Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-19
CITY NEWS.


Cowles were taken to Chicopee Falls this
morning for interment.
The funeral of Henry Frisbie will take
place from his late residence, 40 Maple
street, at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
For Conn:-Cloudy and showery to-day.
probably fair and cooler Sunday, brisk to
high northeast winds, shifting to north
west
Monsignor Satolli has conferred on the
Rev J. A. Mulcahy the power of giving
the apostolic benediction at the 1890 mass
tomorrow.
Robert Phelan died at his residence, 49S
Baldwin street, this morning. The funeral
will take place to st Patrick's church at 8
o'clock Monday morning.
All persons holding tickets for Burton
Pritchard's testimonial benefit n have
them exchanged for reserved seats at
Cones drug store after Monday, May 81.
The funeral of Michael O'Connor took
place from his late residence, 40 South
street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon with
services in st Patrick's church. Interment
in Calvary cemetery.
DIR Hinckley will address the meeting in
Labor hall tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. on the injustice done to indus
tries and the wage worker by not having
the free coinage of silver.
An order recently issued requires all uni
formed New England road employees to
wear black silk caps instead of blue. The
caps worn by the station agents and con-
ductors have gIlded bands, and those Of
the other employees white bands.
The case of William Rochon VS. James
Meehan was heard this morning before
cover a horse which Mr. Rochon's brother
traded with Mr. Meehan a couple of weeks
ago. Russell for plaintiff and Gillette for
defendant. Decision was reserved.
The members os the O'Connell Literary
and Social club are planning for an excur-
sion some time this summer. No definite
place has yet been decided upon, but
wherever they decide to go they propose to
take all the people on the hill with them,
and quite good many from other parts of
the town.
Michael Butler, a five year old boy
living on Fuller street, fell into ScovilP S
ditch yesterday and narrowly escaped
drowning. A little girl who was with the
child gave the alarm and he was rescued
by Joseph Finnegan, boy who lives at
32S Mill street The water was six feet
deep and it was a close call for the little
lad.
j. NJ. Mclaughlin, the wellknown livery
man, has set up his flying horses on the
vacant lot corner Brook and Scovill streets,
where they will remain throughout the
summer to the delight of all pleasure seek
ers, especially the little ones. He has
secured the services of j. ]. Cluney
and James Hughes, who will see that
good order is maintained.
National Secretary Colwell of the
Knights of Columbus has notified local
secretaries of the following Deaths Mat
thew Lacy Westerly, r. l.; C. Mcnamara,
Norwich; Jeremiah O'Rourke, Waterbury
Daniel Doyle, Wauregan; E. F. Reynolds,
New Haven. The total membership sub
ject to this assessment is 1850. The
average age of members in the order at
present is 81 years.
The storm of last night and to day was
most welcome. 1t helped the languishing
crops and caused that uneasy feeling that
President Welton of the water board has
complained of lately to temporarily dis
appear. The soaking rain will materially
assist the hay crop, too, and will save the
berry harvest. Up to last night there had
been no rain in this vicinity since a week
ago last Sunday.
Photographer Crane has completed his
part of the work in the framing and en-
larging of the pictures of the past mayors
of Waterbury. Those he has completed
are: Mayors Bishop, Benedict, Thomas,
John Kendrick, John W. Webster, Greene
kendrick, Rice, Newton, Baldwin and D.
+ Webster. Tie work is excellently done
The pictures enclosed in oak frames are
temporarily hung on the walls of the
mayors office in City hall, where they will
remain until the others are completed by
Photographer Adj.
Mrs Margaret Lally, widow of Patrick
Lally of 1,210 East Main street, tipped
over a lighted kerosene lamp about s
o'clock last night setting her clothing on
fire. Keron Coughlin, her brother, who
lives in the same house, happened to go
IN while she was ablaze and extinouished
the flames, but not until the woman was
badly burned. DIR Donahue was called
and thinks there is but little hope of her
recovery Town Physician McEvoy had
the woman removed to the almshouse this
afternoon where with proper treatment
she may possibly recover.
Sherman Downs foreman of the road
gang on the Naugatuck railroad, met with
a serious accident yesterday. While at
work with a gang of men loading empty
carbOys. on a car at the freight depot one
of the vessels tipped over throwing some
of the acid into his right eye. DR. Rodman
was called and recommended the mans
removal to the hospital. 1t is thought
that he will recover the sight of the eye
after some time.
At the last annual meeting of the First
Baptist church committee consisting of
John Littlejohn, d. L. Smith, E. L. Ash
ley, E. E. Benedict and ]. T. Trott were
appointed to prepare plans for some
needed alterations The church has a
membership of over 700, with an audience
room that will not accommodate more than
500. 1t is the intention of the committee
to recommend the enlargement of the au-
dience room to a seating capacity of l 100,
with several other important changes, all
of which the needs of this growing congre-
cation greatly require.
In the police court to-day Amelia Muir
ply, charged with drunkenness, had her
bond called. R. A. Lowe was her surety
James Commerford, aged eleven, was
charged with truancy. His teacher. Miss
Brown, and Truant Officer Fitzpatrick
testified that the boy had attended school
only nine days in three weeks The boy
was in court two weeks ago for a similar
offense and was let off with a reprimand.
He begged and cried to be given another
chance this morning. He would promise
anything if he was let go. Judge Root
committed him to the reform school. He
cried and begged again and called on his
teacher, his mother and Judge Root to let
him go, but it was of no avail.
The Memorial day sermon will be
preached on Sunday evening, May 81, by
Rev ]. A. Mulcahy at the Immaculate Con-
cept;on church, and the post. corps and
camp will attend in a body. On Memorial
day the decoration of graves in the two
larger cemeteries will be performed by
school children, under the direction of
Wadhams'.. post. At Riverside an address
will be made by G. Collard Adams. At st
Joseph's cemetery the speech will be by
W. c. Mckinley, senior vice commander.
Abraham Lincoln camp, S. of v, will
have full charge of the ceremonies at the
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