Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-08
CITY NEWS.

Inc IeOfSe DIXON vaudeville ana
speciality company at the opera house this
evening.
Thomas II. Hayes was this afternoon APP
pointed trustee on the insolvent estate of
John Semrow
At Concordia hall this evening the dram
attic section of the society will present
"Fanchon, the Cricket"
Mrs II. A. Calender, aged 26 years, died
last night at her home. 81 East Liberty
street, after an illness of two months.
To-day being the feast of the Immacu-
late Conception was observed as n holy
day of obligation i'll the Catholic church.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club will meet at 4 o'clock this evening at
the clubs rooms on River street.
The Acme Dramatic club will hold the
first rehearsal of the drama Under Two
Flags" tonight in the Acme rooms.
Herbert Z. Smith of New Haven has
been re-appointed state chemist by Gov
ernor Morris for two years from November
30.
A high mass for the late Mrs Ann Dillon
will be celebrated at the immaculate Con-
ception church ut s o'clock tomorrow
morning.
large and we'll selected stock of diaries
at all prices, in all bindings, at lowest
prices ut Martin Bergins book store 81
and st South Main street
The funeral of Michael Reynolds will
take place at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon
from his residence, , Court street, with
services Mt the Sacred Heart church.
Bids for grading the pipe line from the
WATERFOWL road to the mountain section
| will be opened at the meeting of the water
supply committee this evening
Mrs Diana Thompson, aged sixty-nine
years. died last night at her home, 159
Charles street. The funeral will take
place Saturday at IL Il. M, with inferno mt
in Riverside cemetery.
large audience listened to the first of
| the American bands series of concerts in
City hall last night. The programme was
received with delight, but the enthusiasm
| had oozed away by the time the collection
| was taken up.
Patents were issued to Waterbury resi-
| dents this week rs follows: f. :. Breed,
emergency wagon for electric line work; Il d.
Brcnnrr. wick raising device for central
| draft lamp; F. 5. Chase, umbrella ferulc;
J. Lindsay, cutting and gripping tool.
The funeral of Patrick Mckee was held
| from his late residence on River street at
1890 this morning to St Patrick's church.
| The pallbearers were William Dillon, John
| Mckee, Michael Cronan and Timothy
Cronan. The remains were taken on the
IL IL n. IN. train to Winsted for interment
The funeral of Mrs Mary Mccarthy was
held at . o'clock this morning from hel
late residence, 90 Scovill street, to the I'm
maculate Conception church. The pail
bearers were Edward B. Kelley. John Ash
Patrick Calvin Patrick Kelley and JohI
Burns. Interment was in 1t Joseph,
cemetery.
Silas Marshall. brakeman on the Wa
tertown branch, was pinched between tn,
cars while making coupling at Oakvill,
Wednesday. He thought little of his in
juries during that day, but they have
since developed so to incapacitate hin
from work and he will be laid up severn
days.
The Harmonic Benevolent association
held its thirty-second anniversary cencer
and ball in Concordin hall last night Tn,
grand march was led by Mr. and Mr..
Schlag. Hoemann called the changes anC
the music WAS furnished by Faulmanni
orchestra. Three of the dances were dedi
Gated to the local daily papers.
| Wadhams Woman's Relief corps held it.
annual meeting last night and elected the
following officers: President. Mrs Jennie
c. Corner: S. V. Mrs Ella 4. Burkitt: J
Lillian Winters; chaplain, Mrs Haiti,
Moulthrop; guard. Mrs Elizabeth Sanford
conductor Miss Lima Spencer. Mrs Elle1
Stannard of Nathaniel Lyon W. Il. c. O
Hartford was present.
In the police court this morning Henry
Neal was charged with drunkenness anc
breach of the peace. He had n quarrel
some jag on and only the presence of al
officer quoted him. He was given tifteer
days for drunkenness and 50 and costs fol
breach of the peace. Patrick McMahor
got fighting drunk yesterday and as a con
sequence he was landed behind prison
bars. He was given thirty days in Jail fol
drunkenness and s. and costs for breach
of the peace.
Mayor Bostwick of bridgeport latel,
presented to the Soldiers home at Norotor
a large number of books-travels. reminis
| cences etc, and all new pubhcationS-foI
| which the managers, well as thu
veterans. are very grateful, the home stool
of literature having been read and re-reaC
until no longer available. There are nov
more veterans at the home than ever be
fore, $40 names being on the roll. Tn
same condition of overcrowding prevails a
all other soldiers homes. at Hampton, va
100 occupying tents.
At the meeting of the health board tn
I
tined people during the outbreak of small
pox last winter, was taken from the table
The bill is for carpet, bedding and barre
Of flour which was destroyed by the healtl
officers, and amounts to &c., so. Their
has been considerable discussion on tn
payment of this bill on account of tn
principle involved. City Attorney Bur
PEGS opinion to the board is that the cit,
is never liable for property destroyed t,
| ~, =
and that the bill of Mr. Dubuc cannot b
legally paid by the board. The bill wa
tabled indefinitely.
The annual meeting of Wadhams' post
G.. 4. r., was held last night. The repor
of Quartermaster Caswell was presented
and accepted. The following officers wer
elected for the ensuing year: Commander
William f. Quigley; senior vice-com
mander, William c. Mckinley; JUNO
vice-commander. Theodore A knapp
quartermaster, Henry F. Caswell; surgeon
Isaac Straw; chaplain. George w. Jackson
officer of the day, Peter J. Sanford office
of the guard, John Higgins. trustee, EbeI
Hoadley; representatives to department
encampment. l. A. Spencer, John Higgins
> Chauncey Seeley. William Milton; alter
mates Seneca Williams, J. J. Rogers, Z
W. Calhoun, J. H. Norra. A communica
ton from Mrs Buel, the clocutionist, wa.
read. Mrs Buel proposes to give an enter
tainment for the benefit of the poor o
Waterbury and desires the aid of all til,
fraternal orders. She wishes each to senC
delegates to a meeting to make arrange
ments. Harrison Whitney, J. L. SAKE ant
W. E. Quigley were appointed to represen
the post.
The soliciting committee of the Relic
association met last evening in the boarC
of trade rooms. Mr. Moriarty presided anC
there were present F. b. Rice, w. II
Camp, John Henderson, Jr. and Cornelius
Tracy. A communication was received
from the Rose Hill Social club asking tn,
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