Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-31
CITY NEWS.
Music in Mondays DEMocRAr.

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| Rev William White of Little Falls, n.
Y, is visiting in this city.
Secure your matinee and evening tickets
| for Nugget Nell' early, at NJ. F. Days
and Martin Bergln's.
Sheridan council X. of c., will hold its
regular monthly meeting at Pythian hall
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
A Waterbury astronomer says he has
seen two comets within the past few days.
1t should be stated whether he stepped
| upon r banana peel or ran into yard
gate on-a dark night.-Derby Transcript.
/ Dom forget that this is the last day You
will have chance TO get that S25 in gold
at Firms shoe store. Buy pair of shoes
and you get a key. If it opens the box,
you get the money.
The funeral of the infant child of Mr.
and Mrs John Brennan, corner OF Bald
win and Washington streets, who died last
evening. took place at 3 o'clock this after
noon. Interment was in st JoSeph's Gem
! etery.
The for,v hours devotion will be opened
in the church Of the Immacu'at
| Conception at the 1920 mass tomorrow
morning There will be large number
! Of clergymen present from out of town
! parishes.
4 large audience attended the closing
| entertainment of the three evenings
| course given under the management OF st
| Cecilia's parish in City hall last night
| The series of stereopticon views of the
Life and Journeyings of Our Savior
were very interesting throughout and the
different social features of each evening :
programme were eminently successful.
The agricultural department predicts
that during May, JunC and July. Connecti-
cut will be invaded by swarms of the
seventeen year species OF locuSts. They
are particularly destructive to fruit trees.
| The effect of their coming this year will be
felt most when the apple harvest comes
next fall. There is no known method for
! restricting their attacks except by picking
them off by hand and they are far too
numerous for such unequal warfare.
| William Cullen of the Rose Hill Social
club will astonish the natives by his neat
Heather Chinee' in Nugget Nell"
1t has often been remarked that the
| Chinese all look alike \ glance through
| l75 photographs which are in possession
OF Collector Byxbee of those Cinnamon
who have registered with him. however
proves the absurdity of such a claim. The
| fact i that Chinamen's faces are not as
| much observed as their dress when on tbs
street. The differences of expression and
| feature are as decided a. those of any
other people. BY far the best appearing
| Chinaman who has yet furnished the col
! lector with his photograph is Willie Ling
whose trial for misusing the mails is to
occur within few days.
Bryan j. Smith received a setback in
| New Haven yesterday before Judge Prem
tice. As administrator of his mothers es-
| tate his account as filed in the probate
court wa, not allowed by Judge Lowe
| He appealed to the superior court aud on
this appeal Attorney Cole. acting for
| George Smith, entered a demurrer The
arguments yesterday were on this de
murrer. which was sustained by Judge
/ Prentice. Originally Attorneys Wooster
| Williams and eager were for b. j. Smith
but Williams withdrew from the case and
| Attorney ONeill took his place.
\ decree was rendered by Judge Root
to-day in the case of William Z. Lucas VS.
Oscar \. Valentine and Louise NJ Nalen-
| tine. The decree was the result of a suit
| brought November IS, 1898. 1t was set
| down for hearing In January. The de-
cree gives 81 900 damages and equitable
relief as follows: The land and buildings
of Louise NJ. Valentine are subject to a
| lien in the nature of a mortgage in favor
| OF Lucas. in order to secure a promissory
note of both parties for 81 900. There
was also given 81 and costs damages. At
tornev ONeill took an appeal to the first
Tuesday in April.
A brilliant display of nothern lights
| illuminated the northern, eastern and
western parts of the heavens last evening
| Early in the evening the display in the
east was the most beautiful, but about
half past eight the illumination was
! strongest in the north. The streamers ran
up to the zenith from the three sides of
the horizon and made curious. waving
| figures they met. Almost the whole
| sky was covered till the heavens had the
| appearance of the inside of a huge Japan
| r>e umbrella. In the west the light had
a ruddy tint. while in the east there was
Areenish hue at first. but the colorS
hanged and blended in an effective and
| unusually beautiful manner.
The committee having in charge the
| twenty-hfth annual concert and sociable of
| the Catholic Literary association. which
| took place in the auditorium last night
can boast of beating all previous efforts of
| the society in the matter of successful
dances and sociables the attendance being
the largest that has ever attended a socia-
| blr in the auditorium. A large number of
| people from Naugatuck. Ansonla and other
| towns were present President Peter J
| Luddy aud his sister Miss Nora L. Luddv
| led the march, in which over $50 couples
| took part. There were eighteen numbers
| on the programme and most of those who
| were present in the march remained until
the last number had been called. Berecn's
| orchestra furnished the music and Uffen-
| dale prompt d. The committee of ar
engagements consisted of Peter J. Luddv.
|
| William H. Lynch and George \. Miller.
| d. j Tucker of the Acme Dramatic club
Will combin. comedy and leading juvenile
in Nugget Nell. April 4.
ia mes j. D. u5herty of Willmantic had a
barrow escape In the yard Of the Nauga:uck
railroad last nj Il t. He jumped on the end
of one of the cars of the 7:45 train in the
| hope of getting a ride in the direction of
his home. The track on which the tain
was moving runs close to the freight depot
and aS the train was nearing this point
| some one called to him, and in turning
| around to see what was the matter his leg
| got caught between the depot platform and
the car. He Immediately unloosened his
hold the motion of the train throwing him
out on the platform. He was picked up
| by some of the trainmen and taken j. to
the freight depot when it was found that
his left leg was seriously bruised and his
face and hands badly cut. Selectman Pin
ney was notified and the unfortunate man
was removed to the almshouse
The following jury assignments were
made to-day: Tuesday, April 3, E. Koch
Ter 4 Co vs. j. R. Martin; Annie Czmiskas
VS. Holmes. Booth Il Haydens. Wednes-
| day, April 4. Lucy Marvin vs. E. P.
Roberts. administrator; Rody Egan VS. F.
Kingsbury. Thursday. April 5, John
Mcmahon VS. Randolph L Cloves and Far
rel Foundry and Machine Co. Friday,
April 6, FRANK Larkin VS. Peter Larkin;
H. Clausen Brewing Co VS. Michael
O'Loughlin; D. H. Casey VS. John Fruin;
R E. Hall VS. Cornelius Murphy. In the
case of Michael Woods VS. Kate Atkinson.
judgment went by default for failure to
file answer. In the case of the Naugatuck
Mallrahla Iron Co vs. C z Rnrru inAr