Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-01-13
iIITY NEWS.

opera house this evening.
DIR w. II. Holmes is rapidly recover
ing from the effects of his recent acct
dent.
Joseph Weis and Pierre Lachance
been elected trustees of st AIMS
church.
Roger Conner has not been APP
preached as yet with the view of sign
ing league contract.
Matthew Kinney has been appointed
yard master at the New England sta
ton, the position formerly held by S. F.
Fresher.
The funeral of Samuel Mclean took
place in Watertown this afternoon and
was attended by many prominent
Brooklyn and New York men.
The newly elected officers of America
lodge, No A, A. o. U. W., were in
stalled last night by Deputy o. w.
Cornish. Three new members were also
initiated.
The fifth annual concert and recep-
ton of Carrollton council, X. of c.,
will be given in the City hall this even
ing. 1t promises to be one of the most
successful events of the season.
There are advertised letters at the
postoffice for 7. M. Ellington, DIR w. F,
Hall, Joseph Matthew, E. Scranton, Miss
Florence Hayes, Mrs II. Butcher Hamil-
ton, Marie Thomson, Mrs William
Baker.
Court Shields, A. o. F. of A., held an
interesting meeting last night, when the
new officers were installed by High
Chief Ranger J. J. Mcdonald. After
the installation ceremonies an enjoyable
social session was held.
Frank Reynolds, the hustling advance
representative of Dixey's opera com
pany, was in town to-day. Mr. Rey-
nolds is a cousin of Officer Bernard
Cahey, and has spent years in the the
atrical business.
The latest trick of the coin swindlers
is to plate new quarter dollars with gold
and pass them for five dollar pieces. In
size and weight the two coins are sutfi-
GENTLY alike to make the plated quarter
rather dangerous.
Conductor Culligan of the Naugatuck
division, who runs the early morning
freight between Bridgeport and Water
bury, made a misstep, Wednesday,
which resulted in a badly sprained
ankle that will keep him from duty for
some time.
Administration was applied for this
afternoon on the estate of Augusta Nj.
Baldwin, by Jennie A Baldwin. Hear
ing set down for January IS. Admins
tration was also asked on the estate OF
Lydia Nichols by Charles L. Nichols;
hearing January 20.
The condition of Julian Deveaux, the
smallpox patient at the pest house, re-
mains unchanged, the disease not hav-
ing yet reached the turning point
There are no indications of any other
case in the house on Charles street from
which the patient was taken
Charles F. Mitchell. secretary of the
music committee of St Johns church.
announces that a chancel organ has
been contributed to the church by an
unknown donor. The owner stipuIatee
that the organ shall not cost over s.. O0O
and shall be placed in the church with
out unnecessary delay.
A sneak thief entered the front part of
James E. Watts saloon on South Main
street about 9:30 last night and took
several bottles of sample goods from the
saloon window. Several people were in
the back part of the store at the time
yet no suspicion was aroused until MI
Watts was about to close his place
of business.
The German Lutheran church society
elected the following officers at its an.
nual meeting last night: Trustees, G
Zibell, Charles Pfuderer, G. j. Wonn;
secretary, Christopher Meyer: treasurer
William BOhm; deacons. F. Riden and
NJ. Jerk. The society will take action
next Sunday on the question of pur.
chasing site for a new church, and a
meeting will be held after the morning
services.
At the meeting of Wadhams' post, G
| A X last nUpninu thn fnlINuySrCr
manent committees were appointed:
Entertainment, John Egan, r. J.
Walker, G. L. Plat, j. S. Hayes, S
Williams, p. Sanford. John Higgins, D
Smith; relief. Horatio Nelson, John
West, H. F. Northrop, H. F. Baker, F
Smith, II. Brown, j. Higgins, G. Hart
ley and j. N. Kellitt. The post voted tc
drape the altar of the lodge for thirty
days in memory of the late General B.
F. Butler.
Edward Kenny, aged %. a brakeman
employed In the Naugatuck yard in
Bridgeport, was quite seriously hurt
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock. He
was on top of the car attending to the
brake. The roof was coated with ice
and Kenny slipped. He fell from the
car to the ground below and was
dragged about fifty feet. The accident
was witnessed by fellow workmen of
the young man who quickly went to his
aid. An examination showed that nc
bones We're broken, but Kenny's back is
badly injured and he may die.
Trains on the New York & New Eng.
land road were delayed Wednesday
evening by a peculiar accident near
Brewsters. At the condensed milk fac.
tory the railway crosses a stream over a
very high bridge. Just before east
bound freight No 21S reached the bridge
box car left the track. The train
could not be stopped quickly on &C.
count of a heavy grade and the cal
struck the bridge and plunged down
into the river. The rest of the train re:
manned on the rails. The bridge and
track were badly torn and it was some
time before repairs could be made and
traffic resumed.
John Deveraux was charged.with tru
ancy this morning in the police court
Miss Cowell, a teacher at the Bank
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