Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-02
CITY NEWS.

j. h. Smith and family LETT Tor Jackson
vile, Florida, to-day.
The Democrats association will hold its
regular meeting tonight.
Regular meeting of the water supply
committee in the city engineers room to-
night.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair
weather, stationary temperature, south
westerly winds.
Bishop Michaud will preach the lenten
sermon at the church of the Immaculate
Conception tonight.
Thomas Moran has been re-appointed
superintendent of the almshouse for
another year.
The adjourned hearing en- the Gordon
B. Lawrence matter will be held in the
probate court tomorrow morning.
Mr. and Mrs John Price of 1O7 River
street are rejoicing to-day over the birth of
a son, which was born yesterday.
Company E, Hibernian rifles. will cele-
brate Robert Emmet's birthday in their
rooms in G. A r. hall tomorrow night.
The members of St Joseph's Dramatic
club will hold rehearsal i'll jacques opera
house Sunday commencing at II o'clock.
An anniversary requiem high mass will
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o'clock on next Monday morning for the
late Martin Hellmann.
Ellen Grove. the fourteen months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Patrick Grove of
Quarry street died yesterday afternoon.
The funeral took place this afternoon.
Charles j. Griggs has been appointed
tax collector by the selectmen. This ac-
ton became necessary owing to the failure
of H. S. Scovlll to qualify for the position.
Several of the local clergymen will at
tend the dedication services at the Catholic
church in New Britain Sunday. Bishop
Mchaud will be celebrant of the pontifical
mass.
Joseph OMara, for drunkenness, was
fined s. without costs this morning. He
WAS following two women when arrested.
The boy. George Porter, who had his case
for assault on n Salvation Army soldier adj
iourned until this morning. was let off
with a reprimand.
At a meeting of the committee on public
lands and buildings last night, George A.
Bnughton. agent for the City hall, made
his report which was approved. Mr.
Boughton declined reelection and Jacob
L. Sweiser. bookkeeper for Tracy Brothers,
was elected to the position.
2. W. Collins and F. 2. Lynch of Bald
win street entertained a few friends with a
sleigh ride to Bethany last night. Among
those present We're Master John H. Col
Inns, Mrs F. P. Lynch and the Misses
Lizzie Collins, Katie and Mamie Kill
loughey and Annie Altman. Supper was
served at the hotel
Mayor kilduff presided at the regular
monthly meeting of the board of finance
last night. There were present Aldermen
Altman, Barlow and Gregory. The
monthly bills, amounting to $3S, OO0 were
approved \ communication was received
from the selectmen, notifying the mem
bers of the appointment of Charles j.
Griggs as tax collector. The communica-
ton was ordered on file.
Real Estate Agent William J. SchlegeI
sold to-day for Thomas P. Hutchinson,
the Bank street shoe dealer, his three
family house on North Main street to
Peter Hook the baker. Mr. Hook will add
a store front to the building and will
build bakery in the rear. Mr.
Schlegel has also sold for A. B. Simons
one of his tenement houses on Charles
street, Simonsville, to Mrs Catherine
Lair, who will occupy the place at once.
Prosecuting Attorney kellogg of the
criminal side of the district court notified
the lawyers this morning that he would be
unable to prepare a docket for the Jury
which hasbeen Summoned for next Tues
cay A bar meeting was then held,and the fol-
lowing civil cases were arranged for trial.
| Tuesday, Vickers VS. Heater. Wednesday
Santana VS. Ward McGrath VS. Cava-
| naugh. Thursday, Marvin VS. Roberts, (nisi J
The criminal side will come in the fol-
lowing week.
As result of the circulars sent out to
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relation to the calling of convention to
investigate certain acts of the supreme
council of the order, answers have been
received from forty-fve councils in the
state. Thirty-three councils voted in
| favor of holding the convention, four
against. and eight to lay over. There are
thirty councils in Massachusetts, Rhode
| Island and Brooklyn, n y. which have
| taken no action on the circulars.
A large audience attended the fourth en-
tertainment of the Peoples ten cent course
at the First Congregational church last
night. Miss Larry's selections on the
violin were well rendered. Miss Carrie
Louise Ray, elocutionist, was one of the
| principal attractions of the evening. Pro-
fessor Bonn, pianist, rendered several ex-
cellent numbers, and Professor Gibson as
usual did much to add to the enjoyment of
the evening. March 81 has been selected
as the date of the next lecture, 'Old
Times and New" by Colonel J. P. San
ford. The Y. NJ. c.. A. orchestra will
be present.
The anniversary of the birth of Robert
Emmett will be appropriately celebrated in
the rooms of the Catholic Literary associa-
ton on Monday evening, March 5. The
| following programme has been arranged:
Address of welcome by President Peter J..
Luddy; Robert Emmett" William C
keenan,; Patriotism" Rev DIR Farrell
Martin; song. William G. Moore; recita-
ton, James NJ. Lynch; America" John
II. Moran; song, John F. Shea; recitation,
| Timothy +. Donovan; The Press" Mar
tin Scully; song, John J. Mccarthy; recita-
ton. James J. Reilly; song, John
Moriarty; recitation, James E Smith,
recitation, Patrick J. Mcmahon; song,
| Thomas J. Walsh.
The county health officers will meet at
! New Haven Saturday morning and discuss
matters concerning their duty. They will
be the guests of County Health Officer c..
| E. Hoadley. There is a movement on foot
to organize state association of the town
health officers. A meeting was held in
Hartford county last week having that OBJ
| ject in view, and similar gathering of the
town health officers of this county will be
held in New Haven some day next week.
| The object of the association will be to
have the town health officers get ideas and
information regarding sanitary matters
which they may not know now. It is in
tended to hold regular meetings at which
DR. c. A. Lindsey may instruct them in
their official duties.
The summary of the Weekly Record for
the current week is as follows: Reel
estate sales-New Haven and West
Haven Is. Bridgeport II. Hartford 4,
Waterbury 6, Meriden 5, New Britain /.
Norwich 6, New London 5. Middletown =,
Norwalk Z. The total number of sales this
week is sixty as compared with eighty-one
for the preceding week and sixty-eight for
the corresponding week last year. The
/ total of recorded mOrfoaoas ia kI27 Q50