Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-31
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 All of the municipal boards will meet next week.
 James Roland and wife have returned from an extensive trip in Canada.
 Miss Mary Sheehan, of New Britain, is visiting with friends in Waterbury.
 There will be meeting of the fire de partment officers tonight to arrange for the coming parade.
 Over 500 members of the Connecticut Order of the Eastern Star were picnic ing at High Rock grove to oday.
 A quartette consisting of members of the American band has been formed and will give series of concerts this winter.
 Miss Maggie Flaherty, sister of Morgan Flaherty of the Ansonia Sentinel, is stop ping for few days with Waterbury friends.
 Brother Coe of Merden, the Bible tract distributor, was prominent character on the streets yesterday, pursuing his usual occupation.
 For barbecue day yesterday was very quiet in police circles. Only a solitary drunk was before the police court and he was allowed to go this morning.
 The board of compensation met last night to assess for the widening of Bank street, but as none of the property holders appeared no decision was arrived at.
 large prayer book, a gift from the late Bishop Hendricken, was taken from the church of the Immaculate Conception yesterday afternoon, in all probability by mistake.
 Dr Hearn of Watertown. who formerly had an office in this city but was forced to give it up on account of ill health, was in tn-1aI- a1)S iS ,ol- reopen his office.
 Officer Moore found a woman in the Brooklyn district this afternoon so much under the influence of liquor that he had to get an express wagon to take her to the police station.
 James s. Carroll and family. accompan- jed by Miss Sarah J. Carroll returned from their seven weeks trip to the Berkshire hills yesterday. Mir Carroll who left an invalid, returns completely recovered.
 Thomas D. Wells, of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, formerly of the Middletown Herald and lately representing Among the Clouds" at Mount Washington. is the latest acquisition to the Republican force.
 The Rev NJ. w. Bowdish of the John street NJ. E. church of New York city. and formerly of the M K. church of this city, Is visiting i'll town and will attend the services at St Paul's chapel this evening.
 There will be a meeting of the board of education on September f, at which reports showing how many teachers will be either discharged or employed will be read By that time the board will know just how they stand.
 The only serious accident that happened at the ball grounds yesterday was that to Dennis Calvin, of Thomaston, who was thrown down i'll the rush at the tables and had his arm broken in two places Dr. AXtelle reduced the fractures.
 A schooner with a cargo of acid for aterbury arrived yesterday, and while putting in at the Naugatuck dock ran aground on the mud flats. She was obli- ged to remain there until by the aid of the tide she was tioated. .-Bridgepor News.
 Now that August Bayer is adjudged sane, the parties who applied for a writ to commit him to the insane asylum will prosecute him criminallv for his numer- ous breaches of the peace, they claiming that if he Is sane he is responsible for his actions.
 The twenty-third annual reunion of the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteers was held at Hills Homestead, Savin Rock, yester- day. The secretary reported that the asso- clatlon lost seven members by death dur ing the year, among them James B. Per kins of this city
 There will shortly be petition signed by all of the prominent barbers in town, presented to the common council, asking them to order all barber shops closed from l2 o'clock Saturday night until o'clock Monday morning. The scheme has been agitated in other cities in Connecticut with success.
 band of six of the worst looking Italian street musicians that ever was seen in our streets struck town yesterday Two were armed with sets of bag pipes, two with French horns, and two with umbrella mendlng outfits. The police kept them moving and finally succeeded in driving them from the main streets entirely.
 Prosecuting Attorney Colley seems to have it in for John Egan of Pemberton street. For the last month Mir Egan has been regular tri-weekly visitor at the police court. This morning he was called to answer another charge of keeping with intent to sell. It seems that the saloon ran in Martin Creams name belongs to Egan.
 Tomorrow morning party of local fishermen will start on a weeks trip to Vineyard Haven. Newport and Block Island. A steamer will be chartered and visits made to all the fishing banks along the shore Among the party will be H. w. and George Lake, Dr Mum, George Griswold, Joe Somers, Rob Partree and Sheriff Futile.
 About o'clock this afternoon an alarm of fire was rung from box 2S, at the works of the Waterbury Manufacturing company calling out the fire department The ceii- ing in the dipping room in wooden building at the rear of the shop caught fire but the flames were extinguished be fore the arrival of the fire department. The damage was very small.
 Another notorious woman was before the police court this morning charged with being common prostitute, and was sent to jail for thirty days. Her name is Jen- nie Frost-Manton, or Thompson. She is from Waterville and is a chum of Jennie Freeman, the colored prostitute who was sent away yesterday. She was found walking on Leavenworth street at 3 o'clock this morning and locked up on general principles. -,.-