Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-25
CITY NEWS.

the nXtureS Tor the town store In harrlSOD
alley. and will be prepared to open the
place on July l.
Commencement exercises and silver
Jubilee celebration at the Convent of Notre
Dame tonight. Bestowal of graduation
honors tomorrow night.
At m citing of the Acme club yester-
day it was voted to give up the present
quarters in Lilley block and seek other
rooms. The lease expires June 80.
John Semrow left yesterday for New
York where he will meet his sister. They
will embark on Tuesday for Germany and
will remain away one year.
Having made successful test of the
pipe on the new waterworks, John W. Gaff-
ney Il Co are now prepared to employ a
large force of men filling in the ditch.
Lang 4 Phelan have sold for John
Moriarty abuilding lot on Brown street to
William Vance. the tailor. Mr. Vance will
soon commence the erection of a brick
block on the site.
Work on the laying Of the underground
wires for the Telephone Co has been tenn
porarily suspended owing to delay in the
arrival of pipes. The work is being done
to the entire satisfaction of the city.
The semi-anuual entertainment of the
church of the Sacred Heart will be given
at the jacques opera house Wednesday
evening Sept II. 1t will be novel and
unique in character. and rehearsals will
soon commence for the event.
In the district court this morning in the
case of tie Town of Waterbury VS. Mary
Sweeney ct al judgment of foreclosure was
granted; debt 50 80; law days. for Sweeney
the first Tuesday in September and for
Cassidy the first Wednesday.
The ceremony of blessing Calvary ceme-
terry will take place tomorrow afternoon.
Besides the bishop and all the priests of
the city there will be present several
clergymen from out of town parishes.
Rev J. H. ODonnell will preach the SER
mon. The party will leave the residence
of the Rev J. A. Mulcahy at $50 o'clock.
The following are the newly elected Off
GERS of Court Meany's circle, No 73, C. of
F.: c. c.. Mary Halpin; S. C. O., B.
Doolan; F. S., Kate Brosnan; R. S.,
Mamie Meah; T Fannie Bowes; r. G.,
Lizzie Cream; L. G.. Mary Farrell; 1. G.,
Lizzie Foley; o. G., C. Molloy; trustee,
c. II. Kane; druggist. J. F. Fallon.
The appointment of John T. Boylan as
assistant postmaster has been approved by
the postmaster general and Postmaster
Fitzpatrick received official notification to
that effect this morning. Mr. Boylan
when seen to-day relative to the time he
would assume his duties. said that the
Waterbury Watch Co desired him to re-
main IN their employ until a man could
be broken in to take charge of his work
1t will probably take until July 1.
Two weeks ago a family of five persons,
consisting of a mother and four children,
ar rived here from Doyar plain.
search of runaway husband. The family
name Is FitzGibbons and the husband was
formerly "A cigar maker in Waterbury.
They went to friends on Baldwin street
and failing to find the husband they were
taken to the alnshouse- This morning
the srlectmen shipped them back to Dover
Plains.
Edward $ Sheehan. who for some time
has acted as assistant superintendent of
the Metropolitan Insurance Co in this city,
left this morning for Danbury, where he
will asusme the duties of assistant super
intendent of the Danbury district, to
whiSh he has been promoted by the home
office in New York. Mr. Sheehan has been
one of Waterbury's well known and popular
' oung msn. He has also been well liked by
by brother agents. Saturday afternoon he was
invited to the meeting of the agents in the
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general talk on insurance. No insurance
was on the programme, however. Super
intendent L. F. Hancock, in behalf of the
and agents, presented to Mr.
Sheehan in a neat speech gold headed
cine and handsome scarf pin. Mr. Sheehan
the gifts with few felicItous
He goes to Danbury with the
well wishes of all.
Constable Rigney deserves as much as
any one the dit of the capture of the
three burglars who took in Thomaston a
few days sgo. Judge Bradstreet told the
of the burglary. Having occa-
sion to so to Middl. town Saturday the
stopped off in New Britain
There he got a tip that the burglars were
in Willimantic. He went to that city and
found that the police had arrested three
men for trespasslng on railroad property
When searched, meerschaum pipes,
razOrs, etc. were found in possession of
two of them. The constable recognized
the property from the description given of
the goods stolen in Thomaston. He i'm
telephoned to Thomaston to
Deputy Sheriff Reed. The latter went to
Willimantic and at midnight last night he
arrived In Thomaston with two men who
gave the names of James Clark of Bridge
port, and Frank Smith of Norwich. They
will have a hearing to- day.
At the regular meeting of st Joseph's
Total Abstinence society yesterday after
noon the following officers were elected:
President. James Fl. Frenzy; vice-presi-
dent. Paul G. Schultz; recording secretary,
Patrick F. Shields; financial secreta. y,
Thomas Luddy; treasurer. D. ]. Casey;
sergeant at arms, William LeolIard;
trustees for six months, James Fox, III. F.
N. Watts; for one year, j, s.
Hayes, James Corcoran; standing COM
mittee for six months, B. ]. Smith, P. B.
Dillon, James Lannon, Matthew Smith;
for one year. William Murphy, Simon
Mccarthy. Patrick Barry; visiting COM
mittee. six months. W. j. Blacker, J. H.
Madden. ]. E. Russell, J. Hanley, ].
]. O'Connell; for enc year, ].
Egan, w. T. Walsh. I. McInerney, J.
Barry; entertainment committee, six
months, ]. J. Mcdonald, D. j. Casey.
Walter Costello. James Fox; one year, NJ.
F. McInerney, p. Shields, F. Becton.
The report of the treasurer showed good
standing of the society. With
,nly eight months existence it is an
almost fully developed infant. and within
year will be up with the leaders. New
ooms will be secured as soon as possible.
President Nichols occupied his accus-
omed place at the meeting of the tom
,erance league yesterday afternoon. Talk
ng about helping along the good work by
to the collection, Mr. Nichols
aid. if the people would withhold their
Ast years contribution of 81 500, 600 to the
aloons We would not hear so much talk
bout hard times. Mr. Nichols had moth
ng TO say against the saloon keeper If
ONE good christian sdid not will it he
ould not engage in the business. Con-
inuing he said: "You can pray until your
hoes wear our at the toes and your pants
ag at the knees, lrut God won't come
own hero and close up the Saloons" It
Eas voted to continue the meetings in the |
pera house. If We should leave here, the |
said. ave had better buy a |
ombstone and have it inscribed, born |
II. 1893. died the date that We