Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-11-29
CITY NEWS.

TOT SoAHtc&1cuIe 1Rlfs warmer IO-uayp
followed by rain; clearing and colder
Thursday afternoon and night.
Miss Mamie Lawlor of North Main street
is spending weeks vacation with Miss
Mamie Minnahan Mt Orange, n. j.
D. NJ. Ireland of the firm of Ireland &
Matthews of Detroit, Mich. is visiting his
father-in-law, Balthus Schlegel of South
Elm street.
Advertised letters at the postofdce for
John ]. Gately, C. B. Ives, 1. 4. Kibbe,
rem and Mrs Josephine L. Reed e.
The Brooklyn Dramatic club will pre-
sent the thrilling temperance drama: Ten
Nights in a Barroom. " in the Lyceum this
evening, tomorrow afternoon and evening.
The New York, New Haven Il Hartford
railroad statement for the quarter ended
September 80, shows increase of 81. 1872, :
81 in gross earnings, and a surplus de-
crease of 1926. 653.
The st Baromeus vcrien will give an en-
tertainment and sociable in Concordia hall
tomorrow evening, the proceeds to be
used for the purpose of furnishing a room
for the vercin.
William p. Mercer, a clerk in w. A
Guilfoiles market, while hanging up meat
last evening had his left arm caught on n
meat hook and badly torn. DIR Benedict
dressed the wound.
George G., the seven months old son of
c. c Polhill, 4S9 West Main street, died
this morning. The remains will be taken
on the 100 train tomorrow morning to
New Lebanon, n. Y, for interment.
The case of John H. jerks vs. Henry
Cote an action of injunction restraining
the defendant from collecting certain in
surance money, was tried before Judge
Root in the district court to-day.
1se7enth annual sociable Of the Third
division, A. o. H, in jacques auditorium
this evening. Bergen will furnish the
music and Uffendale will prompt. A good
time is assured to all who attend.
The Y. NJ. C. \. football teamand the
New Haven team composed of picked men
from several of the class elevens of Yale,
will battle for points at the West End
grounds tomorrow. The game will COM
mence at 3 o'clock.
Russell Sage said yesterday regarding
the New England road: Il have sent my
proxy to the directors of the New York &
New England favoring the contract with
the new Northern railroad to be- built
from Brewsters to New York city"
Frank Watson had the index finger of
the left hand badly cut by a circular saw
at Scovills shop yesterday afternoon.
DR. Benedict dressed the wound, but is not
hopeful of saving the finger the saw
having passed through the bone.
The New England excursion to New
York and the great Yale Princeton football
match will leave Waterbury at SIS to-
morrow morning, arriving in New York Mt
IL o'clock. Tickets good returning IN
til 9:15, December ?. Fare $1.25.
Mr. and Mrs George jackson of 40 Round
Hill street celebrated their silver wedding
| at their home last evening and entertained
a large number of friends. Several beau
tiful presents in silver were presented to
the happy couple and very enjoyable
evening was spent.
Mrs Charles Miller and Mrs L. l. Mum
son gladdened the hearts of many of the
inmates of the almshouse to-day by very
generous donation of fruit and clothing for
the women and children, for which Super
intendent Moran desires to publicly ex-
press his thanks.
The clothing dealers of the city without
exception endorse the action of the
| DEMoCRAT in its fight against fake fire
sales. A vote of thanks to the DEMOCRAT
| for protecting the interests of home mer-
chants was passed by Samuel Morris, the
South Main street clothier. and his clerks
barn owned by Martin Petrowski al
Westheld was destroyed by FIRE late yester-
day afternoon with contents consisting Of
II tons of hay. Ave Of straw and farming
implements. The loss is 81 900, insurance
$500. The fire was started by spark
from locomotive on the Meriden division
of the New England road.
Secretary E. J. Steer of the general tenn
perance committee has sent invitations tc
all temperance and philanthropic organiEa
tons in the city to send delegates to the
opening meeting OF the Waterbury council
for temperance work. Tuesday evening
December 8. at 7:3o, in the 7. N. c. A
parlors.
The store on Scovill street which tn.
discussing committee Of the Relief asso
citation will make its headquarters ha.
been fitted up. and supplies are beins
placed there as rapidly as possible. The
merchants and business men are all con
tributing something in their respective
lines Baker Kelly gave the store axturel
and barrel of -four.
fat turkey, several packages of tea
coffee. honiny, rice rolled oats, sugar ant
q nice pumpkin pie were some of the gooC
things contributed By Miss Kelsey
kindergarten pupils this morning. A verI
destitute family will be given a generous
| supply Va tic dLGCICS AO1
and if anything is left 1t will be turned
over to the relief committee.
The Rose Hill Social club will give it
annual Thanksgiving concert and sociabl,
in Jacques auditorium tomorrow after
noon and evening. The Rose Hill boy
are successful entertainers and thei
guests never know q dull moment Der
gems full orchestra will furnish the must
and Ufendale will prompt. Admission
fifty cents; ladies free.
Business has not picked up as Uas 81
pected at the shops of the New Englant
road in East Hartford, and none of tn
men who were laid of two months sc
have been re-employed. Some of the mel
expected to return to work November
but were disappointed, as we're many NOR
who counted on work about the middle o
the month. In the machine shops there
no work going at all. while there il only
small force at the round house.
The funeral Of the late Augustus Ben
ming was held from the family residence
10 George street, at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing to st Cecilia's church. where . requiem
high mass was celebrated by Rev DR. Martin
The floral tributes were very hsndsom
and were presented as follows: Lyr
Singing society, Tyre; employees Of White i
Wells, wreath and bouquet of pansiss; MIR
Jane Finnsgan, shsaf Of wheat. The pail
bearers were James Delaney, David Con
roy, Bernard Smith, Michael Gavin, JOIN
T. Lynch and Patrick Donahue. Inter
ment was in st Joseph's cemetery.
few days ago Mail Carrier Kunksl
whose route is in the Brooklyn district
was taken suddenly i'll, and substitut,
Edward Lewis was called to all his place
Eddie did not know the Brooklyn dis
trict very well so Superintendent Hotsh