Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-20
CITY NEWS.

There was no police court this morning
\ son was born to Mr. and Mrs James
Morrissy of Baldwin street to-day.
Lincoln ]. Carriers play, The Tor
nado," at the opera house tonight.
5. w. Kellogg and wife and Miss Cotter
of Ansonia left on the 1880 train to-day
for winter park, Florida.
Miss Warner left here to-day for Wash
ington, d. c., to attend the convention OF
the Daughters of the Revolution.
A case of scarlet fever, the first in two
weeks. was reported to the health officer
to-day. 1t is at 10 Division street.
The thirteenth anniversary of Speedwell
lodge. X. of p, was celebrated with an en-
tertainment, dance and supper last even
ing.
Adjourned meeting of the board of
councilmen tonight. 1t Is expected that
another effort Will be made to elect road
commissioner.
The funeral of Mrs Hannah Wright took
place from her late residence, % Wilson
street, at , O'Clock to-day. Interment was
in Riverside cemetery.
Letter Carriers james Slayin and George
jenkins are i'll, and Substitute Lewis and
General Utility Man Reilly are taking their
ulaces Armorer James Ward is helping
in the office.
The funeral of Mrs Olivia Epson took
place faom the residence of eX Mayor IL. l.
! Bouglton Cos South Main street, at one
o'clock TODAY Interment was in River
| side cemetery.
Mary Breen. aged ~, wife of Thomas
Breen of $50 Baldwin street, died at II
O'Clock last night. The funeral will take
place ut , O'Clock to-morro W afternoon with
service in St Patrick's church.
List of letters remaining uncalled for at
the postoffice: Miss Nellie Killoughey, j.
f. Davis, William Dunn, Mrs Rosalin ,
Todd Scott, Michael Dunn, Harry H.
Warner, Michael Whalen, Miss Julia
Sweeney.
Fred MINIS is eager to arrange a 100 or
$50 yard race, either on the ice or on terra
frma, with Edward Jones, another gentle
man of color. He says that Jones has
been doing considerable talk ng. Now
! MINIS has secured hacker who will
wager 800 or any part of it on him.
! Albert A. Ruhl who was sentenced from
! this city, was released from New Haven
| Jail this morning after serving year. He
WIS Immediately re-arrested by United
! States Marshal Loveridge charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses by
impersonatng United States pension
agent.
! The express car that came in on the
! New York & New England express train
from the west carly yesterday morning
contained the 500, 900 silver statue, which
WAS modelled after Ada Rehan and ex-
| hlLlted at the Worlds fair The statue
was consigned to the Forbes II Wallace
| Dry Goods company of Springfield and
will be on exhibition in its windows for
several days.
The funeral of Mrs Mary Pagan took
place from her late residence, l, 1S6 East
Main street, to the Sacred Heart church at
) 30 o'clock this morning. A mass of re-
QUEEN was celebrated by the pastor, Rev
Hugh Treanor. The pallbcarers were:
William Coss, William Milton, Henry Il.
| Byrnes. Edward Mullings, Edward Cum
ningham and Patrick Ennis. Interment
was IN the family plot in st Joseph's GENE
| terry.
The first shipment of pipe for Water
| bury from the Chattanooga company ar
rived at the New England station Sunday
afternoon and some has been coming in
| every day since. Several carloads are now
at the Hopewell junction. The pipe
comes from the Chattanooga company
through southern Virginia and thence by
WHY Ol Iou8uhttlbNlt bIlNlSt anu IL llhtS
about three weeks to reach Waterbury.
The Southern New England Telel hone
company has been experimenting lately in
New Haven to inaugurate a scheme for the
convenience of the subscribers. 1t consists
IN Central" ascertnininG the number of
the caller as well as the called, and if the
wire called is busy TO call it again, retain
ing the numbers on slip for the purpose.
This will save a person from calling a
second time. and would be appreciated
here.
The following are announced as the
figures of merit of the Connecticut National
Guard for the month of January, based on
the drill reports for the month: First reg
iment 90.32; Second regiment, 1927;
Third regiment, 1892; Fourth regiment
30 %; Brigade Signal corps, .56; Ma
chine Gun Battery, 1862; seperate COM
panics. First. 81 SO; Second 7S.41; Battery
y, SOD. Co AS percentage was 9S.16,
and Co Gs $3.50. The acknowledgement
has directed that all bylaws of companies
which do not provide for 81 fine for alb
Scence from drill be made to conform to
the law in that respect. Enlisting officers
are directed to state on enlistment papers
the length of former service, if any, of
recruits.