Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-05-05
CITY NEWS.

Mr and Mrs John Tarnsney are register
ed at the Riggs house. Washington.
DIR Joseph Anderson on Catholics and the
A. p. A. in to morrow's Sunday Globe.
Corporal Thomas O'ReilIy of the post
Office has bought the old Lounsbury home
stead of Tracy Brothers.
Hon Elkanah Drake of Newark, n. j.,
will speak at the Y. NJ. C. A. meeting to-
morrow afternoon.
Tomorrow evening the Concordia
singers will be visited by delegation from
Kaerner Liedertafel of New York.
orally fair With fog. followed by increasing
cloudiness and showers Sunday, warmer,
easterly winds.
Mrs john B. Riggs of SO Abbott avenue
fell down stairs this morning fracturing
her right leg above the ankle. She was at
tended by DIR Axtelle.
The Waterbury Burns club held its last
sociable of the season at Pythian hall last
night. A pleasant evening was spent with
dancing. singing and reciting.
The funeral of Charlotte A. Miller took
! place from the residence of her parents,
J GAG South Main street, this afternoon. In
terment was in Calvary cemetery.
The words and music of will 1t Ever
BE" new song. copyrighted this year.
Will be published in Mondays DEMoCRAT.
1t is by Walter T. Wadham.
Fire was discovered this afternoon in
the chimney in the rear of the Dougherty
block. East Main street. The chief dis
posed of the matter with the use of a fire
extinguisher.
A hearing on the appointment of "a trus-
tee on the James Sutton estate was held
this morning in the probate court. There
was no opposition and d. F. Webster was
appointed trustee.
William G.. Moore John j. Mccarthy,
Guy Wooding and Patrick Donahue went
out on a fishing tour yesterday and re-
turned with string of sixty pickerel.
The hearing which was set down for to-
day on the A. 2. Bissell estate was ad-
! journed until next Saturday. May II.
| Tarrant & Co. Bissells creditors, petition
to throw him into insolvency.
The funeral of Michael Casey will take
place from the residence of his daughter,
Mrs Hugh Byrnes, at 900 tomorrow after
noon with services at the Sacred Heart
church. Interment will be in st Joseph IS
| cemetery.
| Manager James Peoples of the Water
bury base ball club received telegram to-
day announcing the death of his mother
in Philadelphia. He took the first train
for Philadelphia and the rest of the team
| went to Meriden.
The first sociable of the Rosetlalo Social
club was held in ConcordIa hall last night
and was a very pleasant affair. There
were nearly $50 couples in the grand march,
which was led by Victor Bernicr and Miss
Nora Dunville.
Frederick S. Ensign, Peter Boulais
John Charters. E. Reynolds and j. ].
Crowley, all long and favorabJy known to
the dry goods trade of Waterbury, have
| been added to the force of the Miller &
Peck Co.
Stickney. the greatest dumbell artist in
the world. will give an exhibition for SIX
| days next week at the corner of Scovill and
South Main streets. He gives a COON clean
entertainment and special provision is
made for ladies.
| At bar meeting this morning the fol-
lowing cases were assigned for trial: We'd
nesday, May 3. John Client VS. City of Wa
terbury. Friday. May IL, Wagner VS.
Maloney. Thursday, May II, Ellen Mitchell
vs. Randolph * Cloves.
The funeral of Dennis Dooling took
place from his late residence op River
street this morning. to the church of the
immaculate Conception where n mass of
requiem was celebrated The pallbearers
were ThomSs Dooling, jeremiah O'BrieD,
Thomas Fitzsimons, John Sullivan,
Thomas Shea and Andrew O'Toole.
| There was no meeting of the board of
trade last night. 1t is understood that
President Ct. II. Cloves has received
several applications from parties wishing
TO locate IN business and will call n special
meeting to pass on these proposals. The
| finance committee will meet Mt IL o'clock
Monday.
Mrs Mary Mclaughlin. aged SO years,
wife of James Mclaughlin, died at the
| hospital this morning after months i'll
ness. The remains were removed to her
home, 80 South Main street, by Under
taker Bergin. The funeral will take place
on Monday morning. Besides her hus-
baud the deceased leaves three children
and brother. John Riordan of Seymour.
At a meeting of Local union, No %,
Journeymen Plumbers and Gas Filters
helpers, held at Labor hall last night, the
| following officers were elected for six
months: President, James 7. Fox; vice
president John NJ. Gill; past president.
| Thomas Bulger; recording secretary, Ed
ward Heebner; financial secretary. James
/ w AitCdEtN lIt'tSuitI' w IlIltul heiINue (,
inside sentinel, John Julien; outside senti-
mel. Patrick Mckeon; statistician, Edward
Maloney.
At n meeting of the Second church
members last night }. S. Galley was ap-
pointed delegate to the United charities;
A. \. Benedict, deacon. IL. w. Keller
and W. H. Camp were appointed delegates
to the spring meeting of the Naugatuck
| Valley conference which will be held in
Tuesday. May 10. L. j. Atwood was APP
pointed to represent the church at the in
stallatlcn of Rev Frank Russell D. D.. at
| the Second Congregational church, Bridge
port, on Tuesday. May 10.
Freight train No 900, in charge of Engi-
| neer Littlehale and Conductor Hqllock, on
the New England road. met with an ncci-
dent at Sou hford last night about 6
o'clock. The train was due here at 1870
and while passing the Southtord depot the
| train parted, throwing two cars off the
track, one loaded with copper and the
other with flour. The train had an en-
| CINE in front and one behind The re-
! mainder of the train came on all right and
| the wrecker was sent down from Hartford
and this morning the track was cleared
There was no serious damage and no delay
| to other trains.
Charles L. Newton, for twenty years
connected with the New York & New Eng
land road, and for the past fifteen years a
locomotive engineer on that road, died
suddenly of heart failure in the New York
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