Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-03
CITY NEWS.


The Choral society will give recep-
ton in Music hall, on Friday evening.
The hospital visitors from January
to Is will be Mrs r. r. Harder and Mrs
j. II. Dudley.
A baby boy arrived yesterday to
gladden. the hearts of Mr. and Mrs Mar
tin Geraghty.
George Schulke, who fell from a BIZ
cycle several months ago, breaking his
| leg, is able to be out.
An orchestra is about to be estab-
lished in st Cecilia's parish, to assist at
the high mass and vespers on Sundays.
Morgan G. Flaherty of Ansonia, who
has Just recovered from a severe attack
of pneumonia, is visiting friends in this
city.
William Scully is suffering from a
| badly lacerated hand, the result of acct
dentally driving an oyster knife into the
palm.
The Birmingham Transcript says that
E. A. Lewis and E. H. Allen of this city
made the run on bicycles to Birming-
ham in one hour and quarter, Sunday,
while on their way to New York.
Frank Taylor, for violating the city
ordinance by distributing advertising
matter on the street, settled his case this
morning by the payment of 81 dollars.
Richard Hogan was fined 81 and costs
for drunkenness.
Freight Conductor Arthur Page and
Brakemen Henry Colt and Arthur Blu
chanan of the New England road,
charged with the theft of goods in trans
portation, were bound over for trial at
Putnam, Saturday.
Judging from present indications the
I l. LII oc ~ L.
ure club, at city hall next Thursday
at the same time the most successful
event of it's kind so far this season.
The new officers of Court Hancock,
A. o. F. of A, were installed last
evening at G. A. r. hall. An enjoy
able social evening of diversified enter
tainment was spent after the ceremon-
les had been concluded.
The active singers of the Concordia
society held meeting last evening at
| which the following appointments were
made Director, Professor j. C. Bartlett:
first tenor, William Kirshbaum second
tenor, William Hellmann first bass,
Joseph Fuller; second bass, Frank Pittik
SThe funeral of Ellen OLeary, aged 10,
Who died yesterday will take place from
the family residence, % Hickory street,
at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon to st
Patrick's church. The deceased was a
sister of Andrew, Daniel, Thomas,
James, John and Patrick O'Leary.
February will be busy month for the
officials of Knights of Columbus.
There arc over five new councils of the
order to be instituted in Connecticut and
Rhode Island during the month. Gen
eral Secretary Daniel Colwell will par
ticipate in the exercises attending
each institution.
Rev DR. Martin, pastor of st Cecilia's
parish. was agreeably surprised yester.
day afternoon, by a committee of his
people, consisting of Messrs Herinqer
| Herr and Martin, who, in behalf of the
parishIoners, presented him handsome
horse, carriage aud harness, as a tOker
of the esteem in which they hold theil
popular young pastor
Second Lieutenant James Geddes was
elected first lieutenant of company A. al
its meeting last night. Henry B Carter
sergeant major of the Second regiment
was chosen second lieutenant, but de
ferred acceptance for one week. Ad
dresses were made by Colonel Dohertv
and Lieutenant Colonel Burpee. The
new first lieutenant furnished refresh
ments for the boys after the meeting.
MINdIIhS vi LuS lJEMO(RAT VII
deliver lecture before the Young Men,
Catholic Literary association Friday
evening on ga Tour Through Ire
land" This will be the seconC
lecture of series to be giver
before the society during the winter
The Rev DR. Martin will lecture on Fri
day, January IS, on "The Catacombs o.
Rome"
There was another large and merry
party at the st Cecilia fair last evening
The st Thomas cadets gave an interest
ing entertainment and the fair "booi
agents" reaped a rich harvest The
, door prize, a S. gold piece. was won by
No 21S. Tonight an excellent stage en-
tertainment will be provided and the s.
Aloysius cadets will be present. The
matinee for school children and teacher,
} will be held tomorrow afternoon.
The handsomest calender we have ve
seen is that which EIkins & Wake arr
giving to their friends. So pretty is it
indeed, that representative of thu
= firm, while distributing the calendar
Yesterday, had several of them taker
from him on the street by peopl,
anxious to secure one, and before h,
realized it he was placed under arrest
1t would seem that this is drawing tn
= lines pretty close, especially as the cal
SuudTS were HOL INTENDED Tor street dis
tribution.
o The Rambler Wheel club elected tn
following list of officers at their meeting
last evening: President, Philip Beau
lieau; secretary, Walter E. Gaylord
treasurer, William F. Spiers; captain
John Culligan; fret lieutenant. Sila
Robbins; sergeant. William Nichols
banner bearers, Thomas Carroll an
y Robert Irwin. The club has secure
new and more commodious quarters i
the Dougherty block at the corner c
Spring and East Main streets.
Mayor Webster presided at the NEE
= ing of the board of fire commissioner
n last evening. All the members of tn
board being present. The MONTH
bills were read and ordered pait
Chief Snagg was authorized to pu
|, chase five hundred feet of knit hos
= to replace some of the old hose now
+ use. Some necessary improvement
\ were ordered made in No SIS hos
house. The expenditures of the fire d
partment for the month of Decemb,
were reported as 81, 1928 46, to meet tn