Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-04-05
EVENTS THIS EVENING.
Weather.
CITY AND SUBURBS,

at Bronson's hall.
 Miss Louisa Cotter of Ansonia, is visiting with her uncle, Gen s. w. Kellogg.
 The Big Seven Social club will give their fifth annual sociable at the armory to-mor- row evening.
 Florance Keenan is performing the duties of letter carrier on the East Main street route.
 Local assembly, g, ,561, K. of L.. will hold an important meeting tomorrow evening at 163t Bank street.
 The mechanical exhibition vacated music hall yesterday afternoon long enough to allow class of dancing pupils to enjoy a german.
 The graduating class of the high school have chosen Miss Nellie Carroll class prophet, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick historian and John McEvoy poet.
 The ladies of Trinity parish will give a tea at the residence of Mrs Alonzo Gran miss, No 57 Prospect street. this evening, the proceeds to be added to the rectory funds.
 The Rev MT Elsdon, the newly elected pastor of the Baptist church will not be able to occupy the pulpit until Sunday, April 15, his physician having advised him not to make the journey until next week.
 The three musical artists from the land of Tyrol, who will be at the kirmesse to be given at Concordia hall next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, can produce more real melody than any other other three musicians ever heard in this city.
 The benefit for the Waterbury polo team at the rink this evening will include skat ing from to and game of polo be- tween the Waterburys and the Blues at 9, to be followed by dancing, with music by the Amphion orchestra and prompting by 1. Uffendale.
 The district financial board of the A. O. F. will visit the courts in this city on Sat urday evening, April 21 Court Hancock and Wolf Tone will give banquet on that evening, at K. of c. hall, in honor of the visit of the board It is expected that all the Foresters in the city will be present.
 There was pleasant party of colored people at Grand Army hall last evening on the occasion of the leap year sociable of the Silver Star Social club, which was given under the direction of the ladies, the committee comprising Mrs M. Anthony, Mrs F. Gregory, Mrs L. Ramford, Miss Bennett and Miss Minnie Bates.
 There are only three more days in which to see the wonderful exhibition at music hall. The hall was crowded last evening and the patrons were surprised at the re- markable display. Nothing of the kind has ever been seen Tn this city and the beautiful gold and silver mounted models now on exhibition will probably never be seen here again.
 There is talk of a newspaper war among the dealers in the Sunday papers. It is said that new dealers will embark in the business, bringing their papers over from Ixyr Watp .H11,1 DEMOCRAT Whats the matter with a hand car via the new railroad 9-Meriden Republican. There might be an inj june tion placed upon it.
 Silas Cheney, the much missing Litch- field farmer, and widely known as the brother-in-law of Horace Greeley, has vis- tied Waterbury twice within @ month Last evening he sauntered into the New England station and had supper at Ban mons restaurant. He bought a ticket for Danbury and boarded the s p. m. train go ing west. He refused to talk about his disappearance, but said that he likes tray cling.
 Edgar A. Saxton, the man who attempt ed suicide by taking laudanum yesterday afternoon, but who was frustrated by the police and Dr Benedict's prompt arrival, is much better o-day. His wife called at the police station last night and took him home. She said she would pay all the bills and later in the evening she presented him with new pair of shoes. On the way to their rooms on North Main street she gave him a lecture on his rash act. He only replied by expressing his love for her.
 The sewer commissioners last night gave partial hearing on the assessments for sewers in Baldwin and Liberty street, approved the bond of c. w. Blakeslee &I Son for the construction of the intercep- ting sewer, granted connection licenses to Edward McManus and James Farrell, and referred the petition of w. B. Frost for a sewer in Franklin street to the common council. Alderman French appeared be- fore the board and urged the construction of sewers in East Main and Wall streets
 The first sociable since the close of the Lenten season was given by the Star social club at the armory last night and was at tended by over 200 couples. Thomas Car ney and Miss Bridget Hover led the grand march and IS numbers were danced before the merry party deserted the hall. The -Amphion orchestra furnished music and I. Utfendale prompted. The committees were as follows: T. S. Shannahan, T. F. Carney, J. H. Kelly, s. F. Bolan, s. F. McEvoy; Floor: Grand Conductor T. F. Carney, assisted by T. J. Shannahan, T. J. McEvoy, s. F. Bolan P. J. Crane, J. H. Kelly, s. J. Sterns; Reception J. F. Fitz gerald, J. F. Gaffney, J. J. Kelly, J. M. Welch J. R. Arrot, M. c. Fitzgerald, P. J. Kelly, J. H. Lyons, E. J. Horrigan, Nj. B. Carney.
 host of Denny street residents last evening presented proposition to the road commissioners that in consideration of the city laying out the street they would donate four or five feet on the west side for sidewalks, and the board recommended the layout of the street and instructed City Engineer Weld to prepare maps for that purpose. The board instructed the street inspector to cut down the tree that stands in the sidewalk at Union street and Jeffery alley and ordered the United Gas Improve ment company and the water commis- sioners to cut down the caps to the service boxes to 8 grade with the sidewalk on Cook street. The establishing of building lines on Holmes and Central avenues was recommended and the board voted to at tend the hearing before the railroad com missioners at Hartford to-day on the ques- tion of reducing the height between the bridge beam and the rails at the crossings of the Meriden and Waterbury railroad at