Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-30
CITY NEWS.

important meeting Thursday night at $50.
Connecticut's IL ,615 pensioners received
during the year ending June 80, 1898, an
aggregate of 81 $40, 354.07,
| Another blizzard is on the way east
from Nebraska, in which state the temper
allure dropped yesterday thirty degrees.
The funeral of Thomas Luther, who died
at the almshouse Sunday, took place this
afternoon. Interment was in the town
cemetery.
The delegates to the democratic town
| convention will meet this evening in the
police court room TO nominate a candidate
for the Office of town clerk.
The Meriden journal says that it is
likely party of sporting men from that
city will come over to Waterbury to-mor-
row night to see The Man From Boston"
Four freight crews were taken off the
west division of the New England road
| yesterday. The older men will be Kept in
| service to displace younger men on other
crews.
John L. Sullivan and wife will be the
guests of Roger ConnOr tomorrow and in
the evening after the performance
! will attend the ninth annual
concert and reception of Sheridan council.
X. ofC., in City hall.
About fifty of the clergy of the Hartford
| diocese met in st Francis church, Fair
Haven. yesterday, to take action on the
matter of presenting a testimonial to
| Bishop Tierney at the time of his conse-
Grafton. Several Waterbury clergymen
were present.
why do they call the east skating pond
the John D pond" asks a correspondent
The dam which confines the water in the
/ IA A..
mill that was conducted there long before
| the tan shop was started, by a man named
John D. Johnson. Hence the name.
ACTIONS of the Heart" which was to
form the subject of Rev J. A Mulcahy's
lecture at the convent of Notre Dame last
night, was deferred to some future date,
the lecturer not having the subject
fully prepared. "A Trip Through West
minister Abbey was given instead.
To-day is the sixteenth anniversary of
the Introduction of the telephone system
into Connecticut. With the Southern
New England Telephone Co at present
are twenty-five officials who have been
with it nearly all that time. Among them
is w. n. Sperry, manager of the local
Office.
The following concert programme will be
rendered at the reception of Sheridan
| Council, X, of c., tomorrow night, by
| Bergen's orchestra: Overture Northern
Lights" Schlepegrell; selection, '.Lucretia
| Borgia, - Eheo Moses; Souvenir de Cadiz,"
bolero, Bosisio; Jolly Minstrel" medley,
E. Brooks selection, opera Faust" W.
E. Boyer,
The funeral of Michael W Finn took
place this morning from his late residence
on Camp street to the Immaculate Con-
l., Il,
was celebrated by Rev Father Downey.
The pallbearers were John Finn, NJ. Nc
Innerney. Daniel Finn, John McInnerney,
Thomas Flanagan, Cornelius Denehy The
remains were taken to Winsted on the
11:17 train for burial
Mayor Kllduff presided at the last meet
ing of the old fire board last night The
monthly bills, amounting to 1854 50, were
ordered paid. A bill for So from Dennis
Shannahan was referred to the city attor-
ney. On the night of the Earle house fire,
No rs wagon was being driven through
Meadow street where it collided with Shan
nahan's wagon, which was standing in
front of blacksmith shop, springiug the
axle and otherwise damaging the wagon
The meeting adjourned to Saturday night
Constable O'Brien and Attorney Lawlor
had narrow escape at the Bank street
railroad crossing to-day, and the experience
will not soon be forgotten. They were
driving over from Brooklyn, and the blind
ing snow prevented them from seeing an
approaching train. They had almost
cleared the track when the train struck the
rear OF the wagon upsetting it and throw
ing the occupants out. The constable held
to the lines, and was dragged almost to the
bridge before the horse was stopped
Neither was much hurt.
Louis Field turned in s25. so to the relief
bureau yesterday, contributions of Super
nteneent Walker, Master Mechanic Lii
mont and Foreman Brooks and Knowles of
Holmes, Booth & Hayden. William J.
Turley has turned over to John Moriarty.
chairman of the Soliciting Committee,
1927. 80 and similar amount to the treas
urer of the Boys club, as the receipts from
the sociable and entertainment given by
the Brooklyn Athletic club in aid of the
poor of Waterbury. There were fewer APP
pIicants for relief at the bureau yesterday
and to-day thsn any days since the bust
ness was established. The demand is on
the decline and the supply seems to be in
creasing.
Prof A. f. Barrette gave a very enjoy
able soiree to his pupils and few invited
friends at the French academy on Bank
street, last evening. Some excellent in
strumental music was furnished by the
Occidental banjo guitar and mandolin
club. ana its quartette of male voices rem
dered many difficult selections in manner
that merited the unstinted applause of the
guests. A quartette consisting of the De-
lay sisters and their brothers, accompanied
by A Bessette, with violin obligato, gave
II very fine rendition of the beautiful
French song. La Nnit." dainty spread
"a la Paris followed hn
the dancing commenced.
The committee of the new dramatic club
organized from members of st Josephs
Total Abstinence society met last night and
voted to commence the rehearsal of Ten
Nights in a Barroom." The play Will be
put on the stage on st Patricks night.
Among the members of the club are the
following, some of whom have won dra-
matte laurels a good many years ago and
who have not lost any of their histrionic
talent by the lapse of time: Dennis j.
Casey, James H. Frenzy, Paul Shultz,
James Fox, NJ. F. McKennerney, John
Somerville, ]. Barry, W. T. Walsh and
Patrick Shields. The names of the ladies
who will take part in the drama have not
yet been made known. but it is understood
they will include the best local talent that
can be secured.
Speaking of the number of deaths among
the old Irish residents of the city during
the past few years descendent of one of
the oldest American families in
town remarked to-day: How many men
over rs years of age who were born in Wa
terbury and their fathers before, them
are alive to-day and living hereP Not
over Dozen" said he. II can count them
on my fingers for you" There's Sey-
mour Adams of Town Plot, George Farrell |
of Simonsville, Samuel Potter Hopeville.
Miller Potter, Elisha Lavenworth Hubart |
V. Wilton, Wolcott Road. Joseph WeIton,
Waterville, Lucien Beach, Union street |
Nelson Cowell. Franklyn street, James |
Tyler, Union street and James Porter, Mill |
Plain. can these men" said he, ARE be- |