Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-05
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Both branches of tho court of common council will meet this evening.
 Miss Jessie Wadhams filled the place of first soprano in the choir at the First Con- gregational church yesterday.
 The youngest daughter of Mir and Mrs Peter Hapenny of Scovill street, died this morning of congestion of the lungs.
 The board of education will meet to- morrow evening and the Center school dis trict committee Wednesday evening.
 Sam Small, the evangelist, will lecture at the Methodist church tomorrow even ing. His subject will be "From Bar-room to Pulpit" .
 The New Haven and Derby passenger ear No 5, handsomely painted and re- paired, came up on the 11:17 train this morning.
 In the case of Peter Leniche vs Theodore Lebrich, action to recover for wages, Jus tice Cowell gave the plaintiff $1 and costs. Lebrich took an appeal.
 The Thomas Francis Heagher club will celebrate the 131st anniversary of the birth of Robert Emmett with . banquet at Forssters' hall this evening.
 Another grocery store has been opened at tho vest end, making five the people
  Edward Casey of Middlebury.
 The condition of Mrs John Shannon of 55 Railroad Hill street, who received se- we're injuries from 8 fall at her house Saturday morning, is much improved to- day.
 J. N. Adams of Canaan is the authoriz- ed deputy internal revenue collector for the Seventh district. MT O'Rrien has not received any appointment from Collector Troup.
 Secretary of the State Board of Educa- ton Cha. les D. Hine has, by authority of the legislature, had the laws relating to education printed in book form with 8 convenient index.
 DEOficer Noonsn found young woman scantily dressed and without hat, in such . intoxicated condition in an alley on B nk street that he took her to the police st .sion. She is one of Bristols fair daugh- rers.
 There was bad break in the four inch main on North Leonard street at midnight last night. The water ran through the ground and filled MT Lechance's cellar, doing about $2O0 damage. The water pressure was reduced twenty pounds by the break.
 At the meeting of Sheridan council, K. of O., yesterday the third degree was con- ferred upon several members of Sheridan and Carrollton councils by District Deputy J. J. Mcdonald. The council paid the as sess ments on five deaths, Sheridan's share being $276.
 During the past week the market though dull, has shown a steady demand for good local investments but there has been 8 scarcity of local non- taxable bonds Nauga- tuck railroad sold at 230 with 229 bid and 2311 asked, New York New Haven and Hartford at 220, 22s asked.
 There will be meeting of the butchers committee appointed to draw up a consti- tuition and by laws for the Butchers pro- tective Union, formed last week, at the American hotel this evening. The object of the union does not concern the price of meats but is to protect themselves against dead beats. New Haven Hartford and other cities have such associations.
 Miss Lizzie Phalon, aged 38 years, died at the residence of her parents on Baldwin street last night. Last December, as she was leaving the house, she fell on the ice receiving fracture of the skull and break ing her leg. She never recovered from the shock. The funeral will be attended from her residence to the Church of the Immac- late Conception at 2:30 tomorrow after noon.
 The fire department horses are in excel lent condition, and it would be hard to find finer looking animals in the state. The bills for veterinary service have dimin- ished, and the city will not be called upon to spend any considerable amount in that line. The excitement incident to the train ing kept them in such a nervous state that they needed an unusual amount of care and attention. They have passed by that point where they stand in their stalls con- stantly expecting to hear the alarm call them into service.
 There was 8 collision in Enchange place about noon to-day that resulted in broken thills and wheels and slight injuries to the parties in the wagons. Amos w. South wick of No Grove street was on his way home with load of coal and was passing through Exchange place, when 8 green bodied business wagon in which was seated Christie Siebert, salesman for the Singer sewing machine company, and his father. The wheels locked, the coal wagon stood the shock, but the light business wagon trembled, keeled over and threw the occu- pants to the ground. Young Siebert was badly cut about the face, but his father escaped with a few bruises.
 McGrath, the Fritz in "Our Irish Wis itors," which was presented by Murray end Murphy at the opera house Friday even- ing, although discharged from the com pany Friday night for drunkenness did not sober up sufficiently to join the troupe in New Britain in answer to 8 telegram. He continued his spree, and when the law abiding saloon keeper had closed the door on him at midnight he sought repose at the Franklin house where he was stopping. He was very ''rocky" and made so much noise that the police gave him lodging in the elegantly equipped compartments of Waterbury's police station. His case was nolled in the police court this morning.
 The growth of the electric light in this city has been greater than any one would probably guess Four years ago there was not light in the city. At present there are 25O arch and 900 incandescent lights When the Electric Light company first be- gan furnishing lights their plant consisted of two engines, two large boilers and four dynamos. Now the company's plant com prises four boilers, seven high speed en- zines and twelve dynamos. It is possible that the company will in the near future furnish power. Electric motors are ill many cities displacing small engines and water motors. They are not expensive and 1~<, n 1.o1 ob