Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-19
CITY NEWS.

brother E. P. Parsons at Southport.
Miss Annie Moynihan of !02 Ridge
street is visiting friends in Holyoke.
A final settlement was made of the
estate of Louis NJ. Meyer in the probate
court yesterday afternoon.
The sub committee IN charge of the
programme for the tiremens
picnic will meet this evening in the
chiefs office.
The AGNES and Cuban Giants are do
ing battle at the West End grounds this
afternoon. Donohue and Fox are the
battery for the local team.
Architect Joseph A. jackson has COM
pleted plans for a cottage Tor w. J.
Moore to be built at Union city. 1t will
be old Colonial style with shlngled ex-
terror.
William II. Gillette of Waterbury.
who was arrested by Officer Donnelly
of New Haven for running away from
St Francis orphan asylum, was return
ed to the home yesterday.
William kranephull, aged nine
months, son of William Kranephull, IS
Ward street, died last night of cholera
intantum. Funeral at $3.50 tomorrow
afternoon to Riverside cemetery.
The remains of Mrs Sarah Jane Post,
who died Monday in New Haven, were
brought to this city on the l1:l2 train
this morning and the funeral was held
from the depot to Riverside cemetery.
Mrs Post was the wife of c. c. Post, for
merly of this city.
Waterbury lodge, B. P o. F., init
ated two members last evening and re-
siasm prevails among the members of
the young lodge, and they contemplate
having finely equipped quarters as
quickly as possible.
The Connecticut Electric Co held its
annual meeting yesterday afternoon,
when the following directors were
elected: D. S. Plume, George w. Beach.
c. NJ. Platt. D. B. Hamilton, J. Il
Smith, A NJ Young and Edward Day.
The following officers were chosen by
the directors: President, D. S. Plume;
vice president, G. w. Beach: treasurer,
]. R. Smith; secretary, a. NJ. Young
manager, a. o. Shepardson.
The Principe Ereditario de Savoia or
Italian Mutual Benefit society of this
city will give big picnic on the West
| End grounds tomorrow afternoon and
evening. There will be bicycle races
and the music will be furnished by the
full Italian Military Bersagliere band OF
New York. This black feather band
attracted much attention while in the
city last winter. a concert will also be
gwen in City hall Friday evening, wher
la programme of unusual excellence will
be presented.
Mrs Seneca Williams. who lived or
Bishop street, was removed to the Mid
dletowu asylum yesterday by Sheriff
Mcdonald and Janitor Loughlan of City
hall. The woman has been source o.
annoyance to the residents of Bishop
street. When the sheriff Invited her Il
take ride she insisted on taking alonl
with her a bag which was filled with
something which she guarded carefully
She kept up continuous talk on al
subjects. When she arrived at the asy
lum the bag was taken away from hel
| and was found to contain persona
property of her husbands which was re
turned to him.
Local wheelmen say in regard to the
published statement of Spencer anC
Tango, the bicyclists who failed to wiz
the prize in the nine mile road race al
Naugatuck on July (, that there is ar
all around misunderstanding. TIL,
men do not ask the NauEatuck people
to award them either the first or srconl
/ prizes, but assest that the third priza.
nickel watch. was not given to anyone
1
is entitled to this prize, and until it i
awarded they will compete in no NOR,
races at Naugatuck.
The First Baptist church society O
Waterbury is picnicklng at High Rocl
grove to-day. Tomorrow the Summer
field church of New Haven will be a
the grove; Friday the Second ConErega
tional church of Waterbury,: S4turda'
the colored people of the NaugatucI
Valley Tuesday july % the PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday school of Bridgeport: Wednes
day, July &c, the Davenport Congrega
tionsl church of New Haven; Thursday
July 81, the Congregational church q
New Haven; Friday. July -, the Cor
gregational and episcopal churches O
Seymour: Saturday,iJu %, All Saint
mission of New Haven.
The fourth anniversary of Court Fa
con, A. o. F. of A, will long be r,
membered by the members and man
friends of the court who assembled i
G. a. R hall last night. At 5 o'CIOC
w. c. kleinecke welcomed the visitor
on behalf of the court. and during tn
next four hours the enjoyment was III
ceAsing and general The CadC
brothers, in their specialties; GeorG
Adams. song and dance; T. F. Bolgel
club swinging, and songs, recitation
: ana speeches Oy mem OerS ana visitor
followed hard and fast. w. \. Gull
. presided at the piano. The remarks {
Chief Ranger Patrick Eagan tinishe
the programme. and as the gatherin
broke up at midnight it did so with ev
dent reluctance.
John Conrad Markert. aged g. year
was found dead in the cellar of h
home, 139 North Willow street. abor
7:30 last evening. Mr. Markert was i
his usual good health when his children
Miss Laura Markert and Daniel ,
Markert, with whom he lived, left hir
after dinner. He had during the afte
noon gone to the cellar for coal an
died while filling the coal hod. Medic,
Examiner Axtelle viewed the remain
and ascribed the cause of death t
spoplexy. The deceased was a membe
! OF the Harmonic Benevolent, the Cor
oordia and Lyra Singing societies. B,
sides those mentioned two othe
daughters, Mrs William J. Snow an
Mrs John Meyer, survive him. Th
funeral will be held at o'clock to mol
row afternoon from the family res
dence, 139 North Willow street. Th
services will be conducted by Rev d