Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-28
CTTY NEWS.

Professor Carpenter, mesmerist, at the opera house this evening.
 Miss Clara Franks, aged 30, died last night at her home on Robbins street.
 The condition of John Hayes, son of Dr J. F. Hayes, is much improved to- day.
 The Rose Hill minstrels will be ten dered a benefit in the City hall Friday evening.
 John A. Moran is reported much im- proved in health and is able to sit up some each day.
 Elkins 6 Wake have leased the block occupied by the late w. Fl. Hunt and will take possession November 1. : Joseph J. Heffernan leaves tomorrow for Springfield, Ky, where he will enter the St Rose convent of the Dominican order.
 mander Booth, will be given in the Sal vation army barracks on Thursday Octo- Der 6.
 The water board are keeping the pump at the pumping station working to it's full capacity, twentY-three hours per day.
 GiteI Botvinick, who conducts a second hand store, at 81 East Main street, was arrested this afternoon for doing business without license.
 The body of Francis J. B. Smith, who died in New York, was brought to this city on the 11:17 a. m. train to-day for interment in Riverside cemetery.
 The Mutual hook and ladder com pany will celebrate it's twentieth anni- versary by banquet in the auditorium this evening. It will be for members only.
 Wild duck are coming much earlier this year than usual and are said to be quite plenty at Qusssapaug lake. Several tiocks were on the lake yester- day.
 Professor Carpenter entertained an- other large audience at the opera house last evening. He will remain in Water bury all this week. There will be a change of programme this evening. Charles Plancon, fourteen year old boy, was caught between two cars of | freight train in the New York &c New England yard in Danbury yesterda y afternoon and was seriously injured.
 Captain John McAuley of Company A, Sixty-Ninth regiment of New York, and Daniel Bergin, who have been visit ing with Martin Bergin, returned to their homes in New York city to-day.
 The center district committee will hold it's final meeting at 8 o'clock this evening to hear the reports of the clerk and treasurer and conclude the business of the year.
 Three pieces of baggage bearing labels stating that they had been disinfected received at the Naugatuck station last night. These are the first pieces coming to this city so marked.
 District Deputy J. S. Neagle received word to day from Major Callahan of NewHaven that he would have charge of the district comprising the councils from Ansonia to Winsted in the parade of the Knights of Columbus at New Haven on October Ii. Mir Neagle has appointed D. F. Fitzpatrick district marshal.
 A special meeting of the Young Mems Catholic Literary association will be held this evening. The banquet at the anniversary entertainment of the asso- citation, tomorrow evening, will be served by David, at 9:30. Music for dancing will be furnished by Bergen's orchestra, and Prof Miller will prompt.
 The organization of the new social club is now an assured fact, over fifty names being placed on the membership list. A committee was appointed last evening, consisting of Joseph A. Jack son, John T. Boylan, Thomas w. Fitz- maurice and John F. Holohan, to secure suitable rooms.
 General Manager Mellen, of the New York & New England railroad, resigned yesterday. President Parsons was taken completely by surprise. MT Mellen will become one of the vice IpresidentS of the New York, New Ha. ven & Hartford railroad. The New England directors met, but did not act on the resignation.
 James Freney of Hartford, the well : known elocutionist, has secured an en- ; gagement with Margaret Fielding's company, touring the south and west under the management of Bolger and Harris. MT Freney has good deal ot histrionic talent, which has been going to waste for long time.
 Captain Cornell, the state armorer who inspected the property of the state in Waterbury yesterday, expressed him. self as disappointed with the Phoenix avenue building, and classes it as the poorest armory in the state for two com, panies. The building is too small and has no conyeniences.
 A man giving his name as George Doucy of New Haven had his right foot caught between the bumpers of two freight cars in the New England road yard to-day. The ankle and instep were | The selectmen sent the man to the town house where he was cared for by DI Faber.
 The funeral services over the remains of William H. Hunt were conducted al the late residence of the deceased or Spencer avenue at 7:30 last evening, the Rev J. H. McCrackan of St Johns church officiating. Members of tho several organizations of which Mir Hun was member, were present. The re mains wers taken on the 10:40 train thil morning for burial in Westfeld, Mass.
 Frederick Schuelke, the clerk em ployed at Dennis Hawleys store, met with serious accident while riding hi wheel to-day. Shortly before noon ir rounding the corner at Lake, Strobel Co.'S store, he turned quickly to one side and in doing so fell heavily. One of hi . legs was broken in two places. He was removed to his home on Walnut stree and attended by Dr Warner.
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