Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-14
MONDAY, MAY IA, 1888.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Barcelona council, K. of o., will elect officers tonight.
 An open rehearsal will be given by the Concordia society tonight.
 Chief Egan accompanied George Riley to the Meriden reform school to-day, Ofi- cer Thomas acting as chief during his ab- sence.
 Anthony Comstock passed through this city to-day on the 1O:54 train from Winsted where delivered lecture Satur- day evening.
 The funeral of Lewis Andrews, who died on State street Friday was attended at 2:2O D. m. to-day, the funeral service being conducted by the Rev R. w. Micou. The remains were taking to Watertown for interment
 The case of Jessie H. Palmer of Nau- ~gatuck, for divorce from Frank Palmer, enness, comes up for a hearing before Judge Fenn in the superior court to- morrow morning.
 A tourist printer was the only occupant of the prisoners box at the police court to- day. He was charged with being drunk, but made an appeal couched in such ele- gant language that the court allowed him to ''take up his bed and walk"
 The funeral of George Fitzsimmons was largely attended from his late residence on Bucks hill yesterday afternoon. Wad- hams post, G. A. R., and Speedwell lodge, K of F., of which the deceased was 8 member, attended the funeral in body.
 The funeral of Miss Mary Hackett was largely attended from her late residence on Cherry street to the church of the I'm maculate Conception at p. m. yesterday The interment was in St. Joseph's cem- etery.
 Company A turned out to man under command of Captain Burpee at their spring field day to-day. The morning was spent in rifle practice at their range below Railroad hill, and the afternoon in drill ing. Company G will take their field day tomorrow.
 Lieut. Col J. B. Doherty, Lieuts c. l.. Stocking, D. E. Fitzpatrick and w. E.. Moses, Sergeants M. J. Jordan and w.. Keavney, and Corporal B. J. Collins are the committee who have in charge the ar engagements for the union sociable to be given by Companies G and A.
 Yesterday a lady stopping at the Fremont house, left her pet black and tan dog in her room on the third story while she went to dinner. The dog evidently became tired of waiting for it's mistress, and being un- able to escape by the door jumped from the window to the sidewalk alighting un- hurt.
 City Attorney Terry has been instructed to place an injunction on the work on the South Main street bridge of the Meriden & Waterbury railroad company, should the company attempt to place the supporting columns within the street lines. It is un- derstood that the bridge will be commenced in a few days.
 Bernard Riley of Fourth street petitioned Judge Bradstreet to send his son George, aged IS, to the the reform school. George has not been to school for three weeks, and sleeps under verandas, sheds, etc. He said he run away from school because Che got licked for nothing" but had no excuse for staying away from home He was committed to-day to the reform school until his majority.
 At the closing meeting of the convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians at Louisville, Saturday, officers were reelected as follows: Maurice F. Wilhere, Philadel- phia, national president P. M McNellis, Indianapolis, secretary; Patrick Hines, New York, treasurer. Hartford, was chosen for the next place of meeting. A committee was appoidted to select new board of directors.
 An appeal was to-day filed by the con- servator of Janet Harper ct al from the
  will in question was made dozen years ago, and provided that Thomas Harper should have 8 life interest in portion of the property. The remainder went to Phoebe Gill, Mrs Tinkham and Alonzo Harper. Thomas Harper died five years ago, leaving four children, one of whom, Janet, is confined at the Middletown insane asylum, and they are sueing for. their sisters share.
 Henry Baldwin of Naugatuck, A. D. White of Danbury and A. F. Tanner of New London, left New York city yester- day to attend a conference of the national labor party which opens in Cincinnati to- morrow afternoon. Messrs White and Tanner go delegates of the united labor party and MT Baldwin member of the national committee of the greenback party. The object of this conference is to unite forces on 8 national ticket. There will be no difficulty between the greenback and union labor parties, but the union people are opposed to the united labor men owing to 8 difference of opinion in regard to taxation, and because two years ago when they wanted to unite forces the united people would not agree. The con- ference is to form truce, and it is under stood that all delegates are in favor of uniting forces and dropping every issue uponwhich they cannot agree.
 The Connecticut grand lodge I. o. o. F. will meet in New London tomorrow. Ralph Burnham of Hartford, is in line of promotion to grand master at the coming meeting, and James Bishop of New Haven, present grand warden, will be promoted to deputy grand master. Judge Cowell of this city is spoken of as a candidate for grand warden. The following Past Brands of this city are entitled to go as delegates to the meeting: L. I. Munson, T. R. Martin, H. W. French, Jay H. Hart, Fred E. Cross, George H. Cowel. T. I. Driggs, A. $. Up- son, o. B. King, E. R. Lampson, E. T. Root, E. c. Lewis, F. B. Merriman, H. M. Stocking, s. H. Stanly, George H. Water, H. T. Sperry, E. D. Steele, A. o. Shepard son, D. Hawley, s. M. Judd, George Burns, E. l.. Dickinson, D. B. Wilson, w. F. York, T. D. Barlow, E. c. Adt, Horatio Nelson, J. K. Davis, l.. Peck, William M. Cottle.
 A few evenings since gentleman living in the northern part of the city, while on his way up Hill street became aware of a peculiar odor, which is generally ascribed so that little bushy tailed black and white night prowler, familarly known as skunk. As he proceeded the aroma became more powerful when suddenly a yOunp man