Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The board of fire commissioners and the l court of common council will meet this l evening.
 The annual ball of Sheridan council will take place at City hall Friday evening, February 22. Washington conclave, K. s. F., will give masquerade sociable at G. A. R. hall this evening. The male members of the Amphion club will occupy boxes at the entertainment of the Orpheus club tonight.
 A delegation from Nosohogan lodge will go to Naugatuck this evening to visit Gen. tennial lodge of that place.
 The Rev Dr Rowland of this city will conduct the first of series of Advent servicss at St James church, Birmingham, Wednesday evening.
 Mabelle, the year old daughter of James Spencer, died at her home on Cherry street Saturday evening. The funeral took place this afternoon.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy won large table and some silverware at the Sacred Heart church fair which closed in New Haven Saturday evening.
 Clement Keglar, baggage master on the Watertown branch, had his right hand injured while coupling cars at the Nauga- tuck yards Saturday evening.
 The New York and New England road had large gang of men clearing the track at Bristol. Yesterday work was continued and to-day trains are run on their regular schedule.
 The following numbers drawn at the Sacred Heart fair are still unclaimed B-45S, G-342, and the green ticket No 95. Preparations will be begun at once for the annual festival in January.
 TIL 1e T e Coal company vs A. P. P. Camp, action for foreclosure, was heard before Judge Bradstreet in the district court this morn ing. Decision was reserved.
 Court Ever Welcome, 40. F., of Bris tol will be instituted by the district of fcers next Thursday evening. delega' ton of Foresters from this city will be present and assist in the exercises.
 A special meeting of the court of com mon council will be held this evening for the purpose of electing member of the board of agents of the Bronson library fund, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Hon Calvin H. Carter.
 At the meeting of the fire board this evening photographs of different designs of hook and ladder trucks will be exhibited, and some action in the matter of procur- ing new truck for Mutual Hook and Ladder company will be taken.
 The last two or three of the iron bridges necessary to the completion of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad connection with the New England road in this city are now almost completed and by the 20th of December 1t Is judged that the entire line will have been completed.
 At the meeting of the police commis- sioners tomorrow evening it is more than probable that the deadlock will be dis solved and patrolman appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Hanley, thus closing up the gaI that has been in the ranks of the finest for long time.
 William Warner of Kansas City, com mander-i in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, has announced the appointment of aides de-camp on his staff. The ap, pointments from this state are: Darwin c Andrews, Samuel Miller and William S Wells of New Haven; Ira E. Forbes Charles M. Bowman and James T. Pround man, of Hartford.
 The ceremonies attending the opening of the forty hours adoration at St Patrick church began at the 10:30 o'clock mass yesterday morning, consisting of proces sion of the Blessed Sacrament, headed by the Angels society and the recitation of the Litany of the Saints. The exercises vii conclude with a solemn high mass at o'clock tomorrow morning.
 James Rigney, aged 40 years, a vel known resident of this city and for many years employed by the Scovill Manufactur ing company, died at his residence or Bridge street this morning. MT Rigney was a member of Court Wolf Tone, A. O. F. His funeral will take place from hi late residence to the church of the Immac. ulate Conception at a. m. Wednesday.
 In the police court this morning Richard Ach nf 1trn of ctaa from the yards of the Meriden, Waterbur. and Connecticut River road. The only evidence offered by the railroad was tha coal was found on the road in the vicinity of Ash's house. The latter produced bills showing that he had recently purchased four tons of coal, and was immediatel. discharged. Through his attorney, Johr O'Neill, he will bring suit for damages against the railroad company.
 The farmers of the state will hold thei annual convention in Danbury, from tht 11th to the 14th inst, inclusive, and no in Waterbury as nearly all the state paper would have their readers believe. Tn meeting will be under the management o+ the state board of agriculture. The ables agricultural authorities of the state will b, among the speakers, and the programme will be varied and interesting, including series of papers on dairy matters and paper by Miss Foote on Farming Possi
 
 bilities in Alaska"
 News of the death, in Denver, Colo, O Thomas Hammond, formerly of this city was received to-day by his brother Denni J Hammond of 4S4 North Main street The deceased lived here until eight year ago and was one of Waterbury's bes known young men, being a prominen member of Phoenix Engine Go and tn Young Mems Catholic Literary association He went west for the benefit of his failing health. The particulars of his death hay not been learned. No arrangements hay, yet been made for his funeral, but it ii probable that the body will be brough here for burial.
 Assistant Adjutant- General Colone White now expects to have the soldiers catalogue ready to offer to the public by January 1. The proof sheets have largel. been corrected and only small portion oi the book is not in type. The catalogu will be an invaluable book comprising tn history of Every regiment of Connection men in the preliminary skirmishes of tn