Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-07
CITY NEWS.

this evening.
"What, when, where have 1 struck ?"
is answered in this evenings issue.
"Gold," st Patrick's night, at City
hall.
There was no police court this morn
ing.
The Criterion Dancing club held
pleasant private sociable in Pythian hall
last night.
A private sociable will be given by the
Ramblers' Wheel club in Johnson's hall
on Saturday evening.
Selectman George l. Boughton left
yesterday for johnson City, Tenn, to
attend the sick bed of his sister, Mrs
Peck, who is seriously ill.
The Tuxedo club, composed of en-
ployes of the Waterbury Watch shop, is
preparing to give a masquerade ball in
Pythian hall on the evening of Feb
ruary -.
| City Clerk MattisOn has issued a neat
book containing addresses of all the city
officials, boards and standing COM
mittees, aldermen and councilmen and
police court officers. The book is quite
novelty and very useful.
The ninth annual concert and sociable
of the Second division, A. o. H., will be
held in Jacques auditorium on Friday
evening, February 10. Bergen's full
orchestra and Uffendale will furnish in
SEPARATION for the dancers
George w. Shore, aged 10, died yes
terday evening at his residence, &c
Division street, of congestion of the
brain. He leaves widow and several
children. The remains will be taken to
Kent for interment. The deceased was
a member of Towantic tribe, l. o. r. NJ.
Charles Giddlngs was arrested near
Poughkeepsie, N. Y, last Friday. He
is one of the men accused of theft from
| the New England railroad. He was
brought before Justice Goodwin in
East Hartford and pleaded not guilty.
His case was adjourned until tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock. Being unable to Sc
cure bonds of 81, 900 he was committed
to Jail.
February 10Th is the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the election of Pope Leo NH to
the bishopric. The anniversary will be
celebrated III all the Catholic churches
throughout the world with all the pomp
and solemnity befitting the OCCASION
and feature will be the establishment
of confraternities of the Holy Family in
connection with it. No orders have yet
been received in this city from the
bishop concerning the celebration, but
the day will be properly observed.
Secretary Hine of the state board of
education has issued pamphlet giving
the plan of exhibit of the common
schools of the state for the Worlds fair
The various departments are classified
and it is announced that another edition
will soon be issued. 1t is stated that it
is evident that there cannot be a large
exhibit. An exhibit of plans and OBJ
jects of school work by teachers,
accompanied by statement of methods
and showing of the material and
means used in accomplishing the result
is possible.
Companies G aud a held another
battalion drill last evening, Lieutenant
Colonel Burpee commanding, Lieuten-
ant Fitzpatrick of G acting as adiutant,
and Sergeant E. L. Carter of A as SER
geant major. Captain Wolff com
manded the first company of G and
Lieutenant Halpin the second. Captain
Kellogg commanded the first company
of A and Lieutenant Geddes the second.
The lieutenant colonel complimented
the boys on the progress which they
are making. Next Friday evening both
companies will meet to organize the
proposed aid association.
The new ritual of the knights of
Pythias, which goes into effect on Feb
ruarY 10, is in the English language
l
not be used in any other language.
When the ritual was made there were
Applications to have it in nine Ian
guages, but they were denied. The
German lodges in this country have the
, old ritual in their own language, and as
they will be compelled to use English
after the 10Th, they are in fix, as
many of the members understand only
German. a delegation from Frederick
/ lnHUn Of Nok
ference with Grand Chancellor Wolven
of Hartford yesterday, in reference tc
the matter.
Secretary William Gaffney of the
Catholic Total Abstinence union of Con
necticut, has issued his semi-annual re.
port showing the progress of the union
for the SIX months ending December 81
1872. Five new societies were admitted
to the union and two were dropped from
the rolls. The societies have an aggre-
gate membership of 1900, showing a
gain of 461 for the six months and / ,1O1
for the year. Twenty-three societies
paid 81, 700 for sick and burial benefits
thirty -four societies report an aggregate
treasury of SIT, 800 and seven societies
own real estate valued at $45, 900.
The baggage and instruments of the
w. NJ. Downing New Orleans Creole
: company, which played at the opera
house last night, were attached this
morning at the Naugatuck station by
Constable O'Brien. The attachment
was in favor of Andrew Esinhart, pro
prietor of the Earle hotel, for a boarC
bill of $31. Manager Downing was il
Thomaston and was telegraphed for
The baggage was released later and the
company will play in Thomaston to
night. The manager told a reporter
that they had been deceived by their ad
vance agent, E. She, who was supposed
to have billed the towns of the Nau
gatuck valley, but had not done so, anC
who now is gone to parts unknown.
A meeting of the town clerks of tn,
} state was held at the capitol at Hart
ford yesterday afternoon. Burton II
d Nation of Watertown called the meet
J. ing to order and himself and James j
a Madden of this city were made perma
It nent secretary and chairman respect
lively. An informal discussion followed
on the subjects of fees not regulated b,
law, perfecting old records, system o
Iindexinp and various matters raIot;n,