Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-22
CITY NEWS.

probate to-day
Baker opera company in "Boccaccio" at
the opera house tonight.
Stereoscopic views of the Worlds fair at
L. +. Costello's, 255 Bank street.
The local union of BARRIERS will hold a
meeting in st Patrick's hall at 6 o'clock to-
night. -
Cards are out announcing the marriage
or John +. Garren of Washington, d. c.,
and Miss Hannah McKennerney of Hayden
street. +.
Rose n. Dolan, infant child of Peter N.
Dolan of 226 Bank street, died this morn
ing. The funeral took place this after
noon.
Mrs Ann Colwell, ~, died this morning
at her residence, 3 Stone street. The fu-
neral will be held Wednesday morning
with services at st Patrick's church, -
The funeral of James T. Tuttle will take
place from his late residence, AZ Prospect
street, at 100 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. Interment will be in Woodbury..
Last Saturday was James Costigan's
twentieth birthday and large number of
his friends gathered at his residence, rs
South street, and celebrated the event
with banquet followed by dancing and
singing.
The Rev Father Mulcahy has offered the
use of St-Patrick's hall to the Brooklyn
Athletic club for the various societies
which Will take part in the parade Friday
evening. All the societies are requested to
report there at 1880 sharp.
Friends of Gus" Calender will be
pleased to hear that he is regaining his
IN entail powers at a private institution in
Hartford. He converses nationally on any
subject connected with Waterbury. He
reads the papers daily and notes every
change He insists on being clothed as he
was accustomed to be, with the best
of everything. His brother visited him
Saturday and is hopeful that he will fully
recover.
National Secretary Colwell of the
knights of Columbus has called for an as
sessment from the local councils upon the
following deaths: Roger J. Long, Lowell;
John Mahan, Southington; David j. Rowe,
New London; Owen Kelley, New Haven;
James Donnelly, Bridgeport; John E. Leg
horn, New Britain; Alphonse Brunette,
Meriden; I. B. Whalen, Westerly. The
total membership subject to this assess
ment is Z ,21O.
On the third page will be found the
words and music of new song, Thoughts
of Thee" The piece is copyrighted by
the New York Musical Echo Co, and the
DEMOCRAT has secured the exclusive right
to publish it in Waterbury. The regular
price of the music in sheet form is fifty
cents. The music page will be regular
weekly feature of the DEMOCRAT hereafter,
and is sure to be appreciated. Copies may
be secured from the newsboys, news
dealers and at the Office.
Rev Father Treanor of the Sacred Heart
church read hisannual report to his parish
toner's yesterday. The total receipts for
the year amounted to SO, 594. SO. The
principal sources of revenue were: Pew
rent, 81, III SO; offertory, $305.07; monthly
collections, 81 ,639.91; fair, 81 800; annual
collection, 81, 378. 25. The total expenses
amounted to SIS, S77.13. Among the prin-
cipal items are the following; Gaffney &
Martin, for work on the new parochial res
idence, S5,779.15; A. c. Mckay, So, S25. As;
F. H. Sheath, for stating, $3.50; salary of
pastor, assistant pastor, Organist and sex
ton, 81, 4OO.4O. After paying other debts,
the sum of So, 523 80 was paid on the new
building. which will be finished and oc-
cupied October l. When completed the
additional debt on the church property will
not exceed So, 900. The number of mar
riages during the year was seventeen.
The semi-annual entertainment of the
Sacred Heart parish will take place shortly
after Easter. The reason for the change
of date from st Patrick's night, is on &C.
count of the feast of Irelands patron saint
falling on Saturday, always a poor night
for local entertainments, and also on ac-
count of the proximity of holy week. The
drama selected for the occasion will con-
sist of a prologue and three acts, and is
said to be the best all-round comedy
drama so far presented in this city. The
time and place of the play will be an
nounced later on.
John Howe. a switchman employed in
the Naugatuck yards at Bridgeport, had
his right arm terribly mangled yesterday
by having it caught between the bumpers
of two cars which he was coupling. The
accident occurred just at dusk and Howe
the distance between the
stationary and the moving car He at
tempted to set the coupling pin in the
stationary car, when the moving car struck
his arm. His fellow switchmen sent for
the ambulance. Howe was taken to the
emergency hospital where it was found
that the arm would have to be amputated
between the wrist and elbow.
Judge Robinson rendered judgment
in the case of Charles 5. Bliven
against the New York & New England rail
road. Bliven. is given 81, 900 and costs.
The case was the outcome of an accident
about seven years ago ut Jewett City, in
which an express train ran into an open
switch, throwing the car in which Mr.
Bliven was a passenger down an embank-
ment and rolling it over upon its side.
Mr. Bliven claimed permanent injury to
his spine, incapacitating HIM for business,
and sued the company for $4,000. The
case was tried in Hartford in November,
and much expert testimony was intro
duced. the railroad people trying to show
that Bliyen had been shamming.
The Catholic Literary association held
ITS semi-annual meeting yesterday after
noon and elected the following Officers.
President. Peter J. Luddy; vice-president
John J. Kelly; secretary, Christopher p.
BannOn; assistant secretary, John f. Shea;
treasurer William c. keenan,; librarian,
William II. Lynch: assistant librarian,
George A. Miller: standing committee,
Henry Kennaugh, James J. Donnelly,
John E. Garvey; committee on literary ex-
ercises. James n. Lynch, Thomas ]. Far
reilly and Eugene j. Mccarthy. A COM
from the Brooklyn Athletic
club, inviting the association to participate
in the parade and entertainment to be held
in the auditorium Friday night. in aid of
the poor of Waterbury, was read and ac-
cepted.
Factory Inspector E. Burrows Brown
made his annual report to Governor Morris
on Saturday. The work of the entire
twelve months included the visiting and
inspection of 476 establishments, employ
ing an aggregate of 68,09S persons. In
220 establishments no changes were or
dered. In 256 other establishments the
changes ordered numbered 566, including
391 designed to better protect the en-
ployes from dangers from machinery. 20
relating to increased safety in the opera
ton of elevators. Sc for better sanitary
and 80 for various other pur-
poses. Mr. Brown says that many facto-
ries in Connecticut are provided with suit
able exits in the event of fire. Many
others, and by far the larger number, have
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