Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-01
CITY AND SUBURBS.

 lar monthly meeting in the mayors office at p. m. to-day. The Rev F. l.. Baker of this city will preach at the Mission chapel in Union City at 3 p. m. next Sunday.
 There is some talk of organizing new Court of Foresters in this city to be called Court Stephen J. Meany.
 The many friends of City Auditor Bir- rell are pleased to note that he is able to attend his office duties again.
 The "Human Nature'' company left on the 8:26 train this morning for Ansonia where they play this evening.
 Arrangements are being made for 8 5O- mile pedestrian contest to take place in this city some time next month.
 Cloth bound copies of the militia law of the state, taken from the recently revised statutes, have been distributed by the ad- jutant general.
 Miss Carrie Kaiser of this city attended the leap year reception given by the young Hebrews at Loomis' temple of music in New Haven last night.
 Rev J. A. Mulcahy of this city was in Portland to-day to see Rev Joseph Gleason, pastor of the Catholic church in that town, who is dangerously ill.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Carroll, who died yesterday morning, was attended from her late residence on Dublin street to St Joseph's cemetery at 3 p. m. to-day.
 The large oil painting, entitled "Okomos, the Indian Chief" on exhibition in the window of York's furniture store, is the work of Mrs J. D. Rowe of this city.
 Shoninger & Go wish to call attention to letter recently received from Joseph Barnebee, principal of Crawford school, Chicago, in relation to their pianos.
 Rev H. c. Hovey, D. D., pastor of the Park Congregational church, Bridgeport, will deliver lecture in Y. M. c. A. hall this evening, on "The Vibratory Law of Progress"
 The funeral of Miss Lizzie Pagan will take place from the residence of her pa rents, No $40 East Main street. to the church of the Sacred Heart at 9:20 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 ..4aaDrs c. H. May of New York, Futile of formed an operation upon Mrs John M. Sweeney of Naugatuck Tuesday, and to-day the lady is reported as improving.
 John F. O'Brien has opened an office in room 4, Browns block, IA East Main street, for the issuance of internal revenue licenses, acting as deputy for Collector Troup Thomas F. Dougherty will be associated with him.
 There was an unusually large attendance at the Lenten devotions at the church of tho Immaculate Conception last evening" Rev Father O'Donnell preached 8 sermon upon "Qualities and Conditions of Good Confession"
 A picture in Pollak's window, the work of Hugo Possner is attracting considerable attention. The picture has considerable merit, and as it is MT Possner's first at tempt as an artist he is to be congratulated upon his success.
 James J. McGrath, who was sued by the Watertown fair authorities for selling liquor on the fair grounds last fall, with his at torney, o. G. Root, went to Winsted on the 11:17 train this morning to settle the case with Prosecuting Attorney Smith.
 Architect D. H. Meloy is preparing plans for three-story brick building, with terra cotta, brick and marble front, to be erected on the Pritchard property opposite White & Wells block on Bank street The building will be 32x5O feet and fitted for two stores and offices.
 Lawrence Ruth will shortly begin the erection of three-story brick building, 25x45 feet in dimensions, to replace the octagonal wooden building now on his property on Union street. The new build ing will be fitted up for store and tene ments.
 Mrs T. A. Lambert of Philadelphia was in the city yesterday. She brought he1 daughters, Misses Georgie and Ruby Lam bert, to the convent. Mrs Lambert wal the guest of the convent while in town as was also Miss Feron, during Mrs Lam berts stay.
 MT. and Mrs J. c. Long entertained { party of friends at their residence No Il Second avenue this afternoon, to-day being the eighty fifth birthday of Liman Lewis father of Mrs Long. Among the guests were Mrs Ford of Marion, the only surviv ing sister of MT Long, and Mrs Bernard Kennedy of Brooklyn, N. Y., his daughter,
 Rev J. H. O'Donnell, curate at the church of the Immaculate Conception will lecture in the Catholic church, Portland on the evening of St. Patrick's day, March IF, under the auspices of the Catholic people of the parish and for the benefit of the church. His subject will be: Glove of the Irish People for their Native Land and Religion"
 This morning number of the Italians employed on the new railroad were blast ing dirt with dynamite. Some of the frag- ments, together with small pieces of stone, were thrown in all directions and several children in the neighborhood had narrow escape from being hit by the missiles. Res idents in that vicinity allege that there was gross carelessness and intend to make a complaint unless the workmen use more care when blasting.
 Tomorrow papers will be served on the Matthews 6 Willard manufacturing com pany, in a suit brought by John Brophy, g former employe, to recover $12, 1000 for the loss of three fingers while at work on g forming machine year ago in the defend ants factory. The plaintiff claims that there was defective clutch in the machine and has secured the services of Attorney Root to look after his claims.
 Frederick J. Kingsbury, Charles Dickin- son, Wilbur F. Day, o. I. H. Bassett and O. J. De Baum, the committee of creditors of the firm of Mitchell, Vance & Go, have sent letter to Deputy County Clerk Thos F. Gilroy, who, as receiver of the firm, re- gently brought it's affairs to a close, in which they compliment him upon his work in that connection and thank him for his services That the affairs have been satis- factorily concluded, they say, is due, in great part, to MT Gilroy.-Star.