Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 There will be six prisoners released from Wethe-sfeld during April.
 w. F. York is attending the funeral of relative in Norwich to-day.
 The Rev Father Curtin is visiting with bis friends in New Britain to-day.
 Tax Collector Meyer is busy making out the tax bills that are due next month.
 The 1O-year old daughter of James Mo- Manus of 15 Maple street is very low with a spinal disease.
 T. F. Judson of this city is among the guests registered at the Metropolitan hotel, Washington, D. c.
 Owen Finnegan arrived from Ireland Saturday and is visiting with his brother Thomas Finnegan, on Fuller street.
 F.. J. Kingsbury will attend Q meeting of the East Hartford bridge commissioners, of which he is member, at Hartford April 16.
 The directors of the New York and New England railroad have declared dividend of 3 12 per cent on preferred stock, pay able May l.
 James McGuinness of Cherry street, who broke his ankle by fall at the. works of the Scovill Manufacturing company is inn proving slowly.
 Justice Cowell to-day decided the case of the Town of Waterbury vs Edward Kelly, tion to recover on bond, for plaintiff to recover $139 and costs.
 The Rev w. w. Bowdish will leave for Middletown tomorrow morning to be pres ent at the annual m eting of the New York East M B. confe 'ence.
 Prof francls I. Russell's readings at Y. M. c. A. hall last evening drew cultivated audience and proved one of the most de- ,lightful entertainments in the course.
 William Frohlich of this city was one of the ushers at the marriage of Julien Schever and Miss Mary Addas at the First Baptist church in New Haven yesterday afternoon.
 The common council did meet last night but adjourned for one week without trans acting any business. The fire board will meet at 7:30 and the police board at 8 this evening.
 John E. Lowell of this city, has written to the Hon Henry B. Harrison, of New Haven expressing his intention of being present at the celebration of founders day on April 25.
 John Flynn, who went to Ireland some time ago returned tc this city last evening" He was passenger on the steamer that carried the remasns of the late Stephen J. Meany to Ireland.
 John fl. Lawlor of 246 East Main street pleaded his own case before the county commissioners at New Haven yesterday and had his license revoked for violating the Sunday law.
 There IS talk of newspaper war among the dealers of the Sunday papers. It is said that new dealers will embark in the business, bringing their papers over from Meriden by pony express.
 Ten-y year-old Emile Moliter of South Wilson street is to-day the biggest little boy in Waterbury. He held No 56G9, the ticket that drew the pony and dog cart at the New England shoe store last night.
 Nearly all the flat cars for the Meriden & Waterbury road have arrived at Meriden and the ten box cars are at Hartford. They were loaded with grain at Chicago, in or der to avoid payment of freight for the cars.
 Concordia hall was filled by a good sized audience last evening and drama Society" presented in German with great credit to the performers. Following the performance there was dancing.
 Governor Lounsbury last evening opened the six days fair in Masonic hall, Strat- ford, to provide for soldiers monument fund. The fair is under the auspices of the Veteran association, and $2,000 worth of tickets have already been sold.
 The new schedule of baggage and stor- age tariff went into effect on the Consoli- dated road yesterday. Among the changes is a reduction of about 20 per cent in the rates for excessive baggage The rates for excessive baggage on other roads remain the same.
 Congressman James Buchanan of the third New Jersey district aud James A. Howorth, vice president of the Connecticut Republican league. are the principal speak quet at music hall, Thursday evening" April 19.
 The Knights of Columbus have ordered the payment of $1 900 benefits to the heirs of the following persons: John Cannon of New Haven, 3S years of age; Joseph Quin- Ian of Branford, 29; Michael Dawson of New Britain, 35, and Thomas J. Welch of Hartford, 22.
 Parties having occasion to use the neigh boring country roads report them as being in fearfully bad shape. In some spots where the frost has barely vacated much danger is encountered by horses breaking through, but fortunately as yet no serious accidents are reported.
 The manufacturers of this city are pleased to learn that bill appropriating $25, 1000 for the purpose of aiding Ameri- can manufacturers to send exhibits of their products to the Spanish exposition, which opens at Barcelona, May 1, had passed in the house of representatives.
 The funeral of Julius c. Baily, who died Sunday, was largely attended from his late residence, 24 Cherry street, this afternoon. The funeral services were con- ducted by the Rev MT Brink of the Bap- tist church. The interment was in River side.
 Justice Cowell said this morning he would decide the suits of laborers against the New York and New England road to recover pay for shoveling snow during the blizzard in favor of the plaintiffs, but would continue the cases until Saturday morning, when he would give the amount of damages.
 The Derby railroad company has been endeavoring to induce the railroad commis- sioners to make grade crossing in Shelton, on the line of the Derby road extension. A good many Shelton people saw no ob- jection to it, but the commissioners very properly stuck to the rule, and have or