Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-10
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CITY NEWS.

The choir of NJ. E. church will give a musical entertainment for the benefit of the Simonsville chapel fund ill the chapel this evening.
 Sullivan 6 O'Conner, successors to Cunningham SC OConner, Bank street stove dealers, have swung out hand some new sign.
 E. M. Jackson, recently with the Singer Manufacturing company, has l taken position with B. Shoninger & Go as salesman. 1 The remains of Mrs Benjmin Reed, who l died on Grove street Saturday, were taken 1 on the o'clock train this morning for interment at her former home in Brews- ters, N. Y. Nathan Zermansky, the young son of Julian Zermansky of II West Porter street, fell on the sidewalk on South Main street yesterday afternoon ana broke his ankle. The horse cars began running upon twenty minute schedule to-day, owing to the usual winter falling off of business, and the drivers pay was reduced from S2.00 to S1.75 day.
 In Winsted the snow is six inches deep and the top of the cars on the S:26 train this morning attracted much attention, being completely covered with snow, while the caves of the roof were lined with icicles.
 The funeral services over the remains of B. M. Huxley were conducted by Prof Russell at the late residence of the deceased on Central avenue this morn ing. The remains were taken to Goshen for interment.
 Right Rev Bishop McMahOn confirmed a class of 169 children at the o'clock mass in the church of the Immaculate EnncaItinn vaCtarAau nnnrninC 1t the 1030 mass the bishop preached a sermon upon the Immaculate Conception.
 The county commissioners are hearing the case of David Quinn, the Bishop street liquor dealer, at New Haven to-day. MT Quinn made application for a license, but petition was sent to the cOmmls- sioners requesting them to refuse grant ing license.
 An evening school under the auspices of L'Institute Canadien Francais will be opened this evening in the society rooms for the education of the French Canadian youth. Sessions will be held Monday Wednesday and Friday evenings. Emile Arpin has been selected as teacher.
 The board of directors of the Consoli dated road, at their monthly meeting held in New York Saturday, declared { quarterly dividend of 24 per cent Int dividends were formerly paid semi annually, but for the past year or tive they have been made quarterly.
 The Meriden, Waterbury and Connec ticut,R RiSefN Railroad company expect t, s.; .s;sshaye thetEoadx opened it's entire length b, Januarysf. $ fales bridge over the Nauga tuesSTiyer is.e1nf9leted and is one of tn largesSep, the 1Ysaas-ait has a 120 fee span andFrsses SSfestfrom the river The police haue recaiId&l "a letter, in closing photogfsaahz of tlEs.sriminal re questing them to besoif Sstlle ! lockout fe John O. Wood, who -B s&antes SspN tn Toronto authorities for rnQrder. :: tssNS9o, is described as a large handsQlne. nlasl five feet nine inches in heigft.-s s4Ie i about 50 years Of age. -s~s.
 There was a large attendance at tff meeting of the Land league last evening Martin Scully acted as chairman and J. Mcdonald secretary. The evening was spent in perfecting the organization and in an informald iscussion of the jlris cause. Another meeting will be hel next Sunday evening for business
 Saturday night the Peoples drug stor in the Coughlan block on Baldwin stree was burglarized and quantity of candy cigarettes and small amount of pennie taken. The police arrested Jerry Keefe who had just returned after serving term in Bridgeport jail, and found quantity of goods on his person that col responded with the missing articles In the police court this morning he wa bound over to the superior court unde $500 bonds for burglary.
 William Tins, who lived here year ago and who has reduced himself to tn grade of an umbrella mender, is confine at the station house suffering from delir um tremens. This morning he went int Strahan's saloon on South Main street an walking into a side room undreSSed hin self and came to the window and gather ed crowd. It took the combined effort of several men to get him into an expres wagon and place him behind the bars ( cell at the station.
 The funeral of Thomas Hammond whose remains arrived from Denv9 Col, Saturday, took place from tn Catholic Literary association rooms ye terday afternoon. The Young Men Catholic Literary association an Phoenix engine company,of which tE deceased was a member during his res dence in this city attended the funeral body and contributed two beautifl floral offerings. The pallbearers wei John w. Mcdonald, Richard Phelan an James Dougass of Phoenix compan and F. F. Bannon, Michael Driscoll an Lucien Wolff of the society.
 Messrs Crawford and Pond, of u Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticl River railroad, were in New York C Friday, and it is notable fact tn; N western rates took jump notch high, simultaneously with their appearanc 1t is understood that the Golden Ga special, with parlor car direct from Me iden, via Waterbury and the New En- land road will be put on within mont This is simply a rumor, however.-M den Republican.
 A branch of the Order Breth Abraha association of Hebrews was organized this city yesterday by Julius Kosowsb Tobias Kaplan and Henry A. Robinsc of New York. The order is a benevolel one and has membership of 10000. the United States. The local associatic was named Waterbury City lodge, 105. The following officers were. .eiecte John Schapirs, president Moses Saga vice-president Fl. M. Oseraki, recordir secretary.