Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-24

Two umbrellas were stolen from the
veranda of the house, 17S South Elm
street, last evening while the people were
at supper. The parties who took them
are suspected, and unless the umbrellas
are returned arrests may follow.
John D. Wheeler, of Pittson, Pa. and
Miss Annie McCauley of this city were
united in marriage at 10 o'clock this morn
ing by the Rev Father Mulcahy at the I'M
mnculate Conception church. The best
con: lie were John Byron and Miss Ellen
McCauley.
Miss Nellie Driscoll. aged 20 years, died
this morning at $3.50 at her boarding house,
$50 Baldwin street. The remains were
removed to the residence of her sister, Mrs
Patrick Moriarty 400 Baldwin street, from
where the funeral will be held probably
Thursday morning
The engineers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen of the two trains in the "head
and head" collision at Sandy Hook Thurs
day of last week We're given a hearing be-
fore Superintendent Quigg Sunday at ten
O'Clock. Decision was reserved. In this
accident one man was killed.
The excursion to New York tomorrow
over the New York & New England and
New York Il Northern roads, under the
auspices of the knights of Pythias of Con.
necticut, will leave this city at SIS a. m.
The train is due in New York at IL O'Clock.
Returning special train will leave New
York at p. m. Tickets must be pur-
chased before entering the cars.
The Very Rev James Hughes, admins
traitor of the diocese, has made the follow
ing transfers of priests: Daniel NJ. LAWYER,
from st Patrick's church, Hartford, to 81
Patrick's church in New Haven; Terrence
d:
to ST Mary's church, East Hartford, and
T. NJ. Crowley, from st Mary's, East Hart
ford. TO st Mary's, Bridgeport
On last Sunday evening John G.
Twining of Bank street presented to the
Young Mems Catholic Literary association
handsome picture of the late Rev Law
renee Walsh, to take the place of a similar
picture also presented by Mr. Twining and
destroyed by fire when the Lilley block
was burned. The picture was received in
behalf of the society by w. c. Keenan, and
James NJ. Lynch.
p. t. Hayes was in a state of mind last
night when he discovered that some one
had stolen two of the big speckled beauties
which were on exhibition in his place. II
seems that couple of practical iokers laid
plans to ''swipe' the fish and when Mr.
Hayes was not looking scooped the two
largest into an umbrella and departed.
The trout were returned later, however,
and no blood was spilled.
Owing to the financial stringency the
Peoples Fire Insurance Co of Manchester.
n. H., finds it impossible to re-insure its
risks. NJ. F. Carmody, the company S
local agent, notifies holders to bring their
policies to his office, 16 East Main street,
at once, and new policies will be issued by
responsible company. Mr. Carmody
went to Manchester to-day to make an in
vestigation. The Peoples had a paid up
cash capital of $3.50, 600.
The st Cecilias parish fair was well at
tended last night, notwithstanding the in
clement weather. Those who were present
seemed we'll repaid and the dancing was
enjoyed with apparent zest. big pro-
gramme has been arranged by the COM
mittee for this evenings stage entertain
ment. Murnan's quartette, the Misses
Bickel in either and vocal duets and
Priscilla, by the Choral society, being
some of the attractions.
August Olson, who only returned from
Jail thirteen days ago, was sent down again
this morning for thirty days George
Conner was charged with non-support of
his six children. Since Connor's wife
died. three years ago. he has gone to the
dogs and his house has been sadly neg
lected- Sheriff Mcdonald put his goods
out of his tenement few days ago and the
selectmen took charge of three of the
children. Judge Root decided to give
Common trial and adjourned his case for
thirty days.
The railroad is highway for tramps, to
great extent, and one day the past week
rear brakeman on one of the Nausatuck
trains kept Q record Of all he saw on the
road between the junction at Milford and
Torrlngton. When he came to count uu
he found that the sum total was 81
| enough to form a good military company.
| including officers. 1t is not to be won.
dered at that farmers along the road CON-
plain of thefts, for this number of men
have to be fed and much of the food has tc
be purloined.
The national council of the Knights o.
Columbus is holding its first meeting il
supreme governing body of the order ant
is composed of delegates from the fou
states New York, Massachu
sets and Rhode Island-in which tn,
order exists. Treasurer P. D. Ryan pal,
death benefits yesterday to Mrs Michae
Pendergast of New Haven, Mrs Mary Des
mond of Stamford and Miss Nora Keefe o
Naugatuck. The benefciaries receive,
81, 900 each.
The largest casting of its style, eve
turned out in this city has Just beel
poured by the Waterbury Farrell Foundr,
and Machine company. The piece is thu
frame for monster press and has beef
made for the Myers Ballot Machine Co o
Rochester, n. Y. Sixteen tons of meta
were required to pour it and it will weigl
over fourteen tons when cleaned. Tn
! workmen call it perfect casting, no
having flaw or speck in it anywhere
There is an epidemic of 'scold in tn
head" in Waterbury Just now, in som,
cases the symptoms being similar to tn,
grip. Although person would ordinaril,
suppose, in view of the almost perfec
weather which has prevailed this month
that it would be almost impossible for tina
wheeze and sneeze and ache-creatinp com
plant to have regaineda foothold, it is
fact that the city has many cases of tn
malady in mild form. One comfortin.
fact remains, this being that the respons
to the medicines employed seems to b.
more prompt than has usually been tn
case heretofore and it is not believed b.
medical men that the epidemic will be any
thing like as general or protracted as il
former visitations.
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cheaper than ever.
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at cent word.
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