Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-27
CITY NEWS.

NSsAeEtlaN aItefnOOn.
The senior and junior temperance socie-
ties of the Sacred Heart parish will meet
this evening.
All the organizations of the Connecticut
National guard have received bound copies
of the military law. - ne - - -
John w. Webster and John H. Fruin
were appointed commissioners ..on the es-
tate of J. II. Miller to-day. ,t.SF.sssssz = -
meeting Of the Waterbury ,,Democntic
association will be held at S o'clock this
evening in room 8. Platt's block.
Special meeting of the Trewen
Schwesker lodge, No rs, d. 0. H.. Hertha
Grad, Waterbury, Thursday Nov so, 1898.
ThdHmembers of the center district COM
mittee made tour of inspection Saturday
afternoon. and rs a result several improve
ment will be made in the school buildings.
The Hammond Buckle company of
Rockville. of which Samuel A. Chapman
of this city is president. has bought the
plant of the Chapman Il Armstrong Manu-
featuring company and will move the bust
ness to Waterbury.
Andrew Harrison, aged - years, died
Saturday evening at the residence of his
daughter. Mrs Sarah Garrett l49 South
Main street. He came to this city week
ago. The remains Were taken to Seymour
this afternoon for interment.
The Concordia society at its entertain
ment last evening had as a guest lille
Akerstrom. She expressed herself as
much pleased with the programme rem
dered, and enjoyed the general good time
always found at Concordia gatherings.
1t is stated in railroad circles that Will
liam H. Stevenson, formerly vice president
of the Housatonic railroad, is being con-
Ia hx-f Df h. N,,rl-
Il New England railroad for the appoint
ment to the presidency of the road.
Internal Revenue Collector Bvxbee has
informed his subordinntes in the service
that no dismisSals will be made until each
man has had Mt least n months notice.
This evidence of fairness on the part of the
collector is duly appreciated by the depu-
ties and clerks.
The funeral of Thomas Irwin was held
Yesterday afternoon from his late resi-
dence on Union street to the immaculate
Conception church. The pallbearers were
George Hnmlin. Robert White, Michael
Ney. John Conron. John Irwin and
Michael Walsh. Interment was in st
JoSeph's cemetery.
Bill Nye's double. a clothing drummer,
was in town to-day. He reports Il falling
off in the clothing trade of from twenty to
uItN per cent -hSAANAS4 anu
Ansonia are, in his estimation, the three
cities in the state the have suffered the
most by the financial troubles, with Wa
terburv fourth on the list.-AnSonia Senti-
mel
\ mad dog which was seen on the road
between this city and Thomaston yester-
isy attacked Michael Henry near his home
in Thomaston at o'clock this morning.
The animal then ran through the streets.
biting William Mccartney. 1t was finally
killed. Mr. Henry Immediately went to
New York for treatment Mt the Pasteur in
stitute.
The seventh annual concert and Sociable
of the Third division, A. o. H. will be
held on Thanksgiving eve in the Jacques
auditorium. The arrangement committee
consists of James P Morris. John Claffey,
Mortimer Doran, James Thompson and
Thomas Flaherty. The advance sale of
tickets has been large.
Augustus Renning. the we'll known tai
lor of l2j Bank street, died at his home.
II George street. at o'clock this morning
after a lingering illness. He leaves Il wife,
two sons and four daughters. The funeral
will take place Wednesday morning at Q
o'clock to the chapel of St Cecilia where a
requiem mass will be celebrated by the
Rev DIR Martin.
The funeral of Dennis Quinn. assistant
superintendent of the metropolitan Life
Insurance company. WAS largely attended
from the home OF his sister Mrs Jeremiah
Meagher of Riverside avenue, TorIington.
yesterday. The pallbearers were the six
assistants from Waterbury. Mr. Quinn
was man of a kind genial disposition
and his death is very much regretted by
large circle of friends.
The New England road will run an ex-
cursion train to New York on Thanks
giving day for the great Yale Princeton
football game on Manhattan field. The
train leaving Waterbury at Sis will leave
excursionists at point convenient to the
Manhattan field The tickets are good re-
turning on the regular train leaving I55th
street at 9.15 a. m. on the mornings of De
cember l and ,. thus giving two evenings
in New York city.
The Acme Dramatic committee has ar
ranged for the production of a play which
they think will surpass anything yet at
tempted here by amateurs. The play is
taken from the interesting story written
by Ouida, Under Two Flags" which is
also the title of the drama. The date
secured is Tuesday afternoon and evening,
February 6, at Jacques opera house. The
cast will be completed to-day and re-
hearsals will begin this week.
At the First Congregational church yes
terday morning Rev DR. Anderson de
hvered an interesting address on the rela-
ton of moderate drinking to drunkenness
He quoted scripture to show that our Lord
and St Paul were moderate drinkers and
said that the all important thing was to
practice the law of self-control. During
his remarks DIR Anderson referred to the
fact that when IT was suggested that a
number of prominent laymen, deacons,
vestrymen and good men generally preside
at the Murphy temperance meetings objec-
ton was made because these men used
wine on there dinner tables.
An alarm of fire was sent in from box
Ii, corner of East Main and Cherry
streets, at 3:l5 yesterday morning The
fire was found in the apartments occupied
by Daniel F. Cronin at 1923 East Main
street. Mr. Cronin lives on the second
floor and was awakened shortly after 3
o'clock. The smell of smoke attracted his
attention and on Investigation found that
there was a fire in his kitchen. The de-
partment had three different streams play
ing in a few minutes. The blaze was
caused by a defective flue and the damage
is estimated at 5000; insured through NJ.
F. Carmody.
DR. Henry Bronson died at his home in
New Haven yesterday after n long illness.
The doctor has been a confirmed invalid
for twenty-five years. DR. Bronson was
born in this city in January, 1904, and
went to New Haven in 1S45 He was n
graduate of the Yale Medical school, and
later held a professorship. The doctor
after his retirement from the medical
school devoted himself to study and htera-
ture. He wrote a history of Waterbury
and number of pamphlets on political
economy. 1t is believed that he leaves a
fortune of about 81, 900, 600. DIR Bron-
sons wife, who died a few years ago, was