Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-22
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CITY NEWS.

James Murnan, who received serious injuries yesterday is resting very com fortable to-day.
 Daniel Harty of Torrington, youngest brother of Rev Father Harty, died at his home this forenoon, from consumption He was 27 years of age.
 The first annnal concert and sociable given by the Acme Sociable club is an nounced to be held in City hall, Friday evening February l.
 The funeral of Miss Mary Cluney will be attended from the residence of her parents on Dublin street to the church of the Sacred Heart at l 80 tomorrow after noon.
 Allthe regular passenger trains will run on the Naugatuck division Christ mas day. The freight trains will not run and agents will refuse to receive merchandise of a perishable nature.
 A handsome souvenir programme will be presented to the ladies in the grand march at the annual sociable of the Third division, A. O. H., to be held in the Union armory, January II.
 At St Pauls NJ. E. church, the regular Sunday services will be sung tomorrow On Wednesday evening December 26 a special Christmas festival will be given for the children.
 Miss Eva Carey of Branford will pre- side at the organ in St Patrick's church Christmas. She has recently concluded an engagement as organist in the Catho- lie church at Collinsville.
 There will be no vespers nor meeting of the Third Order of St Dominic at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow after noon. The choir and orchestra will hold a rehearsal of their Christmas pro- gramme.
 The local branch of the Irish National league will hold meeting in k. of C.. hall tomorrow evening. 4 large atten- dance is desired as business of special importance Is to be brought before the meeting.
 The brakemen employed on the : o'clock p, m. freight train out of this city surprised Conductor Starr just be- fore starting time by presenting him with handsome merschaum pipe, last night.
 A large audience witnessed the pre- sentation of the war drama, Enlisted for the War" by Chatfield camp S. of ", at.Johnson's hall last evening. All the characters were ably taken. The play will be repeated this evening.
 We are now having the shortest days of the year, the time from sunrise to sunset being but nine hours and four minutes. After this week the days will begin to lengthen again, and presumably the cold will begin to strengthen, ii there's any virtue left in the Old Farm ers'almanac.
 The many friends o4 Miss Lillian E. Grant, the popular teacher at the Hill side avenue school. assembled at the school n9rIOrS VpStnr1aU ofjorCnn,, f witness the marriage of Miss Grant tC MT G. B. Abbott. The ceremony was performed by the Rev Dr Anderson. MT and Mrs Abbott will reside on Fairview street, Valley park.
 The wintry wave which presented itself about o'clock last ninght cleared away the snow clouds that were gather ing and ushered in the cOldest day of the season. This morning the mercury re- gistered zero and playfully danced about that point until 10 o'clock when it was found to be slowly rising. At noon it was fifteen degrees above and still too could fort comfor.
 At a meeting of the Second regiment excursion committee in New Haven last evening, attended by Captain 4. J. Wolff of company G, these four excur- sions were considered and are to be voted on by the companies as soon as rates are obtained: Portland, Me, via Providence and Boston, three days: Buff falo and Niagara Falls via Troy and Albany; Washington, with stops at Bal tlmore and Philadelphia; Chicago.
 To-day the ruling price for Connecticut turkeys will be about 23 cents a pound. Western birds will bring about 20 cents. Ducks are quoted at 20 cents. Good nativ chickens will range from 20 to 23 cents, and geese will sell for IS and 20 cents. Wild ducks are quoted at 50 cents pair. Cartridges are S1.50 a pair and rabbits 90 cents pair, Quail are very scarce and can't be purchased for love or money.
 Court Stephen J. Meany, A. O. F., elected the following officers at their meeting last evening: c. R., Edward Rock; $. c. R., Thomas H. Pryor: R. S., John H. Bowe; S. w., Simon Bowe: F. S., w. B. Holloran; J. w.. James Tobin; $. B., Robert Taylor; J. B., John Kelly. Patrick Campbell was elected trustee for term of three years.
 The board of road commissioners met in the mayors office last night and looked over large map that Engineer Weld had made of that section of the Brook lyn district interested in the proposed road changes. General Kellogg appeared as counsel for Holmes Booth & Haydens and expressed himself as opposed to making the new layout of South River side street forty feet wide. It was voted to give the property owners interested hearing at the regular meeting in January.