Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-16
CITY NEWS.

Lang & Phelan have sold for David
Henderson his farm in Wolcott TO Martin
McDonough of Naugatuck.
There will be an entertainment and
socisble tomorrow evening in the lecture
room of the Third Congregational church
to commence at eight o'clock. All are
invited.
Mr. and Mrs Carboy of Chicago, just re-
turning from trip abroad, are visiting DR.
and Mrs Mcdonald. Many Waterbury
people remember with kindness Mr. and
Mrs Carboy for their hospitality to them
during the Worlds fair.
The following are the newly elected
officers of Barcelona council, X. of G..
Grand Knight, Walter Wall; deputy grand
knight, John McEvoy; recording secretary,
Joseph Lyons; treasurer, Thomas Kane;
chancellor; E. B. Hardie; warden, p. p.
Noonan; lecturer, Michael Lawlor; inside
guard, William Kelly; outside guard.
Patrick Costigan; physician, DR. John F.
Hayes; chaplain, Rev DR. Martin; Judge
advocate, James Delaney.
The annual convention of the socialists
of the state will be held in Aurora hall,
New Haven, on May 20. There will be
sessions in the morning and afternoon,
and concert will be given in the evening.
Delegates to the numbe of about twenty
will be present. representing sections IN
New Haven. Bridgeport, Waterbury. Dan
bury, Hartford, Meriden, Rockville and
Norwich. The morning and afternoon
sessions will be in secret.
The annual session of the Grand lodge,
/. o. o. F., was opened in Stamford to-
day. Secretary Frederick Botsford re-
ported one new lodge added during the
- to ut
receipts, S134. 313 6S; expenses. $780,
617.54. There was a net gain in member
ship of 335. making a total membership of
Ii, GAG. The number Of lodges of the
Daughters of Rebekah is thirty-six, an in
crease of four; number of members, 3, 500;
net increase, SAT.
The Waterbury court sat in New Haven
this morning with Judge Robinson on the
bench. 1t is the May session of the No
vember term and to-day the docket was
called, as is usual once year. The total
number of cases on the docket awaiting
trial was 127. of these twenty were erased
because of age. The court then proceeded
to the trial of the case of William E.
Lucas of New York VS. Oscar A. Valentine
of Waterbury, in which the plaintiff is try
ing to recover the amount of a note for
81 600.
JaiIer O'Keefe of New Haven has filed
an application with the county commits
| sioners for the removal to the insane re-
treat at Niiddletown of BARLEY Doyle. a
prisoner Mt the Jail, who is thought to be
| insane. Doyle belongs in Waterbury, and
has spent two and one-half out of the last
| three years in Jail for drunkenness. He
has become violent and Jailer O'Keefe
fears that he will put an end to himself or
iniure some one else if not placed under
proper care. Last week Doyle attempted
to kill himself by sticking knife into his
abdomen, but he was prevented and dis
armed before he had injured himself
seriously. A commission will be appoint
ed to examine Doyle.
Nothing new of any importance relative
to the whereabouts of Manfredi, the muir
derer, was developed up to half past two
this afternoon, when certain mysterious
actions around the local station told the
reporter that something was about to be
produced There is n knife, double edged
made from a file and encased in a sheath
lying in the desk of horrors in
the police station which was taken from
the Italian, Nacher, who said he picked it
up on Canal street after the murder. At
half past two Lieutenant Bannon, who is
in charge of the station to-day in the alb
sence of Chief Egan. Detective Egan and
Interpreter Brenna were in close converse
ton IN the chiefs private room. When
they returned to the Office the reporters
were told to clear the room as a telephone
message had TO be sent out. The message
was flashed over the wires to somewhere.
Then Detective Egan and Interpreter
BIZ emma entered a wagon and behind a fast
stepPer made for parts unknown, 1t was
afterwards learned that their destination