Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-23
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Work has beg ln upon the steeple of St Patrick's church.
 Nosahogan lodge, l. O. o. F., will meet this evening.
 E Officer Cahey's eyes are again causing him trouble.
 ''Over the Garden Wall" at the opera house this evening.
 The Hon James P. Pigott of New Haven was in town last evening.
 The Second division, A. O. H., will hold an important meeting this evening.
 The Waverly social club will give their annual dance at the Armory on October 31.
 Greene Kendrick is rapidly recovering from the injuries he received a few days ago.
 Panorama of Ireland for the benefit of St. Patrick's church at the City hall this evening.
 The raff1e for Brof Bedard's piano took place last night. No % was the lucky number.
 The funeral of Francis Reilly aged four years, was attended from % Spring street this afternoon.
 The Hon F. X. Schoonmaker of New Jersey will address the republicans at the rink this evening.
 Mrs William Devereaux has returned to this city from a three months visit with relatives in Kentucky.
 Two freight cars jumped the track in the New England yards yesterday after noon, doing no material damage.
 The sixth annual sociable of the First division, A. O. H., will be held at City hall, Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, November 2S.
 The butts at Co As rifle range in Hope. h1rp nj ably by boys. A reward of S10 is offered for the guilty ones.
 The republicans are making extensive preparations for tomorrow nights state parade in this city. Just at present the weather is not encouraging.
 The selectmen and town clerk will hold their first session for the purpose of mak ing voters in the police court room from a. m. to 5p. m. tomorrow.
 Two very fine coons are on exhibition at Harrington's South Main street saloon. MT Harrington intends to provide his patrons with coon supper Thursday evening.
 A letter received from NJ. J. Jordan, who is well known in this city, announces his safe arrival in Ireland and his visit to Dublin, the gay capital of that country.
 Owing to repairs at the NJ. E. church, the service pipe on Abbott avenue was cut this morning and residents of the street will be supplied with water as soon as possible. E Judge Geo H. Cowell has been invited by the republican national committee to stump West Virginia for Harrison and Morton. He has not yet decided to accept the invitation.
 The Waterbury Manufact uring company are building an addition to their store house on North Main street. They also contemplate building a stone wall at the rear of their factory.
 The democratic convention to nominate delegates to the probate convention of this district, (which includes,the towns of Water bury, -Middlebury and Wolcott, will be held in the police court room this evening.
 The case of William Quick vs Alfred North is being argued before Judge Brad street in the district court to-day. The plaintiff claims that Dr North hired him for certain period and failed to comply with the terms of his contract.
 Five of the horses that trotted in the local wagon race at the late fall meeting at the Derby Driving park are to contest again on Thursday of this week for a purse of $125, $70 to first, S35 to second and $2O to third
 Conn ie Lynch had his thumb smashed this morning while working at clipping press in Benedict & Burnham's It is
 
 amputated.
 Officer Blakely made peculiar arrest on West Main street last evening. AS he was about to pass by G. s. Parsons residence at 12:3O o'clock a partridge flew across his path and was captured and brought in triumph to the police station.
 The drawing for the piano and cash prizes offered to customers by the Water bury Boot and Shoe store took place last night. The holder of No S21, series A, Miss Nellie Pagan, 340 East Main street. is entitled to the Weber piano; No 501, series D, Mrs Agnes Woodbridge, ,1S7 South Main street, gets $50 in gold, and No 499, series c, $25 in gold,
 The fourth annual conference of the Connecticut Christian Endeavor Union will be held in the First Congregational church tomorrow and Thursday On Wednesday evening Rev Dr Andel son de- hvers the address of welcome, response by president of State union; address, Enthusiasm as an Element of Success in Christian Work, " Rev George E. Reed, D. D., of New Haven; address, "With Both Hands-Earnestly, Rev John Hump stone, D. D., of Brooklyn, N. ".
 A two horse team belonging to Austin, Howe x Sons tumbled off the steep em- bankment near the Benedict bridge on Burnham street last evening, making a total wreck of the wagon and injuring the horses so that they are unable to work to- day. The bank of the river at this point has been used as dumping ground and guard against which teams could back here tofore prevented any accidents. The guard was removed yesterday, which fact was not known to MI Howe's driver until his team turned somersault down the embankment The driver fortunately escaped uninjured
 AN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT.