Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-02
CITY NEWS.

Inc misses oaul6 n1dCk anu MARY
Kennedy are spending few weeks in
Norwalk and New York.
Frank Ryan of New York city is
spending a few days with Roger Conner |
at his home, 43 Liberty street.
Misses Nellie Delaney and Mary |
O'Connor have gone on months visit |
to friends in New York and Boston.
The Rose Hill Social club, following |
its annual New Years custom, kept
open house Saturday. evening and
yesterday.
The court of common council will
meet this evening to organize and listen
to the annual message of Mayor ID. F.
Webster.
Rev NJ. ]. O'Connor, recently Or
dained to the priesthood, celebrated the
high mass at the church of the 1mmacu-
late Conception yesterday.
In the police court to-day James Cur
ley was charged with drunkenness and
with being a common drunkard. He
was given 80 days and costs on each
complaint.
Sister Rosita of Englewood, N. j. and
the first superior of st Mary's convent,
is spending a few days at that convent.
Many of the former pupils called to see
her yesterday.
William Kurtin, who conducts a
saloon on South Main street, fell Satur
day evening breaking his left leg in two
places. DR. AXtelle was called and re-
duced the fractures.
The tickets for the annual concert and
sociable of the Second division, A. o.
H, are selling radidly. The affair will
take place February 10 and will be the
great event of the season.
About forty flower plants which have
for same time been the especial care and
delight of the teachers and pupils of the
Welton street school have been de-
stroyed by the cold weather during va
cation.
The Liederkranz Singing society of
Thomaston presented on Saturday night
handsome silver water pitcher to their
leader, George Faulmann of this city.
director for five years.
Secretary Swartwout of the demo-
cratic state central committee has issued
call for a caucus of the democratic
senators and representatives. elect, to be
held in the supreme court room at the
| capitol building in Hartford next Tues
day evening.
julius Wenger of Bridgeport, who
was visiting friends here, slipped and
| fell on an icy sidewalk on ScovIll street
last night, breaking his leg. DR. Hayes
was called and reduced the fracture
The injured man was removed to
Bridgeport on the 1850 train to-day.
The board of relief, Messrs Thompson,
Maher and French, were sworn in and
began their duties this morning. They
will hear taxpayers complaints every
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from
now until January %. The hours will
be 10 to 10 in the morning, , to in the
Afternoon and to 8 in the evening
The board will have hard session this
Iyear, as it is expected vigorous kick
will be made by some whose taxes have
been raised.
The first annual masquerade ball of
Ell Dorado Pleasure club will be given
in the City hall on Thursday evening
and the members are making great pre-
parations for the event. Bergen's full
orchestra will furnish music. Many
novelties will be introduced during the
evening. The committee of arrange
ments consists of John F. Dolan
Michael F. Coss, William j. Cosgrove
Timothy F. Degnan, Thomas F. Cos
grove, John F. Whalen and Martin l.
) Doolan.
The annual meeting of the Concordis
society took place yesterday afternoon
and resulted in the election of the fol
! lowing list of officers: President, Moritz
Grelle; vice president, Henry Doerr; re-
cording secretary, Otto Kleinert; cor
responding secretary, Fritz Buettner
financial secretary, Emil Haderer
treasurer, Christian Hauser; librarian
Daniel kiefer; keeper of archives, Hugo
Wendehack. The thanks of the society
: were voted to the retiring president anC
vice president, John l.. SAKE anC
Charles Schmidt.
The Rev j. A. Mulcahy, pastor of the
Immaculate Conception church, reaC
the annual report of the parish at tn,
1890 services yesterday. The receipts
, were about 100000, made up of So, 900
for pew rent, $1,100 for offertory col
lections; $4,000 from the annual fair
$4,000 from other collections, and the
balance from the sale of the cemetery
lots, rental and other sources. The
items of disbursements were: Debt paid
$4,000; salaries of pastor, assistants anC
sexton, $4,000; improvements in Calvary
cemetery, $4,000; support of orphans
81 400; given to poor, S47S. The balance
was used in insurance, taxes, etc. Dur
ing the year 1898 the energies of tn,
parish will be devoted to the establish
ment of reading room, library anC
Gymnasium for the young men of tn
parish.
The Adams Express company is still
uolnS business at the OLD stand, u
spite of the American company's con
tract with the New England road ant
- new offices here. Perhaps the Adam
company will stay las we'll as the Ameri
can company, in which case Waterbur,
shippers will reap the benefit of compe
. tition rates. The question is can tn
New England road refuse to carr
freight for the Adams Express CON
y pany? AS the common carrier, it
held by some that the New England roa
cannot refuse the Adams company
business if that company will pay
reasonable compensation. The Adam
company has been so long in bushes
along the line of the New England roa
that it has a we'll established patronage
1t could successfully compete with tn
new company if it had the same raj
|. road facilities.
= The fee for registering letters was tt
Z day reduced from ten to eight cent
There Is no special registry stamp, br
the ten cent denomination is the MOS
convenient, as it requires the reguls
two-cent stamp in addition to send
letter. The Columbian postage STAMP
were also placed on sale to-day. Thes
do not take the place of the reguls