Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-02-10

$3.50 for each of the seven courts.
Valentines, the best assortment in the
city, and prices lowest, ut Martin Ber-
gins, "a and SO South Main street.
Several Foresters of America from
this city will attend the masquerade ball
given by the Naugatuck court this even
ing.
necticut, until 8 p. m. Saturday, rain
to-day, clearing tonight, Fair, and
colder on Saturday.
Arrangements are being made for the
| third grand concert and sociable of the
Letter Carriers association, to be held
in City hall, Wednesday evening, April
5. Music will be rendered by the Amer
icon band and orchestra.
Numerous petitions are being circu-
lated about the state, asking the legisla.
ture to pass law making it a criminal
offense and punishable by a line of So
and costs for a person to skip a rent and
defraud the own err of his just due.
John Ryan, for drunkenness. was
fined 81 and costs this morning. Daniel
McGrath got full last night and was
raising a racket on the street when Off
Ger Brickel took him in. He was fined
81 and costs this morning for drunken
| ness.
Speaking of the knights of st Pat
rick's ball, at New Haven Wednesday
night, the Union says: The question of
"belledom" was discussed most ener-
getically. The lovely daughters of At
torney John O'Neill of Waterbury were
generally conceded that honor.
Deputy Sheriff Manning of New Ha-
ven was in Waterbury to-day and sub
penaed John B. Vallee, Joseph Weiss
and Edward L. Maloney to act on the
jury in the civil side of the superior
court, which opens at New Haven Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
While A. G. Sergeant, car inspector
on the New England road, was warm
ing water at the union depot in Hart
ford yesterday morning by means of
steam, the tubes burst, scalding Ser
geant severely. He was taken to his
home on Walnut street in a hack. His
burns were dressed and he is resting
comfortably.
When Petasus council dance was in
progress at the Sterling last night, con-
siderable excitement was caused by one
of the visiting ladies, Mrs Brewer of
| Waterbury, fainting. DIR Randall was
present and Immediately went to her as
| sistance. She came to in a few minutes
and nothing serious is anticipated by her
friends.-Derby Transcript.
Major F. A. Spencer read an interest
ing paper on "The Battle of Pittsburg, -"
in the late civil war, before the members
of Wadhams' post, in G. A. r. hall last
| night. The account was made doubly
interesting from the fact that two mem
bers of the post, Isaac Straw and F. B.
Merriman, took part in the battle.
Major Spencer's paper was a great sue
cess and he will read another in few
weeks.
Yesterday was Martin Keefe's birth
day and in honor of the event a party of
his friends numbering twenty couples
made social attack upon his home on
Ridge street last night. A bride doll of he
roic proportions, which was chief among
the gifts, was slight reminder to the
host that he had duty to perform and
before the merry party dispersed he re-
solved to lead bachelor life no longer.
The evening was spent in d lncing, sing
ing and social converse.
Colonel and Mrs ]. B.. Doherty enter.
tanned large number of their friends
with delightful card party last night.
Six handed progressive enchre was the
game played, and fourteen tables were
surrounded. The first prizes for the
gentlemen were six in number and con-
sisted of silver match safes. The second
prizes were silver key rings in the wish
bone shape. The ladies first prizes were
silver bon-bon spoons and the second,
pieces of hand painted china. Caterer
Trott served dainty china lunch.
The funeral of Ralph N. Bronson was
held from his late residence, Ga Bishop
street, yesterday afternoon. Services
were conducted at the Methodist church
by the Rev w. II. Barton assisted by
Rev w. II. Holmes. At the grave the
services were read by w. NJ, H. o.
Miller, according the Masonic ritual
The bearers were: Henry Church, Z. S,
Field and j. B. Chatfield of Harmony
lodge, f. and a. NJ, d. Hawley, Viii
liam Munson and j. E. Bartlett of Nosa-
hogan lodge, l, o. 0. F.
Tonight the Waterbury Turn Verein
will give its eleventh annual concert
anu masquerade ball in the City hall.
These events of the Turn Verein in the
past have been sources of great amuse-
ment, and no labor nor expense has
been spared to make this years ball sur
pass all previous efforts. The hall has
been prettily decorated by Charters for
the occasion.
The annual concert and sociable of
the Second division, a. o. H., is looked
forward to each year with delight.
This year the committee of arrange
ments have resolved that the ninth an.
| huei SohCSEG anu sOClaDle, In jacques
auditorium this evening, shall be a
great success. Bergen's full orchestra
will furnish the music, and have a fine
concert program prepared. The prompt
ing will be done by Uffendale. Tickets
admitting gent with ladies, fifty cents.
A bridal couple from Naugatuck at.
tracted attention at the Bridgeport de-
pot yesterday. The groom must have
been fifty and the bride was but a few
winters younger. Apparently it was
the second matrimonial venture for
each. They began showing off
their shapes by promenading. The
groom wanted to smoke but the bride
demurred. She said that she wound
never live with man that used tobacco
and he said that he could not get along
without it. 1t is probable that they
next met in divorce court had not the
train pulled in for which the counIe