Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-18
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CITY NEWS.

noon to-day was AUD 1ncheS. Several local exhibits have been sent to the Winsted poultry show which opens to-day.
 John Boyle O'Reilly .Bostons favorite, will lecture before a Winsted audience tomorrow evening.
 Severalcases of diphtheria are reported. In one house on East Main street three children are sick with the disease.
 James Stout has been engaged to cater for Go G's banquet. Roberts orchestra will furnish music; Prof Futile promp- ter.
 Wednesday. Friday and Saturday of this week will be Ember days, and are fasting days of obligation in the Catholic church.
 The Boston express due in this city at 1:45 D. m. was 45 minutes late this at- ternoon, being delayed by a washout near Boston.
 Prof Horace Johnson, the Middle Haddam prophet, is to be congratulated. His big storm predicted yesterday was all that he could desire.
 Co E. Hibernian Rifles, will hold an important business meeting in ForesterS hall tomorrow evening and on Thursday evening will meet for drill in the armory. John Altman of Baldwin street, em- ployed by the Scovill Manufacturing Co, badly cut his thumb while at work on machine known as the shears thlS morning.
 Sunday afternoon Louis F. Freeman, janitor of Commercial block, was pre- sented with a gold-headed cane by party of young men to whom he had eN- tended many courtesles.
 A break in the cement water main on West Main street, south of the soldiers monument, was discovered at 5 o'clock this morning. Workmen have been making repairs all day.
 The officials of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad still say they are bothered by coal thieves al though several have been prosecuted within the past few weeks.
 The Meriden. Waterbury and Con necticut River railroad will ask the next legislature to allow it to issue S4OO. 900 second mortgage bonds, making S1,0O0,- 600 in which the road will be bonded,
 The funeral of William Devoy, whose death was announced yesterday. will take place tomorrow afternoon. Mir Devoy had been feeling unwell but was able tC % around. His death was due to apo plexy.
 Commissioner Wright bound Charles T. Yale of Middlebury over to the United States court yesterday for opening let tor addressed to Birdsey Atwood. EN Judge H. E. Pardee defended the aC cused.
 A dramatic club is about to be organ ized from the choir of the Sacred Heart and will at once select drama, presu mably the "Colleen Bawn," to be played one evening of the church festival Il January.
 Patrick Mcdonald is visiting hi mother who lives on Stone street, after an absence of thirteen years from thl city. He has lived in the west most O the time since he left Waterbury and fo several years has held the position O turnkey in the penitentiary at Boist Cisy. Idaho. He will return west i'll few days
 The French Canadian band held meeting last evening and elected the foi lowing officers: Thomas Thibeault presi dent; H. Roller, vice president; F. E Demers. secretary; E. Blais, assistan secretary; Theophilus Berube. treasurer E. Brenier, librarian: NJ. Lallierre an M. Larance. committee on amuSements George Rudolph, leader and manager It was voted that all applications for CT gazing the band be made to Mir Rudolph Some time ago General Passenge Agent Hampstead of the Consolidate
 
 new rules for shipping bodies from on town to another on the divisions of tn load and instructing them not to reCeiv the bodies, of those who die from any contagious disease. X neN order was received by the baggage mas ters to-day which states that the re mains of persons who died of such dis eases will be received when sent in dramatically sealed casket.
 Al -r ' XT.>1c A. O. F., held last evening the followin officers were elected: c. R., William Il Delany: s. c. R.. James A. Gift: F. S. M. F. Parkinson; R. S., Thomas F. Bai rett; treasurer. James Coughlan; $. w Daniel Altman; J. w., Patrick J. Lahey physician. Dr J. F. Hayes; apothecary c. Kilbride; s. B.. Patrick ShanahaI Thomas Nolan, John Maher, Wi liam Klenicke; trustees, John Hayes, Daniel Keeley and Wi liam Delaney. The court has arrange for a special train to run to FOreStvlLl Thursday evening, the occasion of tn installation of Court Forest of that plac
 At meeting of Washington conclav K. s. F., held last evening the fellowin officers were elected Commander. J. | Holleran: vice-commander, G. $. Hu ker; adjutant, Peter Murphy; paymaste G. V. GOOulnS nrSt ueulenant, Mitchell; second lieutenant. Jean Sl trean; first sergeant, J. NJ. Lawson second sergeant, NJ. Daley: quarte master, NJ. Kennedy; master-at-arms, J. Colloty; drill captain, J. H, Holleran trustees, Walter J. Geraghty, year RI. Kennedy, ? years, and John Hose, 1 year; uniform committee, G. Y. HuSl CT. The election of an arbitration con mittee was laid over until next meetin
 J. c. Bannon, a former Waterbul boy and brother of P. T. Bannon of tn city, has been nominated for alderma on the citizens ticket of Macon, G The Macon Budget in speaking of h nomination says; MT J. c. Ramon put up for aldermanic honors by tn young men of the city, with whom he universal favorite. He has spent Il life in mercantile pursuits and is u right hand man in that live dry goo firm W. c. Lyons & Co. He is ever (