Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-22
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair,
continued warm, west to southwest winds
The race at the driving park tomorrow
afternoon will no doubt draw a large at
tendance and the racing will be of more
than ordinary interest.
The funeral of Mrs Emeline Brousseau
will take place from her late residence. 700
Baldwin street, to st AIMS church at s
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Almost all the seats for the Notre Dame
commencement on Tuesday night are now
taken. Those DESTROYS of Witnessing the
silver Jubilee exercises had better hurry to
secure tickets for Monday night. The
programme promises an unusually i1te =
esting exhibition. Tickets for Monday
night at lower rates
A large crowd turned out to listen to the
concert on the green last night. The
different numbers on the programme were
carried out in an eminently satisfactory
manner, and the immense audience must
have returned home much pleased with
the first concert of the season.
William A. Teichert and Miss Louise NJ.
Reuter- were married yesterday afternoon
BY the Rev Wilhelm Jentsch of the Ger
man Lutheran church. Miss Minnie Fritz
was bridesmaid and Gustave Reuter- of
Wlnsted acted as best man. The couple
will reside at 80 West Porter street.
The funeral of Veronica Flynn took
place from the residence of her parents, 81
WoIcott street, at o'clock yesterday after
noon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
There were a large number of beautiful
floral tributes. The pallbearers were:
Masters Joseph Mcdonald, Edward Robin
son, Michael Noonan and Joseph Egan
~.
Hess were united in matrimony yesterday
afternoon at the home of the brides par
ents, 80 Ward street, the Rev Wilhelm
Jentsch officiating The best couple were
Miss Lena Birk of this city and Jacob
Birk of Cheshire. Mr. and Mrs Hubbers
will commence housekeeping at 30 Ward
street.
Tickets for the entertainment to be
given in the opera house on Thursday,
June IS, under the auspices of st Mary
school, will be put on sale at III. F. Days
drng store, Tuesday morning, Juhe 26, at
40 instead of at o'clock as stated on the
tickets. The change has been made for
the accommodation of school children and
teachers.
At the convection of the officers of the
First regiment, Hibernian Rifles, held in
New Haven yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of electirg colonel and heuten-
ant colonel, Major T. F. Murphy was
elected colonel and ex Captain Dunn of
Wallingford lieutenant colonel. There
were sixteen men present and the meet
ing was very pleasant one.
Postmaster Fitzpatrick received to-day
the first consignment of the new money
order forms. They will not be put in use
however, until July 2. The new blanks
are peculiar in shape. They have coupons
attached to the receipt given the purchs ser
The amount will be written, show
ing the full value, and also punched in the
coupons. This will prevent fraud by rails
ing of the money orders to large amounts.
In several instances, women who
registered as voters last fall have since
been married and there is question
whether or not they can vote under the
name of their husband. having registered
under another name. And it is an
equally interesting question whether a
married woman can vote if Registered
under her maiden name. The safe way is
for the voter to register again and avoid
difficulty at the polls.
The DEMoCRAT leads in the matter of
local news. was the way an item read We'd
nesday. The proof followed yesterday.
Burglars entered two West Main street
saloons Wednesday night, an Italian
padrone at the Branch was in a peck of
trouble, Helen Ashland kean appeared be-
fore the state convention of Splritualists,
and several other minor matters of intel
e.t happened without our esteemed con-
tenn porary, the American, being aware of the
fvct. Tell your friends you saw it in the
DEMOCRAT.
At meeting of Division No 3, A. o. H.
held in st Patrick's hall last night, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Pr, sident,
James p. Morris; vice president, James
Batters; recording secretary, Edward
keenan,; financial secretary, James
Thompson; treasurer, John Claffey; door
keeper, Peter Hackett sergeant at arms,
Michael Sullivan; standing committee,
Francis O'Brien, William Holloran,
Thomas Casey. John Guinan and William
Denny; finance committee, John Fitz-
gerald, Patrick Conroy and Thomas
Flaherty.
A Meriden dispatch says: Collector
ByAbee said to- lay that he had just heard
OF Hon james Gallagher's candidacy for
the New Haven collectorship, and knew
nothing of it or the petitions alleged to be
illiI mp with signatures here and else
where in his behalf. If there is a Gala
CHER petition in Meriden neither Mr. Byx-
bee nor any other leading democrat knows
of 1t. Though Mr. Byxbee and other Meri-
den democrats know nothing of it, the fact
remains that Gallagher is in the contest
for fair, and proposes to Say until the
finish"
This week Will about wind up the straw
berry season, and as far as this section is
concerned it will be one of the shortest
berry seasons on record. The dry weather
the first part of May helped to shorten the
crop and the dry weather the past two
weeks has injured il still more, SO that
there has only been about half crop.
There were only two days this season that
there was any glut in the market Black
berries and currants will come next and
they will be followed by red raspberries
and whortleberries, so there will be but a
very few days without some kind of table
fruit. The strawberry season last year ex-
tended until the middle of July.
In the police court to-day Oscar Bernier.
aged sixteen, was charged with assault and
breach of the peace. Louis Mershe, ped
der, went into the yard where Bernier
was sprinkling water and the latter turned
the hose on him. When he demonstrated
Bernier struck and beat him He was
fined IS and costs BY Judge Bradstreet.
Louis Baillorgeon, the fourteen year old
boy, the story of whose theft was told in
yesterdays DEMOCRAT, admitted that he
took the money. An appeal was made to
the court for clemency as the boy was the
only support of his mother and a younger
brother. His father is sick in tn, hospi-
tai. His case was continued for thirty
days FInton Duff for drunke mess
settlsd for 81. James Foley for brea ch of
the Teace paid $40.
On Thursday, June %, will occur the
commencement day exercises of the Har-
rington college. The regular graduating
exercises Will commence at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon followed by a programme of
literary order consisting of vocal and in
strumental music. In the evening there
will be an entertainment of a purely lit
erary and musical character in which
some of the best talent in the city will par
ticipat". The exercises are designed for
the graduates. pupils and friends of