Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-04
CITY NEWS.

house this evening.
A special meeting of the First division
A. o. H., will be held at o'clock this
evening in st Patrick's hall.
There are advertised letters at the
postoffice for Andy Donon John Clarkin,
Edward Doherty, Miss Aggie Donovan
and Mrs T. II. Patten.
A school shoe that will stand the wear
and tear of the play ground better than
any other, can be found at Firms, 81
East Main street.
DR. E. o. Hovey, formerly principal
of the High school, contributes an arti-
| Gle on THE Marble Cave of Missouri"
to this weeks Scientific American.
Martin Bergin has received an elegant
line of valentines, comprising the latest
novelties in lace and other effects, at the
lowest prices.
Charles Miller has associated with him
in the firm of Miller & Peck, John II.
| Selbie, +. w. Tate and G. E. Hall. The
new firm hopes to merit a continuance
of the patronage of the past thirty-three
years.
A pleasant sociable was held by Con-
necticut lodge, A. o. u. W., in Pythian
hall last night. Songs and Rotations
were interspersed with the dances.
Bergen's orchestra furnished the music
and Utfendale prompted.
Court S. j. Meany, A. o. F. of A, in
itiated twenty candidates at its meeting
last night. After the meeting a social
session was held, at which was present
many members of other courts and the
occasion throughout was most enjoy
able.
Monitor Hose Co, No 3, will celebrate
its twenty-tifth anniversary with a social
| reunion in the company parlors next
Wednesday evening. The committee of
arrangements consists of O. B. Parker,
j. A. Pebbles, John Moore, Robert Wolf
and Frank Welton.
Sexton Owen Shields reports that
there were twenty-eight interments in
st Joseph's cemetery, and seventeen in
forty-fve. The January record of
burials in st Joseph's for the past few
years was as follows: 1899, Ga; 1891, 81;
1890, Al; 1889, 80; 1888, 81; 1887, 81; 1886,
10; 1885, %.
There is a rumor among the railroad
men that eX-Superintendent George
Cross, who recently resigned his posi-
| tion as superintendent of the western
division of the New England road, has
accepted a position in one of the offices
in the New York New Haven and Hart
ford road in New York city.
Three boys, sons of Dexter Z. Clark
| while coasting on Highland avenue this
afternoon, collided with a telegraph
pole. The boys were thrown to the
ground and one of them was injured
so badly that he will probably die, an
other had his knee broken and the third
had large piece of flesh torn from his
leg. DrS Benedict and Castle were sent
| for.
Edward Shearon, aged 81, son of
James Shearon, died last night at the
residence of his parents, III Wolcott
street, after long illness. Besides his
parents, four sisters, Julia, Lizzie and
Mary Shearon, and Sister Thecla of the
Convent of Mercy at Fair Haven, survive
him. The deceased was widely known
throughout the city and universally
liked. The funeral will take place Mon
day at $3.50 a. NJ. to the Church of the
Sacred Heart.
In the police court this morning Ter
renee Reynolds was fined 81 and costs
for being drunk yesterday. James Cos
grove for like offence was made to
pay 50 and costs on account of longer
| record in police annals. Patrick Kelly.
charged with breach of the peace, was
fined 81 and costs. The cases of P. II.
Regain, for allowing minors to loiter
about his place of business on Bank
street, which were before the court on
Thursday morning last were resumed.
Judge Lowe appeared for Mr. Regain.
After hearing all the evidence Judge
Bradstreet imposed a fine of $50 and
costs on each of the two cases. An APP
peal was taken.
| With the towns of Canton. North
Stonington and Westbrook to be heard
| from, the figures of the school enumera-
ton for 1892 have been completed and
| tabulated. The returns from the delin.
quent towns will not materially affect
| the totals, which show the number of
school children in the state October /,
| lS93. Allowing the towns in question
the same figures which they reported a
year ago, the total enumeration is 1G1,-
500. This shows II gain of j, 153 as COM
pared with the figures of October l 1891
when the total numbsr of school children
in the state was 1854 ,953. The regular
school fund allowance will be rs cents
per child enumerated, making a total of
$l23, O39. 10. The state allowance is ex-
actly twice as much or $246, O79 so.
A convention of the Connecticut
Sangerbund will be held in New Haven
FEBRUARY IL, to make arrangements for
the annual singing festival of these
societies, to be held in this CITY next
July. 1t is expected at the convention
that the awarding of prizes to singing
societies this year will be abolished in
order to promote harmony and good
feeling among the societies. Last year
there was much ill feeling caused over
the awarding of the prize banner to the
Bridgeport singers. The result was
several societies in the association with
drew. Taking this fact into considera-
ton and the fact that the prizes are a
heavy item of expense, instead of
awarding prizes in the future the asso.
citation will hold banquet. BY taking
this step it is said all the seceders will
return to the ASSOCIATION,
A happy party was that formed OF
the boys of Brass City Hose company
and their friends on the occasion of theiI
annual house-warming last night. The
house was prettily decorated and the
company bright and smiling, when the
dance begun, led by Chief Snagg and
wife, and followed by Third Assistant
B. F. Byrnes and lady, Foreman NJ. F.
Shaw and lady. City Treasurer B. F,