Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-29
CITY NEWS.

MIR and Mrs James HannOn of Jewelry
street are the happy parents of baby
boy.
The Ideal Banjo club will give a concert
at Quassapaug tomorrow afternoon.
Cranes phonograph is again feature
this year.
All buffers, polishers and brass moulders
are requested to meet tonight at o'clock
at Labor hall, to parade to City hall to
hear P. j. Mcclure.
John w. Sayers, conservator over the
estate of the late Mrs Mary Sayers, has
settled the estate to the satisfaction of the
probate court and all others interested.
Joseph Baril and Miss Adelaide Forth
were married at st AIMS church yester-
day by the Rev Father Papillon. The
witnesses were Miss Rose Baril and Joseph
Forth.
John NJ. Lynch of Torrington has &C
cepted position as station agent on the
Naugatuck road at Waterville, to succeed
c. A. Whitney, resigned. Mr. Lynch has
station for several years.
The railroad commissioners, who were
to be here to-day, to continue the hearing
on tho union station and grade crossing
matters, did not come. Some of the at
and the hearing was adjourned until
Thursday, June Z.
All members of organized labor are re-
quested to meet at Labor hall at 1880
o'clock this evening to turn out in as large
a holy as possible to greet P. j. Mcclure,
secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers, who will deliver a lecture at City
hall. The public is invited to be present;
admission free.
Thomas Casey was discharged from the
state prison Saturday, having served his
term of six years. He was convicted,
with three companions, for burglary in
Newtown. The men were captured by
Waterbury officials after tussle in which
reyolYers played prominent part Casey
was the last of the four to be set free. He
was one of the principal witnesses in the
Chamberlain investigation at the state
prison.
Richardson's grove house at Quassapaug
lake is now open for the summer. Many
Improvements have been made around tbs
house and grounds. new boats have been
added and preparations are being made for
a busy season. It's quiet, home-like place,
the charges are reasonable and everything
is done for the comfort of the guests.
There is hall for dancing, billiard room
and bowling alley and special provision is
made for the accommodation of fishing
parties.
The fifth annual picnic and athletic
games of the Brooklyn athletic club will
take place tomorrow afternoon and even
ing. All who attend will witness one of
the best athletic exhibitions ever seen on
the West End grounds. Many of the best
athletes in the country are booked to be
here. The committee has worked hard to
make this the banner celebration of the
club and success is sure to attend the
members efforts. Bergens orchestra will
furnish the music for the dancing, which
begins at o'clock.
Almost every day members of the special
committee on public poor relief are in re-
ceipt of letters from different towns and
cities in the state praislng them for the re-
port they furnished and asking for copies
of the same. Yesterday Judge Root re-
ceived letter from Hon George III. Ian
ders of New Britain, who wished to pur-
chase some copies of the report to dis
tribute among some business men of his
city. He says that New Britain is in a
similar predicament regarding town poor
as Waterbury. Judge Root Mt Mr. Ian
de1s several copies of the report.
A number of children were seen passing
along the streets to-day carrying baskets OF
flowers to be presented to the members of
Wadhams' post at Ct. A. r. hall for Memo
rial day services tomorrow. The decora-
ton of graves in the two larger cemeteries
will be performed by school children I'M
de: the direction of the post, At River
side Cemetery AN address will be made by
c. Cullard Adems. At st. Joseph's Gene
terry the speech will be by w. G. McKin-
ley, senior vice-commander of Wadhams'
post. Abraham Lincoln camp, S of ".
will have full charge of the ceren onies at
the soldiers monument at 10 m. At the
opera house in the afternoon the address
will be delivered by the Rev. Dir. Daven-
port, and Father Mulcahy will exhibit war
views.
Canton T. r. Martin, P NJ, in full uni
form, accompanied by a delegation from
Nosahogan and Townsend lodges, and
headed by the American band, marched to
the depot last night, where they met del
egaiion of about fifty members of Centen-
NAL lodge, 1. o. O. F., of Naugatuck The
party marched to Oddfcllows hall, the
lively music of the American band and the
handsome uniforms and fine marching of
the men drawing a large crowd of specta-
tors regardless of the constant downpour
of rain. At the hall a programme of a
literary and musical character was carried
out. About II o'clock the party adjourned
to Music hall where an excellent menu
was served. Among the prominent out of
town people were District Deputy Waite
of Naugatuck, District Deputy H. NJ
Tyler of Bristol. Noble Grand A. H.
Dresser and Vice Grand A. D. Cady of
PlAinville. There were about 400 Odd
fellows gathered together and the visitors
found that their Waterbury brothers are
no novices as entertainers.
The members of Continental lodge, +.
and A. NJ, entertained large number of
out of town friends in their rooms last
night. The lodges of different towns had
been invited and it is said that over $50
out of town visitors responded. Continen-
tai lodge met delegation of 225 members
from Hiram lodge, New Haven. and rs
from Naugatuck and Ansonia and escorted
them to the Masonic temple. WATERFOWL,
Thomaston and other places were well
in the audience and among the
speakers. The master mason's degree
was worked on one candidat' after which
addresses were made by few of the grand
officers, then the party adjourned to the
dining hall where supper was served by
the ladies of Naomi chapter, o. E. S
Among the visitors were Most Worshipful
Grand Master Henry o. Warner and Grand
Chaplain Henry s. Sill of New Milford,
District Deputy Andrew Even and Past
Grand Master John H. Barlow of Birming-
ham. Among the New Haven party were:
William Smith, superintendent of the fire
alarm system; A. S. Ostrandcr, superin-
tendent of the Air Line division of the
road; Harry Leigh, DR. H. F. |
Klenke, DIR Bellossa, A. Kelsey Jones,
Charles Hemingway, town clerk af East
Haven, Even Mcintyre, Landlord Buell. of
the Arlington house. John Rice, A. o. |
Hotchkiss E. G. Young, Hiram BeardsIey,
G. F. Ref, S. n. Smith and w. R. Law.
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on
earth, which will exhibit on the West Main |
street grounds next Saturday, is said to be
more interesting this season than any ex-
hibition that Barnum & Bailey have ever
put out because it comprises a larger |