Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-11
The 1ernnerat.
CITY NEWS.

Mrs Eliza A. Clark will give the fifth parlor talk on Christian Science" at 20. State street this evening.
 James German, recently in the em- ploy of M. H. Waas, has started in the cigar manufacturing business at the West End.
 The Boston express due in this city at 1 :45 D. m. was over 30 minutes late to- day caused by defect in the engine by reason of which sufficient steam could not be made.
 The Waterbury Game club at their meeting last evening talked upon the advisability of restocking the woods with game and having a fox hunt at an early day.
 The New England Tobacco Growers association will meet at Hartford next Saturday for the purpose of making move in the direction of the removal of the internal revenue tax on tobacco.
 We have received a copy of the Wor cester County News, with the name of O. Collard Adams, late of the Nauga tuck Review as editor and proprietor. Truthful James ought to make it a go.
 There will be joint meeting of the board of education and the district com mittee this evening to take action in re- gard to providing better accommoda- tions for the children of the Clay street sub-district.
 Conductor Edward Segurs of the Naugatuck division has resigned and will leave for New York in a few days to enter a hospital and go under treat ment for cancer of the face, which Is affecting one of his eyes.
 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the New England road will be held in Boston to-day. It was an- nounced in railroad circles yesterday that D. s. Plume of this city would be elected as director of the road.
 The night school under the auspices of L1nstitute Canadien Francais was opened last night and the outlook is encouraging to the promoters. The school is for grown up young men and women as well as for children.
 The entertainment given by the Methodist church choir last evening in aid of the Simonsville M. E. chapel was a success pecuniarily and otherwise. The solo singing of Miss Dollie Kyle and Messrs Tripp and Latten was a prom inent feature of the entertainment.
 The case against Daniel Mcbride of Bridgeport, charged with stealing S65 from Dennis l.. Clifford of this city, was changed to simple assault in the police court yesterday morning. MT Clifford was not in court to prosecute and the case was continued and Nc Brides bond reduced to S25.
 The Harlem River route to Washing ton for the New England trains will be abandoned. It is possible that the New England road will endeavor to run these trains on its own tracks, via Waterbury and the Hudson river to connection with the Pennsylvania road.
 William Tins, the umbrella mender who is confined at the town house suffer ing with delirium tremens, is better to day. His condition was such yesterday that the town officials thought he would die. Tins used to be well known here and was one of the best dressers among the boys.
 Charles D. Hard, of who was injured sn the runaway accident few days ago receiving injuries that caused paralysis of the lower limbs, is improving anC yesterday thought that he felt some lift in one of his feet. He is still at AarOr Hard's house on Spencer avenue and vii not be removed to his home in Watert town for some time.
 Notwithstanding many notices sen out by the city water board some con sumers always delay payment of th' semi-annual bills until the percentage V shut of law is operative. There were 10 consumers who were subject to tht shut-off law which was announced to gt into effect this morning.
 Attorney Root, of Waterbury, was i, town Saturday afternoon, and had { Judgment in his pocket against one Ma than Unterbloem, who owed S39 il Waterbury while he was in business il that city. He was working in Wallace & Sons and had refused to pay the bil repeatedly. Sheriff Woodruff, wh' served the papers, took him on trip t New Haven.-Ansonia Sentinel.
 Four evening schools were opened las evening, each with large attendance The Bank street school will be opened next Monday and other rooms will b added should it be found necessary. Tn schools opened last night were: Eln street, teachers Misses Arthur and Pretat Porter street, M. J. Nelligan, teacher Ridge street, Bernard H. Fitzpatrick teacher; Washington street, Miss Rose F Donohue, teacher.
 The meeting of landlords called fo last evening was not very largely attend ed. An informal discussion of the ob iect of the proposed organization wa indulged in, after which an adiournmen was taken for few days. It is the in
  ment to give each tenant a rating ant put each other on guard against tha1 class of citizens who find it cheaper tC move than to pay rent.
 Judge Bradstreet this morning orderet the three Wheelahan boys, Andrew 12 Michael 10 and Thomas s, who were no properly cared for or restrained at home sent to St Francis orphan asylum at New Haven where plac had been provided for them b, Rev Father Mulcahy. John Mclaughlin aged 13, who was Implicated with tht Wheelahan boys in the theft of a coppe boiler, was given fatherly talking [, and released. .
 The following officers of Continenta lodge, A. F. & A. M.. were elected las night: William E. Risley, W. M.; D. B Wilson, $. w.. Gordon Russell, J. w; ;B G. Bryan, treasurer; H. T. Stedman secretary; H. H. Peck, tyler; E. Row land, D. D., chaplain; E. Shannon, mar shal; J. Tripp, s. D. Eldridge, E. Candee T. D.; J. s. Galley, s. S.; H. B. Carter J.S.; Jerome w. Walker. organist; N Dikeman, F. A. Spencer and N. G Welton, trustees; N. Dikeman and N, J Welton, board of relief.