Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-16
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Prof Caldwell at the Opera house this evening.
 The Rev w. w. Bowditch, formerly of this city but now of New York, is visiting in town. Hallam' orchestra furnishes the music at the Robert Emmett picnic in Naugatuck this evening. William Carey Shepard, of the Water bury Republican is spending few days at his home in Providence.
 Tonight will be the last chance to see Prof Caldwell in his feats of hypnotism and to have good two hours laugh.
 James Murnan left for New Haven this afternoon to attend meeting of the dis trict board, A. O. F., in that city this even ing.
 The Rev J. G. Davenport of this city will deliver his celebrated lecture, 'Church going in London" at the Union City chapel tomorrow afternoon.
 The superior court, which was to have opened this morning, was adjourned to Monday on account of the detention of Judge Fenn a t Rockville.
 Mrs Margaret Buckley, mother of Will jam F. and Daniel Buckley, of this city, is dying at her home at Colebrook River, from cancer of the liver. ssm.-, a..-
 Another pedestrian club is about to launch itself upon the unsuspecting public, and will take their first tramp to Quassa- paug tomorrow. Some of the members are anxious to tear themselves away
 At the St. Paul's Methodist church, Sun day, there will be preaching by the pastor, Rev E. 0. Fuller, at 1O:30 and 7:3O. Sub ject for the morning: Stands from the Rock" Evening: "A Terrible Voice."
 The electric storm last night played havoc with telegraph and telephone wires, coming from the south. Telegraph instru- lnents snapped viciously, and in the tele phone office the "drops" were constantly falling.
 Henry Lawlor's brother, Hon F. w. Lawlor, judge of the superior court at San Francisco, Cal, who was a, delegate to the St Louis convention, and who is spending a few weeks east, will spend Sunday with his brother.
 Col J. B. Doherty went to Hartford yes terday morning, and left that city last evening with the members of the Connecti cut delegation to attend the republican con vention. MT. Doherty, with several others are invited guests of the delegation.
 Among the presents received by MT and Mrs Henry T. Freeman on the occasion o1 their marriage at Meriden, Wednesday was decorated china tea set and two steel engravings from the employees of the pack ing room of the Waterbury Manufacturing company.
 The city of Waterbury has appropriated $6,500 for 8 new station house.-Meriden Journal. Not so, Brother Riley, only one branch of the court of common council have voted to build new police station. We will have to wait some time yet, but we will get there just the same.
 The Amphion club find they have come out about even financially in their recent operatic venture "Fantine'' Of course the expenses of providing the proprieties, and they would be to regularly organized troupe and the proceeds were swallowed up very fast
 The funeral of Merritt Lane. who died Wednesday, was largely attended from his where the funeral services were conducted by Drs Rowland and Russell. The pall- bearers were: Nathaniel Dikeman, L. I. Munson, George Perry, H. A. French, E.. R. Lampson and Horace Johnson
 Tn is morning pair of horses attached to an ice cart became balky at the corner of South Main and Scovill streets, and caused the driver considerable trouble. Street Inspector Colley came along and undertook to tell the driver that the horses were not to blame. The driver threatened to thrash MT Colley for his cheap advice, and contest of words ensued between them Both departed in opposite direc- tions without either making an example of the other.
 E1ija Mallory, stone mason of Cherry street, was seriously injured at Browns farm this morning. He was engaged with high, building stone wall. The scaffold ] broke and he was thrown to the ground, < and large stone which was on the plat form fell on his head, cutting an ugly gash. Dr North was called and stitched up the wound He is of the opinion that, i'll ad- dition to the injury to the mans head, sew eral of his ribs were broken.
 The democratic campaign banner will airrve on Wednesday. A meeting of the club was held last night and it was de cided to swing the banner from the head quarters to Irving hall, and to make the occasion a notable one. A platform will be erected from one of the windows and open air speeches will be delivered. To-day Messrs McDon. aid and Morris left for New Haven to SC E cure the ServlceS or JaHleS IlggotG dS speaker, and endeavors will be made to have Hon E. S. Cleveland of Hartford de liver an address. The banner is beauti full one, 2Ox3O feet in size. At the top vii be the regular ticket and below the motto "A public office is puclic trust. Below this will be portraits of Messrs Cleveland and Thurman, separated by shield ani flanked upon each side by the stars ane stripes.