Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-10
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 St Paul's M. E. mission realized hand some sum from Sam Small's lecture.
 Yesterday the Catholic churches com the feast of St Thomas Aquin- ias.
 The small boy with his top and marbles, the bicycle rider and the baby carriage blossomed out to-day.
 Abby's ''Upcle Toms Cabin' company is booked to appear at Jacques opera house next Friday evening.
 The Rev J. G. Davenport of this city officiated at the funeral of Jared D. Potter at Naugatuck this morning.
 Charles L. Davis's "Alvin Joslin" com pany left on the 8 o'clock train for Dan bury, where they play this evening.
 The Rev John Cunningham assistant pastor of St Mary's church of Windsor Locks, was visiting in this city yesterday.
 MT Pinney of Bloomfield will succeed George SedgMick as superintendent of the town farm upon the expiration of his term of office April 1.
 "Cal' O'Brien and Mike Burns of this city will take part in the benefit to br given Ike Williams at Bridgeport neat Tuesday evening.
 James Kemmey, years old, son of James Kemmey of Stone street, died of diphtheria last evening and was buried al 3:3O this afternoon.
 Conductor Dickerman of Watertown had charge of Conductor Benedict's train to- day, the latter doing clerical work III the superintendent's office.
 The Misses Quinlan of Jeffrey Alley were in Branfo I'd yesterday attending the funer- al of their nephew, Joseph Quinlan, who was we'll known in this city.
 A petition is about to be circulated ask ing the Consolidated road officials to place a smoking car on the accommodation freight leaving this city d;i,y at 5:55 p. m.
 The costs in the case brought by Sher man Guerney against the town of Nauga- tuck, which was recently tried before the dis.rict court and verdict given for the town to recover costs, amount to SIT.
 Catherine Meskell, aged 80 years, died of pneumonia at the residence of her .ughter, Mrs Wall, 56 North Elm street y ,s erday afternoon. The remains were taken on the o'clock train this morning for interment at New Britain.
 Pierce Dillon, while at work on circular saw at the Waterbury Button Company's works yesterday afternoon, cut the index finger of his left hand, from the nail to the second joint, requiring the attention of a surgeon to stitch the injured member.
 Mrs Imri Spencer, mother of J. B. Spen- cer, died at the residence of her son on North Main street yesterday. The funeral service will be held at the house at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the re- mains will be taken on the 7:30 a. m c., s,Lo
 George Sickmund, the young man who was struck totally blind while at work in Bradleyville some time ago, is still under that the chances of recovering his eyesight are very unfavorable A rafle for horse for his benefit will take place at Frank Halls Saturday evening, March 24.
 Yesterday morning work was com menced on building the abuJments fo. the Meriden and Waterbury railroad com pany's bridge at Silver street, and this afternoon one of the abutments is nearly completed. The foreman says that if this fine weather continues the work will be rapidly pushed toward completion.
 Yesterday afternoon the arguments were finished in the hearing on the appeal of Henry Atwood and Mrs Miles Daley from the decision of the board of compensation for land taken for the layout of the Brook lyn bridge. The commissioners visited the locality and will immediately prepare their report and lay it before the superior court.
 A slight fire in the wooden tenem ent 2, South A 8 n street south of Unit n He'd the fire department out about 5 clock Llsl evening. The fire originated 1n smsll sleeping room in the rear of the thin story, but did not do much damage befol e it was extinguished. The 6remen, owing to the density of the smoke had great diff fculty in locating the fire but No 1 got a stream into the room and another down through the roof making short work of it and disappointing the crowd of boys who wanted to see blaze.
 There is general complaint of the non compliance with the health ordinance, which particularly regulates the plumbing in buildings. The ordinance has been in operation only about three months and little attention is paid to it by either own crs or contractors. It requires that the plans of the drainage system shall be filed with the board of health, feceiva their ap proval the work when done to be inspect ed and approved by the engineer. People constructing houses for their own use ex- hibit disposition to have the best drain age possible, but those building tenements and houses to place upon the market are are very direlect in the matter.
 Allderige's patent finish is having very large run. Call at Gallery, II Exchange Place.
 Organs as low as $s5, B.. shoninger & @, 181 Benk St.