Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-10-05
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 w. J. McElligott, register clerk at the postoffice, Is off on ten days hunting trip.
 Hon Daniel Dougherty in company with c. R. Baldwin paid visit to the watch factory to-day.
 The board of finance did not meet last night. Only the street and police bills will be paid tomorrow.
 Washington Conclave, K. s. F., will pay a friendly visit to Court Hancock, \. 0. F., next Thursday night.
 George Morris, aged 55, an Englishman we'll known about town. died of pneumonia at the town house to-day.
 E. B. Gibbud and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y, former residents of Waterbury, are visiting friends i'll town.
 ''The Key Note'' of the Young Mems Christian association appears this month increased in size by the addition of two pages.
 The board of compensation meets to- night in the police court room to act on the Pemberton and Dublin street assess ments.
 Everybody has heard of John Wild, for merly the we'll known comedian with Ed ward Harrigan. He's a dandy. At the opera house tonight.
 A piece of scantling fell from the new Pritchard block on Bank street last even ing, narrowly escaping couple of children who were passing.
 A special train will probably be run to the banner raising i'll Thomaston next Thursday in order to accommodate num- Der of Waterbury people.
 The committee from the 1mrhaculate Conception choir appointed to select an operetta for the fair will meet this even ing and make a selection.
 A special meeting of Court Hancock will be held this evening in Foresters' hall to arrange for attending the funeral of Andrew Cunningham.
 A daughter was born to MT and Mrs T. J. Callaghan of Boston during the past week. MT Callaghan was once the popular clerk at J. B. Mullings X Co.'S
 Dennis O'Mara was before the court this morning for abusing his wife: 30 days and costs. Two other victims received the same penalty for vagrancy and drunk ennesS.
 The annual Thanksgiving day and even ing sociable of the Rose Hill Social club will be held at the armory this year The following committee have the arrange ments in hand G. Gibson, J. Lannen, J. Reilly, NJ. Smith, F. Fields.
 When the fire alarm sc Il d at o'clock last night the Hon Daniel Dousherty thought for moment it was a repetition of his experience of 1880. "What's that :" he said. A burned child dreads the fire. Silence that dreadful bell
 The Monitor Hose company elected the following officers for the ensuing year at a meeting last night: Joseph A. Pebbles. foreman; John Moore, first assistant J ITHonlala Sanpn1 5SSiStonf. p;,J secretary; Oscar B. Parker, treasurer: Frank Nicolai. steward.
 The republican directors of the Farrell foundry stirred up a tempest when they distributed those scare envelopes. We know of two hitherto staunch republicans working in the factory whose vote will count for Cleveland this fall. To the credit of Superintendent Lamb let it be said that he was opposed to distributing the envelopes.
 The Waterbury driving club will hold a meeting at Hillside park, Watertown. on Tuesday, October 16. Great sport is ex- pected as the very best of our local horses have entered for two races each for purse There will also be entries from Naugatuck. Woodbury and Thomaston. These race are always interesting as the owners and drivers are all well known business men.
 
 usual quota of visitors last night, and all were pleased with the splendid time. To- night there will be special attraction in the singing by the Sacred Heart choir. The "Mother Hubbard" squad will also give another exhibition drill tonight. Co A. will visit the armOry in full dress uniform and division from the A. O. H. will also be the guests of Co G.
 On the Sth inst the state federation of labor will hold an important meeting at New Haven. Over 6,000 members will be represented, and among the subjects that will be brought up for discussion will be the legaliZing of Labor day as state holi- day, enforcing of the factory inspection law, child labor and the weekly payment bill. A committee will be appointed to present whatever action is taken before the legislature.
 Manager Young of the Southern New England Telephone company expects to transfer the local office in the Masonic Temple early next week. The large pole upon which the wires are to be strung was raised to-day. Instead of the wires run ming singly into the building there will be seven cables containing fifty wires each. These will be run down the pole though an iron pipe and will enter the build n 2 from underground. The quarters in the new block when completed will be hand some There are two rooms; one a large, light and airy operating room, the other t ) be private office.
 Andrew Cunningham died at his res idence on Riverside street last night. after an illness of about two weeks, from water on the brain. MT Cunningham was we'll and favorably known about town. For years he acted as bookkeeper for Charles Thatcher until few months ago when he entered the plumbing and gas fitting business in company with James O 'Connor. He served as councilman from the third ward in 1885. MT Cunningham was in his thirty eighth year and leaves a wife and one child. His funeral will take place Sunday afternoon and will probably be attended by delegations from the First division, A. o. H., Court Hancock, A. o. F., and the T, F. Meagher club, of which the deceased was a member.
 The republicans held torchlight parade last night, after..which a comparatively small audience assembled at the rink and listened to speeches by Judge Brennan and Congressman Hepburn of Iowa. The first