Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-02
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A rehearsal for the opera of .Pina-
fore" will be held in Music hall this
evening at 1880. A full attendance is
requested.
The arguments on the probating of
the will of Mrs Mary Shearon were fin
ished this afternoon and Judge Lowe
reserved his decision for a week.
The Young Mems Catholic Literary
Association has voted to attend the per-
Torrance of ''The Shaughraun" in City
hall, Thursday evening, in body.
George w. Conner, for long time in
the Office of the Waterbury Horse Rail-
way Co, has resigned to accept a posi-
ton in the shipping room of the Water
bury Button Co.
A rehearsal of the "Shaughran," to be
given by the Brooklyn Dramatic club,
will be held in the City hall this even
ing, There has been large advance
sale of seats.
The May term of the supreme court
Of errors opened in Hartford this morn
ling. The Waterbury case of Mabel L.
Force vs. DIR Edward P. Gregory is on
the docket.
The attorneys for the town have had
the motion to dissolve the injunction
brought by DIR G. Art Ward placed on
the short calendar for next Friday in
New Haven.
The quarterly meeting of the Officers
association of the Second regiment will
be held in New Haven tomorrow even
ing to elect a treasurer in place of Cap
Itnin E. Brown, resigned.
| Application was made in the probate
court this morning for the probating of
the will of the late Michael Wall of
IStone street. Martin Bergin is named
as executor in the will.
Miss Grace Dodds, a graduate of the
Bliss & Harrington business college, has
accepted a position as assistant book
keeper and stenographer in the office of
the Waterbury Furniture Co.
There are advertised letters at the
postoffice for l.. w. johnson, Warren
B. Hitchcock, j. Delvin Morrell, Joseph
Allen, Miss Mary Sullivan, Miss
Catherine Macon and Miss Lizzie Clark
COG will hold it's annual field day
next Saturday. Part of the day will be
spent in shooting at the rifle range in
= Hopeville. The balance of the day will
be spent in performing guard duty and
extended order drill.
Deputy Sheriff Carmody adjourned
q the criminal side of the district court
this morning for one week. Sheriff
Tomlinson came up from New Haven
r and opened and adjourned the criminal
I side OF the Waterbury superior court for
two weeks.
;. The sale of seats for the afternoon and
= evening concerts of the May music fes-
tIval will begin at o'clock tomorrow
\ merning at briggs & Smith Co.'S music
store. A number of good seats remain
, unsold which may be had by applying
early.
j. n. Christie, manager of Shoninger's
I music store, and E. E. F. Mcmahon of
l the DEMOCRAT, brought in string of
! eighteen trout weighing seven pounds,
last night. The largest was beauty
weighing fifteen ounces.
John Conary, aged 90 years, died at
o'clock this morning at the residence of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Patrick Conary,
694 Baldwin street. The funeral will be
, held Thursday morning when the re-
mains will be taken to Ansonia for in
terment.
The state funniest will be held in
ISchutzen park, in New Haven, July to
inclusive. About 600 turner's from
Waterbury, Bridgeport, Meriden, New
Britain and other places will take part
in the gymnastic games. Active train
ing has already been commenced by the
athletes.
Court Hancock, A. o. F. of A, held
seventh anniversary. Foresters from all
the local courts were present and a
varied program of singing, speech
making, banqueting and recitations was
carried out.
Drafts to the amount of 500, issued
= by the Rev Henry Mason Baum, who
n claimed Freehold, N. j., as his home,
have recently come back to Waterbury
protested. He was the man who created
a sensation by attacking the Connect
cat newspaper men for holding their
= annual meeting on Good Friday.
Mayor Webster presided at the regu-
o sioners last night. The monthly bills
were read and ordered paid. Chief
Snagg was given leave to purchase two
n dozen smoke protectors and two five
gallon extinguishers. The matter of a
full paid fire department.. was discussed
and the board voted to ask the council
y for an additional appropriation of $751;
600 to equip and maintain such de.
APARTMENT for the balance of the year.
The meteorological report for April
: furnished by Sergeant Cox of the New
Haven signal station, gives the mean
Temperature Of the month as 46.2 de-
l. Rrees; highest temperature, GO degrees
on April 1; lowest, 30, April 7; NEAR
temperature of April for twenty-ont
years, 10 degrees. The total precipita
ton was "a inches; average precipita
ton for twenty one years, 63 inches
There were seven clear days; nineteer
partly cloudy, and fourteen cloudy
days. There were thunder storms OF
April 8 and IA.
Last night at st Johns parish fair
Watertown, another large crowd was il
attendance. Shelvey brothers were a
usual good attraction. Messrs NJ. j
> McEvoy and w. ]. Hughes received en-
cores for the their vocal selections. Et
ID l.. Maloney gave two recitations. Thos
three gentlemen will be present by re
q quest on Friday evening. To-nieh
st Joseph Daigle and the Synnott brother
will do an acrobatic act. Knox, tn
contortionist, and w. Moran, the bon
player, both of the Acme club, vii
II assist. Special trains will be run t
Waterbury at II 80 Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings.