Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-08-29
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Misses Mary Finnegan and Nary eSull van of New Britain were visiting ill this city yesterday.
 A party of about twenty have arranged | for clambake at Richardsons hotel on Lake Quassapaug Sunday. pr s. H. Platt addressed fair sized audience at the prohibition meeting held | in tent the on Spencer avenue last evening. Wadhams post G. A. R., and Chatfeld camp, s, of V, will attend the dedication of the soldiers monument at Milford to- morrow. The Cleveland club will hold an i'm portant meeting at the Democratic club rooms, 14 East Main street, this evening at 9 o'clock. Mat Loughnan has bought out the busi- ness, horses and hacks of the late Patrick Fitzpatrick, and commences this afternoon to cater to the tired Waterbury public.
 The fourth democratic banner raising i'll this city will take place tonight at the corner of East Main and Dublin streets. A number of fine speakers are announced. A large delegation from l.. A. Thomas lodge, l. 0. 0. F. of Cheshire, paid a fraternal visit to Nosahogan lodge last evening and were hospitably entertained. Every person who buys a ticket for Court Wolf Tones picnic Firemans parade day is entitled to chance on an elegant open faced gold watch. The lucky number will be announced on the day of the picnic.
 The parish block opposite the church of the Immaculate Conception, is being pushed along wery rapidly. It is probable that the hall on the third floor will be com pleted in time to hold fair to be given by the parish in November.
 At meeting of the board of govern ment of the A. 0. F. held at New Haven Monday evening an assessment of twenty five cents was levied on every member in the Connecticut state district. This money will be added to the sick and burial fund. Yesterday Attorneys Root and O'Neil took the testimony of Supt White, of the western division of the New England load in the cases of the thirty four laborers who brought suit to recover for wages claimed for work done during the blizzard The paymaster has been sup9naed and his testimony will be taken Saturday.
 Fully 5000 women attended the mission at the Immaculate Conception last even ing to hear the Rev Father Mcdonald de liver very impressive sermon on Hell. At all the masses this morning the attend ance was very large and the fathers are more than pleased at the success they are meeting with. This evening the Re, Father Byrnes will preach.
 Reports from the sanitary inspector sa, that the city has never been in better condition than at present as regards san itary matters. The garbage collecting de partment, which it feared at frs would be a failure, turns out to be a grand success, and the appointment of agent. who are to keep a run of sanitary natter seem to have a very salutary effect
 Prof Horace Johnson, of Middle Had tots flo&o ctN Nf f>r will occur in this section between the 17tl and 20th of September. He advises al persons who travel on the mighty deep tC cut for the shore not later than the 11th and also says there will be a great loss O property. Timid people need not worry over these predictions, as they are perfect ly harmless.
 We venture to say that Peter Bernd il the Onl y man in town who has preserved any of the snow from the great blizzard Peter did so and took it from a bank twen ty feet high and melted it, and then bottled it. But it was for use rather than for tn sake of preserving. MT Bernd had heart that snow water from great drifts would cure sore eyes, after being bottled for time, and as he was afflicted with his dis ease he wished to try it. He has cured hig eyes and is doctoring Thomas Johnson who was we'll nigh threatened with blind ness and has him greatly relieved, with tn prospect of cure.-Danbury News.
 The case of Fitzpatrick vs Hartford Lif and Annuity Insurance company has beer decided by the supreme court of errors il favor of the plaintiff. The case is of loca interest. Alice Gallagher of this city wife of John Gallagher, made applicatio to the insurance company for policy 0 S2,000, and in the application stated tha she was a widow She died some tim oyF {Ia rafl to claim, on the ground that her statement O being a widow was false. The executor O the estate then brought suit to recove the amount, and after considerable fghtn in the court succeeded in winning the cast
 A wordy war between Attorneys Low and Colley caused a good many audibl smiles among the citizens committee { police court this morning. John Egan, Pemberton street saloon keeper, was a rested on two charges, selling on Sunds and having the reputation of selling. N Lowe expressed an opinion that bushes was very poor with MT Colley lately as trumped up all sorts of charges in order get his fees MT Colley was indignant bl said very little, while every few minute MT Lowe directed shot at him. The b, play went on for about two hours ar ended in Egan's being fined $50 and cos for selling on Sunday.
 Lewis Corr, Jr, who was arrested he last Sunday and handed over to Chief Police Nolan of Birmingham on the charl of stealing an overcoat from a clothi1 store in Ansonia some time ago, pleadt not guilty in the justice court in that tow yesterday. Peter Wells, young ma who was arrested for the same offense, W placed on trial and the evidence was strong against him that he was bound ov under bonds of $1 ,000. Corr said he pa S3 to Wells for the coat and as there W no evidence to, commit him he was di charged. Wells was suffering from vel sore foot the result of an accident in a tempting to board a train. Corr came this city last evening.