Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-03
CITY NE

The water supply committee will meet
this evening.
The letter carriers will make only
morning deliveries tomorrow.
This is the regular meeting night of
common council, but it is hardly expect
ed that any business will be done.
The Hospital Aid society will hold its
quarterly meeting Wednesday afternoon
at O'Clock in the rooms of the Friendly
League, IS East Main street.
The funeral of Robert A. Cairns, ir,
was largely attended from the residence
Of his parents, 2SS Hillside avenue, yes
terday afternoon. DIR Anderson officated.
The residents of Woodbury. are en-
deavoring to get the Consolidated rail
road to build q branch road to the tow
from some point on the Naugatuck d.
vision.
Mr. and Mrs George Smell of South
Main street are receiving the congTatula-
tions of their friends to-day. The little
girl arrived last night and weighed just
10 pounds.
S, P. Bronson and William E. Austin
have brought suit for damages against
the New England road. The plaintiffs
allege that sparks from locomotives on
the Meriden division, fired pieces of
woodland owned by them, and each
Claims $oOO damages.
Roswell 81. Buck, bookkeeper in the
city department of Benedict & Burnham
Manufacturing company for the past
sixteen years, has resigned and will &C
cept an important position with the
Bridgeport Brass company.
A Boston dispatch says that the New
York & New England will double track
four and a half miles of its line between
Plainville and Bristol at once, build a
new freight station and siding at New
Britain and three or four long passing
sidings on the western division.
Peck & Sague's Daniel Boone wild
west show will exhibit on the West
Main street circus grounds tomorrow.
At noon a parade will be made through
the principal streets. The bill is a long
one and the attractions of various kinds
The attack on the Deadwood mail coach
promises to illustrate wild border life.
Catherine Kelley, aged 81 years, died
Saturday afternoon at her home, River
street. The deceased was a sister of
| John Kelley, 60 Laurel street, and Of
Margaret and Mary A. Kelley of 4 River
street. The funeral was held this after
noon at 8 o'clock with services at the
immaculate Conception church and in
ment in st Joseph's cemetery.
The figures of merit of organization of
the CONNECTICUT National Guard for the
drill season November /, 1892, to Nav
81, 1898, are as follows: Brigade, S.. So:
Second regiment, SO "a; First regiment.
asa; Fourth regiment, S974; Third
regiment SO 20; Battery A, 20 65; Second
Separate company, 1918. Co A stood
fourth in the brigade with percentage
of97.56, and Co G,sixth, percentage 96 81.
The st Aloysius T. A. B. society,
headed by the st Aloysius drum CORPS,
attended the early mass at the I'm nacu
late Conception church yesterday in a
body. In the afternoon the members
again assembled in st Mary's school
and marched to the church. The Rev
J. A. Mulcahy made an eloquent ad-
dress on the life of st Aloysius and
pointed emphatically to the shining
virtues OF this saint, who is the great
patron OF young men. At the conclu.
sion of the services sixty-five names
were added to the roll of membership.
The annual turn fest of the Connect
cut Turn Verein which Is being held in
New Haven was opened Saturday, even
ing, whenthe visitors were entertained
with banquet. The events of yester.
day were: Society turning by the New
Haven, Waterbury, Meriden, Hartford.
Holyoke and New Britain societies;
turning by the old men class from Meri-
den and New Haven, and club swinging
by the Hartford and New Haven so
cIeties. In the evening a sacred concert
/ was held in Turn hall, at which a varied
and interesting programme was render
ed. To-day there will be the special
athletic events at Schutzen park, and
the ladies of the Turn Verein will also
give an exhibition of class work. This
evening grand summer nights festival
will be held in the park, including dane
ing.
About midnight Saturday Officer
Ahearn saw a man and woman acting
in suspicious manner on South Main
street. He approached the couple and
the woman said she vas a stranger in
town and that her companion was try
ing to induce her to go with him. The
man took a quiet sneak when Officer
Ahearn appeared. The woman said she
was Susan Smith and that she was on
her way from Wallingford to Torrington
to visit her sister. She arrived here too
late to take the train for Torrington and
was looking for lodging house when
she met the man who was with her.
Officer Ahern saw no way out of it but
to take the girl to the station house, but
she begged so piteously to be allowed to
90 that she was not locked up, and
finally was directed to a place where
she was accommodated with a room.
II <AAA oAC EcdulneSS IOE the
seventh annual picnic and athletic
games Of the Second division. A. o. H,
at the Wtst End grounds tomorrow
and Wednesday. The two days picnic
and games of the Second division are
always looked forward to with interest
on account of the special attractions
which are always provided and the gen
eral good time that is to be enjoyed.
This division has made a record of
pleasing and entertaining its patrons of
which 1t Is proud, and this gear prom
lses good management, good music and
novel attractions. The wrestling match
pronisas to be exciting, as do the pony
races. First class athletes have entered
the lists. Patrick Touhy, the celebrated
Irish piper, will be on hand and dancing
will &c on continually afternoon and
evening.
The summary of the Weekly Record
TOR the current week shows a large fall
ing of in real estate sales and loans, re-
hecting the general business depression
and tight money market. The details
are as follows: Real estate sales-Nevv