Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-29

City Clerk E. G. Kilduff is detained | from his work by throat trouble.
 The Sunday Herald's Hoe press arrived to-day and is being put mp in the basement of Holohan's building.
 Coyle Bros have added new hack to their outfit. Hacks promptly attended to and moving and trucking executed in the best manner.
 Tracy Brothers are contractors, and John w. Gaffney has the sub contract for the mason work, for the Booth block, Main and Church streets, New Britain. The structure will cost 5120,OO0.
 Captain Grace and Lieutenant Fitzpat- rick of the Hibernian Rifles of Meriden were in this city yesterday making arrange ments for the purchase of the arms for nerly used by the Sarsfeld Rifles.
 The case of F. J. Wood against the American band was heard before Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day. It is an action to recover $500 claimed to have been advanced by the plaintiff for uni | forms.
 c. w. Elkins and w. R. s. Wake, for merly with w. F. York, have purchased the business of J. G. Twining and will take possession May 1. MT Twining will conduct an installment agency but will not handle furniture or carpets
 The opera "Fantine'' was rehearsed by { the Amphion chorus last evening at the club rooms and considerable progress made in the stage work. To night the principal characters will rehea1se the dia- logue and tomorrow evening the Swiss guards will drill.
 Thomas and John Clarke, two of Bridge ports young hopefuls, ran away from that city this morning and came to this city on the S48 train. Chief Marsh telegraphed the police and officer Dodds found them playing marbles on the Abrigador. They were sent home this afternoon.
 The second sociable of the Young Ger man-American association was given at i Concordia hall last evening and was at tended by pleasant party of young peo- pie. There were eighteen numbers on the unique programmes, Amphion orchestra furnishing the music and I. Uffendale call ing figures. Chris Strobel was floor direct or, and he was ably assisted by Albert Hyatt, William Snow and Sig Klobedanz.
 There was pleasant wedding at the residence of Arthur c. Griswold at No A Grove street this afternoon, the contract ing parties being Charles R. Russell of the firm of Russell and Scovill, and Miss Jen- nie A. Griswold. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev Dr w. w. Bowdish. There were many elegant ana uSeful pres ents. MT and Mrs Russell will, after short wedding tour, reside in this city.
 The literary society of the Hillside school gave literary entertainment at the school last evening at which the following pro- gramme was rendered: Recitation, ''Pon- sury,"' Edward Griswold; reading of 'Ora- cle," part 1, Miss Louise Bronson; recita- tion, Next Monday" Miss Carrie Camp; solo, ''Love's Sunshine," Miss Minnie Waite; recitation, "Blacking the Baby" Charles Taylor; reading of 'Oracle," part 3, Miss Minnie Waite; piano duet, ma zourka, Misses Mabel Bacon and May E. Morrow.
 The Drawing Room Musee will open at music hall tomorrow afternoon, the ex- hibition to continue for eight days. The Hartford Times says the Musee is a great educator for both young and old, and might welh be called the Kindergarten Musee, it is really object teacher, but devoid of all dry details like text book or ordinary object. Everything is beautiful and pleases the eye and mind, while the observer derives valuable instruction with out being conscious of it while in the pur- suit of pleasure.