Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-28
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS. Roger Connor spent Sunday in town.
 James Freney of Hartford, is visiting with his cousin, J .H. Freney of West Grove street. The Silver Drum corps will play at Mid dlebury on the morning of Decoration day and at Woodbury in the afternoon.
 The Waterbury Clock company are about to extend their new building to Cherry avenue and build an ell on that street.
 It is rumored that the old Abbott & Root brass mill on Maple street will be started again by Waterbury capitalists.
 The funeral of Miss Mary O'Brien, who died in Watertown was held yesterday afternoon. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The Mattatuck base ball club of this city will cross bats with the Naugatucks at the A. O. F. picnic at Culver's grove, Naugatuck, decoration day.
 Mrs Maria Church, wife of Timothy Church, died at her residence No. 40 West Main street yesterday afternoon. Her funeral will take place at p. m. tomorrow.
 Saturday arrangements were made, with the New England road to remove Royal Circus company's sleeping car and this morning it was sent to Springfield where the show exhibits this week.
 A week ago court messenger Holohan drove silver of wood into his hand, but experienced no ill effects. Several days after the hand became swollen and very painful, and at present cannot be used.
 John Cavenaugh, aged 36, died at his residence, No. McGill street, Saturday o44D ,lol frO,,o his late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at o'clock this morning.
 Yesterday morning Josiah Culver Nauga- tuck's oldest citizen died at the residence of his son Amos Culver, aged 96 years. MT Culver was born in Naugatuck when that town had large number of Indians among its inhabitants and bore the name of Salems Bridge.
 The Ladies' Society of Wolcott church are to have an entertainment and social ln their chapel tomorrow evening, in which David H. Noon of this city, the we'll known elocutionist will appear in humor- ous, pathetic and dramatic readings, reel tations, sketches and impersonations.
 In another column will be found select mems notice concerning unregistered dogs which shows that the town authorities are determined that the registration law shall be observed and that on and after the first day of June diligent inquiry will be made by the police, sheriff, constables and all prosecuting officers for the law breakers.
 At Union City yesterday a memo rial address was delivered by Major H.. G. Dennison assisted by mem bers of the Y. M. c. A. of this marched in body to the M. E. church and listened to the memorial address de- livered by the Rev A. J. Smith pastor of the church.
 Yesterday afternoon the members of the Watertown Post G. A. R. assembled at St Johns R. c. church and listened to an eloquent memorial address delivered by the Rev Father Lancaster. The reverend gentleman reviewed the struggles of the late war and the love and patriotism that still remains among the living for those who are dead.
 Rev R. w. Micou, rector of Trinity church, delivered touching memorial address at the church last evening tC Wadham's post, G. A. R. Rev Francis Russell assisted in the services. The post turned out almost to man and marched in uniform to the church. They were deeply touched by the memories called III by the address which was one to be re membered for years.
 The United States Express company vii on June 1 open an office in Philadelphia entering as a competitor of the Adam Express company for large traffic whicl has heretofore been exclusively enjoyed b, the latter company. It is not the inten tion of the company to cut the expres rates at present, although it is probabl that the competition will subsequently leat to a reduction of rates.
 Saturday afternoon, one of the tenant in Lunnys double house on Hayden stree placed some wood in her oven to dry. Sh forget it and left the house. Smoke wa soon seen issuing from the doors an' tempted to extinguish the fire but sue ceeded only in pulling the burning woot out on the floor. John Lunny finally ar rived ard succeeded in putting the fire ou inst as an alarm was about to be sent in.
 There has been only one real clear an, pleasant day this month. Several day have been rainless, but cloudy and cold The rainfall mp to Saturday was .O6 inche for the month, making it the wettes month since New Years, and the wettes May for eighteen years. The unusual rain fall is accounted for by an unusual amour of humidity in the atmosphere, and higl atmospheric pressure out in the ocean alon the coast There is no immediate pros pect of change.
 The adjutant general has decided to issu order to the entire National guard calling them into camp August 20. Brig adler General Camp with the governor staff will review the drill and dress parade The title of the camp this year will Camp Camp on account of the custom 0 naming the camp after the adjutant ger eral the second year of his term and tn governor the first year. This will be tn same day that the brigade went into cam last year, and is somewhat earlier tha years previous.
 This evening at Crescent lodge hal Hartford, the Knights of Pythias Mutu' Benefit association will hold their foul teenth annual meeting. The order is rel resented by Hartford, New Britain, Bristo Waterbury, New Haven, Bridgepor Branford, Middletown, Middlefeld, Me i1en, Norwich, Jewett City, Danielsonvill' Putnam, Willimantic, Winsted, Thomas ton, Torrington and Collinsville. Tn present officers are John B. Dyson, Ne Britain, president; F. D. Pa, ker, liar ford yice-president: E. J. Hale Hartford