Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-19
EVENTS THIS EVENING.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

VA AANA NODOANONb
 The Board of Road Commissioners did not transact any business last evening.
 Daniel Murray fell on the sidewalk near his residence on West Main street this afternoon, breaking his left leg.
 w. E. Quigley, Andrew Ashburn and George Tracey, are at Otis Lake, near Willimantic, fishing for pickerel.
 The committee having charge of the ar engagements for the Turner's annual mas querade ball will meet this evening.
 John J. Geraghty will continue the busi- ness of the New England Boot and Shoe House and will treat his customers in a manner to please.
 The principal attraction at the sparrin 2 exhibition at City Hall this evening will be Le Blanche the Marine who will have a bout with Mike Burns at 9:3O sharp.
 Twelve cars of ice, 14 inches thich, cut by the Consolidated road at Litchfeld, are being unloaded in this city, the railroad company intending to put 300 tons in their ice house here.
 Miss Mary Maher of Baldwin street and Michael Mahon of South Elm street were married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 o'clock this morning, the Rev Father Walsh officiating.
 The Waterbury Reform Club gave very pleasant entertainment and supper at thelr rooms on Abbott avenue last night. Sing ing and recitations were the leading fea- lures of the programme.
 A large crowd gathered around pair of stubborn oxen on East Main street this noon. The animals were attached to a sled loaded with wood and after an hours hard work they were induced to move
 Mrs Ellen Stevens, wife of Ashbel Stevens, of Bronson street, died of con- sumption at the home of her mother in Reynolds Bridge yesterday. The funeral will take place at ? o'clock to- morrow The interment will be in Watertown.
 There was a slight blaze in the north window of c. H. Hart's dry goods store on Bank street early last evening from which the goods in the window took fire. MT Hart tore the goods from the window, and had both hands and one side of his neck painfully burned. MT Martel also had one hand blistered. The damage was S75.
 The Boston Post, alluding to a New York report that the Consolidated road is about to crush the New England, says: Eff the crushing process is inaugurated, fguratively speaking, New England rail road circles will have an opportunity to witness a battle of lions that will be long anC DlCteTly cOnteSteu
 The jury in the case of E. R. Lampson x Company against A. w. Brown, which has been on trial in the District Court, re- turned a verdict at 11:15 a. m. to-day al lowing the plaintiff $S21.27 and costs. The suit was brought to recover a bill for plumbing. George E. Terry appeared for the plaintiffs. Judge Cowel], counsel for defendant, gave notice of an appeal.
 The strong wind last night piled up the snow up the Valley, and the trains had to plough through big drifts. Near Burrville, Conductor Benedict's train, due here at S:21, got stalled in a big drift and the train hands had to shovel the snow away. The train was delayed 35 minutes. Win sted passengers say that the snow fall up the Valley is the heaviest in many years.
 A sad case of destitution was discovered by a charitable gentleman in this city this morning. The man has a large family ,and has always been sober and industrious but was recently thrown out of work. Last night the family went to bed hungry and without any fire. The gentleman called at the house this morning and gave the woman some money and other charitably disposed people sent in food to the needy circle.
 The funeral of Henry Merriman was at tended from his late residence this after noon. The services were read by the Rev Dr Rowland of St John's Church. A dele gation appointed by Phoenix Hose Co No 1, of which MT Merriman the first foreman, attended. The pail bearer were A. s. Chase, F. J. Kingsbury, Elisha Leavenworth, Jeremiah Bishop, Nathaniel Dikeman and Charles Dickerson. The interment was in Riverside Cemetery
 There was large party at the sociable of the Independent Social Club at City Hall last night. The music was by Am phion orchestra and I. Uffendsle called the figures. The committees who conducted the affair were: Reception committee, J. H. Condron, T. R. Dillon, NJ. F. Colbert; floor director, M. J. Collins, assisted by w. M Phalen, P. w. Collius, J. J. Keefe, M. J. Phelan, J. J. Healey, D. P. Ryan, J. s. Hayes; committee of arrangements, w. J. Gilman, D. H. Coughlin, M. Phalen, F. J. Healey, W. M. Phalen.
 The jury in the District Court this morn ing began the trial of the third case on the docket George Binder sues Mary Farrell and Charles H. Barnes on two counts, one on note of $50 and the other on $50 claimed to have been loaned the defend ants. The defense is @ general denial. James Somers, George L. Bradley and John Hall were excused from serving on the jury. The jury came iii this afternoon with verdict for the plaintiff to recover S5269. The trial of the case of State . against Reed, action on a probate bond, was the next case called.
 The Board of Sewer Commissioners heard parties last evening on sewer assessments on Brook street and the old Waterville road, and fixed February for hearings on assessments on Phoenix alley and Grove street. The City Engineer was instructed to advertise for proposals for castings for the sewer department. The board recom- mended, as result of their visit to River side street, the construction of sewer from Bank street down South Riverside street to Washington bridge, where it will empty into the Naugatuck river By this work it is proposed to close the Bank street sewer which flows into the Naugatuck and turn it into this sewer.
 Miss Bowen of Hartford, at one time engaged in missionary work in Turkey, ad- dressed the meeting of the Auxiliary of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions at the First Church parlors last evening, and Mrs. S. E. Harrison, president of the Aux Hilary, explained the object of the meeting
 |