Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-22
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Geo B. Browns pacer Lady Halter IS rapidly recovering under the care of Dr Bland
 The rainfall during the past week was 1.19. About AS of this amount fell on Oct 20 and 21.
 The final hearing of the commissioners appointed on the estate of w. H. Smith will take place Thursday.
 Letter Carrier James Slavin and Edward Kane returned Saturday evening from vacation spent in and around New York. The democratic convention to elect dele gates to the probate convention will be held in the police court room tomorrow evening.
 The train from Winsted yesterday after noon reached here about two hours late, the delay being caused by break in the engine.
 Nathaniel Brewer, aged sixty-seven years, died at his residence on Linden street this morning. His funeral will take place Wednesday at p. m.
 Although Court Stephen J. Meany, A. O. F., has only been organized four months the auditing committee report that there is $461 Go in the treasury and the court has membership of 194.
 Dr Bland visited George B. Browns sick pacer at Watertown yesterday and reports her doing nicely Mir Brown says the mare was removed to Waterbury Saturday evening.
 Dennis Guilfoile of 65 Baldwin street, an employe of Holmes Booth & Haydens, was knocked down by team ill the fac tory yard Saturday evening and had his collar bone broken.
 Mrs John Wilson and daughter of Wellsboro, Penn, wife and daughter of John Wilson, conductor on the Delaware and Lackawanna railroad are visiting with Mir and Mrs. John J. Donegan on Scovill street.
 The funeral of John Carolan, who died Saturday, took place from the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning. MT Carolan was brother of Patrick Caro- Ian, so we'll known as member of the old temperance society.
 City Engineer Weld, will meet Superin- tendentCrawford of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad tomorrow morning, to come to an understanding in relation to the grading and other work near Liberty street that the railroad has been ordered by the city to do.
 All persons who desire to attend the democratic rally at Cheshire Wednesday evening are requested to leave their names at the campaign headquarters on Bank street. The Connolly escort have decided to attend, and will return on a special train at the close of the exercises.
 A little girl was run down by couple of young fellows driving a fast horse at = the corner of Baldwin and Bridge streets Saturday evening. The child fortunately escaped being seriously injured. The men whipped up their horse and drove off be- fore they could be identified.
 Meriden will send four democratic com 'panies to Cheshire Wednesday evening, while the republicans are wondering why the Waterbury papers should say that this city would be represented in the great parade there, when no invitations have been received.-Meriden Paper.
 Among the large crowd assembled to see Governor Hill off on the eos train Satur- day evening was young man named Smith, who eagerly watched the crowd until his attention was suddenly called to somebody tugging at his watch chain. The fellow was unsuccessful and disappeared in the crowd.
 James McFarlane, who has had charge of the night freight on the Naugatuck division for the past month has returned to his old position as baggage master on Con- ductor Gregorys train. George Hazard has taken charge of the night freight, Fred Scott the day extra, and John O'Brien the train known to railroad men as ''pier 5O.'' The democratic representative conven- tion will be held in the police court room this evening. No slate has been arranged and it is impossible to venture prediction based upon any reliable information as to who will receive the nominations. Among those mentioned are: Charles R. Baldwin, John O'Neil, Jr, Charles G. Root, Ellis Phelan, James J. Madden, Thomas Don ahue and J. J. Russell.
 Mir George Prutting, Jr, the popular teacher of dancing in Hartford, will begin course of lessons at Music hall this city, Friday, October 26. Ladies and gen tlemen desirous of forming classes, or parents wishing children to attend dancing school, are requested to leave their names at Dexter's drug store, corner North Main and East Main streets. To those who do not know MT Putting, we say that we know him to be thorough, painstaking teacher
 Officers of the State Teachers associa tion were elected at Hartford Saturday as follows President, George H. Tracy Bristol vice-presidents, w. T. Twitchell, Hartford; NJ. s. Gulliver, New Haven; H M. Young, Litchfeld; c. B; Jennings New London; F. H. Beder Windham; J W. Cagger, Holland; w. B. Ferguson Middlesex; recording secretary, NJ. F Somerset Bridgeport corresponding sec retary, A. B. Fifeld, New Haven; treas urer, s. P. Williams, Plainville.
 The recent revision of the general stat utes has made an important change in the tax laws of the state. Heretofore tax lists have been required only of resident prop erSy owners, and in 1885 corporations To- cated in any town and liable to pay taxes there were required to give in list also Any person or corporation who failed tc hand in a list was taxed an extra 10 pel cent for neglect. The revision in continu ing this provisions imposes this penalty or ''every person residing or liable to give 1T list and pay taxes in any town" anG those who failto hand in list. This seems to include non-residents as we'll as resi- dents, although up to this time non resi dentJ have been exempt from the rule.
 Eyangeline circle, Companions of th, Forest, will be formally organized by Adam Brown, chief companion of Woodland circle of New York, assisted by several aid