Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-20
CITY AND SUBURBS.

CITY AND SUBURBS.
 Court Hancock, A. O. F., will hold its quarterly meeting Thur'.day evening.
 A Swedish ball will be held at the old concordia hall, Thursday evening, March go.
 The quarterly dividend of 9 per cent declared by the Consolidated road is pay able April 3.
 The ladies of the Second church will give mission tea in the lecture loom ot the church this evening"
 "Cal' O'Brien and Mike Burns of this city will spar at the benefit to be given Ike Williams at Bridgeport this evening.
 Mrs Emily Bronson, who formerly lived in this city, died at her home in Middle bury yesterday afternoon, aged 73 years.
 Edward Rogers and William Goodwin are to take a course of study at Wesleyan academy at Wilbraham, Mass. They leave town tomorrow.
 large portion of the men who worked for the city temporarily, on the streets, were paid off to day. The force now at work is very small.
 The Rev J. G. Davenport of this city will deliver his lecture on the ''Heart of England" at the Park street church in Bridgeport Thursday evening.
 At ? o'clock tomorrow afternoon the sewer commissioners will open the bids for the construction of the intercepting sewer from Dublin street to the Naugatuck river.
 The funeral of the late William Beecher took place from his late residence on North Main street this afternoon, the Rev Dr. l,-L ~as 1.o taken to Southbury for interment
 Edward Wright, aged 62 years, died of pneumonia at his residence on Wilson street last night. The funeral services will be held at the house to. morrow at 2:3O p. m. The iuterment will be ill Riverside cemetery.
 Abbey's "Urcle Toms Cabin'' company arrived in this city from New Britain this morning. They report that they have re- covered from the blizzard and little Eva and Uncle Tom will be at the opera house this evening.
 The board of compensation will give a hearing on assessments for benefits and damages on the layout of Pemberton street and on the establishment of building lines on South Main and Grand streets, next Tuesday evening.
 Ticket Agent Sackett and an assistant were busy at the Naugatuck station yester- day afternoon and this morning paving out bright silver dollars and crisp bills to the 300 extra men who were at work on the Naugatuck road last week.
 At the annual meeting of the First Con- gregational church society last evening E. H. Williams was elected third member of the society's committee, R. R. Stannard was elected treasurer, and L. I. Munsun R. R. Stannard, N. R. Bronson, F. B. Hoadley, s. w Chapman, Alex Dallas G. B. Everett, L. M. Camp, A. C.. Mintie and s. Terry were chosen ushers. Ezra s. Chapman, William E. Risley, Edward Shannon, Nathan Dikeman, John s. Castle, Gordon Russell, Burton G. Bryan and Nelson J. Welton left on the o'clock train this morning for Hartford as delegates from Clark commandery, K. T., to the meeting of the Grand commandery which is in session in that city to-day. Major F. A. Spencer, an officer of the Grand com mandery, is also in attendance.
 A representative of the International Cigarmakers' Union, was in this city yes- terday, Investigating the report that there are bogus union labels used on Philadel- phia cigars shipped to this city. He would not reveal the result of his investi- gation, but it is likely that if parties are detected using bogus labels they will be
 
 thus far been successful in the prosecution of similar cases.
 General s. w. Kellogg returned from Washington on the 11:17 a. m. train to day. To a DEMOCRAT reporter he said 'The outlook for public building is very fla vorable. 1 was given a hearing before the full senate committee on public lands and buildings, yesterday afternoon, and they listened attentively to the claims I laid before them on the need of better post office accommodations in this city. I think that we will get an appropriation"
 The case of John Healey vs John Crane ct ux, action to recover for goods sold, was heard before Judge Cowell in the district court this morning Healey claims that he sold them some vegetables and brought this suit to recover payment The defeD dant's counsel Messrs Gillette and Dona- hue filed an answer, claiming that when Healey sold the goods he had no license. As he was not farmer or a gardner he could not claim the exemption as provided in section 10 of the city ordinance relating to trades and therefore the sale was void and not legal. The plaintiffs attorney asked an adjournment so that he could file al answer, and the case was continued fol ten days.
 Thomas Delane and Thomas Costello of this city, who were injured on the Shore Line road near the Tin bridge in New Ha- ven some time ago, have recovered from their injuries sufficiently to be discharged from the hospital and were yesterday charged in the New Haven city court with breach of the peace. There being no evi- depce to hold them they were discharged. Officer Blakeley of thls city immediately arrested Delane on the charge of commit ting a theft here some time ago and he , spent the night at the police station in this city. This morning in the police court he was charged with stealing an overcoat street clothing dealer. He was fined S7 anl ctsks md sntApcsI tu D days in iail,