Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-20
CITY NEWS.

pond where the ice had been cut, again
affording excellent skating.
A party of fifteen couples will go on
sleigh ride to Naugatuck tonight and
have supper at Wallace's hotel.
Nelson Pomeroy was called to Suffield
yesterday, on account of the death of
his grandfather, A. G. Pomeroy.
The funeral of Mrs Edward Lombard
took place this afternoon from her late
residence on South Main street.
Samuel Mccormack of Waterbury
and Miss Kate Denton of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, were married yesterday evening
by the Rev j. G. Davenport.
James II. Murray received to-day a
telegram announcing the death of his
father, in Sharon, N. Y, and has gone
| to attend the funeral in that town.
James +. Knox has gone to Brooklyn,
N. Y, to attend the funeral of his sister,
who was sister of charity at st Mary s
hospital in that city.
The Acme Dramatic club held a.good
rehearsal of the "Colleen Bawn" at the
Acme rooms last night. Every thing is
now running smoothly and an excellent
production may be expected.
Superintendent Crosby has been mott
fled by DIR Anderson, of the Yale gymna-
SUM, that he will begin the course of
ten lessons in gymnastics to the teachers
of the center school district on next Fri
day afternoon.
William N. Hunter of Southwick,
Mass, and Miss Flora L. Waugh of this
city, were married yesterday after
noon, by the Rev w. H. Barton.
Mr. and Mrs Hunter will make South
wick their home.
lThe Third division, A. 0 H., held an
interesting quarterly literary meeting
last night, which was well attended.
REGULATIONS were delivered by President
Thompson, Alderman Altman, Captain
M. Doran, j. F. Devine and others.
| A boy named Michael WEIGH, of
Wall street, lost control of a double
ripper, while coasting on Wolcott street
Wednesday night, and ran into Milk
man Wilson's wagon, receiving a cut on
the lip which required several stitches
to close.
The following board of directors was
| elected at the annual meeting of the
Waterbury Watch company: A. S.
Chase, II. E. Russell, Israel Holmes, E.
L. Frisbie, jr, II. w. Scovill. The
directors elected as officers: President
A. S. Chase; treasurer, E. l. Frisble, jr
secretary, E. L. White.
Architect Joseph A. jackson has com.
pleted plans for a large block on Field
street for James f. Gaffney. The build
ing will he four stories high and will
contain eight flats. The front is q
handsome design in Italian renaissance
style and will be- built of old gold brick
with sandstone trimmings.
The Mcriden Republicans almanac
for 1898 has been received and is filled
with useful information. The New
London Day, another esteemed con
temporary, shows enterprise by giving
away to its patrons a calendar, which Is
a handsome specimen of the printers
art.
The annual ball of the Waterbury fire
department., which will take place ir
City hall this evening, promises to exec
all former efforts. T. F. Bulger and {
corps of assistants have transformed the
big hall into veritable bower of flags
bunting and streamers. The concer
program is an unusually fine one anC
will be rendered by Reeves American
band of Pro 5idence.
ID. a. Tierney grand Knight of Carol
lton council. X. of G, to-day paid over tt
John O'Neill and E. G.. Kilduff, admin
istrators on the estate of the late JohI
A. Moran, the 81 900 death benefit du,
his heirs from the order. Grand Knigh
John II. Moran of Sheriden council, K
of c., to-day paid the 81 900 endowmen
on the life of the late Patrick Coyle O
East Main street.
At a meeting of the Rose Hill Socia
; club last night, the semi-annual election
of officers was held, with the followin,
result: President, Matthew Smith
ing secretary, w. A. Cullen; financia
secretary, George A. Gibson; treasurer
Matthew A. Wallace; standing commit
tee, w. Bergin, Timothy Brennan an
l.. A. Cullen.
DIR North left his sleigh standing i
front of Benedict & Burnham's thi
morning, while he transacted some bu:
mess inside. When he came out h
found that robe was missing from tn
l sleigh. He notified the police. Late
in the morning Officer NConan arreste
William Kelly of Washington stree
who was trying to sell the robe i
Brooklyn.
George Liberty and Miss Mary Moyn
han were married at the church of til
Immaculate Conception yesterday, b
the Rev j. A. Mulcahy. The bes
couple were Peter Begley and Mis-
Sarah McNeish. The bride wore ma
room blue satin, trimmed with whit
silk and swansdown and carried bot
quet of lilies of the valley and bridt
roses. The bridesmaid wore a simila
costume and carried a bouquet of rose
Some plumbers who were at work i
William Perkins house, on North Mai
street. yesterday, on the completion {
the job left a lighted gasoline stove i
the cellar. About half past nine Lar
night smoke was discovered by til
family, issuing from the cellar. Ii
vestigation showed that quite lit
blaze had got under way, caused by tt
stove. Men who were passing tt
house at the time were called IN an
extinguished the flames.
J The mandamus suit of the New Yor
& New England railroad against IL
ID Asylum street bridge commission
D. Hartford, was argued on appeal befo
a four judges of the supreme court, Chi
st Justices Andrews, Carpenter, Torrant
and Fem, yesterday. Judge PrentIc
who has been sitting on the bench, WI
disqualified to hear the case. The Ne
- England road wants the court to issl