Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-02
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 The Scovill Manufacturing Company re- stunned work this morning.
 The Naugatuck Railroad dividend of 5 per cent will be payable tomorrow.
 The Lyra Singing Society will celebrate New Years at their hall this evening
 Harvard Quartette and Marshall P. Wilder at the Opera House this evening.
 The ball of the Uniformed Division of Odd Fellows will probably not take place until after Lent.
 Miss Mary L. Kirschner of New Haven, filled the place of first soprano in the First Church choir yesterday.
 There was pleasant party at the ball of PInstitute Canadien Francais at Mus ic hall Saturday evening.
 William Milton and John H. Moran have been re-appointed trustees of the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
 The distribution of the bound copies of the revised statues will not begin before the latter part of this week.
 The monthly meeting of the Waterbury Medical Society, which was to be held with Dr Axtelle this evening, is postponed for one week.
 The Concordias gave pleasant and in teresting New Years entertainment at their hall last evening and after the pointers passed 12 there was an enjoyable season of dancing.
 The Board of Fire Commissioners will meet this evening at 7:3O o'clock to wind up the business of the year. The election of the chief engineer will devolve upon the new board.
 The Naugatuck river is very high. At Union City and Naugatuck it has over flowed it's banks and flooded the cellars of many of the houses in the vicenity of the rsi}S1ssssd track.
 <1here was a slight fire in the buffing de- partment of the American Ring Company's works Saturday, the wood work having caught fire from spontaneous combustion The fire was easily extinguished by the employees without doing any damage.
 The new city government will hold it's first meeting this evening; There is long programme before the city fathers, among other things being the organization of the Council, the election to fill vacancies and the reading of the Mayors message.
 Jennie B. Fowler, aged 29 years, wife of Enos Fowler and sister of Mrs John Wall of Stone street. died yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be attended from her late residence, No 29 Canal street, and St Patrick's church tomorrow morning.
 John A. Mulcahey, who was arrested by Officer Dodds at Goodwin's carriage shop Saturday, was delivered over to the Win sted authorities yesterday and taken to that place by an officer. The crime for which he is wanted in New York State is that of stealing chickens which he shipped to this city and sold to saloon keepers.
 M. J. Jordan has gotten up little article which is to take the place of return checks at balls, sociables, etc. It consists of 8 piece of metal with ribbon attached It is riveted to the coat of the person and can not be removed without destroying it It was used at Company G's ball with good success.
 There were thirteen persons at the Opera House yesterday afternoon at the hour announced for the undenominational ser vice. They had ventured out in the storm but it was thought better to hold an expe- rience meeting, and Rev Dr Bowdish, coming down from the stage, conducted very profitable service.
 Two Sisters of Mercy attended service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception yesterday, and at the close took contribu- tions from all who were charitably inclined. The money will be used for the purpose of relieving the great distress which exists among the Catholics in Australia, from whence the Sisters came.
 Johanna, Swear old daughter of Peter Lund, of No 36 Clark street, was severely injured Saturday evening, while riding on three-wheeled velocipede with her broth CT. The machine, while descending steep incline, was overturned, throwing the riders violently to the ground. Jo- hanna was carried to her home close by and Dr Hayes summoned. Upon exami nation it was found that the girl had sus- tained fracture of the arm above the el- bow, and dislocation of both bones of the forearm.
 The Rev J. G. Davenport at the Second Church yesterday morning reviewed the history of the year 1887. The speaker said, among other things, that during the year he had welcomed to the church 8 on profession, of faith and 21 by letter. Two were dismissed to the Methodist Church, two to the Baptist and two to the Second Advent, in this city, ,and 15 others had taken letters to churches out of town. Eleven had died during the year, making the mem bership atpresent 759.
 The funeral of Ludwig Hellmann, who died very suddenly at the residence of his son. ex-Alderman Hellmann No 358 Bank street, Friday evening, was largely attend ed yesterday afternoon. Owing to the in cleinency of the weather the funeral ser vices were read by Father Duggan at the house. The members of the Concordia Singing Society were present, and sang some funeral dirges appropriate to the oc- casion. The pail bearers were Louis Felt. ! Adam Badz, Valentine Hassel and Bern-3 hard Erck. The interment was in Stl Joseph's cemetery.