Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-17
CITY NEWS.

decidedly colder.
The board of education will meet at
o'clock this afternoon.
The curtains will be raised on Curran's
north window tonight. 1t will be sight
worth seeing.
The court of common council Will meet
| to night to take final action on the esti-
mates for 1895.
| Frank Miller & Cos Office is now located
at IL South Main street, where all orders
| for coal and wood will receive prompt at
tention.
The funeral of William Cowd will take
place from his residence in Wateryille at
. o'clock tomorrow afternoon. with inter
ment in Riverside cemetery.
Little Charley O'Connor of 169 South
! Elm street found diary Saturday on the
! Naugatuck road which the owner can
have by calling at this Office
Tomorrow morning Phelan will begin
t give every purchaser of tea or baking
| powder one of his Christmas "Rascals."
/ He will continue all week. Read his ad-
7 r.isement.
Architect Joseph A. jackson has COM
pleted plans for a handsome new parson-
age for the Second Congregational church.
which Is to be erected on Holmes avenue
adjoining their new church.
The winners OF rrizes in the striking
machine competition at Mccarthy
Brothers, on Saturday night were: Maurice
Mccarthy. David Kelly. John Monohan of
WATERFOWL, 7. Peasant and Dennis Nc
Grath,
Andrew Petit. aged one year and nile
months. son of Mr. and Mr. joseph Petit of
1856 Bishop street, died yesterday aftet
noon. the funeral took place at o'clock
this afternoon with int rment in st
Joseph's cemetery.
L.roy Epson. for some time assistant
treasurer of the Waterbury Watch Go. has
resign and will engage in some business
for himself. The duties of his position at
the Watch shop will be divided among the
rest of the officials and the office abolished
4 hearing on the appointment of a
trustee on the insolvent estate of Thomas
Hurley was held this morning in the pro-
bate court. 1t was mutually agreed be-
tween the lawyers for the creditors that
Patrick ii. Regain act as trustee aud he
was appointed.
E. J. Finn had a formal opening in his
new and commodIous store on Exchange
place Saturday. Ii is one of the best
stands in the city and is stocked to the
ceiling with fine line of goods. including
all the newest designs in slippers. Mr.
Finn cordially invites everybody to call
and see him.
There was a good attendance at the
meeting OF the Waterbury Temperance
Reform league in the opera house last
night The musical and literary pro-
gramme was very interesting and an ad-
dress by the Rev J. III. James of Bridge
port on temperance was listened 10 with
undivided attention.
Thomas L. Shea. guardian of his brother
Dennis Shea. filed his administration ac-
count with the probate court to-day. The
amount of property that came Into his
hands was $500: interest on same to date
$500. The following credits were
charged: Board and interest S45G.50:
Cash furnished. With interest, $3.50; leav-
ing a balance of 81 .0SS so.
a special request is made that every
member of the English grammar class con-
L ected will the Catholic Women's associa-
ton be present on Tuesday evening of
this week. All who are to become mem
beers Of the bookkeeping class will be
present ON Wednesday evening or send
their names Both GLASSES meet in the as
sociation room in the convent.
Timothy +. Kelleher. aged A years
died NJ his residence % Chatfield avenun
Saturday afternoon. A wife and one son.
| Maurice. survive him. The funeral took
place at $50 O'Clock this morning to St
| PatTick'S church where mass OF requiem
WAS celebrated by the R-v Father LawlesS.
The pailbeareTs were: Daniel Nelson.
Florence Butler, John Butler, John Healey.
| Michael OCOnnell and John Dryer. In
terment was in Calvary cemetery.
The statistics of private schools in the
state for the year ending July Ii. 1891.
have bctn issued by the state beard of
education. They show that there are 1875
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ecclesiastical, or ParochiAl schools. with "A
registration of p. 965 scholars. an average
attendance of 1918, with $50 teachers
| Fairfield county heads the list with 60 pri-
waite schools. New Haven county has 81.
New London %. Litchfield -. Hartford
II. Middlesex ., WindhAm T. and Tolland
The case OF Joho W. Webster again st
Abijah Welton and Il. II. Sutliff OF Thomas
ton was heard before Justice Russell to-
day. Some years ago the defendants
made At plication for the adjustment OF a
certain highway. The case was carried to
the superior and supreme courts. John
W. Webster was their attorney and put in
a bill OF $3.50. Welton paid Sl25 but suit
lii paid nothing. Suit was brought
against both. Before the conclusion of
the case the defense compromised matters
by paying $40.
William Mulligan INDUCED too freely
yesterday and as consequence was ex-
cIsinG his pugilistIc aud lung powers near
the residence of Officer William Brickel
and the latter objected. The officer was
not In uniform and Mulligan refused to be
put under arrest A whistle brought OH
GERS Pagan and Blakeley and Mulligan was
taken to the station. This morning he
had nothing to say and Judge Bradstrret
tned HIM s. and costs on each of two
complaints Patrick Doyle was charged
with assault on John Chambers. The
after was not in court. although regularly
subFTnAed An Italian woman under
took to tell the story. but Prosecutor Rus
sell asked to have capias issued for
Chambers. He said that friends of the
latter had tried to nave the case settled.
The case was adjourned until tomorrow
and a clpias issued for Chambers.
The Circle of knowledge Reapers held
their regular weekly meeting on Friday
evening in the convent hall of Sotre
Dame. The hall had been arranged to re-
semble parlor or study by the kind nuns
Rev Fathers Mulcahy and Downey. ac-
companied by Rev Fathers O'Donnell of
Watertown and Duggan of Torrington W, re
present The nuns with their pupils and
the invited guests joined a family circle
The regular programme of class work was
first. followed by roll call. with quotations
from Dante; paper on Dante by Miss
Margaret Dunn. and then the history
lesson as a class exercise. Miss Long
vas the essayist on he subject Rise OF
Mohammt dauism." Both papers by the
the Young ladies showed careful prepare
ton and a research that gave much pleas
ure to the listeners. Miss Minnie Muir
phys piano selection sustained the young
Lady S musical reputation. Then the Rev
Father O'DonDell took his place on the
programme and presented a paper. Sub
jeet: "rheodosius the Great" The pa