Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-25
CITY News.

Inc washington street SChool GROUNDS
are being enclosed with a new high |
picket fence. i
Phelan is giving two handsome emu
broidered white aprons with one pound |
of tea; this week only.
The entries for the bicycle races to be
held at the driving park on Memorial |
Fred J. Wood, the E st Main street
coal and wood dealer, has made an as
signment, naming ID. F. Webster as
assignee.
The members of the Concordia society
will celebrate the twenty.seventh ami,
versary of the society in Concordia hall
to morrow evening.
A full rehearsal of "Pinafore" will be
held in Music hall this evening at 7:45.
Every member of the cast and, chorus is
expected to attend.
j. w. Hale, who has been confined
to his home at Cromwell during the
past six weeks with typhoid fever, is
rapidly regaining his health. Mr. Hale
was one of the Kindrick block victims.
Application was made in the probate
court this morning, by Mrs NJ. d. Lewis
Of Bridgeport, asking for administration
papers on the estate of Evelyn Nj.
Whipple. The hearing is set down for
may 90
Barcelona council, K. of c., will hold
special meeting this evening at which
| the recently elected officers will be in
stalled by District Deputy j. S. Neagle.
Refreshments, speeches, songs, etc, will
follow the installation.
The Boston Journal says it has re-
ceived information from the general
managers office that the meeting of the
New England directors in New York
next Tuesday will probably be adjourn
ed and held in Boston at later date.
George Fitzgerald Taylor, aged 10
years and nine months, died last even
ing of spinal meningitis. He had been
i'll since last Monday noon. The funeral
will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow
with services at st. Thomas church in
Thomaston.
The state convention of the German
Baptist churches will be held in the
First Baptist church, opening on Sun
day afternoon at $50 and closing on the
following Tuesday. On Sunday even
ing addresses will be delivered in both
German and English.
James Erwin, for drunkenness, was
given twenty days in Jail this morning.
Michael j. johnson and William Nc
Carthy, cabmen, INDUCED in a scrap
last night over a customer, and Officer
Cahey roped them in. This morning
Prosecuting Attorney O'Neill nolled the
cases, but warned both to be careful
how they act in future.
The sixth annual picnic of Co E.,
Hibernian Rifles, will be held Saturday
on the West End base ball grounds
An interesting program of sports has
been prepared, for which prizes will be
offered. and there will be dancing
during the afternoon and evening. The
members of the company have had
much experience as entertainers and
promise to make this their most enjoy
able picnic.
The funeral of Mrs Kate Ryder was
attended at o'clock this morning from
her late residence, al Pleasant street, to
the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton. where a requiem high mass was
celebrated by the Rev Father Kennedy.
Michael Dillon, Edward Coyle, Daniel
Murphy. Patrick McGovern and Philip
Murphy. Interment was in st Joseph's
cemetery.
A new lodge of Elks will be instituted
in Hellmann's hall next Friday evening
The charter list has been closed with
tw enty-five names. A great many
more are DESTROYS of becoming mem
bers, but the grand lodge of the state
tain only a small portion of them
Officers will be elected Friday evening
also, and the district deputy Is expected
to be present AMI conduct the installa-
ton ceremonies.
Why it is that the lawyers of the city
feel chagrined when a judge of the su-
perior court refuses to sit here, is a
mystery, since they themselves do not
even appreciate the fact that Judge
Wheeler has been here for several days.
He has opened court morning after
morning at half past nine, but is com.
PEELED to sit on the bench and await the
arrival of the lawyers who have cases,
who come struggling in at 10 o'clock
and later. That is not the way in which
to retain judge here. 1t is certainly
not courteous on the part of the lawyers
to keep Judge Wheeler waiting.
Keeper Moran of the almshouse re-
ceived letter this morning which pre-
scented unique appearance. The
writing was done with lead pencil on
two hand bills. One contained the
names of the school board and district
committee, written in a scrawling
hand. The other was in a different
hand, though as poor, and was a
jumbled up request from Fannie L.
Porter to return her furniture and keys.
The woman is insane and was to be
taken to Middletown this week by
Keeper Moran. She will be taken care
Of at once.
Town Health Officer O'Hara received
another notice form Secretary Lindsey
Of the state board to-day that saying
that G. Gemelick. wife end child, who
came to this country on the infected
steamer Lain, had started for Water,
bury. The communication stated that
the parties had been detained in quaran.
tine during the period of incubation
and that the baggage had been dIsin.
fected. The health officer is at a loss to
know why the parties who came to this
city several days ago and who were
traced to Green street were allowed tc
go away before that period had been
reached. These latest arrivals went to
Kingsbury street.
Colonel Patrick McGovern and other
members of the Hibernian rifles ap.
peared before the committee on military
affairs yesterday afternoon and advo.
Gated the bill making an appropriation
to take the rifles to the state encamp-
ment. Among the reasons urged by