Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-20
The 9ep1rncrat,
CITY NEWS.

It is probable that another division of the A. o. H. will shortly be founded in Naugatuck.
 The Waterbury Turn Verein are mak- ing great preparations for their annual Christmas festival.
 Two carloads of iron for the Berlin bridge company have arrived at the Naugatuck yards.
 James l.. Eaton, the well-known base ball pitcher, and Miss Anna c. Drake were married in Winsted yesterday.
 A large number of the pupils of St Margarets school left to-day to spend the holidays with their relatives and friends.
 Mary Cluney, aged IS years, daughter of James Cluney, died at the residence of her parents, No 43 Dublin street, this morning. Her funeral will take place Saturday morning.
 Ojeda council, K. of C., of Naugatuck. will give grand ball at the Gem opera house on Friday evening, January II the occasion being the third anniversary of the formation of that council.
 In the window of the Waterbury Fur niture Go, 20 Grand street, may be seen an elegant old gold plush rocker which is to be presented to Robert Platt, Jr, foreman in the Waterbury Manufactur- ing Go by the employees of his room.
 The window of Hirsch's store which was burned out Saturday night is dressed again, this time representing a fire scene. A steamer, hook and ladder truck, a Jumper and several lines of hose form an interesting picture.
 The Meriden. Waterbury and Con- necticut River trains ran through water eight inches deep over the tracks on the flats the other side of Hough's mills, Tuesday. Throughout the whole storm the embankments of the road stood well. A two years old child of Michael Pres ton of Wolcott street was painfully scalded this morning about the body and water upon itself. The child suffers con- siderably from it's injuries but will re- cover.
 The case of Theodore Oliver vs N. B. Futile occupied the attention of Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day Last March Sheriff Futile attached some goods in Mir Divers store. The latter brought suit to recover the goods, claim ing that he was acting as agent for hi> wife.
 The special train to Forestville vii leave the New England station at S:1; this evening and will carry large mum Der of the A. O. F. of this city who ar' to assist at the installation of the officer of the new court of Foresters recent, organized in that town. The fare for tn, round trip is 75 cents.
 Chatfield camp, $. of V,, promise thos who attend their entertainment at John sons hall tomorrow evening that the, will be amply repaid. The boys hav been rehearsing the drama entitled "En listed for the War" and will put it ol with all the realistic effects.
 Fish dealers are growing this weel because of the high quotations. Goldfish which usually sells for 10 cents a pound is quoted at s! cents by the 100 pound in Boston. Paddock, salmon, ciscoes perch and eels are proportionately high and the dealers claim they lose none, on every pound of sea food they sci this week.
 The development of the new route t. Washington over the New York ant New England road will be watched witt interest. It's advantage is the one tha has made the old route popular one reaching Philadelphia and Washington without change of cars. The transfer O cars across the Hudson at F'ishkill vii certainly be attended with much les danger than the one around New York
 Patrick Mcdonald of Boise City Idaho, who is visiting relatives in thi city, has pair of handcuffs upon whicl he has secured a patent. that are remark able for their simplicity and grea strength. Instead of clasping the wrist the nippers are slipped over the thumb or fore-tingers which are held tOgethe by q simple contrivance that lies con cealed between the palms of the hands The ''cuffs'' can hardly be detected upoI persons hands.
 The following officers were elected b Court Shields, 7,4S7, A. o. F.. at thei meeting last night: Chief Ranger, NJ. F Carmody sub chief ranger, J. H. Mad den senior woodward, J. D. s. Hen drick junior woodward, J. N. Lawson senior beadle, Jeremiah Phalon; iunio beadle, John Kelly; recording secretary M. F. McInerny financial secretary, H. Freney treasurer, J. J. Mcdonald physician, Dr K. w. Mcdonald, drug gist, Bart Bossidy.
 After their next meeting Sherida council, K. of C., will give up their pres ent quarters in the Dougherty block O. East Main street, and will hold thei regular semi-monthly meetings in tn Immaculate Conception parish hall. Tn schedule of meetings of several court of Foresters, divisions of Hibernians an other societies whose meetings are hell in the Sheridan councils parlOrs will b considerably disarranged by the chang unles ssome other society takes possessio and furnishes the rooms