Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-25
CITY NEWS.

noon by Constable Rigney, charged with defraudipg a boarding house keeper.
 Miss Llllie Dougherty of 3S Emerald street has returned home. after spending months vacation with relatives in New York.
 Superintendent NJ. $. Crosby has con- scented to aid the American society for The | Extension of University teaching in form | ing courses in Waterbury. The funeral of James F. Brophil of Wa tertown will take place tomorrow morn | ing. with services at St Johns church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. this city.
 Postmaster Fitzpatrick announces that the sale of letter sheets is to be discon- tinued as soon as the stock now on hand is disposed of. The l4tter sheets were never popular.
 The New England road will give an ex- cursIon to Boston and the Mystic park races to morrow. Tickets are good for ad- mission 10 Keith's new theatre or to the races. including transportation to the park.
 Lieutenant L. S. Mccormick of the New Haven recruiting station has been ordered to Fort Riley. Kansas. He will be sue ceeded at New Haven by Lieutenant P. G. Ahern of the Columbus barracks.
 Of the .569 grade crossings on the line of the Consolidated road 919 are in this state. It will take the work of years to remove them all. which will ultimately be done. however, and the cost Is estimated at SIG ,000, 900.
 About 3 o'clock this morning Officer Mccarthy found Herman Franz. aged 19. and John Mccoy, aged 21, asleep in box car of the New England road. Mccoy said he belonged here. but was accus- | toned to sleep in the cars. Franz said he belonged in Rockville. Each was fined S1 and costs
 1 A Buffalo paper prints dispatch from Boston stating that it is rumored there that Thomas H. Fennell has been ap- printed general superintendent of the New York X New England road. and that J. N King of the Lehigh Valleys Seneca ] division will take service with him as divi- sion superintendent.
 At meeting held last night the First 1 Baptist church voted to enlarge the church edifice at once. and appointed D. l. Smith, 4 J. Skipley. J. Littlejohn. J. T. Trott and E. L. A>hley, committee to have charge of the worE. E. E. Benedict is the architect and the Tracy Brothers Co will probably be awarded the contract 4 number of friends assembled at the l residence of Mir and Mrs P. H. Walsh of 149 South Elm stre ct last evening, the oc- casion being reception in honor of the Rev William Hennessy of Chicago and the Rev Father Hennessy recently from Bel gium. The young clergymen are relatives of MT Walsh. The evening was spent in a Very happy manner.
 The funeral of Katie Murphy took place from her late residence, on West Grove street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception at S:3O o'clock this morning. A mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Lynch. The pallbearers were: James Freney. Henry Joy, James Ennis, Daniel Fox, James Mcdonald and Thomas McGrath. The floral offerings were very beautiful. Interment was in St Joseph s cemetery.
 The center district finance committee met last night and decided to extend the time Of opening the bids for the mason and carpenter work on the Washington. s:ho l until tomorrow evening. A Teti- ton signed by number of resi- sents ask ing that the district provide free text books for the use of the pupils of the pub lic schools was read IL was voted to ac- cept the petition and place the same in the call for the annual district meeting. The committee will meet again tomorrow night at o'clock
 At a meeting of the officers of the Trac- ton Co held last night it was decided that the cars OF all lines were to be run on a ten minute schedule. There will be seven sinter cars on the Naugatuck and West Main street lines. four on the Bank and North Main street lines and two on East Main street. Cars will stop only at cross irgs and at points designated by painted poles. The new winter cars will be models of neatness and the company is re. solved To give the public the best possible seI vice
 Observer Cox of the New Haven weather station has received a telegram from
 Washington regarding the West Indian hurricane It states that the hurricane has reached southern Florida, causing vio
 lent gales in that section. The storm is . moving toward the northeast and danger
 ous gales are predicted on the south Allan
 tic coast tonight. Shippers of vessels in
 ter.ding tO start for southern ports to-day
 are warned that it will be dangerous to dC
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 That sigually successful specialist Dr k l C Flower of Boston will be a welcom,
 guest the New Haven house, New
 Haven, Friday. September 2sth and at tn. ' Allyn house, Hartford, Thursday, Septem ber 27. This will be glad tidings of grea
 joy to many a so-called iRcurable invalid
 He will undoubtedly be eagerly consulted | by a goodly number of the most cultured
 wealthy and influential citizens, as has in
 variably been the case heretofore when h,
 has favored this vicinity with his dis tinguished presence and professional acu r men.
 Very Rev J. 4. Mulcahy delivered al : interesting address in the Convent o
 Notre Dame last night. These lecture
 and discourses of Vicar-General Mulcahy
 are becoming very popular and the an
 nouncement that any person wishing tt lot he d.
 received with much pleasure by those wht
 heretofore knew nothing of the nature O
 the reverend gentleman's discourses at tn '' convent, except what they had read in tn I daily papers. There was 8 large attend
 ance last night The subjects trsate, '- were: ''State of Early Christian Commu S mites as Manifested By the Early Apostoli
 cal Writers" and Early Prosecutions
 Both Jewish and Pagan. as shown in Jus
 listened to with marked attention an, 1, proved to be very instructive and highl | interesting.
 \ The Catholic Women's association held p largely attended meeting last night. Tn
 board of direct yrs announced that classe d In millinery. in charge of Miss Ramon r. Tn dressmAkiDg, in charge of Mrs Duff Rnt
 Miss O'Brien; in English grammar. tutore
 by Mrs B. II. Fitzpatrick; in Ienmanship taught by Jennie ONei;l; and in French | are already in working order. Thes classes are even now so large that a com > mittee. consisting of Mrs John Shanle ) and Mrs Sarah J. Hayes, was appointed | n secure additional rooms for the use of tn association. Miss Moore will have charg u of class in fancy work. As soon as pos n slble the officers hope to secure teachers il
 arithmetic. bookkeeping and vocal music l. The dressmaking class is in need of la 1 boards, scissors and machines. Mrs H