neg
3 lected. Some of the members are now
becoming interested and are WORKING
hard to have system adopted to assist
travelling Foresters in distress.
= An event of more than usual impor
lance occurred in Y. NJ. G. A. circles
yesterday afternoon, in the laying OF
corner stone of the associations new
building. The exercises were impress
slve. The address of the day was de.
livered by Cephas Brainard of New
York, who is chairman of the interna.
tional committee of Young Mems
Christian associations. The stone was
laid by Master Lawson Scovill. Depos.
tied in the box which was placed in the
stone were copies of the American, Re.
publican and DEMOCRAT of July 2
photographs of Henry w. Scovill, the
laid the stone, and President L. J. At.
wood. The ceremonies were closed by
prayer and benediction by the Rev j.
G. Davenport.