Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-30


All the white switch lights on the New
York u New England reilroad have been
removed and green lights put instead.
The change in color is made so that the
road may conform to standard code of
signals.
T. j. p McEnery of Tralee. County
Kerry. Ireland, who is visiting j. c. Stat
terv of Baldwin street, will deliver lee
ture in City hall Thursday evening, April
10 His subject will be Landlord and
Tenant in Ireland
The fire commissioners held n meeting
last night to consider the results of their
tour to examine into the need of repairs
in the department houses. 1t was decided
to collate the matter and present it at the
regular meeting next Monday night.
The Views of Ancient Rome and the
Catacombs" at St Cecilias parish enter
talnment at City hall last night. were
greatly enjoyed The lecturer interested,
amused and instructed the vast audience.
The Life and Journey of our Savior, will
he the subject of the lecturers discussion
this evening. Dancing will follow.
\ meeting of the local lodge of the n
Z. .. z. will be held in Pythian hall this
evening. when the silver gavel merited by
Alexander Won Humboldt lodge. No 210,
for initiating the most members during the
past five months, will be presented. Grand
Warden L. Demming and Grand Secretary
F. d. Grinnell will be present.
Flossie Northrop. aged fifteen years,
who lives with her mother at the residence
OF G. 3. Lawrence on Town plot, met with
"A serious accident this morning. The girl
was chopping some kindling wood in the
yard and missed her aim, striking herself
on the ankle, inficting a deep, ugly
wound. DR. Benedict attended her.
The motion made by George A briggs
to have the pleadings in Mrs briggs com
plant corrected so that they specify as to
dates and places of alleged iIl-treatment
has been denied as, the court says, it is
unnecessary TO produce such evidence be-
fore the trial. Judge Wheeler is now
waiting for the return of Attorney George
f. Terry, counsel for briggs, from the
south, before deciding whether he and
George A. briggs shall be punished for
contempt of court in failing TO obey an
order TO deposit $50, which the court al
lowed Mrs briggs for her defense.
The hearing on the application of the
New England railroad for an injunction
restraining the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad company from discrimi-
TO have been heard before Judge Town
send l. the United States court yesterday.
was postponed until Thursday, April ).
In securing the continuance it was stipu-
lated that If before that date there should
be rendered decision by Judge Colt up
on similar application now pending in
the circuit court of Massachusetts, either
party to the present application in this
state for an injunction may have hearing
upon one days notice.
The senior class of the Clay street school
will have their graduating exercises on the
forenoon of April s. The valedictorian of
the class is Miss Lucy J. Ducharme; the
Miss Carrie l.. Tracy; presi-
dent. Miss Mamie q. Denehy; secretary.
Miss Maggie c. Sweeney; class historian,
Miss Minnie F. Proctor; class prophet,
Harry A. Burns. The other members of
the class are: Miss Lizzie A. Lawlor, Miss
May L. Dwyer. Miss Rosa Bella Cutting
and Harry c. Terrell. There will be reci-
tations. readings. essays, addresses and
and vocal music. The class
IN tito Is: Wisdom is better than rubies."
The class colors are lemon and lavender.
The members of the Sodality of the
Sacred Heart of the Immacu Cencep-
ton church held a very interesting meeting
at the convent of Notre Dame last night
There was "A delightful musical programme
to which the following contrIbuted Mrs
L. F. Jackson and the Misses Holohan
Heringer. McElligott Mcknight
GlOsrer. Delaney, Fitzpatrick. Quigley and
Thompson. Miss Emma Mccarthy read |
an address of welcome and recited an Irish |
poem. Miss O'Connor recited "Curfew
Must Not Ring Tonight" Miss Coyle |
read very interesting paper on The Co
operative System" An essay on the Poet
Moore by Miss Campion was of more than
usual interest and was received with much |
pleasure. Rev J. A. Mulcahy entertained |
the meeting with q few remarks on the |
of intellectual culture and the |
benefit to be drawn from the study and |
discussion of subjects that pertain to their |
welfare. The hall WAS well filled with the |
friends of the society and altogether the |
meeting was one of the most interesting |
and Instructive that has been held by the |
society since itS organization.
All the members of the board of police |
attended the meeting last |
night. Mayor Kilduff presided. A charge |
Of drunkenness was preferred against |
Patrolman Michael McAuliff by Lieuten-
ant Bannon and Sergeant Dodds, and |
Joseph Corr preferred charges against Off
,-r Allen for threatening HIM with bodily
harm and as-aulung him on his own
premises last July. Officer McAuliff's case
Was set down tor a hearing Tomorrow
lIght ann the charges against Officer Allen
we're referred to the committee on dlsci-
Dllne. The meeting then adjourned until
saturday night and Messrs Mcdonald and
Goodrich. the committee on discipline, re-
lred to the office OF Chief Egan to hear
What grounds the Sunday papers had for
a TAFT in fhorr I,f
March IL concerning Officers Smith and
Allen. The Herald was represented by H
:. Sharps. and H. F. Visscher appeared
or the Globe. Attorney E. F. Cole APP
erred as couns-l for both papers. Commu-
,lcatlons were received from the Sunday
'Pers declining to appear before the
BOARD and stating that should proper
'harges be formulated against any member
# the force and a public investigation
leld. then they would be willing to CO.
operate with the board in its investiga-
ions. Attorney Cole said that be-
ause the confidence of the repre-
of the paper bad been
broken as regards their former meeting
With the committee they had decided to
axe this action. 1t is said that the break
t faith to which the attorney alluded was
he statement of Chief Egsn on the wit
less stand Wednesday that F. r. Swift of
he Herald had said at the previous meet
ng that he was responsible for the article
n the Herald on which the chief based his
ibel suit. The attorney and his clients
hen withdrew. leaving the commissioners
Iothing to investigate. Chief Egan also
sked the committee to investigate the
harges against him. The chief says he
iolated no breach of faith, as the CONVEX
alton with Swift was not q part of the
Meeting of the discipline committee.