Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

NOlO PelNt eO NoJ Evangelist Sam Small will speak in the Methodist church Tuesday evening. The condition of Mrs J. M. Sweeney of Naugatuck is much improved to-day. Three children of Truman Smith of Oak vile are sick with membraneous croup. Grau's building is beginning to look like building. It will be an ornament to that portion of Grand street.
 Col J. B. Doherty is one of the judges at the games of the Yale athletic association and Second regiment in New Haven
 The works of the Scovill manufacturing company's are closed to-day to make some repairs, and the employees are enjoying holiday.
 The young mems Republican clubs of this state will hold @ convention in New Haven about the middle of April. The call for the convention will be issued in 8 few days.
 The case of Richard Vickers vs A. B. Simons, action to recover balance due on book account was argued before Justice Porter l.. Wood at the district court room this morning. Decision was reserved.
 The arguments in the injunction restrain ing the Meriden and Waterbury railroad from passing over the land of Dennis Xiii duff on River street, along Mad river, will be made before Judge Bradstreet in the district count Monday.
 Mai F. A. Spencer will be at the "brass" rooms Monday from a. m. to p. m. to make out pension vouchers. Those who are unable to call at the "brass" rooms can have their vouchers made out Tuesday by sending their address to Maj Spencer.
 David E. Sprague, H. w. Keeler, F. B. Rice and c. N. Hall of this city, and Geo w. Seymour and Albert N. Lane of Wol- L. Ioo, &o 4ba jury in the March criminal term of the court of common pleas in New Haven.
 Murray & Murphy's company left on the 9 o'clock train this morning for New Bri- tain, where they will play this evening. Tomorrow morning they will leave for New Haven, where they will be given re- ception by the New Haven lodge of Elks.
 Real Estate Agent Tierney sold to-day for John Farrell building lot on Laurel street to Mrs Patrick Cosgrove, who will erect commodious dwelling house on the site. He also sold for MT Farrell a build ing lot to William Shaughnessy the same street.
 Rose Hill hose company, No 5, last evening selected their officers for the en- suing year: Foreman, Owen Thompson; first assistant, William Laffin; second as- sistant, Garr1tt Sullivan; secretary, Ed ward Balfe; treasurer, Wmilliam Casey; steward James Halpin; house committee, John Thompson, James Downey, Dennis J. Phelan.
 The mission which has been held at the Sacred Heart church during the past two weeks will close tomorrow. Masses will be celebrated at 7:30 and 10:30 o'clock. A sermon for women will be preached in the afternoon at 3 o'clock, followed by a reception of the Third Order of St. Dominic Vespers will be sung at 7 o'clock in the evening, and the mission will conclude by sermon for the men by Father O'Neil and the papal benediction.
 A pair of horses, which were attached to car bound from the north end to the center, last evening ran madly dowr through Exchange place, continuing dowr Bank street until in their impetuous haste they ran up against the locomotive of the 7:17 D. m train and were knocked dow1 but not injured. Later horseless cal loaded with people ran down into the cen ter. The horses, it is said, were being de tached from the when it upo1 their heels and started them into run.
 Matt Shanahan was prisoner at tn, police court this morning charged with as sault and drunkenness. Mrs Shanahan with bandage on her head, testified tt the ungovernable temper of her husband She said he came home drunk Thursda, night. When she called him to go to worl Friday morning he became so infuriatet at her that he picked up chair and striking her across the head, cut a dee] gash over the left eyer Dr Hayes sait that when he arrived at the house Frida morning he found that the woman had re ceived deep gash over the left eye requi1 ing seven stitches. The court fined him $ and costs for assault and thirty days ii jail for intoxication.
 Registrar White reports for February 5 deaths as compared with 36 in February 1887. The death roll per 1000 of popula tion was 1S.3 The causes of death were diphtheria and membraneous croup whooping cough 1, erysipelas 1, alcohol ism 3, cancer 3, phthisis terberculosus meningitis 1, apoplexy 4, convulsions old age 1, heart disease 3, bronchitis pneumonia and congestion of the lungs suicide 3, poison 1, hamilton 3, all othe causes II. Of those who died 33 wer males, 27 females, making total of counting 5 still births Sixteen marrie and II single people died, and widow and widowers. The deaths in the frs ward numbered 15, in the second 9, in tn third 10, and in the fourth 26.