Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-17
CITY AND SUBURBS.

(Gtu1lu N Cuurcu) 1or Sdle Cuedp ID. ohoh- i nger x Co. The Hon S. w. Kellogg of this city was registered at the St James hotel in New | York city last evening. Washington conclave, K. s. F. will initi- | ate thirty-six new members at their meet l ing Monday evening. The Convent de Notre Dame of this city | has contributed some very fine fancy work to the Catholic fair at Naugatuck. District Deputy Sweeney of Naugatuck will visit the Sheridan council, K. of o., | tomorrow afternoon and work the third degree. Several of the Catholic priests of this city will go to Naugatuck tomorrow after noon to assist Bishop McMahon, who will administer confirmation to large class.
 Henry Barber, baggagemaster on the Watertown division, had his hand pain fully crushed while coupling cars this morning. The accident was caused by broken bumper upon the tender Rev E. 0. Tullar, pastor of St Pauls M. E. church, who has been sick with typhoid fever at Westerly, R. l., for several weeks, has arrived home fully recovered.
 The people of St Anne's parish ale mak ing arrangements to hold Thanksgiving week festival in the Peoples theatre in aid of their new chapel, which is now almost completed.
 The Meriden and Waterbury railroad is about to connect with the New York and New England road at Waterbury, opening up an all-rail route for coal and grain from the west through to the center of Connecti- cut.-Danbury News
 Mir Campbell's ''Siberia" has added an other important and worthy work to the long chain of dramatic successes. It will be played with all the attention of details next Wednesday night st Jacques opera house.
 The latest reports from the bedside of Wm H. Barnum say that he is steadily i'm proving and is manifesting increase of strength. After 8 consultation yesterday the attending physicians pronounced their patient out of danger.
 The following is the programme for this evening at the Immaculate Conception fair; Negro sketch by Mcssrs Cummings and Cluney Irish specalties, Cluney and Shel- vey Matt Shelvey's great song "With His Hand in His Pocket On Ten Cent Piece;' club swinging, MT Bolger.
 Peter Murphy, w. D. Keenan and John Bowe, have been appointed a committee to make arrangements for the sociable of Go E, Hibernian Rifles, to take place April 26. The company will meet for drill at the ar mory next Thursday evening.
 Frank Massicotte, accused of ante dating his first papers has waived examination. His case will be tried before the United States district court the first Friday ill December. Massicotte is still in jail at New Haven being unable to secure bondsman.
 Governor Lounsbury has appointed Birdsey G. Northrup and Walter D. Smitt delegates to represent the state of Con necticut at the United States congress oi Forestry to be held at Atlanta, Ga, Nov. ember l9. MT Smith was formerly mer chant in Litchfeld, but is now superinten dent of the industrial department of the Atlanta university.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Con necticut council of education will be helc at the High school building in New Haven December S. There will be two sessions and dinner will be served at 1:30 at tht New Haven house. J. H. Graves O. Hartford, principal of the South school will read paper on the best methods O. instruction in geography, and s. T. Duttor of New Haven, superintendent of schools will present paper on manual training In the afternoon there will be an addres. by President Dwight, of Yale university.
 The A. O. H., attended the Sacred Hear church fair in large numbers last evening and after entering the hall the Second division gave an exhibition of fancy march ing under command of Capt Casey. The ''Jericho" chorus and the duet between Mr. Bergin and MissFarreQ were we'll rendered This evening there will be a costume chorus by the members of the choir entitled ''Chorus of Fisher Maidens" and duet en titled" Domestic Squabbles" by Miss Farrel and E. L. Maloney. Monday evening NJ and Mrs Henri Roberts will render on the violin and piano "Opera Sans Paroles D, Beriot"
 Here is a New Haven News funny story from Waterbury: Another rainy day SC disgusted ,an old resident yesterday that h. got drunk for the first time in thirty years While driving through Mill street the hors, rounded the corner at Dover street sC suddenly that the driver was thrown out The mcn received no serious injury, onl, took a thorough mud bath. The horse looked at the prOstrate man for momen and then deliberately walked to his stable Two men who witnessed the spilling tool charge of the team until he was able to gt home.
 Main street clerk is vowing vengeance or the boys who played an after election jok on him the other day. A short time sine he bought chance upon mustang tha was to be rallied, but failed to pay for tn ticket the par value of which was fit cents. A day or two ago one of the boyi who was onto the game asked the young marketman if he held ticket No 26 Upol investigation he found it was even so Then, said the joker, allow me to congratu late you for you have won the pony. Tn clerk lost no time, but arming himsel with fifty cents hied himself to the owne of the animal and forthwith paid for hi ticket and then declared himself ready t. lead the broncho home. His anger wa something terrible to behold when he was informed that the drawing had not yet taken place.
 It appears that the Meriden, Waterbur. and Connecticut River railroad compan raised the abutments for the Baldwi street bridge about two feet higher tha originally agreed upon by the city an town officials, thereby causing an excess O damages for somebody to pay. It was tn vote of the town and of the board of roa