Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-09
CITY NEWS.

evening"
The will of Mary Nolan was probated
this morning.
Finn, the East Main street shoe
dealer, makes speciality of ladies' fine
shoes. They are the best wearing and
best fitting in the market.
The Acme Social club entertained
several members of the cone of The
Bravest" company, at their rooms after
the performance at the opera house last
| night.
All labor unions in the city interested
in the Central Labor Union are request
! ed to meet in the Engineers room Grand
Army hall building, Friday evening at s
o'clock. gyEs
Major F. A. Spencer will entertain
the members of Wadhams' post, G. A.
R., at the regular meeting this evening
with readings on subjects connected
! with the war, which have never been
published. All friends of the post are
invited to attend.
School Clerk Moran has issued the
call for special meeting of the legal
voters of the center district, to be held
in the district court room next Wednes-
day evening, for the purpose of consid-
erlng the matter of purchasing a strip
of land adjoining the West Side Hill
school ground.
The lady clerks of E. T. Turner &
Co.'S store are sending out invitations to
necktie and apron sociable, to he held
next Monday evening at Music hall.
The arrangements are in charge of the
Misses Alice Dusault, NJ. Lynch, N.
Welsh, H. DAILY, Della Miles and Lille
Miller.
Charles Giddings, the conductor who
was accused of stealing goods from the
cars of the New York & New England
road, was given hearing last night in
East Hartford, and was bound over to
the March term of the superior court
| under bonds of 81 900.
James Leary, who said he belonged
in Waterbury, but who for some time
has been working in a half dime restau-
rant in Hartford, stole gold watch, a
suit of clothes and $50 in money from
his roommate last night. He was ar
rested early this morning with two COM
panions.
William Lannen, aged 90, died last
night at the residence of his mother,
Mrs Thomas Lannen, 10 Adams street.
Besides his mother, two brothers,
Walter and James Lannen, and a sister,
Mrs John j. McAuliffe, survive him.
The funeral will take place at O'Clock
tomorrow morning, with services in
the church of the Immaculate Con-
ception.
William johnson, colored, came down
from Woodbury. yesterday aud loaded
up with gin. He was arrested by Off
Ger Smith. Judgment was suspended
Henry Root was drunk yesterday and
engaged in a scrap with James Don
nelly. Judgment was suspended for
breach of the peace and he was fined 81
and costs for drunkenness. Donnelly
did not show up until after court and
he settled for So.
The Connecticut Probate assembly
held it's annual meeting in Hartford
yesterday. Much of the time of the
meeting was taken up with the dis
cussion of the collateral inheritance
| law, and vote was passed, % to II. de-
claring it the opinion of the assembly
that the law should remain as it now is.
A vote asking for an amendment by ex-
empting brothers and sisters from its
operations was defeated, 90 to 10.
The twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Connecticut Young Mems
Christian associations will be held at
/ New Britain, February 1919. Reduced
railroad rates have been secured and all
accredited delegates will be furnished
with entertainment. The hotels offer
reduced rates. Among the speakers are
Rev David James Burrell, d. D., New
York; Rev d. o. Meers, D. D., Worces.
ter, Mass;H. NJ. Moore, Boston: Lucien
Q. Warner, New York; J. r. Mott, col
Iege secretary, International committee;
George A. Warburton, New York, be-
sides prominent men in Connecticut.
The circulars that were sent out some
Gays ago to the different mayors in the
state, relative to devising some method
for protecting the cities against the en-
| croachments of electric RAILWAYS, will
probably bear some fruit To-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock a COM
mittee will meet at Mayor Hyde's office
IN Hartford to draft some act, to be pre-
sented to the legislature, relative to the
electric system, consisting of all the city
attorneys of the state. Mayor Webster
OF Waterbury, Mayor Hyde of Hartford,
Mayor Wilson of Meriden, Mayor Nc
| Nerney of Rockville, Professor Newton
OF Yale and Alderman Manwaring of
Bridgeport.
| 1t was gala night for the members of
Court Fruitful Vine, A. o. F, of A., at
U: A. Il. hall last night. The members
OF the court were present in full force
and with them were many members
from the other courts of the city. The
occasion was the dedication of the
courts handsome new banner. Senior
| OS' OhiCA 1GduSSI " dlIeF O6raRntY, on
behalf of the banner committee, made
the presentation speech, which was
neatly responded to by Chief Ranger
Mcfarland. The banner, which is a
handsome one, has an imported silk
front on which is the name and number
of the court and the city. On the re-
verse side, which is of satin, is the
stag's head. The staff is made of ma
hogany surmounted by gilt battle axe.
Following the presentation of the ban
ner a handsome chief rangers jewel
was presented to Past Chief Ranger G.
V. Gooding, by Court Ranger McFar-
land. A social time was enioyed
during the remainder of the evening.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Monitor Hose company, No 3, was cele-
brated in an appropriate manner last
evening, by the members, ex-members
and invited guests, in all numbering
nearly one hundred. Foreman Pebbles
welcomed the guests in the company's
parlors, after which the Ideal Banjo
club entertained for while and then
the party repaired to the Scovill house,
where an excellent menu was discussed,