Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-04-04
CITY NEWS.
Nugget Nell" at City hall tonight.

Regular meeting of the district commit
tee tonight.
Dixey in "Adon:s" at the opera house
this evening.
The O'Connell Literary and Social club
will attend the McEA cry lecture on April
10, in a body.
have a special sale this afternoon and
evening on mems linen handkerchiefs and
collars and cuffs.
\ two weeks mission will be opened at
the church of the Immaculate Conception
next Sunday night for the Italian Catho-
lies of Waterbury.
The subject of the lecture of the Rev ].
A. Mulcahy, before the pupils of the Con-
vent of Notre Dame tonight, Will be The
Heart and Its Actions"
Weather statistics show that the lately
departed March WAS the warmest with one
exception in the twenty-three years since
the weather bureau has been organized.
The exception was the March OF 1871.
The funeral of George NortLrop Will
take place from the house at , o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. The services will be
conducted by Rev F. D Buckley and Rev
J. II. McCnckan. Burial at the conve-
nience OF the family.
The nan killed at Bristol on the New
England road Monday night was identified
Yesterday by resident of Forestville as
Robert HotchkisS of Birmingham, a tramp
OF only short time on his way TO rela
tives in Waterbury.
Morris Wren of Fuller street, an en-
ploye OF Randolph X Cloves, received a
bad cut between the thumb and foretinger
OF the left hand while at work behind
pair of rolls this morning. DR. Frost rem
dered surgical aid.
The board OF health Will hold a meeting
this afternoon. So far no action has been
taken in reference to the proposed new
pest house. The selectmen have never
met to consider the matter, and it is not
expected that the subject will be acted
upon at the meeting to-day.
Some of the holders of tickets for the
High school graduation exercises were I'M
able to secure coupons. there not being
enough reserved seats. Holders of white"
tickets Will be admitted to the hall, how
ever, and as many extra seats rs possible
Will be provided.
brother of Mrs O'Connor of Silver
street paid her a visit Yesterday afternoon
and took a walk into the barn in the rear
of the house He had just entered the loft
when he struck his head against rafter
stunning him, in falling he slipped through
a hole in the floor and fell to the ground,
causing fracture neck of the humerus.
DR. Brown attended him.
Through the efficient system of handling
freight which was recently lnaugurated by
Superintendent Quigg on the western divi-
sion of the New York 4 New England
road, the week ending Friday. March 80,
passed without any overtime being made
on the division. This is the first instance
OF the kind in over three years.
Charles O'Connor. aged 81. residing at
579 East Main street, has been suffering
from strangulated hernia for two days
under the care OF DR. Donahue. To day
by advice Of his physician he was removed
to the hospital. He Is in critical con-
dition and can only be relieved by a dan
gerous operation, which will probably be
performed.
The democratic town committee met last
night. In the absence of Chairman Man
VILE Committeeman Dugan presided. The
letter received from Congressman Pigott
WAS read 1t was voted over the objection
of Commute Dugan. that meeting
be held tomorrow night and that all can
didates for the postmastership appear be-
fore the meeting 50 that suitable arrange
ments for the primary night be made.
Hartford men who have been engaged in
the shad packing business for years says
the outlook for Shnd this season Is in favor
OF "A much longer period for fishing than
has been had on the Connecticut for a
number of years. The ice has been ont of
the river for weeks. and the temperature of
the water Is higher than usual by number
Of degrees. 1t would not be surprising if
the shad were running at least three weeks
In advance of most seasons for years back
Fifteen applicants for licenses as phar-
nacists weIe Examined by the state phar-
macy commission at the capitol Yesterday
Four We're from this city. there were two
from each. Middletown. Danbury and Wa
trrbury and enc from each, bridgeport
AnSonia New Hartford, New Haven and
WOodfords. Me c. A. Rapelye of Hartford
will retire from the board on June !. and
l. not candidate fer re-appointment. He
has served on the board for six years with
much credit. He established the system
10y which all candidates are examined in
the practical compromising of drugs and
medicines.
The water supply committee held a rcgu-
l,r meeting last night before the police
board meeting. There We're present
Mayor kilduf. Messrs Fitzpatrick. Barlow,
Wade. Hart, Rice, Webster, DAILY and
City Engineer Cairns. The monthly bills
pay roll, S954.G6. and miscellaneous bills
50. 449.35 were approved. The matter of
the condemned pipe was talked of and
City Engineer Cairns said that since the
inspector was appointed on John w. Calf
n-ys contract $3.50 worth of pipe was con-
dvmncd SIX pipes had been broken in
| unloading and the amount condemned
more than paid the salary of the inspector
The Central Labor union has received
the following from Thomas b. Mcclure OF
New York: In compliance with your
very kind invitation to speak at mass
meeting April s. will say it gives me
| much pleasure to write you that have ar
/ 7 .nged my engagements so l can address
the people of Waterbury on April s. Mtri-
den 9th, New Britain 10th and New Haven
| 18th % Mr. McGuire is quite a conser yativr
| labor orator and with him MeSsrs De Leon
and French, tie people of Waterbury
| will receive rare treat. The Central
| Lab II uni N has -xtended an invitation t.
| n o. XII Inf and ne has kindly cons Mt, d
! 3D. ''l-n rs" fir IN saturday rvrnlu-
...iI--~ ar i ecIaIly Invited to attend III,
| sunday m-rtIng
| Mary Ann Koran was bodily carried
INTO the police station last night by Off.
GERS W Brickel and King She was fight
ing drunk She has been convicted three
times of bring a common drunkard and
sixteen times for drunkenness. She was
| given 24O days in Jail. Michael Mari. II
deaf and dumb offender. was arrested by
| Constable Koot of WatervIlIe for assault on
james Gallagher. The men worK together
MARI became snraged because he could
not get any money from Allen, his en-
| ployer. and struck Gallagher. He was
tined 81 and costs. Attorney Webster
who WAS the only one present who could
manipulate the dumb alphabet. acted as in