Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-19
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CITY NEWS.

Court Shields, A. o. F., hold their quarterly meeting this evening.
 The selectmen made a tour of the | highways yesterday afternoon to see what | damage was done by the late storm. Manager Jacques has secured the Red mund-Barry company to play their | latest success 'Herminie, or the Cross of Gold" at the opera house on Christmas afternoon and evening. Michael Carney, an employe ot Holmes. Booth & Haydens, who has teen confined to his home suffering from paralysis of the spine, was taken to the hospital in New Haven to-day for treat ment.
 In Naugatuck the river rose to such a height Monday evening that it flooded the cellar of the Main street theater block Groceryman Hekerman had 125 bushels of potatoes in the cellar which were total loss.
 Mark H. Fraser, center of last season s polo team, will be married Christmas day to Miss Bertha A. Gilmore, of Chel- make Bridgeport their home during the polo season.
 Joseph Cassidy, jr., returned to Water bury yesterday after an absence of over five years. It will be news to most of his friends to learn that Joe has been a soldier boy, having served five years in the United States cavalry in the west. This afternoon Ticket Agent Man waring received a telegram from Super intendent Platt, announcing the sched- ule of the Washington express. The train will leave this city for Washington at 10:40 D. m.; returning leave at 3:CS a. m. for Boston.
 The Scotford Manufacturing company, which was organized With capital of S1OO. .OOO in 1884 and whose factory Is located on Mill street, have decided to remove to Kenosha, Wisconsin, early next spring. James Spruce. the mana ger, says that the place offers better in- ducements than Waterbury.
 Geo A. and Christopher Rush, aged respectively and years, sons of Edward D. Rush of 190 East Main street. are dead with diphtheria, the former dying last night and the other this morn ing Their funerals took place at i o'clock this afternoon. Two more of MT Rush's children are very low with the same disease and three other cases are reported on the same street.
 An adjourned meeting of the police board was held last evening. It was voted to allow the days owed members of the force to stand to their credit after the first of January. John Kennaugh of II Bishop street received an appointment as supernumerary to do duty at the north end of the city. Two ballots were taken for a patrolman without a choice being agreed upon. L. $. Lavigne and J. C Baldwin received two votes each.
 The annual meeting of Good Cheer council, O. c. F., on Tuesday evening elected the following officers for tht ensuing term: Counselor Albert MunSOn vice counselor, Frank Judd; secretary Mir Tillottson: treasurer, Chauncey M Seeley; prelate, MT Lancaster; marshal l.. w. Miller; warden, V. Whiting; guard w. Daunais: sentry, Mir SalewsEy trustees. Messrs. Oviatt, Judd and Cole medical examiner, Dr F. M. Cannon.
 The excursion committee of the Secon regiment will meet in New Havel Friday evening, and possibly complet arrangements for the trip of the regimen in the spring. The committee is com posed of the five senior captains of tn Second, Capt 4. J. Wolff of Co G, rank ing as one of the senior five. will atten the meeting. It is probable the regimen will visit New York at the centennia celebration April 30, and Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia before re turning home.
 James Hart, from New Jersey, pleade guilty in the police court this mOrnin to a charge of theft preferred by Henr
 
 Burns livery stable on East Main stree where Carroll is employed, Nlonda night, and repaid the kindness by wall ing off with the latter's shoes. He wa fined S5 and costs. When searched knife was found in his possession tha belonged to Driver NorwoOd of the Nat gatuck bus and had probably been stole from his stable in Naugatuck.
 The second quarterly meeting of tn Christian En6aavOr lTniO was held in the First M. E. church las evening, there being over 1S0 delegat, present. Rev J. G. Davenport, the presi dent, reviewed the work done by tf union and followed with an address o What our pledge demands" Mi; Nellie Rust of Naugatuck, read a pape on ''The social element, how it can | best developed The Rev Dr AndersC presided over the question box and gay some valuable suggestions. c. $. Cha man of this city read paper on u Relation of this society to the church after which the meeting adjourned.
 The case of Lewis Beer against u Waterbury Gaslight company w called yesterday morning in the distri circuit court, Hartford, Judge Shipmf presiding. It will be remembered that few months ago man named Lawt( failed and absconded in New ork cit He held some of the stock of the Wate bury Gaslight company, pledged as sec rity for money advanced by anoth man in New York. After he had a seconded several of the New York ban attached this stock. The question
 issue is whether the attaching creditC or the pledgee have the preference. T case is really double one, as Mir Burp trustee in insolvency representing all t creditors, also urges his claim agaiI the Waterbury Gaslight company.