Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-11
Weather.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The American band will give a concert on the green next Wednesday evening. The postoffice was closed to-day from 10 a. m. to p. m. in honor of General Sher- idan's funeral. The republicans will hold 8 caucus in the court room this evening to elect delegates to the state convention. The town records in the back numbers are being rebound at last, after sorely need ing it for 6 number of years. Yard Master Harry Bunce, of the Naug- tuck station, has been confined to his home with malarial troubles during the past week. The Bridgeport Butchers Protective as- socistion state that they will attend the Waterbury barbecue with 100 men and a band. Notwithstanding the amount of rain which has fallen this month the water in the mill ponds is very low, that in the Manhan being about four feet below mean water mark. The Waterbury Game and Fishing club will hold their annual meeting at No 15 Baldwin block on Monday evening at o'clock to elect officers and transact other important business. Charles B. Garfield, superintendent of the New England Monument company, was in town yesterday and stated that the Carrie Welton fountain had been shipped for here and would arrive in o few days.
 Engine No 3 was tested at the Scovill1 Manufacturing companys ditch last even ing. Active preparations are being made by all of the fire companies for their con- ing parade, and each one will go through a series of drills.
 :: Capt Wolff, First Lieut. Fitzpatrick, Second Lieut. Halpin, Sergeant Bulger, Musician Reed, Copolal Collins and Edward L. Maloney, P. H. Phalon and J. J. Monohan, have been appointed as a finance committee of Company G.
 The poles for the telegraph line along the new railroad are erected as far as the West mountain, and connection with both the Meriden and Waterbury stations will soon be completed. The stations along the road are all connected by telephone.
 The state drummers convention will be held at Wallingford September 5. Water bury will be represented by the Mattatuck and Echo corps, who will drum for prizes ,, and Fred Miller, drum ma jor of the Matta- tucks, and Fred w. Somers will drum for individual prizes.
 dog with tin pail tied to his tail and one hind leg rushed madly down South Main street at 1 o'clock this afternoon scattering the crowds of pedestrians going to work. Some one started the cry mad dog" and the anxiety of some of the crowd to create remoteness between themselves and the canine was Imaginable in the ex- treme
 An enthusiastic meeting of the Water bury Democratic club was held at the headquarters in Browns block last even ing. An invitation was received inviting the club to attend the banner raising in the Brooklyn district, Thursday evening, August 16. The invitation was accepted, and the club voted to march to the scene of the banner raising in body. The free use of the club room was rendered to the Democratic Glee club.
 Everyone who passes expresses admira- tion of the massive front of the new PIatt building on East Main street. The build ing will without doubt be the finest and most imposing in the city. The four large piers in front are composed of five blocks of granite with base each containing one square yard of stone, and each pier weigh ing about 3O, ,OOO pounds. The first story will of stone and glass, the second iron and glass and the upper ones of brick.
 This afternoon seven carrier pigeons arrived on the 1:55 train in a cage addressed to William Rice, Manager of the Adams express office in this city. Accompanying the box was a note with the following re- quest: "Liberate these birds as soon as possible after arrival and send telegram to Jeremiah Clancy, 753 North Main street Providence R. l." The birds were liberated st 2:O8 this afternoon and telegram for warded to Mir Clancy.
 Conductor Bruce's 4:3O freight train out of this city on the New England road met with an accident near Union City last evening, blocking the main track and causing considerable delay. The train was going along very slowly, as is the of the box cars in the middle of the train jumped the track. The 5:3O passenger train for Danbury was held for over two hours at the station in this city before re- ceiving orders that the track was clear.