Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-06-20
CITY NEWS.

' , Wallace Fl. Camp and family left this morning to visit the Worlds fair. Pitcher Frank Donahue has left the Lowell team and will finish the season with Albany.
 MT and Mrs Charles Fl. Ross of 112 Baldwin street are receiving congratula- tions over the birth of a daughter. The case of Thatcher vs Gerrish of | the jury in the district court here to- day. Bishop McMahon will administer the | sacrament of confirmation to a class of | children in St Ann's church Saturday | morning. Administration was granted to-day in probate court on the estate of Ellen ,Shanahan. The court appointed as ad- | ministrator, Patrick Keough. Rev Farrel Martin, D. D., will leave this evening to attend the fftieth anni- versary of Villa Nova college, Philadel- Iphia, of which he is an alumnus. The coolest shoes and ties in town can be found at E. J. Finn's store. Dress Iyour feet properly and you will not suf- fer so much this hot weather. The fare to Chicago on the New Eng land road dropped from $29 to $26. 40 to- lday. The new train, the "Isabella Ex- press," made it's first trip this afternoon.
 Persons interested in the free kinder garten scheme for children are re- Iquested to meet at A Leavenworth street at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Bernice M. Andrews, bookkeeper in , Wv. J. SchlegePs office during the past 1.-two years, will retire about the middle of July and will be succeeded by Miss Ida Miller.
 The Children of Mary of St Cecilia's Iparish will hold cherry festival and musical entertainment this evening in the hall on Scovill street, which has . lately been enlarged.
 Court Merritt Heminway, A. O. F. of A., of Watertown, will open a three Inights' festival beginning Friday even- ling, and extends an invitation to Wa terbury Foresters to be present.
 Miss Mary E. Newton died this morn ling at her home, 36 Leavenworth street. The deceased was a daughter of ex- \ Mayor Isaac B. Newton. The funeral will be held at o'clock Thursday after , noon.
 The committee on teachers, of the board of education, will meet at o'clock tomorrow afternoon and com. examinations which will be held on Fri day and Saturday, July Eth and 9th re. spectively.
 D The annual graduating exercises ot the State Normal school at New Britain will take place Wednesday afternoon June 2S. Over one hundred are ex pected to receive diplomas from Gov ernor Morris at the close of the exer cises.
 The Eaton, Cole 6 Burnham company of Bridgeport, employing 1000 men, art q. {. oE q. We'll Supply company of Pittsburg for ; million dollars yesterday. A receive bs will be asked for the Bridgeport com pany.
 John Taylor, aged 63 years, died las night at the almshouse. He has beer slightly demented and his family wer unable to care for him. The remain were taken to the family residence ol Oak street, from where the funeral vii be held at o'clock Thursday afternoon with interment at Riverside cemetery.
 Wadhams' post, G. A. R, held
 special meeting last evening and mad Arrangements to attend the funeral c N. w. Tomlinson to morrow afternoon The pallbearers will be the followin
 members of the post: Albert Riggs, E
 F. Baker, George Platt, Harrison Whit
 ney, George Futile and J. F. Gaun
 The deceased was the first adjutant ( Wadhams' post.
 While Conductor McKinney's freigE w train was pulling some cars off tn SS freight house track in the Naugatuc
 yard of this city last night, brakema n named George Lawton was hit by th set projecting roof of the house and knocl ,eII ed from the top of a car. Dr BenediC nf was summoned but found no bone
 broken. The man was removed to tn
 hospital as he was badly bruised.
 The we'll known steamboat City ( . Richmond has been refitted and put i
 first class condition and B. F. Mahan ( ion New London, who represents the con nn's pRny, is now prepared to make arrange U ments for charters for excursions froI
 New Haven to New York, Cone . Island, Glen Island, New London, New AN port, Rocky Point and all other resort dN There is no finer excursion boat in Cor
 necti cut waters.
 At the meeting last night of the uewl 3 organized temperance society connecte . with the Sacred Heart church, officer
 were elected as follows: President Jame
 Egan; vice president, Dennis Lahey
 sfs Michael oonIon. SGan 11i Committees itsesOFe
 five, consisting of the following: Denn Ic his Lahey, Stephen Mitchell, Patric IS Robinson, William Hayes and Willial
 Deveraux were chosen to consult wit
 the Rev Father Treanor in regard [ all making rules for the society. Oe- The annual meeting of Sterling con
 mandery, U. O. G. O., was held lal r. evening, when the following list ( IU officers was chosen for the ensuin
 year: N. O., w. F. HinckleY; V. N. c
 Mrs George Angrave; prelate, Mrs Mar . F. Mearls; K. of R., George F. Clapl
 treasurer. s. s. Lapointe; F. K. of R
 W. F. York; herald, John Eccles; w. IG,, Nellie s. CIapp: w O. C. Flora \
 Clark; organist, Miss Ella A. Osgoot
 The fourth degree was worked in tk
 customary first-class style of the con
 mandery,