Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-17
CITY NEWS.


James Coughlan and John Fitzpatrick
were Yesterday appointed commission
ers on the insolvent estate of Lyman G.
Peck.
Frank O'Neill, son of Attorney John
O'Neill, will leave tonight for Wash
ington, d. c., to begin course of study
at Georgetown college.
The Young Mems Literary association
will hold an important meeting this
evening, at which the newly elected
officers will be installed.
Mrs Edmund Rowland will be the
hospital visitor until March l. Articles
for the sick can be sent to her house, 81
| Church street, or will be called for.
The regular meeting of the Journey
men Plumbers, Steam and Gastitters'
union will be held in the engineers
room, G. A. r., building, this evening.
B. l. Russell has been appointed state
organizer by the grand council, l. o. r.
! NJ, of Connecticut. Mr. Russell will
shortly organize new tribe in Union
Vile.
| F. II. Holt has resigned as book
keeper for Lilley, Swift & Co, to accept
the position of teller in the Rockville
national bank, He was formerly a resi-
dent of Rockville.
This morning in the probate court
Judge Lowe appointed Edgar f. Tullar,
of Durham, conservator over his father,
Austin NJ. Tullar, who has become in
capable, because of old age, to manage
his AFFAIRS.
The funeral of Mrs Edward II.
L'Hommedieu, who died suddenly
yesterday morning, at her home, 12
| Wilson street, will take place at ? p. m.
tomorrow, with services at the Hall
memorial chapel
Frank D. Grinnell, secretary of Elm
Tree lodge of New Haven, will institute
a German lodge of the New England
Order of Protection in Waterbury on
Thursday evening, February %. This
will be the first German lodge of the
order established in Connecticut.
| The different local divisions of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians have APP
pointed committees to consider in what
manner St Patrick's day shall be cele-
| brated. All the committees will meet
in st Patrick's hall next Tuesday even
ing and consider the matter in detail.
The Seymour Manufacturing COM
pany will be forced to close their works
some six or seven weeks on account of
Wednesday nights accident to their
dam. 1t is contemplated to build
| stone structure in place of the old
wooden dam which has broken away,
and several parties have bid on the work.
A meeting of the Connecticut Select
mems ASSOCIATION will be held in Hart
ford on Thursday, February %. The
| object of the meeting will be TO discuss
the various matters which particularly
interest selectmen in the conduct of
town business, several of which are now
pending in the general assembly.
w. II. Underhill writes to the DEMO-
Graf to say that the statement pub
lished yesterday concerning a string of
pickerel claimed to be the largest
brought in this season, was not true
He says he and another man caught
eighty in Waddles pond on a recent
day, varying in weight from 81 to 1 +
pounds. Next
The American band will give another
concert in City hall on the evening of
February %. The Bartlett quartette
will also make its first public appear
ance on that occasion. There will be
no admission fee, but a collection will
be taken up to defray expenses. Per-
sons wishing tickets should send address
and stamp to j. w. Parsons, 40 Dover
street.
1t has been found by inventory that
the stock of goods at Curran's is much
larger than expected, and to reduce the
surplus there will be a great clearing
sale. This sale will last two weeks and
will doubtless be largely patronized as
the reputation of the concern for genu-
inc reductions when advertised" is
well known. The stock being new and
fresh will also add attraction.
Patrick Thompson, who has been So
Journlng in Ireland for the past few
months, arrived in this CITY last night
looking hale and hearty. The passage
over was pleasant one, with the excep-
ton of two days when they experienced
some very rough weather. Mr. Thomp,
son brought with him many souvenirs
of the "Ould Dart which he intends
to distribute among his friends. Den.
mis- Whalen, his companion on the vow.
age over, will return on the City of Paris
the Gath of this month.
Charles P. Waters was charged with
assault on James H. Morsehead, in the
police court to-day, and had his case
D continued until tomorrow morning
Waters, who is the chaplain of Wad
hams post, G.. A. R., claims thai
Morsehead called him vile names anC
used foul language about his wife
Being an old man and Morsehead {
young man he could only do as he did
take a horse whip and thrash hi.
!, slanderer. He left several marks OF
!, Morsehead's head and shoulders.
v Yesterday morning Labor Commits
sioner Vance took his office and ap
pointed George E. Bearn of New Haver
chief clerk in place of William E
Countryman of Hartford, to take effec
Immediately. Mr. Bearn. who has many
friends in Waterbury, is an old news
paper man, formerly editor of the New
Haven News, most popular gentle
man and for two years special agent O
the bureau. He is therefore we'll quail
fled for the position. Mr. Vance has haC
thirty to forty applications for tn,
office.
The adjourned meeting of the dis
trict committee last night was presided
over by Chairman Tierney, all tn
} members of the committee being
present. 1t was voted to au
q thorize the chairman to carry on
the vote of the special district meetin,
a and to purchase from the hank the piec,
u of land adjoining the West Side Hill
school for the sum of 81 900. The chair
man and treasurer were authorized t,