Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-19
CITY AND SUBURBS.


 
 The Waterbury horse railroad company are to have private fire alarm box at their stables.
 The first sociable of the Brass City Hose company will take place at the city hall tomorrow evening.
 Jeremiah Curtin of New Britain was visiting with his son, Rev J. Curtin of St Patrick's church to-day.
 Drs w. H. Holmes and w. L. Barber of this city are in attendance at the annual meeting of the New Haven Medical society at New Haven to-day.
 The Bennett -Moulton opera company came up from Ansonia on the S:45 train to-day and left for Bristol on the 9 o'clock train over the New England road.
 William Spenser, manager of the ''Little Tycoon" opera company, which will be at the opera house this evening is former New London boy and played left field for the Pequots who used to cross bats with the Monitors of this city.
 "Our Jonathan was presented at city hall last evening to an audience of about 150 men and boys. The play was slightly interrupted by pressing demand for the rent of the hall. The money having been paid the play went on. It was miserable performance
 Mrs Theodore Robbins, Mrs May Nor throp, Mrs Lydia M. Upson, Messrs Blake, Treat and Rider and Mrs Norton and Miss Stone are the delegates from the Fraternity lodge, I. O. of G. T., in attendance at the quarterly convention of the Waterbury district of Good Templars in session at Torrington to day
 It is expected that at the meeting of the directors of the Consolidated road next Saturday, the committee, appointed to in quire concering the relation of the rail road shops will be ready to report. The directors were to meet last Saturday, but deferred the meeting until the arrival of President Clarke from Europe.
 Of the army of 'all hot' vendors who started in the business last fall William Higgins is the only one dealing in them now, all the others having retired William will close out his business May 10. He in tends to go to New York and obtain a position at Coney Island during the sum- mer.
 It is understood that John J. Phelan, who was recently elected city attorney of Bridgeport, will retire from the office of supreme grand knight of the Knights of Col Lmbus at the coming annual conven- tion in June, in which event either An drew Smith of Hartford Judge D. J. Donahue of Middletown, or William B. Burke of New London, will be most likely to be chosen as his successor.
 Waterbury council, K. & s. M, at it's annual assembly last evening elected the F. H. Trowbridge, T. L. M.; J. s. Castle, D. M.; E. L. Chapman, P. c. of w.; B. G. Bryan, treasurer E. L. Cook recorder; James Callan, c. of G.; R. R. Bird, con- ductor; c. H. Partree, steward; c. w. Hotchkiss, sentinel; J. S. Castle and H. w. Atwood, auditing committee.
 Yesterday afternoon as the 3:57 D. m. train north was coming into the Nauga.- tuck station, 8 horse attached to light business wagon came dashing down Bank street. The engineer was about to start the engine as the horse neared the gates, but shouted to the gate man to open them while he held his engine. The horse dashed safely across the street and the passengers stood amazed and but for the engineer serious accident might have occurred.
 With the promise of warm weather comes the promise of Connecticut river shad. Those that are on the local market are the Delaware river shad and sell for IA cents pound. They are better this year than previously, in fact the quality of shad is improving every year owing to the quicker method of transportation. Pretty soon the North river shad will be on the market, and then will follow the Connecti- cut river shad, the best of all. Very few are now caught in the Housatonic river. Three were taken from the Connecticut at Say brook Point Tuesday evening in Gill net. A shad weighing 1-2 pounds was caught at Deep River Tuesday and served on the table of Henry c. Robinson of Hart ford the following day.
 There are many good stories told of the recent trip of the public building commit tee to Washington, and one of them will bear repetition. While the committee were in New York Mayor Broughton went to the office of the Waterbury Watch company and secured three of the latest make of the Waterbury watch intending to show them to the subcommittee on public lands and buildings as product of one of Water bury's industries. While on the express en route for the national capital the mayor was innocently fondling the time pieces. General Kellogg's eyes fell upon the won ders and in his suave bland manner of fered them place in his valise. The mayor in momentof unaccountable weak ness yielded, and the watches have not been seen since.
 The proposition to have reunion of the First Heavy Artillery at Hartford, June 10, is meeting with favor, and it isS thought that large number of the regiment will be present. Below is given as complete list of the surviving members who reside in this city and surrounding towns: F. D. Bangs J. St. Hilairi, c. R. Bannon, James Callahan, Thomas O'Connor, John Kelley, D. J. Rafferty, Eugene Sullivan, Samuel Snagg, John McGrath, s. H. Baldwin, J. M. Gallagher, Vim. Pearson, Lawrence Leonard, Thos. J. Peck, D. L. Dickinson, F. E. Reach, John Clarkin, George Fitz- simmons, Robert Nelson, E. L. Peck, H. G. Scott, Lewis Riggs of this city; O. D. filling, Ansonia; J. Symington, Togus; Patrick Brown, Wolcott; Robert Kyle, Noroton; H. D. Patterson, Naugatuck; Henry G.Scott, Oakyille; Richard Morrow. Waterville.