Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-01

ntr parents ESSldChSC, Il
street, early this morning, The funeral
" ill take place from the house Thursday
afternoon at . o'clock.
Miss Leita NJ. Benham of IS Hillside
av,nu- entertained a large number OF
friends at her residence last evening The
New Year was welcomed in with vocal
and instrumental music.
No police court this morning and no
police court yesterday morning wound up
the year of 1894 and begins the year of
1895 we'll. Not even a spectator was
present this morning.
The services in all the Catholic
churches were we'll attended to-day and
the pastors wished their congregation the
greeting of the season and laid down a
few rules which it would be we'll for all to |
keep constantly before their eyes during |
the year on which they have just entered |
The Waterbury Burns club held New |
Years dance last evening in Pythian ball.
The evening was spent in singing and re-
citing interspersed with vocal selections. |
The bagpipes were in evidence much TO
the delight of the audience The club will
give its tenth annual ball on January %,
in City hall.
When Baker Thomas Kelly called at his
South Main street store last night he !
found on his desk a box marked: Pre-
:. ntrd to Thomas Kelly as New Years
gift, by his lady clerks" On opening the
box It was found to contain watch chain
and charm of solid gold. and Kelly is one
of the happiest men in town to-day.
The following concert programme will
be rendered at the reception of the Brook
lyn Athletic club in the auditorium this
evening by Bergens orchestra: Overture,
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opera "Eanchon," JSenman; potpourrl;
Dawn to Twilight, " Connect: cornet solo,
| Lizzie POLKA" Hartman. by Leader w.
J. Bergen; overture. Silver Bell. Booett-
ger.
The annual reception of Co G took
place in Union aImury last evening aud
WAS largely attended. The concert pro-
cranme was rendered in n most accept
able manner and the different numbers
were danced TO finish by happy gather
ing Of friends and admirers OF the COM
pany. Over $50 couples took part in the
! graId march, which was led by Captain
n j Wolf and Mrs Thomas J Moran.
The lublic schools of the center dis
trict viii open tomorrow morning. Owing
to Il delay occAsloued by the bad weather
| last week, the contractors have not pro-
ceeded far enough with the work at the
| Washington school to allow the school to
open tomorrow. II will be a week or
re before the work will be in such con-
dItion that 1t will be safe to open the
building
The Charles Thatcher Co finished the
pipe Laying on their contract yesterday and
the public will now rest easier being as e
sured that the city will not know the need
OF an lnexhaustIble supply of good water
ton has not all been inspected yet but
that will be attended to as soon as posi-
BILE. The first pipe on the new water sup
ply WAS laid by John W. GAffney & Co. on
April ~. 1894, in the West End, near Hall
n CpSOns.
great many people sat up last night to
hear the chimes ring in the New Year.
watch meeting led by the Rev Gardner
Eldridge was held in the Sunday school
room of the First Methodist church. The
watch meeting of the Salvation Army be-
lin at IL O'Clock and WAS well attended,
At the Concordia hall a large number
hail, d the new year with music and song.
There were also large number of gather
ings in private families, who collected
together and made merry during the clos.
ing moments OF the Old year.
1t would be of interest to some people
to know how many tickets you sold during
the " ear 1894" SAID DEMoCR4r reporter
to Tlcset Agent Sackett of the Naugatucl
depot this afternoon. Il can tell you to &
ticket " he said, Il sold 19S, 900 tickets il
1894 " How many pieces of baggage
: passed through your office last year? wa!
ask ed of BAggagemaster Cy Thompson o.
the SAM station. oh he answered. ii
you had TO remove all of them this after
ha kns "
. checked 40 200 pieces OF baggage in thi
little office during the year 1894"
A party of about twenty-five friend
= called Mt the residence of Mr. and Mrs
Thibault of Dps South Elm street las
night and waited until the New Year ha,
made its appearance. Before leIving NJ
and Mrs Tmbault were presented with
handsome clock from Waterbury friends
flowers, from Joseph Baril. an
Mr. Thlbault received beautiful gol
headed cane made and presente,
by Sammy Brooks og Meriden
Refreshments were served and
= musical aud literary programme was rem
i dered. An interesting feature of the enter
: talCmeut WAS a game of cards betwee
Waterbury and Meriden guests, in whic
:. Messrs Bernatcnez and Verrier of Water
bury were victorious.
JUN VI IuS
4 nitare CO has on exhibition somsthin
which will be of interest to all who hay
valuable articles and wish them store
away secure from the rAvages of FIR,
V which is likely to visit ones office when
is least expected. Mr. Moriarty has 81
" cured handsome drawers about six inche
wide and 20 inches in length in which ca
can be placed a large number c
" valuable articles. These will be store
away in the company's vault which is on
of the best in the state. The vault
about ten by six feet in size, with soil
stoi floor and ceilings, sixteen Inc
brick walls. double door comblnatio
lock. absolutely FIRE aud burglar proc
In addition TO this burly Waterman kes
vigil through the night. These lit
safes will be rented for IS q year, Il
:. owner holding one key and the propriet'
of the vault the other. so that the holds
OF both keys must Re present. in order
W open the money drawer.
Mess n pretty woman has sense b
v halt is constantly surrounded by FISH tn
never bite
n Every one likes an old person who
cheerful. II is the only trump card o
. people have observation-disclosures
IN When tho women stop insisting that
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