Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-27
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Mrs Eunice Geer, widow of the late Amos Geer, died this morning at her residence, No 65 Cherry street.
 Mir and Mrs R. R. Stannard spent Sun day with MT Stannard's parents the fiftieth anniversary of whose marriage took place yesterday.
 The water company dug up the Bank street pavement to-day for the first time to repair leak in a service pipe near John son & Kaisers store.
 There is no truth in the rumor that the Rev Father Fitzgerald of St Francis church is to be removed to St Augustine's parish in Bridgeport.
 A challenge to drum for $10O and the championship of the state has been issued to l.. H. Elmer of Hartford by Fred D. Miller of this city.
 The Thomas Francis Meagher club will celebrate the anniversary of Robert Elm met's birthday with banquet at Forester s hall, next Monday evening.
 Esther Kelly, the bright 5-year-old daughter of MT and Mrs Charles Kelly of IS Orange street, died of diphtheria last night. The remains were taken to Thom- aston this afternoon for interment.
 The mission for the men was opened at the Church of the Sacred Heart last even
  listened attentively to the sermon delivered by the Rev Father O'Neil. He will preach again this evening.
 The hearing in the suit before Justice J. M. Sweeney of Luke O'Riley against James Flynn, to recover $200 damages for the loss of portion of his cows tail, was contin- ued in the district court room to-day and the plaintiff was awarded $5 damages and costs.
 Daniel Tuohey, a young man well known in this city ,died of consumption at the res idence of his brother-in-law, John Kelly on Spring street yesterday afternoon. His funeral will be attended from the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 2-3O p. m. to morrow.
 Miss Winnifred J. McGunness, aged 19, died at the residence of her mother, Mrs Elizabeth McGuinness, No 46 Baldwin street, this morning. The funeral will be attended from her late residence to the Church of the Immaculate Conception at @. m. Wednesday morning.
 Costello, Delaney and McMullen, the three men who were hurt on the Sho.e Haven hospital and are doing well. Cos tello probably will be able to leave this in stitution during the week, but Delaney and McMullen will be confined for some time longer.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of fire commissioners takes place this evening. The recommendation for purchase of 8 site for new engine house and the sale of the old property which were referred to the board with re- mounstrance against changing the prese 1t location will probably come up for con- siGeration.
 James Riley of Corset street, youth of Is summers, was before the court this morning charged with assaulting Timothy Hennessy on East Main street last evening. Hennessy testified that Riley threw snow balls at him ard also stone, cutting his head. Young Riley said that it was a crowd of boys who were near that threw the missiles, and that Hennessy hit him with cane. The court continued the case until Wednesday.
 was stabbed in the groin, on the Naugatuck railroad track near Railroad hill Saturday evening by two Italians. A dump coal car was derailed at that point and Dalton was placed on watch to prevent thieves from carrying off the coal. Several Ital- ians were about to swoop down on the bonanza with baskets and bags, but Dal- ton opposed them and they showed fight Two of them attacked him with drawn knives and wounded him in the groin, but not seriously. A man named Qaly came to his rescue, but the Italians escaped. Peter Discarlo and Lucia Rocco were ar rested later i'll the evening and identified as Dalton's assailants. Their cases were adjourned ill the police court this morning.