Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-16
CITY AND SUBURBS.

 next Saturday night by the American band. August Wendehack and Henry Menold, are attending the Harugari Ludutafel at New Haven.
 St Joseph's Union will give a second annual picnic at the base ball grounds, tomorrow evening.
 William Hes, has left the employ of his father on Bank street to act as clerk at the Island View hotel at Stony Creek.
 The Y. NJ. c. A. ball club are playing game with the the association club of Ansonia, in that town, this afternoon.
 The Rev Fathers Curtin, Walsh and O'Donnell, of this city, left to-day to attend the retreat for curates at New Haven.
 Ex-Postmaster John w. Hill and Mark Chapman have been appointed commis- sione~s on the insolvent estate of William Collins.
 The Athletics of this city and the Naugatucks will play match game of ball at Chatfield Camp, s. of V., picnic, at the West End grounds, July 21.
 After September the tax collector will commence to enforce the payment of un- paid taxes. In default of payment lien will be placed on the property.
 There was only single drunk in the police court this morning. He was allow ed to depart with warning to walk in the straight and narrow road hereafter. There will be an installation of officers of Sterling commandery this evening, after which their fine patchwork quilt to be seen in w. F. York's window will be drawn.
 There will be a large attendance of Foresters from this city at the annual field day at Bridgeport August 9. The Con- solidated road will give excursion rates at about half the usual fare.
 The case of Middlebrook vs Guilfoile, an action to recover for $50 worth of papers bought by minor son of the defendant was tried before Justice Phelan this after noon. Decision was reserved.
 The Rev Father Lynch, of this city, who was recently ordained to the priest hood has been temporarily appointed to take charge of the parish of Manchester, as Father Campbell, the pastor, is very ill.,
 L. H. Standish, who several years ago was proprietor of the cigar store now owned by c. R. Welton, and who left town about three and one half years ago, has re- turned. He has been most of the time in Baltimore.
 Saturday evening J. H. Morrow, whose marriage to Miss Garrigus of Waterville, was celebrated q week ago, laid a spread at the Young German American association parlors, and very pleasant evening was spent by the club.
 At the meeting of the district committee of the Center school district this evening the sealed proposals for the building of a brick wall fence and brick addition to the Spring street school house, and the pro posals for the annual supply of coal will be opened.
 Supreme Knight J. J. Phalen of Bridge port, General Secretary Daniel Colwell, District Deputy T. F. Campbell, Grand and J. J. Coogan of New Haven, were at Norwalk yesterday instituting a new coun- cil of the Knights of Columbus.
 A spot which needs the attention of the street inspector is complained of at the corner of Grove street and Second avenue The water has worked under the sidewalk at this point and the concrete has fallen in leaving hole as large bushel basket. The hole is a very dangerous one.
 Henry W. French says he has no inten- tion of closing up the passage through his property from East Main street to the Mad river. In letter to the DEMOCRAT he says: 'I am too much interested in the growth of that section of the city to even want it closed up."
 The Hartford county students are ar
 
 Haven county students to take place at Hartford shortly. James Russell of this city formerly first baseman on the Holy Cross team and William Neary of Nauga- tuck, second base man on the same team have been notifed.>
 The formal transfer of the Lewis pro perty on South Main street was made this morning, and the deeds given into the hands of the pastor of St Anne's parish Work will be commenced on the new chapel about August 1, and the corner stone will be laid in the early part of Sep tember.
 Meriden's new city directory, published by Price, Lee & Co.,, contains 10, SIS na1nes, an increase of only 505 over the previous year. The Waterbury directory this year contains 13,6 SIS names and shows an in crease of ,749 over last year. Waterbury is steadily pulling away from the Silver City
 Tinkham's show case, which stands out side the door of the store on South Main street was broken open last night and about $3. 50 worth of rubber goods and toys stolen. The case was boxed in by swing ing blind. The latter was forced open and the hooks of the case itself loosened. The work was probably that of amatuer hieves
 A W aCerDuTy man TOuS rom the QepOC to White street in cab Saturday night, and when charged fifty cents became in dignant and ordered the cabman to drive him to police headquarters. There he had to pay fifty cents for each of his two rides He then walked back to White street, about twice the distance of his first ride Cabmen have legal right to charge as much as shackmen.-NewHaven Palladium
 Sheridan Council, K of O., to-day en- gagged the ball grounds for a game to be played on the 26th with Columbia Council of New Haven and have also engaged the rink in which to entertain their guests and friends. The following committee was appointed to make all the arrangements J. J. Mcdonald, C.. Maloney, J. A. Hynes B. F. Reid, Thomas Moran, J. H. Freney J. J. Donegan and NJ. Kennedy.
 The great state gathering of Britisher to be held on August IT, at Meadows Enc on the sound shore, bids fair to be hug demonstration. Britishers from all part of the state will congregate to listen t,