Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-29
CITY NEWS.

/ Co0nCll ana the BOARD OF brOnSOu lOIaII
agents will meet tonight to further con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of the city securing
the old library site.
1t looks as if we were going to have an
old fashioned Fourth of July in Water
bury this year. The big lot of fireworks
going out from McMullin's five and ten
cent store looks that way. lis store is
getting more popular every day.
If the person who left the dagger. en-
closed in a leather case, in the toilet room
in City hall last night. will call on Janitor
Louchlin he will no doubt receive the
weapon. The janitor has no use for it. and
least of all would he carry it. AS 1t is a
dangerous locking tooth pick.
Willie and Robbie Varson, aged respec-
lively and . years. were drowned in the
! Connecticut river at Cromwell yesterday
| afternoon at 5;45. The children had been
playing along the shore and when last seen
were wadinS about in the water. As soon
as they were missed search was made for
them and il resulted in the finding of their
dt al bodies. They were the children of
William NarSon, a passenger conductor on
the Merlden branch of the New York and
New England road.
The funeral of Frederick Austin took
place from his late residence on Jewelry
/ NsICVl At C.ob lllS morning 10 81 aIICA =
church where a requiem mass was cele-
DRAFTED by the Rev J. H. Duggan. Among
the floral offerings was large pillow from
| the employees of the City Manufacturing
! Co OF Benedict Il Burnham's, and "A beau
tiful piece inscribed Father, from the
members Of the family. The pallbearers
were John D. =. Hendrick. William II.
| Delaney. Edward McAlenny, Adam Ruth
Ven, James Coyle and Thomas Quinlan.
lnterment was in st Josephs cemetery.
The Brotherhood of Painters and Deco
rators formed state organization at New
| Haven yesterday. Sixty-four delegates
were present. The out of town delegates
were hospitality entertained by the New
/ Haven delegates. 1t was decided TO hold
quarterly meetings. the first 10 be held in
Hartford in September. The object of the
Organization Is to bring the various local
unions nearer together for the mutual
| benefit of the members. These officers
were elected: President c. I. Porter, New
| Haven: vice-president W. \. Hebert, Wa
terhury; secretary. George Young, New
| Britain: treasurer. 4. J. Mckeon, Bridge
| port: serSeant-at-arms, F. f. Martindale,
Meriden.
+. F. Cook presided at the meeting of
the republicans IN the police court room
last night, called for the purpose of dis
GUESSING the adviSAbility of forming local
republican club. Addresses were made by
l.. l. MunsOn. Daniel Kiefer. H. L. Wade,
\. W. kellogg. L. n. Barlow, F. W. La
Forge. II. A. Carter, Charles Brewer and
I. ID. Mccarthy. Chairman Cook ap-
pointed H. L. Wade. L. l. Munson. T. d.
Barlow. Daniel kiefer. F. W. La Forge
and q. F. Barnes. committee to formu-
late plan of organization. This commit
tee came together after the general meet
ing had adjourned and appointed H. l..
Wade chairman and F. W. La Forge secre-
tary. The committee will report next
Thursday night
George Il. Alpress, who until recently
was salesman In the employ of Miller 4
| Peck. living on Central avenue. was struck
| near the alnut street crossing in HIATT
| ford ut 20 o'clock Yesterday afternoon by
a passenger tram on the New England
road. He was walking on the track. An
examination at the hospital showed that
both bones on the left leg below the knee
were fractured He had two long scalp
wounds on the right side of his head and
another back of his ear. The left side OF
his face was considerably swollen and he
Was bleeding from his ears. He was
| removed to the hospital and died Mt
midnight Mr. AlpresS was about forty
seven years old. He removed to Hartford
| from this city some months ago. and has
! been a canvaSSer in and about that CITY
since.
| Employees OF the United States Express
| Co. who came in on the morning train
from New York. reported that j. II.
! Weaver. clerk in the Office in Pough-
keepsle, WAS under arrest charged with
being short in his accounts. This will in
tereSt Waterbury people from the fact that
Weaver has relatives living here. He was
employed in the United States Express
office here until about year ago. when he
was transferred to Poughkeepsie. En-
guiry at the local Office failed to elicit
much information further than that il was
rumored that Weaver. who Is young
man. was leading a pretty fast life and
that money package of $3.50 is said to be
missing. it is also said the company is
very severe in Furnishing case of this ma
ture. prsfering to make an example of the
guilty party, rather than effect a settle
ment
The large class room of Harrington's
business college in the Lilley block was
well filled last night by the graduates.
pupils and friends of the college. The
room was handsomely decorated On the
| Iackboard in the rear of the platform
were inscribed the words: He Con0uers
Who Perseveres." The programme AS an
nounced in these columns last night WAS
rendered IN an acceptable manner. most
| Of the participants being encored. Prof
| Harris may be a good teacher of physical
culture. but he will find it necessary 10 re-
| turn 10 college and take a course in theology
| and belles-lettres before he can win the
| plauditS OF an audience such listened to
his feeble attempt TO impersonate Father
| Phil. The address of the Rev F. d.
Buckley was rare treat and delighted
every member in the audience The
speaker paid high tribute to the college
and pictured in unmistakable language the
need of an education such as can be Sc
cured at the Harrington college. The
| affair was a very credltable one and the
| pupils and their friends express the hope
that Mr. Harrington will have a larger
| class At his second annual commencement
exercises.
There was a large attendance at the
opera house last night to witness the sixth
annual entertainment of the pupils of St
Marys school Bergen's orchestra was in
attendance and rendered an overture in
its best style. The shepherds dance and
chorus by twenty-four pupils dressed in
peasant costumes was the opening num-
Der and elected great applause. The baby
opera, Death and Burial of Cock Robin"
by twelve children. was the most amusing
feature of the whole affair The dumb
bell exercise by twenty-four boys was well
received. The musical farce. Il Don't
Want to PLAY In Your Yard" given by a
bevy of little children. Was very pleasing
feature of the programme. Then came
the recitation. The Legend of Bregenz,"
by the senior class. followed by scene
from "PanJandrum" by a large chorus nf
boys attired in white duck suits and yacht
ing caps. The soloists were Masters G..
DonAhue and Fl. McLinden. Twelve
youngsters gave The Shoemaker on as
many shoes. The drama. ANGELS of
Many Lands, was given by the Misses n.
Moran. f. Kerstan. C. Jackson, A. Sutton,
n. CulhaDe. A. O'Connor, N. Dillox. A.
Kelley, ]. Culhane, III. Keefe and A.
Darn ..Tha nrAar Of Erll Moorm and