Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-27
CITY NEWS.

A rehearsal of the second act OF "Gold"
at the Sacred Heart church tonight.
G. B. Lamb has secured a patent upon
a hydraulic pressure valve.
Court Meany's Pride circle, No 70,
will install their newly elected officers |
this evening.
A fine picture of the Acme Base ball |
club is shown in r. A. Dickson's win |
dow on Bank street.
The Silver Cornet band of Waterbury
held their first annual concert and
masquerade in Music hall last night.
A number of the Waterbury fireman
will attend the annual ball of the Wal
lingford fire department, which takes
place tonight.
The Yale Divinity colored quartette
will be at the opera house at o'clock
Sunday afternoon, under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Rolin G. Finley has accepted the posi-
ton of cashier, made vacant by the
resignation of John l.. killiea, at the
Naugatuck freight office.
J. A. Metcalfe, agent fer the Union
Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railroad COM
pany, was in this city to-day on bust
ness connected with his company.
Major F. A. Spencer, Jean Jacques
and A. G. Northrop attended the grand
masonic ball of the Mystic Shrine in
New York city last night.
James Coughlan has had telephone
placed in his Peoples Drug store on
Baldwin street for the benefit of his
patrons in the drug and meat business.
In the superior court at New Haven
to-day Cora Weible of Waterbury was
granted divorce from Samuel F.
Weible, on the grounds of drunkenness.
One of the cars wrecked on the New
England road at Hartford, yesterday,
was loaded with rubber boots and shoes
from Naugatuck en- route to Mime
apolis.
Anastasia Raycroft, aged So years,
died yesterday at her home, % Pearl
street. The funeral will take place to the
church of the Immaculate Conception
| at $3.50 tomorrow morning.
At the meeting of Court Shields, A.
| o. +. of A., in G.. A. r. hall last even
| ing, Past Chief Ranger NJ. F. McKen-
nerney was presented with a past chief
| rangers jewel, by Chief Ranger James
| II. Frenzy.
The case of DIR G. 0. Robbins VS.
Franklin S. Reach, in which the Metro
politan insurance company was garnis-
heed, was settled this morning before
John w. Webster, Reach paying the
claim and costs.
A pleasant whist party was held at
the home of Miss Lillian Fleming, No SO
South street, last evening. The prizes
were won by Marguerite Cluney and
George Walker. Luncheon was served
at II and the merry party dispersed at
- o'clock.
Mrs Mary Chapman, widow of the
late John Chapman of Washington
| a tn no
last night suffering from temporary
| alteration. She had built fire on the
| floor of her house and it was feared that
she would do herself some harm.
A new night cafe Will be placed
near the Welton fountain this evening
by T. II. Buckley of Worcester. The
wagon arrived this morning and is
painted white with gilt trimmings. 1t
is named 1.-The White House Cafe" The
old wagon will be moved to some other
part of the city.
The rehearsal of the colleen Bawn"
by the Acme Dramatic club last night
was the best one yet held. The next
rehearsal will be at City hall Sunday
afternoon at ? o'clock. The costumes
for the play will be received next week
from Herman Bucholz of Springfield,
Mass.
1
ley Catholic, which suspended publica-
ton last week, has purchased the paper
and it will be issued again tomorrow
under the most favorable auspices and
with excellent prospects for its success.
Martin Scully has been secured as bust
ness manager.
Mrs Ellen Lawlor, aged 30, died last
night at the hospital, after three
weeks illness. Undertaken Mulville re-
moved the remains to her husbands
residence on Pemberton street. She
leaves a husband, Patrick Lawlor, and
two young children. She was a sister
of Mrs John Stack and the Misses
Nora, Maggie and Bridget Sullivan.
The members of the Yale Glee club
will be shown the various points of in
terest in the city Monday afternoon,
and in the evening will go in small
parties to different families to tea, and
after the concert will be rendered a re-
ception at the residence of Mr. and Mrs
G. P. Goss. The club will be the guests
of Mr. and Mrs Charles Miller over
night.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Qninlan
was attended from her late residence,
10 Jefferson alley, to the church of the
Immaculate Conception this morning,
where a mass of requiem was celebrated
| ~ ChC AOON dCLCl DllCSAJ Ue DCdT6TS
were Robert Fruin, James Fruin, Pat
rick Culhane, Terrence O'Brien, Martin
Moore and Matthew Kennedy.
The Adams Express company have
adopted a new departure in the sale and
payment of express money orders. The
company recently sc cured control of
the express business on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy railroad, which
was formerly controlled by the Ameri-
can Express company. The latter gave
and received money orders and to keep
the patronage given the former COM
pany, the Adams adopted the same sys-
tenn and made it universal throughout
the country.
Another large attendance gathered at
the Foresters fair last night. The stage
entertainment was produced by H. j.
Wells in his wonderful balancing feats,
with Mat Shelvey's mirth provoking
Irish comicalities and Adams and
Ladd's colored eccentricities. 1t was
Court S. ]. Meanys night and the big
court was pleased with the large re-
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