Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-04
CITY AND SUBURBS.

W.F. York has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to attend to busi- ness.
 The pay roll of the police department for January amounted to S1 1,517.62 and that of the street department S411.52.
 The fund for the Waterbury Hospital has reached S3S, 7S9 AS, $2, ,635.30 of which has been raised by the Waterbury Repub- Ecan.
 At the annual meeting of the Rogers Cutlery Company of Meriden yesterday, D. B. Hamilton of this city was chosen a director.
 The next meeting of the Naugatuck Val ley Association of Congregational Ministers will be held at the First Church parlors next Tuesday.
 In the Supreme Court at New Haven yesterday Judge Fenn granted decree of divorce to Sarah Hine from John l.. Hine of this city.
 E. E. Kidder, author of "Bewitched,' ; was in the audience at the Opera House last evening and witnessed for the first time the production of his play.
 The Amphion orchestra of this city have been engaged for the ninth annual soiree Naugatuck, on the evening of Feb. 13.
 l ue regular IueoLlIS OI Iuo TliSC Ol- vision, A. O. H. will be omitted Tuesday evening on account of the Grand Army Encampment.
 Officer Blakeley this afteroon found 8 man lying in the snow in the yard at No Il Meadow street and kindly took him in The fellow was so drunk that he didn't know his name.
 The case of Chittenden against Judson, was tried in the District Court yesterday and on motion of Judge Gillette, counsel for the defendant, it was non-suited The jury were excused until Tuesday.
 MT Leary, Hartfort saloon keeper, sent each of the old Hartford players box of cigars in recognition of their victory over the New Ravens Thursday night. The gift will be repeated on similar victory.
 The delegates from James E. Moore Post of Danbury to the State encampment are A. Moorehouse, Jr., s. s. Amber, A. J.. Smith, I. R. Wildman; alternates, Thomas McCorkle, Dr Hart, Bethel; w. H. Hitch cock and Rev MT Crossley.
 The present jury term of the District Court is the first one held for over year. It has now been in session four weeks and will probably dispose of the docket next week. Altogether it is expected that fif- 
 The Board of Fire Commissioners met last evening and rectifed their mistake in re-electing the chief engineer and assistant befole their term of office had expired MT Snagg will be chief for three years from yesterday. Wm E. Beecher was re- elected second assistant engineer.
 G. G. Dave, late of the Waterbury Re- publican gave an entertainment in the M. E. Church, Gurleyville, last Friday even- ing consisting of numerous pathetic, gro tesque and tragic readings selected from Mrs H. B. Stowe, Mark Twain, Marshal P Wilder and others.
 The new bridge on the Naugatuck di- vision of the Consolidated road at Hench- litfs, near Waterville, is completed and the 2:42 p. m train to-day was the first to pass over By this change the sharp curve at that point is avoided and the work done by the East Berlin Bridge Company gives entire sa isfactiOn.
 Among the prominent military guests who will be present at the ball at City Hall Monday evening will be General Graham and staff Colonel Watson and staff, Colonel Leavenworth and staff Col Cone and staff and commander in chief ot qhe Grand Army of the United States Req The Wheeler &c Wilson orchestra will fur. nish the concert music and play for the da ,cing, and the Amphion orchestra will furnish the promenade music.
 It was the general talk about town to- day that Christian Hauser, of the Water bury One Price Clothing Company is about to reissue the New England Wochenblatt as Democratic organ This paper was, it will be remembered, at one time under the editorial management of Attorney Frantz Dietmeier. MT Hauser, when asked about the report, said that he had pur chased some of the stock but had not yet decided to resume the publication.