Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-27
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Conductor Grangers successor on the Naugatuck road has not been named yet.
 James Britton, of Hartford, agent for the national labor bureau, was in town to- day.
 A test alarm from box 21 at the horse car stables will take the place of the noon stroke tomorrow.
 The wood work of the old Catholic school building has disappeared and nothing is now left but the foundation of the cellar.
 Five Waterbury young men were ar rested in Naugatuck last evening for in sulting women. They were each fined $1 and costs.
 John E. Lowell was presented with purse of nearly $500 by his old pupils of the Lancasterian school at New Haven yes terday.
 Court Hancock, A. o. F., last evening in- itiated sixteen of the charter members of Court Stephen J. Meany. The court will be instituted May 10.
 James Fitzgerald, an employe of the Holmes, Booth & Hayden's, was caught in the gearing of the works yesterday after noon and suffered severe dislocation of the arm.
 There will be the usual spring cleaning at High Rock grove but there will probably be no improvements added. The dates are in charge of the general ticket agent of the Consolidated road. a.
 J. B. Klinert and R. C.. Manville of this city, been granted patent on an ear huff. A. Bannatyne and w. Lanson have been granted designs for clock dials which they have assigned the Waterbury Clock com pany.
 Edward E. Budge, time clerk at the Plume & Atwood manufacturing com rany's, has accepted the position of assist ant secretary of the Y. M. O. A. of Hart ford and will begin his work there next week.
 The committee to make arrangements for the reception of Ma, tin Scully upon his arrival in this city met last evening. MT. Scully will land in New York probably late Sunday and arrive in this city Mon day. The reception, it is reported, will take place Thursday evening.
 The Waterburys will open the league season on the West End grounds to-mor- row with the Bridgeports, the game being called at 3:3O o'clock. Fitzgerald and Nc Alenny will be the battery for the home team and Sworbach will probably pitch for the Bridgeports. This afternoon the Wa terburys and Monitors are making things lively for each other.
 A COWu lueeIluS III NeW maven yeSCer- day called in accordance with decision of contract, voted against Tracey Brothers of this city, the lowest bidders and re-award- ed 1t to New Haven bidders. It was an exciting meeting and Tracey Brothers counsel: John w. Aliing made a hard fight. Tie News editoria,ly says there is nothing particular in the transaction to arouse the pride oi any citizen.
 Yesterday afternoon Patrick Hennessey and James Sheriden went into Quinlan' s saloon in Brooklyn, and after drinking sat down at table to play game of cards. They quarreled and Hennessey bit off a portion of Sheriden's nose who in return drew knife and stabbed Hennessey in the neck, perhaps fatally. About 10 o'clock last night the police were notified and soon had Sheriden under lock and key. This morning his case was continued until next Monday.
 The case of Ida Lewis and Jennie Mar tin, charged with seduction in enticing IT, year-old Mary Farnette to Hartford to lead life of shame, came up in the police court. Mary, said the womans induced her to leave her home in the Brooklyn dis trict to go to Hartford They provided her a good time and told her about young man who desired to see her very much. Attorney O'Neil, who appeared for the prisoner, was not prepared to proceed and the case was continued until Monday morn ing without hearing any further evidence.
 Michael Pagan was to have been tried at the present term of superior court for pro- curing money under false pretenses from s. P. Williams in endorsing 8 note of H. w. Deming for $500. It will be recalled that Deming and Pagan were up before the police court on this charge and that the prisoner was discharged and the latter bound over to the superior court. It was held at the time that Pagan signed the note supposing that he possessed property, but it was subsequently learned that his prop erty was in his wifes name. The note has been paid by MT Deming and the case against Pagan nolled by the state attorney.
 The fire in the rear of E. J. Manville & company's machine shop led reporter tc investigate as to the provisions against fire in Ralph N. Blakeslee's barn. MT Blakes lee does more trucking than any two sim liar firms in the state and he has probably the finest arranged barn in the state. The horse barn is of brick, fire proof with three exits big enough to drive herd of horse. through in three minutes. Only few ton. of hay are kept in the barn, his supply be ing taken from brick hay barn near tn, New England railroad track as he wants it Oats and grain are carried up in to bis elevator and delivered through chutes to convenient place in the horse barn. Ther is hardly any ..infammable material in th barn and a watchman is on duty all nigh to guard against fire.
 The sixty-ninth anniversary of Odd fellowship in the United States was th occasion in Erid gepor5 lsst night of re ception to Nosahogan lodge of this city ant Centennial lodge of Naugatuck, by Pee 1uon mock lodge of that city. Waterbury ant Naugatuck Odd Fellows went down on tn 7:31 p. m. train returning by special trai, from that city shortly after midnight They were met at the depot by $50 Bridga port Odd Fellows and led b, the Wheeler & Wilson band escorted to the local lodge room. At the hell "l Welcome to Nosahosan Lodge' was ten deTed by w. H. Comley, grand repro ent ative. The anniversary ceremonies wer then formerly opened by the rendition o thanksgiving hymn, followed by prayer w. H. Marigold, P. C., delivered an ad dress on the "O-der at L4rge'' and was fol lowed by an anniversary hymn. F. Hunt spoke on "The Order in Connecti cut" and w. H. Comley on ttThe Order ii