Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-06
CITY NEWS.

opera mouse this evening.
Patrick Maher of New Haven Is the
guest of John Moriarty to-day.
DR. Holmes was resting much easier
to-day and his recovery is expected.
The laborers employed by the center
school committee will hereafter receive
their pay weekly.
DIR j. F. Hayes has had a telephone
placed in his residence on South Elm
street. His number is 80 4.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of trade will be held this evening.
A large attendance is desired.
! The new fire alarm boxes were tested
by chief Snagg and his assistants this
morning and found to be satisfactory.
j. j. Mccarthy will deliver his lecture
on ga Tour Through Ireland" before
the Catholic Literary Association, this
evening.
Jacob Heyel, the leader of the German
band, will be married this evening. Mr.
and Mrs Heyel will reside on Hickory
| street.
Mora, supported by Fred Williams
and good company, will play at the
opera house next week, at popular
prices.
The meeting of the Waterbury Demo-
cratic dSsoclaIlon mas Deen postponed
until next Friday evening. Several
new members will be admitted on that
/ night.
The several Protestant churches will
hold meetings this evening to elect del
gates to the conference which will be
held in the lecture rooms of the First
church next Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Jackson enter
tanned a number of their friends last
night at their home on South Elm
street. An enjoyable evening was spent
in dancing, and at midnight lunch was
| served.
The Hon Maurice F. Holohan of New
York, formerly of Waterbury, has been
re-appointed deputy commissioner of
public works. The salary is $4,000 per
annum.
Conductor Frank Scott piloted the pay
| car to-day on the trip from Bridgeport
to Winsted. The car being in charge
of Conductor Barton is unfamiliar with
the Naugatuck division.
Horace Christie, son of J. H Christie,
manager for B. Shoninger & Co, fell
from his bicycle last night, near his
home on Meadow street, breaking his
right wrist. DR. Tonks set the fracture
John Hines, the New England road
brakeman whose arm was injured on
| Wednesday, necessitating amputatiop.
spent very comfortable night at the
| hospital. The physicians say he will re.
| cover. Hines is % years old and has
been railroading for eleven years.
The funeral of Henry and Joseph
Austin, who were drowned Wednesday
afternoon while skating on Lake Quas-
sapaug, took place from their parents
home in Middlebury to st AIMS church
this morning. The remains were in
TERED in st Joseph's cemetery.
The annual meeting of Citizens En-
CINE company, No 2, took place last
evening, when the following list of off
GERS was chosen: Foreman, Joseph
second assistant, Charles c. Danielson:
secretary, William Brown; treasurer,
Edward Keeling.
The supreme court was adjourned for
the term yesterday noon. The only
case argued yesterday was that of
| Henry Fritts of this city VS. the New
York & New England Railroad COM
pany. Webster & ONeil for the
plaintiff and E. D. Robbins for the de-
PENDANT.
William F. Mccormick, who has been
an agent of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co for the past three years, has
been appointed assistant superintendent
| of the local office. Mr. Mccormick is
genial and popular gentleman and has
host of friends who will be pleased to
hear of his promotion.
Mrs Henry Schlidgen, who received
fatal injuries by being thrown from her
wagon on Chapel street last Tuesday
evening, died from the effects about o
o'clock last night. She was 30 wears
old, and leaves a husband and six
children. The funeral will be held Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi-
dence of David Hunter, Simonsville. to
the church of st Cecilia.
Regarding the violation by the New
York q New England in one instance
and by the Philadelphia, Reading &
New England in several instances, of the
law restricting the running of Sunday
trains, the report of the railroad com
missioners says that the state treasurer
will bring suits for the collection of the
penalty provided.
At meeting of Co E, Hibernian
rifles, last evening, the following Off
GERS were elected: Financial secretary.
Peter Murphy; recording secretary,
Hugh Feeley; treasurer, Thomas Kane
Mortimer Doran, the new captain, was
present, and addressed the company.
The first drill of the season will be held
Thursday night in the armory.
The L. F. Haase Co has been organ
lied with a capital of $1,000 in two
hundred shares of $25 each. The COM
pany consists of L. F. Haase, seventy
shares, and R. William Thompson and
II. j. Lapalme, fifteen shares each
The new store of the company, on
| Grand street, is stocked with an i'm
mense variety of wall papers, window
shades, etc, from the cheapest to the
highest grades.
The concert and masquerade ball of
the Ell Dorado club, lat City hall last night,
was very successful affair. The grand
march contained $50 couples and was
led by the members of the club. The
display of costumes was varied and
showed many new ideas and designs.
The galleries were crowded with specta-
tors. Kenin Drury was grand conductor
and was ably assisted by William J.
Cosgrove, Thomas Cosgrove, J. ].
Dolan and w. II. Doran.
The New Haven weather office has
been raised to the first class and will be
equipped with costly instruments such
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