Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-06
DECEMBER 6, 1888.
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Columbus are holding a meeting in New Haven to-day.
 The Sacred Heart church choir will meet for rehearsal this evening. All members are reque sted to be present.
 The curtains of many of the stores about town are drawn and active preparations are being made for the holiday display.
 N. w. Heater has disposed of his trot ting horse Sam H. to William G. Warnock, of Meriden, for $1 ,050, taking good driv- ing mare in part payment.
 New Britain is to have another weekly paper, making the fifth, democratic in politics. James w. Ringrose and Cornelius Loughery are behind the venture.
 The remains of Thomas Hammond, who died in Colorado Monday, will arrive in this city Saturday evening and be buried | in the family plot in St Joseph's cemetery | Sunday. A number of the residents of Brooklyn | are circulating a petition for signatures, | asking for new school building upon the grounds now occupied by the old Bank street house. George Fees, checking clerk in E. R Davis & Co.'S laundry, and Miss Mary Blaine, saleslady for R. l.. Martin & Co, were married Monday evening at the resi- dence of Rev Joseph w. Zones. When the continued cases against the Italian Frank Chicco, for assault upon Rosie Orlando, were called this morning, the prisoner could not be found and his bonds were called. Peter Bauby was his surety in the sum of $2O0.
 One of the horses on West Main street car stumbled this afternoon and fell. The other horse became frightened and at tempted to run, dragging the car upon its prostrate mate and. .cutting it badly and de- laying travel on the road.
 Speedwell lodge,K. of F., have invited Comstock lodge of this city and the lodges at Ansonia and Naugatuck to assist them in working the second degree tomorrow evening After the exercises a collation. will be served by Bolster at City hall.
 We have received from Secretary J. s. Jones a copy of the proceedings of the fifth annual convention of the Connecticut State Firemen's association, held in Nor wich, August and 7. The book is full of information valuable to firemen and is handsomely gotten up.
 In the United States district court at Hartford yesterday Mrs Margaret Carmody of this city was fined $200 and costs for trying to obtain a pension by inducing her son Terrence to forge the name of Michael Gavin as one of the afiants. Her son was also fined S200 and costs.
 Daniel OCOnnOr, one or NauSdIuck youthful robbers, is now confined in New Haven jail, he being bound over on three different charges. His father went his bond for $500 in the first case, but was unable to go on the other two cases. Dep uty Sheriff Sweeney expects to make sew eral important arrests in connection with the robbers this week.
 The report that Engineer Valdes, who superintended the construction of the Meriden Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad, has come into possession of quite fortune is true. By the terms of a rela- tive's will he was left large sum o1 money, but not quite $100,0O0, to be de- livered to him on certain date, which was a few days ago. MT Valdes' friends are pleased at his good fortune.
 Jared Clark of Bristol died at the resi- dence of his sister, Mrs Jane E.. Pollard 215 South Main street, at 12 o'clock las night, from internal hemorrhage caused by the injuries he received in the runaway accident yesterday afternoon. The othel > victim, c. D Hard of Watertown, remains in about the same condition as he was yes terday His Espine is seriously injured causing paralysis of both his lower limbs His father visited him to-day and expresse as his belief that the sufferer will die. Street Inspector Colley had a gang O men around with hoes cleaning the pave ment on South Main street. If we mistak not MT Colley received orders from tn commissioners to have the pavement ol Bank and South Main street swept twice week. This he has failed utterly to do The dirt and refuse is allowed to accumu late on the pavement for a number O weeks at time making, it necessary fo the streets to be scraped before the broom can be used effectually. It looks as if th road board was as much to blame as tn inspector.
 Twelve members of the Waterbury Turn Verein presented themselves to compete for prizes in their hall last evening. The affair was under the direction of Ott' Book, and the judges were Louis Wenze follows: First, gold badge. MT Werzinger S54 points; second, pair of foils, MT Loef fer, S2 points; third, silver badge, Herman Keisel The prizes in dumb bell lifting were won in this order: First, bottle ot wine, John Pohl; second, half dozen cigars Albert Pley; third, three frankforts ant schooners to match, MT Werzinger. Aftel the contest the members and their lady friends spent the evening in dancing.
 Andrew, Michael and Thomas Wheela han and John Mclaughlin, all under thirteen years of age, were before the police court this morning for stealing ( copper boiler from the yard of H. F. Bas sett. The Wheelahan boys belong to the family which was found in such destitute circumstances by Officer Dodds Monday afternoon. MT Bassett said he did not wish to press the complaint, having brought the charge more to have some thing done for the boys than to punish them. The case was continued until to morrow and the children will probably bt sent to the St Francis orphan asylum il New Haven. The mother of the boys is { frail woman and almost blind, and tht family have been dependent for support upon the wages of a delicate girl of Il years and little help from the town.
 Deputy United States Marshal Lovejoy of New Haven came to this city early thi. morning and drove to Middlebury where he arrested Charles T. Yale for violation of the postal laws in opening letter ad dressed to Birdsey B. Atwood of that towr some two weeks ago. Four yearssago MI Atwood was awarded the contract to carry the mails between Middlebury and this city ast ,Tulv he Sublet the contract tC