Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-26
CITY NEWS.


the best composers of pathetic music, will
be found on the third page.
The democratic members of the court OF
common council will meet in the room of
the Waterbury Democratic association at
100 o'clock tomorrow evening.
Rev R. c. Gragan of Seymour has been
transferred to Manchester to succeed Rev
William J. Doolan, who has taken the
place of the late Father Hunt at Southing-
ton.
F. L. Donahue, one of Waterbury s
popular base ball players, has signed with
Syracuse of the Eastern league, for the
season of 1894. Mr. Donahue will leave
here on April IL.
John Pueblo, aged 25, had his hand
caught in a cog wheel at Scovill's factory
Saturday afternoon and so badly crushed
that amputation was necessary. The oper-
ACTON was performed by DR. McAvoy.
The case of Shea, Cronan & Kinnane VS.
\. Y, n. II. & H. r. R. Co, was con-
tinued before Judge Bradstreet in the dis
trict court to-day. The case was con-
cluded late to-day and decision was re-
served.
A grand entertainment and sociable
given bv A. fuckers dancing achool will
cordia hall. The entertainment will be
given by the members of the Brass City
Athletic club
Hearing on the application of Eugene
Sullivan, guardian of Daniel and Ellen
Moriarty, minors, for an order to mortgage
real estate of the children was begun in the
rebate court to-day, but was continued
until Friday.
Peter Ward. aged 81 years, died at the
re idtn nee of his mother corner of Bishop
and i lie streets, last night. The funeral
will take place at $50 o'clock tomorrow
morning with services at the church of
the Immaculate Conception.
Superintendent Hoadley will present a
full report of the work of the relief
bureau to the meeting of the committee of
thirty at the rooms of the board of trade
tonight. Last week ,fifty-six applicants
rec eived aid to- the amount o. $72 05.
Sergeant Cox, of the weather bureau at
New Haven, says that tonight will be the
coolest night of the month. The Their
mometer will reach as low a point as
fifteen degrees. The cold wave will con-
tinue tomorrow with a change on Wednes-
day.
The residence of Peter c )nroy, the small
pox patient, is being fumigated this after
noon and this evening Mr. Conrov with all
the other inmates of the house will be per-
mitted to leave the premises. Thus ends
ends the smallpox scare in Waterbury for
the present
Saturday afternoon DR. Munger removed
the bullet from Michael Corcoran's head at
the hospital. The bullet entered at the
right ear and passed through the head
lodging under the left eye. Mr. Corcoran
is getting along nicely and will be all right
in a few days.
Loretta c. Sinnott, aged - years, daugh-
ter of Michael Sinnott, who was buried a
week ago to-day, died at her home 675
East Main street, this morning The
funeral will take place on Wednesday
morning, with services at the church 'of
the Sacred Heart.
Yesterday was by no means an ideal
Easter day. 1t was cold and rainy and the
display of spring costumes was the smallest
on record in Waterbury. A few gorgeous
displays were in evidence, however. The
churches were crowded. The decorations
were elaborate and the music of a high
order. Sermons Oh the Resurrection
were delivered in all of the churches.
A rich treat is in store for those who at
tend the musical and dramatic entertain
ment at the Convent of Notre Dame to-
morrow evening. If the pupils of this in
stitution are as apt in dramatics as their
former entertainments proved them to be
IN music, then the entertainment will sure
ly be success.
Joseph NJ. Lynch of Ridge street and
Michael Kinnerney of Baldwin street had
dispute on Baldwin street over some
trlhing matter last night and it is said that
Lynch drew knife and stabbed Kinner-
ney in the back infllcting a bad wound
DR. Hayes was summoned and dressed tn e
wound. Kinnerney is rot seriously in
jured and does not desire to prosecute
Lynch.
COrne Jus Murphy and his wife. who live
on the WATERFOWL road, came to town Sat
urday night to purchase a few things for
Easter. When they returned they dis
covered their home enveloped in flames,
and there being no water service about the
place. nothing could be done to save the
building. Mr. Murphy is the man who, it
Is said, has been victimiZed ont of some of
his money by smart young lawyer of this
city.
The Easter series of entertainments at
City nall, March %, 90 and 30, to be given
by st Cecilia's parish, will offer to the
public an opportunity of hearing an oper-
eta and seeing views of great historical
interest The lecturer, Mr. Beard, who
gives the views, is highly recommended bv
both press and public. The admission
each evening will be twenty-five cents
Admission to the matinee on Friday at 4
p m, will be ten cents for children and
twenty-five cents for adults. There will
be dancing each evening.
st Joseph's Temperance society held an
important meeting in st Patrick's hall YES
,erday afternoon. The committee in
charge of Ten Nights in a Barroom' re-
ported the net profit as S225. The matinee
Melted S9S. This will be devoted to the
parish library fund. committee was ap-
pointed to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of APP
plying for admission to the Catholic Total
Abstinence union of Connecticut. 1t is
said that the Yokefellows' band of the III.
E. church are considering the subject of
requesting the club to repeat Ten Nights
In Barroom" at an early date, for the
benefit of their society. The society will
Mt up meeting rooms as soon as suitable
quarters can be secured. The society has
now over $3.50 in the treasury.
John +. Fitzgerald of New Haven, one of
the best labor orators in Connecticut,
spoke on depression, From a Working
mans Standpoint" to a crowded house in
Labor hall yesterday afternoon. Mr. Fitz-
gerald opened his address by referring to
different writers on political economy,
whose opinions are now accepted as au-
thorlty on these matters. He argued that
these men. however correct they NAV be
in some of their conclusions, have failed to
reach the root of the evil He showed
that the claim made by some of these
authors that excessive population was the
cause of depression and famine was ridi-
culous on the face of it. In all cases in
the past. when traced to their true sources,
would be found an enormous tribute by
the land owner from the producer. The
speaker claimed that as God placed man
upon the earth and gave him its natural
resources no individual or combination of
individuals shall have the power to hold or
control any of its natural resources beyond
that portion which is necessary for their
own comfort and under M circumstances