Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-25
CITY NEWS.

the opera house tonight,
j. j. McAuliff was to-day appointed
trustee of the. estate of Charles Fried.
Morris lacks, clothier on South Main
street, below Grand. made an.assignment
| to-day for the benefit of his creditors
naming Peter Brooks as trustee.
| &c. Commerford has teen appointed
by the selectmen a special agent to exam
inc and certify to the correctness of the
records in the town clerks Office.
Rev P. j. Kennedy is in Providence to-
day attending the funeral of Frederick
Lynch, brother of the Rev Father Lynch
of the Immaculate Conception church.
| Frank, the ten months old son of Police
man James Healey died this morning.
| The funeral will be held at $3.50 tomorrow
afternoon from the family residence 686
Baldwin street.
John E. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
national master workman of National
Trade assembly. 252 K. of L., will address
public meeting in the new labor hall,
postefiee building this evening.
Lang i Phelan, real estate brokers, have
sold for F. L. Curtiss of the Citizens bank
the old Levi Markham farm. on Mount
Toab, 100 acres, to Oscar Knickerbocker of
Mill Plain, who will remove there at once.
The last edition of the Evening World,
arriving at 8 p. M, on sale tonight at T.
F. Costello's, 255 Bank street. Full &C
count of the fight.
The various scenes of the drama,
| Under Two Flags" which were photo
graphed by Crane & Colyer Sunday, will
be placed on exhibition next week in diff
ferent stores. A rehearsal of the drama
will be held tonight at the Acme rooms.
John L. Powers, who was recently i'm
plicated with Edward J. Brady in securing
1915 worth of furniture by fraud, was be-
fore the city court in New Haven again
yesterday for breach of the peace. He was
fined s..
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
probate assembly will be held at the capt.
toll February IA at 10 a. m. "Perpetui-
ties" will be special subject for discus
sion and members are expected TO present
other questions for considerations- at the
meeting.
Charles R. Hurd of Hotchkissville, who
was gored by mad bull on his farm
several weeks ago, is dying at his home
from the injuries he received in the intes-
tines, which were penetrated by the bulls
horns. Inflammation has set in. Hurd is
one of the best known farmers in the place.
Patrick Koran brought suit against the
city through his attorney r. A. Lowe, to-
day. claiming damages for injuries re-
ceived by falling on an icy sidewalk. The
notice alleges that he fell January 10, on
Baldwin street, near Scoyills bridge, and
broke his left arm and was internally in
jured.
The case of Apgar & Co VS. Hoffman is
on trial in the district court to-day. 1t is
an action to recover for the price of
twenty barn els of sugar. Hoffman was a
baker here and furnished the sugar. When
he failed the sugar was replevined. At
torney Gillette for plaintiff and Webster
and Lowe for defendant.
At the meeting of Court Fruitful Vine,
A. o. F. of A, last night, NJ. ]. Colloty
was presented with beautiful Foresters'
badge. The badge. bears across the top
the clasped hands on ivory ground. I'm
sderneath are two American flags in raised
work On a white silk ground. The bottom
is edged with heavy gold bullion. The re-
verse Is a tasteful mourning badge.
The funeral of Catherine Green took
place from her late residence on Mill
street at $50 this morning to st Patrick's
church. where a mass Of requiem was cele-
brated by the Rev j. H. Duggan. The
palIbearers were: Michael Mcfarland.
Lawrence Mullen. James Green, James
Mullen, Patrick Mcfarland and Patrick
Mullen. There were a large number of
beautiful floral tributes.
The annual entertainment and sociable
of the Burns club will be held in the audi
torium tonight. The following is the
concert programme: March. "On to Pitts
burg" American band orchestra; song
.FTNt-.. Iy i ssCl~
Trews," F. II. Whitlaw; overture, Poet
and Peasant" American band orchestra;
serenade, American band orchestra; song
Scotland. Ny Country. 1 Love Thee"
dance, Highland Fling" F. II. Whitlaw.
Patrick Mansel and Johanna Cavanaugh
were married at the Immaculate Concep-
ton church this morning. RevJ. A. Mulcahy
performed the ceremony. Miss Kate Nc
Farland was bridesmaid and John Cum
mings best man. Patrick Farrell and Miss
Kate Thompson were married at the I'M
maculate Conception church yesterday by
the Rev p. j. Kennedy. The best couple
were Miss Kate Harkins and Michael
Quinn.
The fourth annual social of the Pastime
Social club was held in Music hall last
night. About 100 couples took part in
the grand march, which was led by James
p. jackson and Miss Mary Reilly. The
music was by Bergin's orchestra and Uffen-
dale prompted. Charters & Borden had
charge of the decorations and their work
received merited praise. The Pastime
boys added to their reputation as success
full entertainers.
1t is probable that Bishop Tierney will
be consecrated on Washingtons birthday
This is not in strict accordance with the
rubrics, which require that the ceremony
be held on the feast of an apostle or on
Sunday. The bishop-elect, owing to de-
sire to have the ceremony take place on
that date, has petitioned through Monsignor
O'Connell, of the American college at
Rome, for a dispensation which will prob
ably be granted. Archbishop Williams of
Boston will be the consecratlng bishop.
In the police court this morning harles
Rowland, an organ tuner, for drunken
ness, WAS fined S. without costs. Judge
Root administered a fitting rebuke 10 a
heartless father. Isaac Roof came into
court with his two children, Sadie, aged
10, and Samuel, 8, and asked to have them
committed to some home. When asked
why he wanted his children sent away he
replied that their mother was dead, and
that his second wife did not use the
children right. He was at once told that
the court did not sit for such purposes.
Judge Root ordered Roof to take his
children home and see that they were
properly cared for. If it be found that
they are not cared for Roof will be brought
in for trial.
The latest fad among young men of
porting tendencies, aad one that is not
particularly liked by the girls, for various
reasons, is in the way of scarf pins. The
new pin consists of live chameleon about
four inches long with chain around its
meek and pin fastened to the other end
to hold him on the tie and hangs ON for
dear life and will not move unless dis
turbed. The little reptile, as he is sub
iected to different temperatures, changes
his colors to many different hues, at one
time ed, another green, then brown and
SO on. The odd looking pin and the
h ndsnma color of cnnrsa atfrncts the at