Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-06-07
CITY NEWS.

Tor the benefit OF st Cecllia'S parish.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
Timothy Kelly Of Cooke street this
morning.
w. J. Snow furnished the flowers
used in the stage decorations fer
"Plnafore" last night.
Martha Washington council, o. of S.
s., will celebrate its fifth anniversary
in Johnson's hall this evening.
Willis d. Smith died at noon to day
at his home, 1877 North Elm street, of
spinal meningitis.
In the case of Frederick Barto for
theft, tried yesterday in the district
court, the jury rendered a verdict of not
guilty.
Henry Peck and family, of johnson
city, Tenn, who have been visiting with
Mrs Boughton on South Main street, re-
turned to their home yesterday evening.
DIR O'Hara is now at home in his new
Office on the corner of School and East
Main streets. The interior is finished in
hard wood and the rooms have been
tastefully furnished.
There are advertised letters at the
post office for Miss j. Butler, Mrs Nellie
A. Day, Mrs Adair Goodrich, Richard
Griffin, Alex Burns, Henry o. Norton,
Charles E. Epson.
Eddie Ryan, the fourteen months old
child of John Ryan of South street, fell
down stairs yesterday breaking his
right collar bone. The fracture was re-
duced by DIR McAvoy.
The committee on teachers of the
board of education met Mt o'clock this
afternoon to determine the time for
holding the examination of candidates
for teachers certificates. 1t is likely
that the time will be set for July 1.
A new time table will be issued for
the New England road to take effect
next Sunday, but as no copy has yet
reached Waterbury, it cannot be stated
what change effecting this city will be
made.
The new designs adopted by the
Ancient Order of Foresters of America
in this city, to mark the graves of de-
by the American Pin company, and
were placed in the different cemeteries
to-day.
The state board of pharmacy held its
annual meeting at the capitol yesterday
and elected Commissioner G. H.
Rspelye president, DIR j. H. Granniss of
Saybrook, vice president, and Henry
w. Bishop of New Haven, secretary.
Thirty-two applicants for licenses were
examined by the commissioners.
II. S. Scovill has purchased the
management of the local branch of the
New England Stock Exchange from
Attorney r. E. Hall. The local branch
has private wire and receives daily
the quotations of the New York stock
exchange. Irving Merwin will con-
tinue as operator under the new
management.
The twenty-seventh annual COM
mencement exercises of the convent of
Notre Dame will be held on Tuesday
evening, June 81, when diplomas will
be conferred in connection with a musi-
cal and dramatic entertainment. Speci-
mems of fancy work and drawings of
the pupils are now on exhibition at the
convent.
The annual meeting of the Con.
necticut Veterinary society was held
here yesterday and the following Off
GERS were elected: President, DIR E. M.
Beckley of Meriden; vice president, DR.
Thomas Bland of Waterbury; secretary,
DIR II. E. Bates of Norwalk; treasurer
DR. Nathan Tibbals of New Haven. The
next quarterly meeting will be held in
New Haven on the first Tuesday in
September.
Charles A. Taylor of Leominster, Mass
Il bCOtCE huOWh dS oGGpDI0
hanging by his peculiar rigging from
the steeple of st Johns church in this
city to-day, pointing the stone work
He will be engaged about ten days re-
placing the pinnacles which were blown
down during the small cyclone which
visited this city last summer, and max.
ing general repairs on the spire.
Mary Griffin, servant employed by
La family on South Main street
met with an accident this morning
which will probably disfigure her fol-
life. She started to light fire at half
past five and used kerosene. The con.
sequences were that the flames shot in.
to her face burning her hair and eye.
brows almost off and severely burning
the flesh. DIR McAvoy was called. He
found her in great agony and in an
awful condition. 1t was almost a mira
Gle that her sight was not destroyed.
Michael WEIGH of 95 Baldwin street
casters tender employed at the Ran
dolph & Cloves factory, was quite
severly injured this morning. One OF
the pots used to hold the molten meta
was wet and when WEIGH poured the
fiery liquid into the vessel there was ar
explosion and the workman's face and
eyes were badly burned. He was re
moved to DR. Frost's Office for treatment
The doctor hopes to save the mans eyes
although there is a possibility that the
sight may be destroyed.
Last night the O'Connell Literary
and Social club held a supper and en-
tertainment at their rooms on Rive
street. Over fifty members attended
After the many good things had beer
partaken of, President Foley opened the
proceedings with very appropriate
speech and afterwards recited "Wha
IOConnell Did for Ireland" which wal
received with loud applause. Severa
members of no ordinary ability fol
lowed, giving "The Progress of Ou
Club" 1.-THE Utility of a Sound Irisl
Organization in Waterbury," "Glad
stones Home Rule Bill" sour Futur,
Parliament in Dublin" and series O.
songs and recitations. The hour
rolled on pleasantly till 2 o'clock.
The proposed new lodge of Elks me
last night in Hellmann's hall ant
elected officers as follows: Exalted
ruler, NJ. j. Colloty; esteemed leading
knight, William Hellmann; esteemed
loyal knight, Edward J. Starr; esteemed