Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-31
The 9emnpcrat,
CITY NEWS.

house thlS evening.
 The Waterbury Pedestrian club will hold their annual supper this evening
 Court Wolf Tone. A. o. F.. hold a special meeting at Foresters' hall, this evening.
 w. F. York has issued handsome calendar copies of which can be obtain ed at his furniture warerooms.
 The remains of Mrs Caroline MOnr oe who died in Derby Friday, were brought to this city to-day for interment
 E. Pollock, manager of Hirsh's cloth ing house, is spending a few days in Philadelphia and the west.
 The Rev w. E. Clark of Brewster married WallSce E. Jackson and Miss Lizzie Reilly of this city in that place last Saturday.
 Michael GuilfOile was a passenger on the south bound Washington express Saturday night. He was going to Albany to buy a load of cattle.
 Germans minstrels, spent Sunday in this city and left for Poughkeepsie, N. Y. where they play this evening. They play at the opera house Friday evening.
 This morning the residents of South Main street were treated to a dog fight in which three dogs took part and fought for 20 minutes before being separated.
 MT and Mrs Finnegan of Kansas City who are visiting with friends in the east, and Miss Maggie Fahey of Wallingford were visiting in Waterbury over Sunday. All the regular passenger trains on the Naugatuck division will run tomorrow, but no freight trains will run, and agents will not receive goods of a perishable nature.
 Cards are out announcing the mar riage of Miss Christine DOnahue and James F. SOmers to take place at the church of the Immaculate Conception Wednesday morning at o'clock. Daniel Kiefer, William Tyler William ASchmidt and John L. Pierpont have been sammoned to do jury duty at the criminal term of the superior court which opens in New Haven Wednesday.
 A few days ago a little boy caught stealing coal at the Naugatuck yards. To those who captured, him. he said that his pur, nt1 lived on Canal street and that they would whip him when he did not bring home a pailfull of coal.
 To-day special services were held in all the Catholic churches. the day hay ing been set apart as one of special devo- tisn to the sacred heart in honor of the %jubilce year of Pope Leo XIII. just brought to a close.
 The engagement of John McElrov. of thes firm of Griffith & McElrOy. of Bridgeport, well known in this city, to Miss Maria Shanley. of New Haven is place January 23. Miss Shanley is a sister of the Rev Father Shanley of Woonsocket, R. l. and IS very popular i'll New Haven society.
 The law provides that the legislature of this state shall meet on the first We'd neslay after the first Monday in January This year it falls on the 9th, which is Wednesday of next week. In case of ar election by the people the governor would be inaugurated on that day, but in the present instance both branches will or ganiZe on the 9th and elect the governor on Thursday, the 10th.
 Daniel H. Lawn. one of Waterbury prominent citizens. died at his home OI Cherry street Saturday afternoon from stroke of paralysis at the age of D years Four years ago NIr Lawn suffered from stroke of paralysis, since which time h, had been a..helpless invalid. The funera services were conducted yesterday after noon by the Rev J. G. Davenport and the body was taken to Windsor Locks thi morning for interment.
 The sixth annual sociable of the Bis Seven Social club will be held at Cit, hall tonight. Hallam,s orchestra anI Uffendale will do the heavy work. The following committees will be in charge Arrangements-H Duggan, Johl Ash, William Dillon, Edward Boylan Frank Cunningham floor-J. H. Dug gan. F. E. Cunningham, W. F. Dillon, F. Ash, J. H. Slavin, J. H. COnnor reception-John Kerwin, Joseph Slavin James Crannell.
 There was a large attendance at tn land league meeting last night. Tn committee of arrangements for the lee ture reported that the subject of Senate Ecclesine's address would be "Hom Rule. and the rapid manner in whicl tickets were disposed of proved the pop ularity of the senator. Judge Quillinal 1 of AnsOnia and Dennis O'Rielly of Nev Haven have both promised to be presen on the evening of the lecture. MT Jame " Lynch delivered short address il which he eloquently portrayed the man. past struggles of the Irish race and tn absolute necessity of supporting them il the present one. Other speeches an recitations followed by Dr Hayes, Jame J. Hines, Dr Donahue and P. J. Nc MahOn.