Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-28
CITY NEWS.
Bargain day at Curran's tomorrow.

Bargain day at Curran's tomorrow.
The Hustler" at the opera house to-
night.
| The road and sewer boards will meet to-
night.
Pauline" at the City hall tonight, by
the St Cecilia society, followed by dancing.
George G. Blakeslee of this city is regis
tered at Wizards hotel, Washington.
C. H. Lee WIS to-day appointed post
master at Waterville, vice G. II. Ford, re-
moved.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair
to-day; cloudy with snow hurries Thurs
day; warmer, southwest winds.
Morris. the clothier, has leased the store
in Welton's block on Bank street. 1t is
now being remodeled for him.
The twenty-fifth annual concert and
reception of the Young Mems Catholic
Literary ASSOCIATION will be held Friday
evening IN the Jacques auditorium.
Grand entertainment and sociable by A.
fuckers dancing school Wednesday even
ing in Concordia hall. The entertainment
will be given by the members of the Brass
City Athletic club.
Thethree months old child of Patrick
O'Reilly of Luke street died last night of
whooping cough. The funeral took place
at &C ock this afternoon. Interment in
ST Joseph cemetery.
Stephen O'Brien, prominent member
of the Brooklyn Athletic club, and Miss
Della Grouden, were married this after
noon at the Sacred Heart church. Miss
Nellie Roper was bridesmaid and James
Powers acted as best man.
At meeting of the democratic members
of the court of common council, held last
evening, it WAS voted that Road Commits
sioner f. Il. Kelley be requested to retain
his position on said board until such time
as a nominee selected by the democratic
members of the council is accepted by the
republican members.
Attorney Henry c. Baldwin of Manga
tuck, who is resting himself at his orange
grove, Melrose. Florida. has sent by ex-
press box of oranges to John Moriarty
of the Waterbury Furniture Co. Mr. Mo
riarty feels very happy for being so wei
remembered by his old acquaintance, and
to-day himself and friends are causing the
fruit to disappear ut a rapid rate.
ss1oMaurice Healey, who lives at the corner
OF Baldwin and River streets,is engaged in
the business of buying and selling barrels.
This afternoon he was coming down North
Main st with load that looked more like
jag of hay than anything else. The horse
b !me frightened and ran into the center
scattering barrels in every direction. He
was caught at the Apothecaries Hall Cos
after he had spilled all of his load and
smashed the GRO 5s-bar and one shaft of the
wagon.
The funeral of Loretta c. SIS mott took
place from her late residence on East Main
street to the Sacred Heart church at $50
this morning. A requiem mass was cele-
brated by the Rev Hugh Treanor The
palIbearers were: C. P. Bannon, Henry
Bannon, Christopher Phelan. James Brz-
eLinski and Hugh Skellv. There were
number of floral offerings, among them
being m anchor from her classmates at the
Welton street school and pillow from the
Children of Mary. Interment was in st
Josephs cemetery.
The case OF James T. Luddy and
Joseph Harrington VS. George Speirs and
George Roberts was tried by Jury in the
civil side of the district court this morn
ing Luddy and Harrington were the ones
who were shot at by Roberts upon the adj
vice Of Sriers, Luddy being hit by the shot,
while gathering walnuts on the land #
Roberts on Town Plot last fall, and the
llaintiffs brought suit against Spiers
and Roberts, Luddy for $500 and Harring-
ltI4 4tI FObp lie N'tSc 'tSilIISl SpItIS Was
non-suited. Harrington was awarded SIS
damages and Luddy SS5 against Roberts.
The annual sociaLle of the Rose Hill
Hose Co. No 5, took place in the City hall
last night, the place being crowded with
the members and friends of the company.
Forenoon William Latin and Miss Sarah
Mcneil led the march, in which over 125
couples participated. There were seven
teen numbers on the programme and the
last vas taken part in with the same spirit
as when the exercises opened. Bergen's
orchestra furnished the music and Uffen-
dale prompted. The Rose Hill Hose Co will
net handsome sum from the proceeds of
this entertainment and have also gained
additional confidence among the lovers of
dancing being one of the most compe-
lent organizations in the citv to conduct a
first class sociable and entertainment
For three months from April l, which
will be next Sunday, fishing for brook
trout will be the chief amusement of ex-
pert anglers. From April to July l the
law which provides a penalty of not more
than $jU fine, or not more than thirty
days imprisonment, both. for those
who catch the gamey speckled beauties, is
imperative and all who wish to fish may,
If they can find any streams not posted or
can get the consent of owners of posted
ones. There is nothing in the laws IN
this state that prevents fishing for trout on
Sunday, and the advance guard of anglers
may be expected to get at work next Sun
day. front are reported well up the
streams and fairly numerous. The early
spring will make the fishing much better
this year than is usually the case on the
first of April. Reports of big catches may
be expected early next week.
In the police court to-day John Powers
was charged with hiring team under
false representation. Powers it will
he remembered, is the man who was i'm
plicatPd in the furniture swindle with
Brady, the prize fighter, short time ago.
POWERS at that time turned states evidence
and went scot free. Edward Jones, who
| is employed by W. G. Austin as night
hostler testified that Powers went to the
barn Monday night or early Tuesday
morning and hired n team claiming that he
wanted it for John Colloty. Jones let him
have the team without money. That was
the last seen of Powers until he was ar
rested, W. G.. Austin testified to tracing
Powers to the Golden Gate house at Water
Vile. From there he heard of him trying
| to sell the team in Bristol. Austin and his
partner John H. Lawlor left for Bristol
LawlOr remained at Bristol and Austin
went on further and at the Hartford depot
Collared Powers, whom he brought back to
Waterbury and placed in the hands of an
officer. John Colloty said that he never
authorized Powers to hire a team. Powers
sAid that he was drunk that night and did
not know what he was doing. He did not
try to sell the team but left it in a stable
and was going to telegraph back to Aus
tin when he got to Providence. He was
given 81 and costs and thirty days in jail
Captain Yorke presided at the meeting
OF the United Charities of Waterbury in
tbs board of trade rooms last night E. NJ
Dickinson acted secretary. Captain
Yorke informed the meeting that Tracy
Brothers would TT up rooms suitable for
the society for 800. to be paid ut the rate
OF IS month. A room could also be Sc