Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-04
EVENTS THIS EVENING.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

will be installed tomorrow evening.
 The Centre School District Committee will hold the regular monthly meeting this evening. pf
 Comstock Lodge, K. of P. and Nosaho- gan Lodge, I. O. O. F. installed officers last evening.
 Allderiges patent finish is having very large run. Call at Gallery, Il Ex- change Place.
 Frank F. Kinds, formerly of this city, but now with N. F. Chapin, of Springfield, Mass, is in town visiting friends.
 Morris Hubbard escaped from the Town House yesterday, but was captured in the afternoon by Officer Cahey, and returned
 The Police Commissioners met last even ing and approved the monthly bills and accepted the monthly report of the Chief of Police
 There will be union prayer service at the Methodist church this evening in which the First and Second Congregational churches will join.
 Willie, aged three years, son of MT and Mrs William Sweeney, of Scovill street, died of diphtheria this morning and was buried this afternoon.
 Conductor John O'Brien's freight train for New Haven that left this city at o'clock last evening made the trip in good time returning to this city at o'clock this morning.
 One solitary prisoner sat in the pen at the Police Court this morning and told how he had drank too freely of Waterbury rum. One dollar and costs was the decis- ion of the court.
 The annual exhibition by the New Hav- en Poultry Association will open at the rink in New Haven tomorrow, and contin- ue four days. Waterbury poultrymen will not have any exhibits.
 Detective Cronin, of Bridgeport was in town last night and had the pleasure of seeing Waterbury ''do up" the Bridgeports in royal style. He says Waterbury will never beat Bridgeport again.
 A number of the business men of this city have received invitations to attend the tenth annual dinner of the Connecticut Commercial Travellers associatian, at the Hotel Winthrop, Meriden, January 26.
 The funeral of Mrs Edward Cunningham of South Wilson street, was attended from St Patrick's church this morning. The employees of the Waterbury Buckle compa- ny presented some handsome floral offer ings.
 In the District Court to-day the case of Lewis J. Atwood vs the estate of John C.. Booth, action for note was tried, decision was reversed. In the case of Crittenden vs Judson, a demurrer was entered and de- cision reversed.
 w. H. Jackson of this city, editor of that bright amateur journal Progress, D will attend the eleventh semi-annual con- vention of the New England Amateur Press Association. at the Park Central hotel in Hartford tomorrow.
 The hearing in the case of young Sco- will of this city, who is charged with at tempting to pass forged check on the Naugatuck National Bank some weeks ago, has been postponed from time to time. He will be given hearing before Justice Peck at Naugatuck, Saturday.
 John Hennesey, an employe of the roll ing department of the Scoviiil Manufactur- ing Company, received telegram this morning announcing the death by drown ing of brother at Ansonia last night The young man was skating on the ice in the Naugatnck river. The body was recovered shortly after the accident
 One of C. B. Sanderson's meat wagons was left standing on High street this morn ing when the horse suddenly dashed down the hill and, turning the corner 6 High and Cherry streets, upset the wagon. The horse was stopped at the north end of Cherry street, none the worse for the run. The wagon was total wreck.
 The new freight tariff on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was given out yesterday There are some slight reductions in freight. The price of delivering coal from Bridge port to this city remains the same per ton, being $1. On the prices of delivering coal above Waterbury the rates have been slight ly reduced.
 Since the last election the town of Mid dlebury has been without Justice of the Peace, owing to the failure of those who were elected to qualify within the 30 days prescribed by law. The people of that town became tired of borrowing Justice from this city and Naugatuck, and held an electors meeting Saturday at which five o1 her citizens were elected to deal out justice.
 All interested in acquiring 8 practical knowledge of either German or French should attend Prof Dodge's Free Lectures tomorrow at Music Hall. French at f. 30 German at p. m. He guarantees prac tical knowledge of either language in one course, and has the unqualified endorse ment of great many well known Water bury people in support of this claim.
 The Board of Education last evening took uAA HI APoAo ouAo SoCP COAlCSIuluS Uu0 ulSInlS sal of scholars before the close of the ses- sion, voting that such dismissals should not be made without an urgent and reason able excuse. The board do not consider that dancing and music lessons were suf ficient grounds for a dismissal, earlier than at the close of the session. Miss Sa rah Callaghan, who has been filling Miss Carrington's place in the Clay street school, will continue in that position un- til the regular teacher resumes her place.
 Masonic Chapter, o. E. s. last evening installed the following officers, James H Tripp acting as grand lecturer assisted by F. s. M. Julietta Walker: Julia A. Grannis w. M John s. Castle, w. P; Sarah Tripp, associate matron; Amelia M. Castle, secre- tary; Nellie F. Thomas, treasurer; Mary E. Stass, conductor; Rosetta A. Adams, ,associ- ate conductor; A. J. Shipley, chaplain; Mary A., Grannis, Adah Mattie M An drews, Ruth; Mrs A. J. Shipley, Esther; Annie E. Chatfeld, Martha; Lena A. Gran his, Electa; s. M. Burns, warden; Morris B. Alcott, seminal; J. W. Walker, organist.