Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-10
CITY NEWS.


Matthews & Willard yesterday COM
menced to run on eight hours time.
Rev Father Dineen is spending a few
days with his parents in Southington.
The corrected list of the fire alarm
boxes is printed on our first page to-day.
Attorney B. J. Smith has returned
from his trip to Ireland and reports an
excellent time.
George Baldwin and family have gone
to Nashua, n. H., to spend few weeks
at their old home.
Be sure and read the opening chapters
of our new serial tomorrow. "Sally
Bows" is the title and it is written in
Bret Harte's best STYLE.
; The remains of John O'Connor, who
died Sunday in Southbury, were
brought to this city to-day by Under
taker Bergin for interment.
| Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of David II. Casey and Miss Mary
B. Herman, lat the church of the Immacu-
late Conception, Tuesday, January II,
at $50 a. M.
w. J. Schlegel has sold his two
houses, corner of Ayers and Pemberton
street, to Mrs Bridget Nolan. The cor
ner house will be raised and fitted up
for stores.
The Rev Father Mulcahy went to
New York this morning for the purpose
of inspecting the library attached to the
Paulist fathers church. The reverend
father proposes to establish parish
library and reading room in st Patrick's
block.
| John J. Phelan of Bridgeport, and
Daniel Colwen of New Haven, institu-
ted council of the Knights of Column
bus, Sunday at Lawrence, Mass. The
order is spreading fast in that state, new
councils being organized in many
places.
President Moritz Grelle and Vice
President Henry Deer, the new officers
of Concordia Singing society, invited
the members to little celebration last
night after the rehearsal. Many pleas
ing addresses were made and a couple
of hours were enjOyably passed.
Washington conclave, X. S. F., held
a successful sociable last night in q. A
r. hall. The arrangements were con.
Quoted by J. II. Thurman and George v.
Gooding, and were such as to please all
who attended. Booths orchestra fur
nished music and Holran prompted.
The Children of Mary of the Immacu-
late Conception have elected the follow
ing officers: President, Miss Susan
Weston; president, Miss Annie
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treasurer, Miss Lizzie Kelly; council,
Miss kittie Dalton, Miss Mary Seaman
and Miss Annie O'Connor.
The following officers of Naugatuck
Valley lodge, No 5000, were installed by
High Master James Nolan, last evening
NJ. W., D. F. Kelly; w. F., A. E. Babin;
r. S., James S. Carroll; F. S, J. Ska
han; treasurer, James Nolan; l., Joseph
Yonkleman; l. A, J. Brennan: clerk.
w. Smith; past NJ, W., William Smith.
The Waterbury Driving company
held their annual meeting at DR. BANDS
office last night, when the following
list of officers was chosen: President, O
G. Camp; vice-president, Thomas Bland
secretary, N. w. Heater; treasurer, G.
F. Trott; directors, Thomas Bland, J. G
Cutler, G. F. Trott, T. II. Hayes ano
Stephen Lowe.
Julian E. DeveauX, who was taken t.
the pest house Sunday morning, suffer
, ing with smallpox, continues in about
the same condition. His case is said tC
be very virulent one. The inmates OF
the building from which he was taken
on Charles street continue under strict
quarantine. The premises have beer
Thoroughly fumigatcd. No other cases
are even suspected.
Pork reached the highest point yes
past ten years, selling for $40 10 a bar
rel. Two of the large wholesale house,
are said to be responsible for this state
of things, having cornered the market
The local merchants who have placed
} good sized orders are iubilant, but the
, working man who orders only as ht
needs it, has no cause to rejoice
The many Waterbury friends of Mrs
William Joyce of Middletown, nee Mis-
: Catherine Mccarthy of this city, will bt
panied to learn of her death, which oc
CURED at 4:3O o'clock yesterday after
noon at her home in the South Farms
She was IN her twenty ninth year and
leaves a five weeks old child MIR,
Joyce was the sister of John j. Nc
Carthy, and the Misses Julia and Han
nah Mccarthy of this city. The funera
will be held in Middletown at 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
, Judge Lathrop of the supreme courr
OF Massachusetts yesterday ordered that
: the five year benefit order, one OF
the largest endowment orders in the
country, be placed in the hands of a re
celver. The judge finds that the order
has been carried on for the benefit of
the officers and not for the advantage OF
the certificate holders. Funds amount
ing to $500, 900 will be distributed by the
receiver. AT one time the assets of the
concern aggregated 81, 100000.
Mrs DIR E. P. Gregory of this city i.
seriously ill at the Atlantic hotel il
= Bridgeport. Mrs Gregory went to Sar
Antonio, Texas, last fall for the beneii
of her health. She improved rapidly
and several weeks ago DR. Gregory wen
to join her. They had decided to locate
at Spokane, Wash, when the LADY,
health again began to fail, and DIR anC
Mrs Gregory started east, to Hunting
ton, but were forced to stop in Bridge
port. Their many friends in Waterbur,
hope for speedy recovery.
The new railroad map issued by tn,
railroad commissioners in their annua
report for 1893 is much more complete
, than any previous one. In size tn,
map is two feet, two inches long AM
d one foot eight and a half inches wide
j. All the railroads in the state with thei
connections, are plainly marked il
= colors-the New York, New Haven 6
Hartford in blue, the Philadelphia
Reading & New England in green, tn,
| New York ~ New ENGLAND in rod on,