Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-07
CITY NEWS.
The fnanc. board win meet tonight.

row night.
The Lyra Singing society will hold
picnic Sunday at II o'clock at Sweeble's
summer garden.
Miss Annie Ash of Brooklyn. n. Y. is
visiting the Misses Mamie and Kitty Hen
messy of Bishop street.
W. ]. Schlegel has sold for c. F. Dow
ney his two family house and barn on
Hopkins street to John O'Ntin.
John T. Stephenson, one of the New
York police captains who is implicated in
the charges of bribery, is married to Wa
terbury woman.
An infant child of Edward Stoeckel, of 10
Hawkins street, died this morning. The
funeral will be held at ) O'Clock to morrow
Afternoon.
Charles p Brown, for drunkenness, was
fined S. this morning. Officer Blakeley
found Edward Castle near the green last
night, very drunk and committing nui-
sance. He was fined So.
The water board has completed the work
of relaying the pipes on McGill and Bidge
! streets. To-day the men are at work on
Abbott avenue putting in six inch iron
pipe insted of four inch cement pipe.
Arthu' b. Howes and Miss Josephine
Niddlebrook were married at All West
Main street last night by the Rev B. c.
Warren of Pawling, n, Y. The best couple
were Miss Lena Klebes of Armenia, n. Y.
and Walter W. Sackett of this city.
Important business will be brought to
the attention of the members of the Alum
nae association at the convent of Notre
Dame tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
sharp. Every member is requested to
make an effort to be present at this meeting
of the society.
H. Gree nberg has again a. sumed con-
troll of the cigar store formerly conducted
by him in Exchange place, having pur-
chased the stock and fixtures from the
creditors of Henry Kaliske. Samuel Green
berg. son of the proprietor and clerk att
the Grand street store, will have charge of
the place.
William j. Bergen, son of Contractor
Edward Bergen of Baldwin street, home
for vacation from the RENSSELAER, Polytech-
mic school of Troy. n. Y, has secured
| position in the office of City Engineer
Cairns. Mr. Bergen is a graduate of the
High school and one the brightest young
men the school has sent ont in a good
many years.
At the meeting of the coffee house COM
mittee last several names were suggested
for the new coffee house. The committee
appropriate name of the "Wayside Inn"
The number of single rooms are limited
Those wishing to secure single rooms
should apply at once to Manager William
Bryant on the premises. Single rooms
will be let for a 1.25 a week. 1t is expected
that the house will be open for business on
June 20.
1t was rumored around town to-day that
another explosion had occurred at the
chemical laboratory in the High school,
and that some one had been seriously in
iured. reporter called and learned that
slight explosion had occurred but that
10 damage had been done. The only
thing in connection with the matter worth
speaking of is that the same boy who was
responsible for the other accident and es-
capped without the slightest injury, an in
pocent boy being badly hurt, was also the
cause of the slight explosion which oc-
CURED to-day. As usual the boy was not
in the least injured, but Professor Car
penter who. like the good little boy,
wasn't doing nothing" received a slight
scratch on the cheek.
Next Sunday night will conclude the lit
erary exercises of st Joseph's Temperance
society for the summer months and the
committee are determined to make the
closing exercises of more than usual inter
est. The meeting will be held in St Pat
rick hall and will open at 9 o'clock. The
following programme is announced
Lights and Shades in New York" illus
trated. Rev ]. A. Mulcahy; piano solo,
Miss III. Flynn; soprano solo, Miss NJ. J.
Russell; tenor solo, George F. Butler;
monologue. Miss Mary E. Smith; baritone
solo. W. L. Hungerford. The usual ad-
mission fee of ten cents will be charged
The illustrated lecture of the Rev j. A
Mulcahy will be one of the most interest
ing aud instructive ever given in the city,
and the other exercises will be of a high
order.
Mrs Mary A. Hitchcock, aged 63 years,
widow of the late j. c. Hitchcock, died
suddenly at her residence, 81 Chestnut
avenue, yesterday afternoon. She had
been in good health until about an hour
before her death and was preparing to at
tend wedding at o'clock, when she was
attacked with heart disease. DIR Brown
was summoned but medical aid was of no
avail. The deceased was a woman of ex-
cellent character and an ardent worker
among the different charitable societies
connected with the churches. She leaves
five sons George. William. Alfred and
John of this city. Edward of Philadelphia,
and one daughter. Julia, wife of L. NJ
Camp. Her husband died few years ago
from injuries received by being thrown
from a runaway wagon on grand street
The funeral will take place from the house
to the First NJ Z. church at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Joseph F. Lynch, brother of Rev Father
Lynch of the Immaculate Conception
church, died at his home in Pawtucket, r.
l Sunday. Father Lynch was at his bed
side at his death. He leaves a wife and
several young children. The funeral took
place Tuesday morning and was largely t.
tended The services were held in st
Joseph's church, where a solemn high
mass of requiem was celebrated. The off,
GERS of the mass were: Rev 81. F. Kinner-
ney, celebrant; Rev William B. Meenan,
deacon; Rev N. Fitzgerald, sub-deacon,
and Rev John A. Hurley, master of cere-
monies. There were also present in the
sanctuary. Rev j. L. Smith and Rev
McKeuna and Rev j. H Lennon
and Rev B. F. Redihan. After the
mass Father McQuade addressed those
present, taking for his text Weep but
little for the dead for they are at rest"
During the course of his remarks he
offered consolation to the grief stricken
widow and children, the bereaved mother.
brothers and sisters. He paid an eloquent
and loving tribute to the memory of tn
deceased, who was faithful to every trust
reposed in him. The final absolute IN was
performed by Rev H. F. Kinnerney. A
special feature of the services was the
singing of the offertory by the pupils of
the parochial school, and as the body was
borne from the church they also sung an
appropriate hymn.
Chairman Wolff presided at the meeting
of the district committee last night. The |
monthly bills, amounting to $11, 512 50, |
were approved. Lists of Attachments on |
taxes received from James Coughlan on |
list of 1890 and from G. j. Griggs on 1891 |
and 1892 were referred to the chairman |
for investigation. The chairman an
nounced that Abbott & Son of Middlebury, |
who have been supplying the district with |
they are going to have the order this year.