Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-03
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Ulll ANU OUDUNDO,
 The public schools re-opened to-day after the holiday vacation.
 The Lyra Singing Society had very pleasant party at their ball last evening.
 Micheal Donahue of New London is visit ing Thomas Moran, of Hickory street.
 John Dillon of New York city is visiting with his brother, w. F. Dillon, of this city.
 The new officers of Sterling Comman- dery, Golden Cross, were installed last evening.
 Prices so low they will astonish you on Furniture and Carpets at Twining's, South Main street.
 William H. Murphy has returned from his vacation at Newburyport, Lowell and Boston. Mrs Dr Cremin. of New Britain, is visit ing with her sister, Mrs Dr Hayes, on South Elm street,
 The case of Walter F. Hinckley vs Henry Clifford ct ux was tried before Judge Brad street in the District Court to-day.
 While chopping wood this morning Jonh Claffy, of 12 Sperry street, painfully cut the back of his left hand with an axe.
 MT and Mrs S. P. Williams daughter Helen entertained number of her friends at her home on Grand street last evening"
 Undertaken Dillon has purchased hand some set of reversible draperies for his hearse. They were used for the first time this morning.
 No ? won the handsome pony that w. Dillon displayed in his window during the holidays. The holder of No 2 can have it by calling at the store.
 The funeral of Mrs Jennie B. Fowler, who died Sunday afternoon, was attended from her late residence, No. 28 Canal-st., ;, and St. Patrick's church this morning.
 The Bachelors Club of the Y. M. CHA. made a number of New Years calls last evening, visiting the houses of many of the married members of the association, where they were hospitably received.
 James P. Goodwin the gunsmith has performed the duties of sealer of weights and measures and last night the aldermen voted him to that position. The term of office is at the pleasure of the Court of Common Council.
 The Riverside Cemetery Association at B meeting yesterday afternoon, adopted a plan for an iron fence with stone posts to be built as soon as the funds can be raised,
  pointed 8 committee.
 Mrs Edward Cunningham, aged 42 years, died of pneumonia at her residence on South Wilson street, Town Plot, yesterday afternoon The funeral will be attended from her late residence and St. Patrick's church at 8:15 a. m. tomorrow
 John Eagan, the popular signal tender at the station in Bridgeport, presented yesterday afternoon with a handsome Turkish chair. The present is the gift of Engineer John H. Southworth and en- gineers of the Naugatuck division
 Joseph Shaw, a young man with bad record, turned up in the Police Court this morning. He was charged with stealing nuts from Felix Malango's peanut stand or Bank street. The court imposed fine o1 $5 and costs and gave him 20 days in jai for meditation.
 The Scovill Manufacturing Company to day notified General Kellogg that they re fuse to accept the $14, ,500 rendered then by the Meriden and Waterbury road fo1 the franchise through their property, un less it is accompanied by the interest from the date of the award.
 Thomas H. Hayes went to New York on the 2:45 train this afternoon to attend the funeral of Matthew Leavey, the brewer who died suddenly yesterday. The fune dral at 9:3O tomorrow morning. MT Leavey was friend of MT. Hayes and wa well known in this city.
 Andrew Deplano and his 10-year-old bo, told Judge Bradstreet in the Police Cour this morning that they had not stolen coa from the cars in the New England freigh TNI,n <{SS on the veracity of the prisoners, testifyinf that the old man was sitting in his window watching the boy as he was taking tn, coal. The boy was discharged and hi father fined $7 and costs.
 Commencing this evening the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com pany will run freight train in charge o1 Conductor O'Brien, leaving this city at o'clock, and carrying freight to New Haver by way of the junction. It is thought that this through freight train will cut in to the business, of the New Haven anc Derby road and that passenger car vii soon be put on to accommodateW aterbury Naugatuck and Ansonia people.
 Prof Dodge, ,who is so we'll and favorabl, known in Waterbury through the Natura Method German School, which lately com pleted course of lessons, will give two fret lectures at Music Hall Tuesday preparotor, to opening another class in German ss wei as class in French. All interested in ac quiring partial knowledge of either o. these languages should attend Prof Dodge has already won an enviable reputation al an expert teacher through his former class French at 4:3O German at 8p. m.
 The first annual sociable given by Court Wolf Tone, A. O. F., at City Hall yester- day afternoon and evening was one of the pleasant events of the new year. The grand march of over 200 couples was led by Chief Ranger John D. Roland and lady The music by the Amphion Orchestra and the prompting by Uffendale was very good and elicited much praise from the visitors, large delegation being present from Nau- gatuck The success of the entertainment is due to the following committees: Recep- ton Committee, J. Bradley, B. F. Riley, Thomas Nolan, James Cliff and David Steiner. Grand Conductor c. w. Cannon was assisted by the following floor commit