Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-02-02
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The City Board of Finance Will meet this evening.
 The jubilee service at the A. M. E. Zion Church this evening will be followed by an oyster supper.
 The employees at the American Mills have contributed S24. 95 to the Republicans fund for the Waterbury Hospital.
 John Dillon and Miss Minnie Madden were married at St. Patrick's Church this afternoon, the Rev Father Duggan oficiat- ing.
 Frank Hunt has resigned his position as driver for the International Express Company, and will go into the express busi- ness in New Haven.
 Drs North and Axtelle will entertain the members of the Medical Society next Mon day evening" Papers will be read by Dr North and Dr Axtelle.
 The Baptist Church Mission band will give an ''Old Maid" sociable in the church parlors this evening" A hot supper will be served from 5 to s P. m.
 Sheridan Councils concert and reception at City Hall tomorrow evening will sur pass all previous efforts, and all in attend ance will have delightful time.
 A party of Waterbury fishermen are al Bantam Lake. They wish their identity concealed until their return, when they 
 H. B. Lester for several years employed at Blake & Jonnson's maclne snop O. East Main street, will leave town Mondas to accept an important position With large New Britain hrm.
 There was a delay of an hour yestel day in the burial at Southlngton ot the l.tC Henry Hitchcock of this city. When til, remains arrived at the cemetery the Sia had not been com ,)leted.
 After the meeting of the Ladies -At. Society of the Methodist Church tnls aftel noon there will be supper Ill 1ne cnurc- parlors, to be followed by an entertalnne4t by the young people.
 All sJampers iowa and vicinity a. requested to be at Bronson's aall San a street, Friday night at I:3J o'clock, aS mat ters pertaining to their interest Will be d4s- cussed at this meeting. All should bc present.
 Hiss Fife Almon, young woman Who keeps a boarding house on Bisht P Street, charged Frank Burr in the Pollc, Court this morning with defrauding hel out of money for boarding his two children. His case was continued for two weeks.
 The family ot Frederick w. Spicer, who lost his life Sunday evening while i'll the line of his duty as fireman, will receive from the Connecticut FiTemen's Associa- tion S550 and S1 week for his child until it is fifteen years of age. President Hen drick of New Haven expressed by letter through Chief Enginneer Carrier, Tuesday, his heartfelt sympathy for the afflicted family, adding ''It is fortunate we have a State association and ready funds for the immediate relief of the stricken family"
 Engineer Rudolph Herring of Philadel phia and consulting engineer to the Board of Public Works of New York was in town yesterday in company with Yeiji Nakajima an instructor in the Imperial university al Tokyo, Japan. MT Herring was the in structing engineer of Waterbury's sewerage system, and in company with City Engineer Weld the Japanese engineer was showr the working of the system. MT Herring left last evening for Providence but Nil Nakaiima remained in this city to-day studying the maps in the City Engineer office and inspecting the city water works St Margaret's receptions are alway marked by features that finger long in th' memory of those so highly favored as to b' among the guests. Last nights reception was in keeping with those of former occa sions. The spacious parlors were throwl open and the hospitality of the rector, Pro lessor Russell, again asserted itself in n' uncertain light In receiving he was abl, assisted by Mrs Russell and five youn ladies from the school. A warm reception was extended to all. There was seaso of sociability, followed by dancing, whic was interrupted only for the elegant sprea which Prof Russell had provided for tn company.
 The Board of Road Commissioners di not transact much business at their regula meeting last evening" A batch of bill were approved and the Meriden and Ws terbury Railroad Company was requeste to present to the board plans of the bridge and abutments that they intend to bull over or under streets in the city limit: The street inspector was instructed to SC that drip pipe running across the side walk at E. J. Manville & Company Machine Shop on Meadow street is abatee Estimates for granite blocks for crosswall were submitted by Moore of the Mine Hi quarry but no action was taken. IF board adjourned for one week.
 The features of the annual conclave Clark Commandery, K. T., yesterday afte noon and evening were the large numb' in attendance and the conferring of u oruer u1 kn4gAthoOd. At the close of u afternoons session a banquet was Ser e At the evening sess on the following of CTS W re elected for the ensuing yea Lzra l.. Chapman, eminent commando Edward W. Shannon, captain general; ! Dikeman, prelate; B. G. Bryan, treasure F.HH Trowbridge, recorder; J. Richal Smith, senior warden; Gordon Russo junior warden; Robert Henderson, sta ard bearer; j. J. Macauley, sword beerv F. J. Kilbourne, warden; James Gala 1st guard; James E. Corr, I'd guard; 5. ! Judd, Sd guard: c. W. Hotchksss, $, mt Tt
 The Board of Sewer Commissioners their regular monthly meeting last eveni1 approved the monthly bills and heard pa ties on sewer assessments in Phoenix av nue, Old Waterville road, Brook street al Meadow lane. Further hearings will had at their meeting next Wednesd' evening. February 22 was fixed for hea ings on sewer assessments ill Grove al Beach streets. The proposition of Thom and Michael Phelan to give the city rig of way through their property for the i tercepting sewer, if the city will pay the the amount of their sewer assessment Bridge str ct when that street is severe was accepted. Their assessment W amount to o421.5O. The contract for fl nishing castings for the department