Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-27

The railroad commissioners will hold a hearing at the common council chamber at II o'clock a. m.. Thursday, January 4. on the subject of the Waterbury union railroad station.
 A handsome combination calendar and thermometer is the latest novelty intro duced by Upson. Singleton & Co. A pretty calendar, representing a winter scene, has also been received from E. R. Davis < Co, of the Canal street laundry.
 City Engineer Cairns and William J. Bergin, formerly assistant in the city engi- neers office. who is spending the holidays at his home here, were in New Britain yesterday and visited Shuttle Meadow lake with the water commissioners and Engi- neer Caldwell.
 Mrs John Mccormack, mother of David Mccormack, who stabbed the Hayden boy Sunday, writes to the DEMOCRAT that her son was not drunk, and does not drink liquor. He was pairing an apple she says, when he was pushed upon Hayden by some older boys, who were trying to get up fight.
 The arrangements for Co G's New Years reception are now complete and the affair promises to be the most successful event of the season. Tickets are on sale at Ladd's drug store, corner South Main | street anu drug store, South Maiu street; Lake, Strobel t Co.'S; O'Brien's bakery, South Main street.
 Secretary George W. Randall of Rockville of the Grand Court, Ancient Order of Foresters of Connecticut to-day issued his semi-annual report. which shows a total membership in the state of S,925, de- creased of 100 since July l. New courts were organized at Waterbury, Ansonia and New London. The receipts were sS, ,4OS, expenses $4, POI; cash on hand S945.
 On the first of January new form fol fire insurance policies. called the ''stand. ard policy of the state of Connecticut will be the only legal policy to be used in new business by the various fire insurance companies doing business in this state l The terms of the policy will be more liberal to the insured than some of the companies have used heretofore.
 Dr A. F. Bissen of Mahanoy City. Pa, came to Waterbury last Saturday and has met many old friends and patients. The object of his visit was the purchase of drug store. but he was dis appointed in the one desired. He has SC cured location, however, and will shortly move to Waterbury and open store 1T connection with his practice.
 At the annual meeting of Nosahogar lodge. I. o. O. F., held last evening. tht l following officers were elected for one year N. G., W. J. Larkin; V. G., Charles H TomlinsoE; secretary, W. H. Lowe; treas urer, E. T. Root. The remainder of tht officers will be appointed next Tuesday night after the installation by Districi Deputy Waite of Naugatuck.
 Court Wolf Tone, 74s4, A. O. F. of A.. ! last night elected the following officers l Chief ranger, John s Hayes; s. c. R. Daniel F. Kelly; F. S., Hugh Keenan: R | s.. Daniel Altman; T., James Coughlin; S w.. Matthew Ryan; J. w.. Michael Mo Kenna; S. B., Patrick Hayden; J. B.. Jeremiah Murphy; trustees, Michael Harty Edward Riordan, Roger Lynch; physician J. F. Hayes; druggist. People 'ssdrug store
 The directors of the oddfeIlows Hal association met last evening for the pur pose of organization and elected the fol | lowing officers: President, c. II. Cowen vice-president. John Blair; treasurer. H T. Stedman; secretary. Charles H. Hart i auditors, Benjamin L. Coe and Charles E Hall; committee on securing plans for new building, G. H. Cowel, J. W. Smith, J. H Hart, B. L. Coe and T. D. Barlow.
 After Sunday, December 3I, the APO D m. train from Hartford for this city ana the train leaving this city for Hartford a 9!05 a. m., will probably be taken of tn, New England road. Both these trainl have been we'll patronized and are a grea convenience to people living along tn line of the road and considerable com plaint is heard against the proposed I change.
 The annual meeting for the election o officers of Waterbury lodge, No 5, A. o U. w., was held last evening and resulte, as follows: M. w., J. 4. Guard; foreman J. Edward Sandland; overseer, F. Minna man; recorder, O. ". Cornish; financier F. B. Hoadley; receiver, NJ. Darling guide. J. H. HoYt; I. w., NJ. J. Sullivan trustee, c. E. Welch; representative. A. c Finney; alternate. II. Darling. Installa ton of the officers win be held January g..
 President clark of the Consolidated roa says his company isn't buying New Eng land road stock and that it doesn't own share of the New England; neither ha any one of the management bought any c it. All the talk that the New York road i buying this stock, he says, is nonsense and his road is not trying to acquire th property. As to the taking of of the moo trains, st was done simply because th trains did not pay.
 President Mcleod and the several con mittees from the employees of the Ne England road have finally reached a agreement upon the basis of restoratio of the ten per cent reduction last fall O February l. The ten per cent will be T, stored, however. only to the conductor engineers, brakemen, haggagemen, fir, men and the crews of the switching CT zines. The wages of station masters an other employees will not be restored | present.
 Ata meeting of Comstoek lodge, K. { F., held last evening, the following office1 were elected: c. C., J. 0. Langs V. O., B. Hull; P., James Stewart; M. of w., w. Blume; M. of A.. David Miller; M. { lY.R., 4. s. Benedict; M. of F.. D. ( Weible; K. of R., and S.. J. 4. Caghanl trustee for eighteen months. J. M. Newel trustee for one year. George Hartle, Next Tuesday the installation of ofdeel will take place by Deputy Hcdson of Co umbia lodge, No 12. of Watertovn.
 Fire, which broke out at o'clock thi morning. completely destroyed the res denee of Frank 1lakeslee at Plymouth One of the children, little girl, informe her father at that hour that she could nS sleep on account of the smoke. An invel tigation revealed the fact that the buildin was on fire. Aid was summolsd and th work of removing the furnitw was hegul Very little wns saved and the building VI burned to the ground. The kss is place at $500. A defective flue ia impposed have caused the fire.
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