Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-20
CITY AND SUBURBS,

Number 39 won the gold watch and chain rallied off at the American hotel last evening.
 Gen w. H. Pierpont, of New Haven, addressed the Young Mems Republican club last evening.
 Selectmen Doherty and Boughton are attending the state selectmen's meeting at New Haven to-day.
 The cost of tunnelling the New England track at Fifth street is S7, 400, one half of which is to be paid by the city.
 A hearing on the assessment for sewers on North Main street was partly held last night, but laid over for two weeks.
 Rev Father White, who has been visit ing his parents in this city, left this after noon for his parish at Amsterdam, N. Y. The Amphion club last evening appoint ed a committee to arrange for a series of operas to be given throughout the Nauga tuck valley. There is work for the plumbers in the police court vault. Every morning when the door is opened the rooms are flooded with Illuminating gas, which, to say the least, is very distasteful.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy went to Bridge port this morning to act as celebrant of the anniversary requiem mass for the repose of the soul of the late Father Kelly of St Augustine's parish.
 It is estimated that the cost of grading Meadow lane will be $500. At the road boards meeting last night a proposition that the city pay half was laid over to the next meeting.
 Photographs of the flowers used at the funeral of John Delaney have been pre- scented to the family of the deceased by
  workmen of the deceased.
 William Wrinn has been awarded $10O damages by Judge Cowel in the suit he recently brought against the city to re- cover that amount for injuries received by a fall on Scovill street last January.
 Mrs Mary J. Bowe, wife of James Bowe of 40 Brown street, died last evening. Her funeral will take place from her late res idence to the the church of the. Immaculate Conception at S:30 tomorrow evening.
 Peter Lund of 31 Clark street, who has been suffering during the last two and half years from a tumor of the abdomen, had the same successfully removed to-day by Dr Hayes who was assisted by Dr Holmes.
 Among the comedians who will appear at the Shelvey Bros coming entertainment are: John Phillips, formerly of Hi Henry's
 
 Jim Benson. The entertainment will be followed by dance
 Patrick w. Hayes and Miss Catherine O'Neil were married by the Rev Father O'Donnell at the church of the Immaculate Conception at 7:30 this morning. John Moriarty and Miss Ellen Brown were mar ried with nuptial mass at 9 o'clock by the Rev Father Walsh.
 Naugatuck democrats are preparing for a grand Cleveland and Thurman demon stration to, morrow evening. A hand some banner will be raised, and besides several local speakers, Hon James Breck of Philadelphia and Hon H. G. Jamison of Maryland will speak. The Naugatuck Democratic Glee club will also assist
 At the next meeting of the American band the resignation of George Rudolph, the leader of the band will be presented The reasons given are that the resignation will be best for him, that he cannot devote all his time to the band. MT Rudolph has been leader of the band almost since its organization and he is also leader of the French band. He expresses a wish to re- main an honorary member of the band. William J. Mulvey and Miss Catherine Donovan were married with a nuptial mass by the Rev Father Martin at St Pat rick's church at 9 o'clock this morning. James Donovan brother of the bride acted as best man and Miss Annie Whalen as bridesmaid. reception followed at the home of the brides parents, 15 Washing | ton street. MT and Mrs Mulvey will go housekeeping at No 13 Washington street The First Connecticut heavy artillery, | which held reunion here yesterday, are justly proud of their record. Just before their discharge drill of almost 100, ,000 men was held near Washington. The Fourth New York won the first prize and the First Connecticut heavy artillery the second. The regiment numbered almost 2,000 men through the war and at one time spread over fifteen and one-half miles of line. Secretary Hine of the state board of education has been making collection of the various town reports of the state since 1883, and has had them neatly bound and placed in order upon the shelves of the office at the capitol. By law each town is required to send two copies, but never be fore have they been permanently preserved in this way. As each report is in reality town history for the year, these records will prove of large value to future historians
 An alarm of fire from the corner of Pros pect and Grove streets gave the depart ment long run last evening to the top of COOh6 SITSeJ, where llTS uhu DTOk ell out III a closet in the residence of John Dawson Mrs Dawson had heavy fire burning all day and the woodwork of the closet caught from the heat A steamer from No 2's hose quickly extingushed the flames before much damage was done. In this portion of the city stream but 10 feet long can be thrown from the hydrants.
 The elderly namesake of the republican presidential nomineel drove in from Prospect yesterday afternoon and develop ed jag that even his horse could not carry judging from the way the animal went zig gag up East Main street. At the corner of South Elm Harrison met a crowd of children coming from school and he stopped his rig. In few moments three or four hundred children were crowded about him and when he got a chance he laid into them with his whip. After amusing himself in this manner for a while he drove off.
 Manager Jacques takes special pride in having everything connected with his opera