Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 evening.
 Rev L. F. Baker will conduct an illus trated service at the Union City mission chapel next Sunday.
 D. l.. Clifford has been appointed financial secretary of Court Hancock, A. OF, vice H. J. Kellogg, resigned.
 The South Main street pavement whi ich was settled and rendered uneven by the recent rains is being repaired.
 The selectmen have appointed Drs Mum, Benedict, Hayes and O'Hara town physicians for the ensuing year.
 About 100 pupils of the Convent de Notre Dame enjoyed their annual autumn outing at High Rock grove to-day.
 The house of John NJ. Wadhams of Goshen was destroyed by fire last night. How the fire originated is mystery.
 Col Doherty to-day received a large life size picture handsomely framed of Morgan G. Bulkeley, present from the gentleman himself.
 Washington conclave K. s. F., will at tend the quarterly meeting of Court Shields this evening. marching to the hall in full uniform.
 The mud is being scrapel off Center square in one place to-day while another portion is being treated to a clay top dressing.
 The drawing for the gold watch of the late T. J. Jackson will take place at the rooms of the Carrolton council Thursday evening, Oct 1.
 J. J. Miskill, late of the American Watch company of Waltham, is about to open a jewelry store in the north side of Curtiss' art store.
 Daniel J. Mahaney was in court this n tp a ph0rrp Of his saloon open on election day. He was fined $50 and cost; appealed.
 A case against one of Psrtree X Parker's hostlers for an assault upon John Claffey in Sanford &I Camps stable yesterday, was settled out of court this morning for S1.
 Rev Father Treanor purchased in New York yesterday a handsome black pony to be canvassed for at his coming fair. The animal will reach Waterbury tomorrow.
 Flour has advanced $2 a barrel within two months and now sells for S1. 50 and $7.75 a barrel. Local dealers believe that the price will go still higher before winter
 A fire in the chimney at the Scovill house Occasiuned some alarm this morning, but Chief Snagg and Asst stant Bassett over came the difficulty after working at it an hour.
 A careless driver of an ice cart took a short turn around the corper of Grand street this morning, almost taking a wheel off one of P. B. Norton's wagons that was standing in front of Divers market.
 Most of the saloons about town kept open until 12 o'clock last night having re- ceived a pointer from somebody that no prosecutions would follow The select men at a meeting this morning decided to allow the saloons to keep open until 12 and now the dealers are happy again.
 The choir of the Immaculate Conception church met last evening to make ar engagements for the fair They have de- cided to give short drama and have left the selection of it to a committee of three, Misses Mary J. Russell, Maggie Grimes and Edward L. Maloney. The committee will meet Sunday and make selection.
 During the fair of the church of the I'm maculate Conception parish, Rev Father O'Donnell will edit and have printed a paper under the title of ''l'he Waterbury Fair Journal" It will be the largest pa per of the kind ever published in Connec- ticut and will contain eight four columns pages made up in Father O,Donnells best style.
 As the result of a friendly political dis cusslOn last evening, NJ. H. Waas the South Main street tobacconist, submits the following proposition to k. Tinkham his AcAl OooI ueISuOOr: LII case I1arrlSOn Is elected he stands ready to prope1 wheel barrow occupied by MT Tinkham over a line of march to be mutually agreed upon, or to furnish him suit of clothes; should Cleveland be elected the conditions of course to be reversed. NIT Waas considers that he gives odds of two to one in either case. MT Tinkham has not yet signified his intention of accepting the challenge but will probably do so.
 The Fourth division, A. o. H., was formally organized in the G.A. R. hall last night. Thirty-two members were initiated by County Director William c. Keenan, and the following officers were elected and installed to serve until the annual election of the order in June: John H. Moran president; William Ennis, vice president James J. Lyons, recording secretary; Thomas Nolan, financial secretary; John Clarkln, treasurer; James Briody, door keeper; James Cass, sergeant at arms Large delegations were present from the three other divisions of the order and after the business meeting had adjourned re- treatments were served, and singing speechmaking, etc, were indulged in until late hour.
 The second night of Company G's fair was an encouraging success, which augurs well for the rest of the week The armorv was crowded with people from the open ing of the doors until the closing hour, and every one seemed to be in the best of humor. The Mother Hubbard drill under Corp Collins was an excellent feature of the entertainment. And the boys, or girls rather, taking part acquitted themselves with justice. The drill was so much appreciated that repetition is call ed for tonight. Miss Maggie FarrelI in her solo of ''The Song That Reached Ny Heart" received a well deserved applause. and decidedly merited an encore The committee are enthusiastic over the success which is attending their efforts and better programme will be their aim every evening"
 The remains of Thomas F. Ryan, for mer resident of this city, who died in Birmingh Monday morning, were brought to this city on the $50 train this morning accompanied by many friends of the de- ceased. MT Ryan, being a member of Sheridan council, K. of C., of this city,