Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-21
CITY AND SUBURBS.

lnR tI Dduk SUTSeI.
 The Lyra Singing society gave a very pleasant private party at their hall in Phoenix alley last night.
 The Amphion club soon after their vaca- tion ends on September 1 will commence work on a new opera to be given in the winter.
 The remains of Mrs Hannrh Elliott, colored, who died at 92 North Main street, yesterday, were taken to Litchtield this morning for interment.
 Now that the mayors office has been all fixed over, new rules will be enforced, particularly one relating to the use of tobacco in the room.
 There will be a meeting of the board of education this evening to assign new teachers to the several rooms which are left without teachers by resignations.
 A young son of J. w. Green of Kings bury street, in company with several other boys, while playing at Bucks hill yesterday fell and broke his left arm. Danbury to. day and will appear at the City hail this evening The company is pronounced the best of it's kind on the road.
 Officer Thomas to-day arrested young man named Frank Hall for committing an assault upon John Brownlee of 12 School street on South Main street yesterday afternoon.
 John Charters, formerly window trim mer for E. T. Turner, but now holding a like position at Rosenbsums palatial store at Pittsburg, on visit to his parents in this city.
 The corner stone of St. Ann's French Catholic church will be laid with impos- ing ceremonies, by the Rt Rev Bishop McMahon, on Sunday, September ,, at 330 p. m.
 It is stated that there are several cases of diphtheria in the northern part of the city which have not been reported to the health officer. Prosecutions will follow if they are not reported at once.
 Bart Coffee, a youth who formerly lived here and was sent to jail from this city several times, was arrested at Middletown yesterday for attempting to burn house at Rocky Hill some days ago.
 Charles Allerton has procured counsel to assist the prosecuting attorney i'll the case against John Pagan, Thomas Mcdonald and Thomas Dumphy, who assaulted him almost fatally three weeks ago.
 4 telephone message reached the police
  iail saving that William Fairbrother of this city, had died at 2:30 of delirium tremens Fairbrother was sent to jail last Saturday afternoon for assault on his wife.
 The democrotic banner raising, which was to take place on East Main street this evening, has been postponed on account of the rain and word telegraphed Sidney A. Clark of Hartford and the Hon James E. Walsh of Danbury, the gentlemen who were to speak, not to come.
 Bridgeport and Ansonia have promised to send 160 representatives to the Water bury Butchers barbecue. Danbury is form ing an association to represent that town and delegates with probably be present from Meriden, New Haven, Hartford and perhaps New London.
 The New York and New England rail road company will sell excursion tickets to the second annual fair and cattle show of the Harlem Valley Agricultural associa- tion at Pawling, N. Y., August 20 and 30 A special train will leave each day at a. m. The fare for the round trip is S1. S5.
 The Connecticut Fife and Drummers association will meet in Middletown on September ,. At Union park there will be thirty-five prize contests, of which one will be given for drumming in ancient style, another for modern drumming, one for the best fancy drumming and one for the best drilled corps. Thirty-one corps will compete.
 There was an enthusiastic meeting of democrats at the rooms of the Waterbury Democratic club last evening. The meet ing was presided over by Nelson Morris and speeches were made by Michael Wal lace, Mayor Bougton and others. Com mittees were appointed from each ward and tickets for to-mOrrow's primary elections made ont.
 The blocks for the Carrie Welton foun- tain have been here for almost a week now but no progress seems to have been made with the work. Yesterday Mayor Boughton wrote rather sharp letter to the New Eng land Monument company, eXpreSsisg his displeasure at the delay and this morning received assurance that the work would go on at once.
 Watertown democrats swung a hand - some Cleveland and Thurman banner to the breeze last evening, and listened to addresses by prominent speakers. Among those who addressed the meeting were: J. B. Sargent and Joel A. Sperry of New Haven Hon Morris Holohan of New York Hon NJ. Skelly of Woodbury and John l.. Sake and Greene Kendrick of this city.
 Two of the Sisters of Mercy from Mad ison, N. J., who are to have charge of St Mary's parochial school, arrived vest terday and are temporarily stopping at the con vent, as their new residence, No Union street, is not quite ready for occupancy. Four more of the sisters will arrive in a few days and the school will be opened on Tuesday, September ?. The school is pleasantly situated on Cole street.
 The members of Columbia council, K. of O., are making arrangements to entertain their brethren of Sheridan council, of Waterbury who will come here on a visit Thursday. In the morning the two coun- cils will go to Pawson Park, where game of ball between two council hines will be played and other sport engaged in. Dinner will be taken at the Branford Point House. In the evening the visitors will be enter tained in the K. of c. hall in this city, New Haven UniOH
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 Emil Witte, highly respected German