Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-11
CITY NEWS.

nome on NOTLn MAIN SGEeeU,
The first rehearsal of the st Patrick's
night entertainment will be held at the
Sacred Heart church tonight.
Mrs Henry Wood, aged 35 years,
died last evening at her home at Valley
View park. The funeral will take place
Friday at 2 p. m.
The funeral of Miss Katie Meehan
will take place from her fathers resi-
dence, 571 Baldwin street, Thursday at
8 o'clock to st Patricks church.
Application was made in probate
court to day for the appointment of a
"a has been set for the hearing of the
case.
Arthur II. Bigelow, aged three
months, son of William A. Bigelow of
81 Hill street, died this morning. The
funeral will be held at $3.50 tomorrow
afternoon.
The first stage entertainment at the
Foresters of America fair will be given
by the Ideal Banjo and Mandolin club
The fair will open in City hall on Janu-
airy 81.
The recently elected officers of Malta
tuck council, No 713, Royal Arcanum,
will be installed by Grand Vice Regent
II. NJ. Harrington, at Pythian hall this
evening.
Chief Snagg and Sheriff John w. Nc
Donald have teen appointed as the Off
cial ticket sellers for the union ball of
the firemen to be held in City hall on
January 90
A reception will be rendered by the
Hermann Soehne society to the families
and friends of the members, at ConCor-
dia hall, on January 10. Many out of
1 A. Lnr
| Mrs Mary Martin of Newtonville,
Mass, delivered an interesting address
before the members of the Waterbury
/ Women's club yesterday afternoon, on
columbus and His Contemporaries"
The Harmonic club of New Haven
has invited William c.. Hungerford Of
this city to sing at its concert and ban
quet in that city on next Friday even
ing. He will be accompanied by G. B
Bronson.
George Barratt, who formerly owned
the Farmers home on the Meriden road
has purchased the Sheffield hotel and
the other property of James F. Carrier
at Union City, and will take possession
on February 1.
A joint meeting of all the teachers in
the center district and the board of
education will be held in the High
school room on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, to consider changes to be made
in the marking system and other ques-
tions of general usefulness.
A few weeks ago the district mes.
Isenger boys were dressed out in natty
suits of blue, and now the Postal Coz
boys go them one better by appearing
in pretty suits of gray. The boys wher
they meet have lively discussions as t.
the beauty of their respective uniforms
High Chief Ranger j. j. Mcdonald
assisted by District Deputy NJ. F. Nc
Kennerney, installed the new officers OF
Court Wolf Tone, A. o. F. of A., in G
A. r. hall last night. Addresses wert
made by the installing officers and the
chief rangers of sister courts and a very
soclable evening was spent.
A rumor was current in Boston YES
terday that the Consolidated railroad
company had secured the necessary
1000 additional shares to enable them t.
control the Connecticut River railroad
President Clark of the Consolidated
road denied the rumor last night, but
considerable credence is given it in Bos
ton.
The publication in book form of w
a.: Sawyer's interesting papers or
maine" which appeared in the Sports
man and Tourist magazine, will be in
definitely postponed. Captain Farrel
of Boston, who was arranging the
work, died suddenly in Boston Monday
night. Mr. Farrer was an old Maine
guide, and had written many interest
ing books.
The work of preparing the annual re-
port of vital statistics is greatly DELAYED
by the physicians and clergvmen failing
to make prompt returns of Ibirths anC
marriages to Town Clerk Madden. The
state requires that the report shall be
completed by January 25, and as there
IS great deal of labor in preparing il
Mr. MADDEN would be pleased to have al
the requirements fulfilled.
At the annual meeting of the Con
necticut Association of Civil Engineers
held yesterday in Hartford, Fredericb
w. Laforge of this city was elected
vice-president, and William G.. Smith
second vice-president. City Engineer
Robert A. Cairns was appointed a mem
Der OF committee to cooperate with
the Connecticut Division, Leagne O,
American Wheelmen, and the state
board of trade in the matter of legisla
ton for better roads.
Lyra Singing society at its meetin d
last night elected the following list o.
officers: Louis Stroebel, president
Jacob Baer, vice president; Oscar A
Joerres, recording secretary; Alder
Gogler, corresponding sec rotary; Rober
Wilke. financial secretary; PhiliI
Boeggershauser, treasurer; Albert Gaess
collector; Emil Ebert, archivar; Jacot
Baer; Albert Gogler, Ernst Miller, fl
nanclal committee; Professor George
Groetzenbach, vice leader. A vote OF
thanks was rendered the outgoing Off
GERS.
A recent Consolidated railroad rule
requiring freight brakemen to remain
on the top of cars constantly causes
much dissatisfaction, owing to the ex
treme!y. cold weather. Tower men are
required to count them. Already or
one cold night the rule was suspended
The former rule. which tn,
recent order displaced, was exactly
its opposite. 1t required all employees t.
keep off the tops of the cars when tn,
trains was in motion. This it was sale
was in order to guard the company from
suit of damages in case brakeman
was struck by bridge or met will
some other accident. The object of tn,
new order has not been exD1ained