Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-04

Ing at the church of the Sacred Heart, the | pastor, Rev Hugh Treanor officiating. The best couple were Lizzie and William Brophy.
 The funeral of Matilda Simpson took place from her late residence ou Matta- tuck street at o'clock yesterday afternoon with services at the house by the Rev Dr Rowland and luterment in Riverside ceme- tery.
 J. IL Christie. for the past two years .ni half manager of the Waterbury store of B. Shoninger & Co. has severed lis connection with the firm. Mir Christie Elll engage in the piano business in Wa | cerbury for himself.
 Andrew Gunari filed his list of assets md liabilities today in the probate office l dIs assets, which consist of stock, fixtures tud machinery amount to $2,0O0. He Jas a long list of creditors to whom he is indebted $G,S90 46
 | General Traffic Manager George F. Ran | iolph, J. T. OdeIl. general manager for lhr receivers, Chief Engineer Bldwell, Ientral Superintendent Dewey and Superintendent Fennell of the New Eng tand road went to FlShkill yesterday in a l ,pecial car attached to the o'clock train. l The cast of the drama, "A Celebrated | Case" held a rehearsal last night In the | st Joseph T. 4. rooms. It was very evi- dent from the conception of the various parts that the St Joseph society will sur pass any previous amateur effort in the | city. The next rehearsal will be held ! Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
 Pheiau, he tea merchant has finally made a settlement with the insurance com panles and tomorrow he will commence l to do business at his new store the place | formerly occupied by E J. Finn, the shoe l dealer, where he will be pleased to see all | hIs old customers and also some new ones His stock of teas and coffees is all new Agents have alrt ady invaded Waterbury ! looking up orders for valentines. The | u.rles represent every variety that the l ull.d of man could conceive and no one need be afraid that little inspection will Dot reveal some specimens which will meet the approval of his best friend, or ;is,rce the heart of Lls worst enemy. just | aS the occasion may require.
 The union fair of the local courts of | Furesters of America, to be held in City hall from February 9 to l6. inclusive, promises 10 be the greatest event of the 1 klnd ever held iD the state. The commit tee has received instructions to arrange for big time. regardless of expense. I mert and many novel features will He in- l troduced.
 Judge Root and Attorney O'Neill are in Corrugton to-day attending a hearing be- fore Judge welch. The hearing IS to de- termine who are the heirs of the William Ora; estate. Judge Root is the adminis- trator on the estate of Julia Fitzgerald. | who WAS conceded to be an heir. AttUr- ny O"Ntin represents Thomas Smith of EF gland, who claims to be an heir.
 Harry Flaherty attempted to enter the cellar of the burned Lawlor block teddy to remove some of P. H. Ssery'G stoAk, when he discovered that the ruins wers again on lire, a lively blaze having started Tn the rubbish. He notified Janitor LoUghlin of City hall. who had laid a
 hue of hose from No Is house. The de- bris was agsin thoroughly soaked with water.
 John Clark. aged 3S years. brother of James Clark of 79O Baldwin street. died at his home ln Southford Wednesday. The remains were brought to this city this at teTnoon and inteired in St Joseph's ceme- tery, Tho palIbearers were: Henry Sayles, Charles McFAdden. Stephen Wicks and Charles Eyman
 Miss Elizabeth Cullen, a former resi- dent of this city, who left here last sum- mer for visit to the old country for the benefit of health, died recently at Brad ford. England. The deceased was a sister of Mrs Lawrence Kilbride of 1k Simon street and or Mrs William Vance of S86 Baldwin street and for a number of years vas popular employs of the Waterbury Buckle Co.
 The practice of stealing newspapers from doorsteps is one of the most trouble some that publishers and subscribers have to contend vita. Many complaints of this nature have reached the DEMOCRAT office lntely. It is difficult to detect the paper thieves. but one young rascal vhs has been seen taking the DEMOCRATS de. l vered to subscribers on Union street
 will come to grief if he does not mend his
 ways at oncs.
 Town Clerk McMahon filed his last
 monthly mortuary report to-day. There . were ffty-eight deaths, classified as fol. lows: Diphtheria and croup, '; typhoid
 fever, ?; dlarfhOSal diseases under five, 3 over five, l; consumption or phthlsis. 5
 pn.umonia or lung fever, 10; bronchitis
 ,; all diseases of nervous system, g; heart
 disease, ?; accident and violence. ?; all all other causes except still births, 15 ' deaths under five. Is; still births. 3.
 Speaking of John McNIahon, the de
 ceased ball player. the Bridgeport Stand.
 ard says: 'Jack" McMahon, the bal player who was yesterday laid to rest 1T
 st Michaers cemetery, although twenty
 five years of age never knew the taste of
 hquor. He was always a staunch advo
 cate of temperance and deeply interested
 ID young men. few days before hi
 death, his attendant urged him to swallow
 some brandy. The patient was greatl!
 exhausted. and was steadily QrowinI weaker. But he refused to accept thu
 liquor, and with as much strength as h. could muster, said be would not touch it | ' he knew by So doing his life W ,uld b.
 spared. Those who knew the young maI = in life say this incident truthfully illus
 trates hIs character. For ten years tn, young ball player vas a member of the $ n Joseph's T. L 4 B. society.
 The third annual masquerade ball givsl ]. by the Eldorado Pleasure club. at the Cit! , hall last evening Was. owing to many in surmountable obstacles, not the success which has characterized the masquerade
 given by this popular club heretofore
 Taking into consideration the manner il
 which such amusementS as masQue ball
 have recently been denounced it is not tI
 be wondered at that the members of tn
 EldoTado club did not realize the Euccss q which they anticipated The members o the club are moral and respectable younI
 men who reside in the eastern district o
 .he city. Even with the small attendanc |, last evening the club made enough to pa.
 all expenses and a few dollars ever fo