Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-28
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Lewis s. Granniss of Dover street has been granted an increase of pension.
 The Rev J. A. Mulcahy attended the Sacred Heart church fair at New Haven last evening.
 Don't forget the turkey shoot at the shooting gallery Bank street. The best score wins the turkey tonight.
 A number of Waterbury firemen will go to Naugatuck this evening to attend the annual ball of the Naugatuck fire depart ment
 The annual Thanksgiving concert and ball of the Rose Hill Social club will be held tomorrow afternoon and evening at Union armory.
 Daniel Foley and Miss Mary Sullivan were married by the Rev Father O'Donnell at the church of the Immaculate Concep- tion at s a. m. to-day.
 An official from the Reform school was in town this afternoon looking for two boys who made their escape from that in stitution this morning.
 According to the annual report of the New York and New England road just published the loss to the company occasion ed by the March blizzard was 1000.
 The letter carriers will make but two trips tomorrow, both in the morning. The postoffice will be open until 12 o'clock, noon, and from to in the evening.
 At meeting of Go G last evening the committee having charge of the recent fair were instructed to make arrangement for a reception to be rendered the young lady canvassers in the armory Friday evening" January 4.
 The Rev Father Sullivan of Providence, R. l., who will be remembered as assistant pastor under Father Hendricken at the church of the Immaculate Conception, was in town to-day visiting many of his old friends.
 Court Wolf Tone initiated a nucleus of 12 members for new court of Foresters to be established at Forestville at their meeting last evening. The new court is to be called Court Forest and the officers will be installed early next month.
 The annual dinner rendered to the Wa terbury District Telegraph Co., messenger boys by Supt w. A. Sawyer will be served at Bolster's restaurant tomorrow after noon. Subscribers requested not to call for messenger boys between and o'clock.
 Ansonia lodge, K. of P, at their meet ing Monday evening voted to accept the invitation extended by Speedwell lodge, K. of F., of Waterbury, to become their guests on Friday evening, December 7. It is thought that nearly 75 members will visit Waterbury.
 M. $. Lynch who has been an assistant engineer on the Meriden, Waterbury and Connections River road for some time past, and who has more recently been assisting Supt Crawford in the office of the com pany, left to-day for his home in Philadel- phia. He will probably return to posi- tion on the Pennsylvania railroad.
 A number of sports from this city will 41,of A1 oA tomorrow. The local runners who will contest are: 0. E. Morse, George E. Har- rington, G. c. Wilton, NJ. Kelley, F. Maloney and H. F. Rigney The result ot heats will be bulletined at T. E. Guests ''Still Alarm" on Scovill street.
 City hall with it's crash covered floor will present pleasing appearance to-n night on the occasion of the sixth annual soci- able of the First division, A. O. H. The committee have spared neither pains nor expense and that success will crown their efforts is certain. The Amphion orchestra will furnish music and Uffendals will prompt.
 The arrangement for the annual ball ot Company A, which is to be held at the armory tonight, are such that the boys have no hesitancy in saying that the recep- uon will be one of their greatest successes The advance sale of ticxeta has been large The rifle range will be open for prize shooting from o'clock this evening until II o'clock tomorrow night.
 Martin Sullivan, of North Adams, Mass, is successor to the late Andrew Cunning ham in the business conducted by the lat ter and James O'Connor, at ITO Bank street. MT Sullivan brings with him to Waterbury the highest recommendation and is man of much experience in all branches of the stove and tinsmith busi- ness. The firm name will be Sullivan & OConnor.
 The festival of the parishioners of St Ann opened in the Peoples theatre last evening under the most favorble conditions, there being a large attendance. This even ing the Waterbury favorites, Ryan and Young, the parlor acrobats, will appear in their classical brother act and sports of ancient Rome. The price of admission is so reasonable and the number of canvassers so few, that no one need fear to go in and enjoy pleasurable evening and by their presence encourage & work worthy of every body's concurrence.
 A prominent railroad official in the em- ploy of the Naugatuck road had a very comical incident occur to him yesterday morning. His business is such that he must be at the station at 6 o'clock every morning. Yesterday as usual he left the houSe at o.oo aIlO udu Ouly Walkeu lew yards when he discovered that his foot was asleep. He returned to the honse and the door was locked with Yale lock and he had no key, he aroused his wife who let him in. He explained that his left foot was bothering him. A lamp was lighted, and much surprised he found that on the left foot he had put a rubber boot, while on the right one only shoe and rubber. The gentleman tried to keep it a secret, but it got out and now he wishes he went out barefooted.
 The funeral of Edward c. McGinn, was largely attended from the residence of his mother on South Main street to the church of the Immaculate Conception at o'clock this morning, where requiem mass was sung by the Rev Father Mulcahy. At the church the funeral was met by large number of the young friends of the deceased with whom he was a special favorite. The choir was assisted by a number of young ladies from the high school who sang Flee as Bird. There was a large number of floral offerings among thembeing handsome pillow with the word