Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-14
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY ANU SUBUkBS.
 The special government liquor and to- bacco licenses are due May 1. Several marriages in prominent Catholic circles will take place next week.
 The Arion quartette will take part in dramatic entertainment at Naugatuck this | evening.
 The Rev. Father Murphy, formerly of this city, but now of Bridgeport, was visiting in this city yesterday.
 The Rev. Father White, of Albany, N Y., who has been visiting with his parents in this city, returned to Albany to-day.
 "Tobacco Jack' Connolly, who is con- fined in jail awaiting his trial for burglary has just recovered from a severe illness.
 Prof. M. s. Crosby, of this city, de- livered an address on Arithmetic' at a teachers meeting in Ansonia yesterday.
 Mrs. w. F. Dillon received a telegram from Bridgeport last evening announcing the death of her cousin, Mrs. Mary Carney. Miss Nettie Allerton, of Dover Plains, N. Y., is visiting with the family of MT. and Mrs. George M. Allerton, of this city. The Rev. w. w. Bowdish left for New York this morning and will officiate for the first time at the John Street M. E. church, tomorrow. John Harrington, who kicked up row in Witter's hotel and fought Officer Cahy when he was arrested, has settled his case for $22.
 Patents have this week been granted to Waterbury parties follows A. M. Burritt, machine for tapping gas fittings; J. G. Hallas, lamp; D. L. Smith, garment clasp.
 It is estimated by Waterbury and Nauga- tuck contractors that over 100 new houses will have to be built in Naugatuck this year in order to accommodate the working people who will work in Naugatucks new rubber shop.
 D. H. Tierney to-day leased the store, No. 172 Bank street, to Andrew Cunning ham and James O'Connor, well known em- ployes of Charles Thatcher, who will open hardware and plumbing establishment there in few days.
 Secretary Wells, of the Y. M. c. A., will have charge of an entertainment to be given at the Union City Mission chapel next Monday evening. A number of ladies Q and gentlemen from this city will take part in the entertainment.
 The committee which had in charge the funeral arrangements of the late Stephen J. Meany are requested to meet at Knights of Columbus hall nexi Sunday afternoon, the 10th inst, at 3 o'clock. Every mem Der is requested to be present.
 Last year the Naugatuck railroad paid out considerable money on account of fires along the road due to sparks from the engine. This year they have taken extra care, and have burned the grass for sever al yards alongside of the track.
 The road commissioners last evening ho fxr hn11 side of South Main from Union to Meadow street, and then on both sides of Bank from Grand to Meadow be instructed to lay a sixteen inch curb on or before May 10.
 Williams & Robinson have almost com pleted the handsome new block that Mo- Grath & Finn are having built on West Main street. They have also contracted to do the wood work on Lawrence Ruth's new block on South Main street. Gaffney & Cronin will do the mason work.
 Otto Book and Robert Schmidt, residents of the Brooklyn district, indulged in a scrap yesterday and Officer Cahey run them in. This morning they admitted fighting, and a witness testified that the fight commenced about girl. The court fined them $3 and costs.
 At the reception given the Rev. Dr. Bowdish at St. Pauls chuIch last evening" the people of St. PauPs church presented him with purse of $2OO A present which the doctor will highly value is a handsomely framed picture of the church in which he was instrumental in building from the Ladies' Aid society.
 A very ingenious device for warning brakemen on freight trains is being put up all along the line of the Consolidated rail road, where there is an overtrack bridge By means of spring whi .h the engine and car wheels touch, three bells are r1lng directly over the brakeman's head, and the warning is so loud and distinct he cannot help giving heed to it-unless deal
 George M. Deming of Hartford, grand chancello, of the Knights of Pythias, has appointed Greene Kendrick and Fred R. White of this city members of the appeals and grievance committee to act under the authority of the grand lodge during the coming year. He also appointed Samuel $. Scott of Naugatuck 8 member of the committee on foreign correspondence.
 About 200 members of Nosahogan lodge of Odd Fellows went to Hartford last even ing and were royalty entertained by Char ter Oak lodge of that city. They were re- ceived at the depot by canton Capitol City Patriarchs Militant and Charter Oak lodge and escortd to Odd Fellows hall. After the first degree had been worked a banquet was served, the visitors returning to this city at an early hour this morning.