Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-28
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 The first quarterly water rents for the y ear fall due next Tuesday.
 ILL Moorhouse of Meriden will build the depot for the new railroad in that city. The New York Sunday newspapers have advanced prices 1 cent each, making the price 6 cents a copy.
 The testing of the block signals on the New York division delayed the 11:17 train twenty minutes to-day.
 Merritt Platt, who was thrown from @ sleigh and seriously injured about six months ago, is able to be about the house. A painter named Clossen, fell from 8 building in the Brooklyn district yesterday afternoon but fortunately did not receive any severe injury.
 White of the Agitator has been trying to sell his interest in the paper to a Water bury party, but the terms were not satis- factory.-Naugatuck Review
 Rev J. F. Murphy formerly of this city, will lecture at St. Augustine's church Bridgeport Sunday evening on "Charity as Exemplified in the Life of St. Vincent de Paul.
 George Lambert Las just put two new chairs in his barber shop and otherwise improved it's appearance, making 1t still more comfortable for his large list of cus- toners.
 In the superior court at New Haven yes terday, Judge Fenn granted divorce to Mary H. French of New Haven from E. H. French on the ground of intolerable cruelty. They were married April 16, 1867.
 John Marsden, aged 75 years, died of Bcight's disease at the residence of his son. l.,,, T,l,,o No oar avenue, this morning MT. Marsden formerly lived in Northampton, Mass, and his remains will be taken there Monday morning for interment.
 All the boards of the city government, except the court of common council, will meet next week. The fire commissioners Monday evening, the police board Tuesday evening, the road and sewer commissioners Wednesday evening and the board of finance Thursday evening.
 Members of the Knights of Columbus will be assessed on six deaths this month, an unus sually large humber. The deaths talk ing place now are mostly charter members, seventeen of whom died last year, making the total cost to a member about twenty five years old between $9 and $9
 At bar meeting this morning argu- ments were made for the civil term of the superior court, which comes in next Tues day, but when Judge Ft m arrived to-day to transact some business he said that the civil term would have to give way to the criminal court. Later it was decided to postpone the civil court until next Friday.
 General Kellogg, counsel for Holmes Booth & Haydens, made motion before Judge Fenn in the superior court at the district cnurt room to-day to have his clients made party to the appeal from the decision of the railrc commissioners concerning the South Riverside street crossing The court refused to hear the argument because of the absence of City Attorney Terry.
 According to the seventh annual report of the Connecticut Humane society, which has just appeared, it seems that General Agent Thrall travelled in 1887 over 800 miles. He conducted AT trials of offenders, convicting 42; made written contracts with other offenders who thus bound them selves to better conduct; filed petitions for the committal of 52 children to temporary homes; had 98S cases of cruelty brought to his knowledge; received 6S0 letters and answered 580; caused to be killed 165 suffering animals and relieved over 2,000 from further ill treatment.
 The proposed drumming contest between F. D. Miller of this city and A. M. Whaples of New Haven, which was to have taken place at the sociable of Mattatuck drum corps at the armory last evening, did not come off. WhaIlas sens a telegram stating that he could not come Miller gave an exhibition of drumming The sociable was attended by pleasant party and was success. MT. and Mrs. F. D. Miller led the grand march. The committees were as follows :: Arrangements-F. D. Miller, c. s. Miller, Chas. E. Ferdon; reception, E. w. Smith, John Morrow,H. s. Cross, Edward Leach, E. R. Hee; floor, Geo.A. Edwards director assisted by H. G. Cross, c. E.. Ferdon, John Morrow, c. Spruce, Edward Leach, E. w. Smith.
 Michael Maher for many years watchman at the Waterbury Malleable Iron com pany's works, died of heart disease at his residence on Jeffrey alley yesterday after noon. MT. Maher attended to his duties Thursday night and although he com plained of not feeling we'll his friends thought that nothing serious would occur Yesterday morning he up as usual but complained of pains around the heart He grew worse and a physician was called in the afternoon but he died about 2:30 Mr. Maher was 61 years old and was a familiar figure on the streets of the city He was rospecte1 for his honesty and integrity by all who knew him. His wife died last August and he leaves no children He was a brother of James Meagher, in spector of the United Gas Improvement company. He was an old member of the Waterbury T. A. B. society and prom inent member of the First division A. o. H. His..funeral will take place from his late residence to the church of the Inn maculate Conception at 2:3O tomorrow afternoon.