Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-12

granted yesterday. The plaintiff lives in New Haven. Desertion was alleged. Wipper is now in Waterbury.
 Postr aster Fitzpatrick announces a re- duction in price of stamped envelopes of twenty cents a thousand. Packages of twenty-five formerly costing fifty-6ve cents now cost ffty-four cents
 4 drop of twenty degrees in the temper ature is predicted by tonight or to-mor- row morning. The cold weather will come prevailed for several days.
 There was a meeting of the eighth grade teachers of the center district at the High school building yesterday afternoon Tn Preference to matters of importance which will take place in the spring.
 Mayor Kilduff was the only member of the health board that responded 10 the call for a meeting at f o'clock yesterday afternoon. Tho meeting was adjourned until o'clock Monday afternoon.
 These letters are awaiting claimants at the postofice: Lizzie Casity. Patrick O'Connell. Miss Maggie Gallagher, 3. Miss Helen F. King. Laurence Moor, Robert Merritt. Percy Price, Miss Hattie E. Reed. Mrs $ W. Raymond
 The little Peltier girl who was so severely burned at her hom in Simonsville Wednes day night. is still in a precarious condition. The child's mother was only absent a few minutes when the accident occurred. She was in the cellar.
 large party attended the fifth annual social of the French Canadian Institute and the Brass City band at Concordia hall last night About seventy-6ve couples took part in the march and the different numbers on the programme were thorough ly enjoyed.
 Napoleon Bernier of 35 North Leonard street, an employe of Matthews & Willard called at the office of Dr Frost yesterday afternoon with the back of his right hand laid open. caused by being caught by a shell which slipped of a chuck. The wound was dressed and the man will have a very sore hand for some time.
 Owing to the demands on the time of A. o. Shepardssn of the Traction Co, who has charge of the electrical and railway departments. the company decided to ap- point two assistants. Hereafter Melvin E Stark will attend the railway department and w T. Oviatt will assist in managing the electrical department Both men have been with the company for some time.
 Professor Rosa of Wesleyan college will deliver the first of his series of six lectures on Electricity" for the University ex- tension, in Leave worth hall on the even- ing of January 21. Professor Rosa is a very brilliant lecturer and it is expected that he will draw large audiences in this city. His lectures will be finely illus trated. There will be about twenty-two fr aSn in ha course and a few supplementary ones.
 Thomas F. McMahon. who has just re- tired from the town clerkship, and ac- cepted the position Of clerk in the select mems office, can we'll feel proud of his record. Never in the history of the town clerks office have the records and work of the office been left Tn such perfect condi ton Even neglected work of other town clerks has been strengthened out @fd everything cleared up ani recorded. The work has been systematically done and Town Clerk Belden himself compliments the retiring clerk on the condition of the office.
 Emil Solomon, the swindling Oddfellow. was given a hearing before Justice Melony in Willimantic yesterday afternoon, charged with obtaining money under false
 
 but pleaded that he did it for his starv- ing wife and five children, and asked the court to postpone the hearing until his wife could be heard from, and a man from Hartford, high ln Oddfellow circles, to whom he had written. His request was refused and he was bound over to the next criminal term of the superior court under bonds of $500.
 At bar meeting this morning the fol- lowing cases were assigned for trial: Tues day, January Is, Town vs Smith. Monday, January 21, Achenden vs George F. Hun gerford; City vs Chase; Brooks vs Benham Tuesday, January 24, Csiskas vs Holmes, Booth & Haydens. In the short calendar in the case of Chamberlain vs Terrell g bond of $50 ordered filed in one week Murphy ys McCann. answer in two weeks Baldwin vs Smith judgment of foreclosure rendered on note, amount $1 1886. Argu- ments on the demurrer in the case of John R. BiSsell vs Maurice F. Carmody ct al were heard and decision reserved.
 At the regular monthly meeting of tht | Catholic Woman's association Miss Lizzie Bradley was appointed to take the place of Miss Dumphy. resigned. on the board of directors. The following were an pounced as 8 room committee: Misses Hogan, Morrot and Callsghan, Mrs Ducey and Mrs 0. P. Hayes. Another penman ship class will be formed in February Those who do not enter classes before the first of February will be obliged to wait until June. After the present week Miss | Quigley will take her class in dressmakinE on Monday evening. There will be nc more millinery classes until the first oi April. The bookkeeping class will be held on Wednesday evenings in the parish building. The publishers have very kindly offered the DEMOCRAT for the read ing room. A picture and some magazines were kindly donated by Mrs Maloney Anything in the furnishing line. ant books. papers and magazines, etc, will be most gratefully received by the memberl of the room committee
 The Second Congregational church heIt its annual meeting last night. Clerk H | ". Keeler submitted his report whicl showed that the past year hss been a yer, successful oEe. The church received 11l members during the year. Treasurer B G. Bryan's report showed that the annua bsneVolences footed up S6, 900. The Sunda, school is in charge of the Rev Mir Holliste and has 6 membership of GAO pupils Other reports submitted revealed the fac that the different church workers ha( been busy and had accomplished mucl good during the past year. The following officers were elected: Clerk, H. W Keeler; treasurer, B. G. Bryan; member of the church committee, George H Tracy. J. NJ. Burrall, O. P. Kellogg. Mr W. B. Judd, Mrs J. M. Burrall and Mis- Elizabeth G. Kane; superintendent of Sun day school, the Rev F. NJ. HoliisteE; as sistant suprrintendents, J. K. Riggs an' Mrs c. H. Bronson; superintendent 0 primary department, Mrs G. 0. Hill; secre tAry of Sunday school, Charles A. Bald Wln; assistant secretary, Wilbur F. Bryan treasurer of Sunday school, A. M. Blakes law. .ar,,,ArinfaudaDfa nf 4ha 0ahwfIla vnia