Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-31
CITY NEWS.
st Patrick's parish bazaar at the l.
ceum this evening


Rehearsal of Gold" at the church of
the Sacred Heart tonight at o'clock.
Some fine slides from the Mystic and
Lowell camera clubs were exhibited at
the rooms of the Waterbury Photo
graphic society last evening, to a large
audience.
The monthly bills of the fire depart
ment were approved at the regular
meeting of the board of fire commits
sioners last evening. No other business
was done.
Coroner Mix and wife leave for Rock
Ledge, Fla, this afternoon to be gone
about month. During Mr. Mixs alb
sence Deputy Coroner Pond will attend
! to the duties of the office.
1t pays to advertise in the DEMOCRAT.
John J. Sheehan of 223 South Main
| street has received an order from a
party in Portland, Me, who read Mr.
Sheehan's card in the DEMOCRAT.
John w. Gaffney has purchased
i through the agency of w. j. Schlegel
the three story tenement block of 0. A.
| Valentine, on Canal street. Mr. Gaffney
Will erect brick block on the property
| in a short time.
The following ushers have been ap-
pointed at the Third Congregational
church: John Callan, Gilbert Hender-
son, Arthur Morgan, John Henderson
3D., Adam Callan, William Black, Cor
nelius Wheeler and Joseph Marion.
John Mcmahon, of Bridgeport,a men,
Der of last seasons New York base ball
team, who formerly lived in this city,
with his sister Miss NJ. j. Mcmahon are
visiting their sister Mrs w. II. Delaney
| of Baldwin street.
School treasurer William c keenan,,
| w RI of
Holmes Booth & Haydens' slipped on
the ice, near the entrance to the shop,
| dislocating his right arm below the
elbow. DIR Castle attend( d him.
There was only one plain drunk in the
police court this morning. When he
was let go he made a bee line for the
| door. "God bless your honor, may you
always be happy" and other thankful
Expressions were waf ed to the Judges
ears as the fellow flew through the outer
| door.
| Health Officer Robbins ordered the
quarantine on the Beaulic block, 159
Charles street, raised this morning. The
twenty-five inmates of the building
have been shut in since Sunday, Jan
uary s, when j. E. DeveauX was taken
to the pest house. All were highly de-
lighted to be relieved. Sanitary Inspec-
tor Moses to-day investigated the rumor
that there was a case of smallpox on
French street ond found it groundless.
The society of the Holy Family of St
Cecilia's parish will give a concert and
sociable in ConcOrdia hall tomorrow
evening. The church choir will take a
prominent part in the concert program
and will render several quartette and
solo selections. Supper will also be served
through the evening.
An order has been issued from the
adjutant generals office permitting all
military organizations of other states to
enter and pass through this state armed
and equipped en- route to and returning
from the Inauguration ceremonies of
the president elect of the United States
at Washington in March next.
The Yale glee and banjo clubs met
with an enthusiastic reception at the
opera house last night, which was filled
to overlooking with the elite of the city.
The boys were encored to the echo and
had to repeat several of their college
choruses. The proceeds will net a
handsome sum for the Waterbury hospi-
tai fund.
The replevin suit brought by Theodore
Chapourin of Danbury against Andrew
lOLeary, former saloon keeper on
Baldwin street of this city, was tried
|
sell. The suit is brought to recover
1000 cigars, which the plaintiff claims
he stored with O'Leary. Senator
Charles q. Root appeared for the de-
} PENDANT and Justice Lowe for the plant
, iii. Decision was reserved.
, The state branch of the American
J Federation of Labor will. through its
D legislative committee, offer amend
D ments to the weekly payment law, the
r child labor law and the ten hour law
They demand that the weekly payment
= law be made compulsory; that the age
of II years be made the minimum limit
for the employment of minors in fac
tories and that the ten hour law be en-
forced. The amendments will be pre-
scented this week.
The tug of war contest between the
Acorn Athletic club and the Eaton, Cole
I Il Burnham teams in Madison hall
o Bridgeport, last night, resulted in a vic
tory for the latter team. Three five
minutes heats were pulled. The first hea
was won by the Bridgeport team on {
very small margin. The second pull
was q dead heat, and the third was
again won by the bridgeport team annie
E great enthusiasm. The Acorn team dc
not feel demoraliZed, however ,Fapd they
S are talking about a second match to take
-, place in Waterbury for 5000 side.
The annual reports in the interna
revenue office in the government show
the following number of cigars manu-
featured in the district of Connection
comprising this state and that of Rhod,
Island. Charles Soby leads the list o
manufacturers with 4,117,025 cigar
made during the year ending Decembe
81, 1892. F. d. Graves of New Havel
follows with 100000 cigars: the Old
we'll cigar company of Norwalk l 1896,
600 and the Standard cigar company O
Providence, 1903, 900. The total mum
Der of cigars manufactured in the dis
trict is over A 100000 and in the max
ing of these cigars 9G5, 1871 pounds O
tobacco were used. There are 4O1 man
J ufacturers in the district In addition
to this 2l4,000 cigarettes were made
ID There are only fonr manufacturers O
p cigarettes.
a After the concert in the opera hous
st last evening the Yale boys and a larg
number of out of town guests, wit
many Waterbury people, were tendere
a reception at the handsome residenc
- of Mr. and Mrs G. p. Goss on Hillsid
< avenue. The spacious parlors wer
~ ablaZa with lights and filled with I'll