Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-11
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Harry Featherplace has relinquished his position as newsboy on the Naugatuck road.
 Court Hancock, Thursday evening initiated two members and received seven proposals for membership.
 The young ladies of the Second Church will give calico fair in the church parlors on the evening of Washington's birthday. The Ramhlers' Wheel Club made ex penses out of their recent ball and had few dollars left for postage stamps.
 The Rev Leonard w. Bacon of the First Church will preach at the Mission chapel in Union City tomorrow afternoon.
 Gen s. w. Kellogg of thi> city was re. gently elected director of Goodyear's s India Rubber Glove Company of Nauga- tuck
 The employees of the Benedict & Burn ham Manufacturing Company have added $5O1 15 to the Republican found for the Waterbury hospital.
 Organist Gibson of the First Church will leave the 2Oth for Savannah, Ga. where he will operate the organ recently built for the Independent Presbyterian Church in that city.
 The Methodist Church choir is to be i'm proved by the addition of more singers, and those who desire to join should meet Or9anist Lvding in the church at o'clock this evening.
 Robert Chambers, formerly of Spring field, Mass, died at his residence on Bea- con street yesterday afternoon. The re- mains will be taken to Westfeld, Mass, Monday, for interment.
 All voters who are interested in the suc- cess of the Third party are requested to meet with the Waterbury Prohibition Club in Reform Club Hall, Abbott avenue, next Monday evening at s o'clock.
 Waterbury and Naugatuck parties fought 29-pound bull dogs in a barn near Beacon Falls Thursday night. After a battle of F the winner.
 Constable OBrien took John Armond to New Haven jail this morning It will be remembered that Armond assaulted a mar named John De Ward and the jury in tht District Court gave De Ward $15 and costs damages. Armond was unable to pay ane was taken to jail in default of payment.
 Mrs Elizabeth Harper, for many years resident of this city, died this morning a her residence, No 80 South Main street Mrs liar per would have been 80 years olt had she lived until May, and was much re spected by all who knew her. Her funera will take place Monday afternoon.
 The case of Ralph Blood against tn New York and New England Railroad t. recover $1 ,O00 for injuries received, wa given to the jury at the District court to day. After many hours the foreman announced that they could not agree ant they were discharged. This case conclude the jury term.
 The annual bench show given by tn New York Bench Club will oper at tn Madison Square Garden, New York city February 21, and continue three days The officials of the Consolidated road hay instructed baggage masters on all trains t take, without extra charge to and iron New York, all dogs entered for this sho1 when accompanied by their owners or car takers.
 To-day is observed by the Chinese a New Years Day. One of the laundryme e1 employed by John Lee, the East Mai street Chinaman, told a DEMOCRAT report Q that according to the Chinese calenda taere were only 30 days in each month When asked if they intend to celebrat this important day, he replied that all tn Chinamen in the Valley had been invited to come to this city to morrow and observ the day in accordance with the Chimes custom.
 The newspapers everywhere pay elo quent tribute to the memorny of Stephen Meany, the dead poet, journalist an, patriot The strong life that battled & many years against the worlds viscissi tudes at last went out peacefully and calm ly. Stephen J. Meany was one of the fev remaining links that connect the Irelant of the past with the Ireland of to-day, ant through the whole of h1s eventful life h was ever the valiant champion of his na tive land.-New London Telegraph.