Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-09-04
CITY AND SUBURBS.

Judge O. P. Wheeler of New Jersey at the rink tomorrow evening.
 The Rose Hill Social club will give their annual sociable at City hall Thanksgiving afternoon and evening.
 Joseph O'Neil, son of Attorney John O'Neil, left to attend the fall term at Ford ham college this afternoon.
 The administration account on the will of the late Patrick Stapleton was filed at the probate court this morning.
 J. N. Clifford, who will shortly open new store in the Masonic temple, has had new set of handsome office furniture made for his store.
 The Waverly's of this city will cross bats with the New Britain Maroons at the Sons of St George picnic given in New Britain Saturday.
 Mrs Eleanor Snagg, wife of Henry Snagg, died this morning at her residence on Bucks Hill The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon.
 A requiem mass was sung this morning at 9 o'clock at the Immaculate Conception church for the souls of all who have died since the last mission.
 The law against rail shooting is off and the gunners are after these birds, but the law does not allow the shooting of wood cock, quail and partridge until October.
 The mission at the church of the Immac- ulate Conception is being well attended. Last evening the Rev Father Himmell de livered a very impressive sermon on Sin. Prof Woolev, of Minnesota, addressed large audience at the prohibition tent on Spencer avenue last evening. Mir Wooley arraigned the republican party in proper style.
 The sewing society of the Faithful Work CTS of Lady Trumbull council, Daughters of Liberty, will resume their regular meet ings commencing next Friday evening. During the summer the meetings were dis pensed with.
 David O'Rourke of this city, accompanied by George Kennedy of Naugatuck and Thomas Healey of Birmingham left this morning to resume his studies at the Semi nary of Our Lady of Angels, at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
 Tomorrow evening the clock recently won at No Hose company's picnic will be presented to Phoenix Engine company at their house. The presentation will be a cause of general rejoicing to the boys and a good time is expected.
 The contract for furnishing 100 tons of Cross Creek coal to the fire department was last night awarded to N. w. Green man & Co for $625 per gross ton. The board adjourned for one week when new fire limits will be talked up.
 Louis Reed a bricklayer employed on the Pritchard block on Bank street fell from the fourth story this afternoon and was severely injured. Dr Axtelle was called and found the man suffering from broken shoulder and internal injuries.
 The Hibernian Rifles will commence their regular drinjng next Friday evening at the armory. By Thanksgiving the company expect to have their uniforms and arms and in that case will turn out at the First divisions ball on Thanksgiving eve.
 After the rally at the rink last night the French band serenaded NIT and Mrs Nick Wenzel at their residence on Grand street, it being the anniversary of the birth day of Mrs Wenzel. The band were right roy ally entertained by the host and hostess.
 A meeting of the board of education will be held this evening, but beyond the reg ular routine no business will be done Another meeting will be held two weeks from tonight when Father Mulcahys re- port of the number of teachers that will be wanted will be presented
 Thieves forced an entrance into w. c. Bannon's restaurant at the New England station last night and helped themselves to cakes, pies and other luXuries. Before leaving they addressed a note to MT Ban non telling him to use more care ill lock ing the window before closing his restaur- ant.
 Phoenix engine company has secured the military band of Meriden for Bremen $ parade day; No 3, the Wheeler & Wilson, which has played for them for twenty years; No 4, the American of New Haven No 5, the Meriden; No 6, the American of Waterbury, and the Hooks the Walling- ford band. No } have tried to secure the Colt band of Hartford, but as yet have been unsuccessful.
 In the rear of B. L. Hinman's store is large stove which has been disconnected from the stove pipe for the last six months. The stove was the receptacle for old papers and was stuffed almost full. Last evening the stuff caught fire i'll some manner and in few seconds dense volume of smoke was filling the store MT Hinman caught up the stove, after trying to quench the fire with water, and threw it out the back door.
 This morning five male prisoners, all strong, healthy men, were marched through the streets from the police station to the court room by two officers. There was not the slightest reason why the crowd should not break away and run, as no handcuffs were used and at least three of Iuo uNe COuINl SdSAIS SoSaP aPC' AAAo III AeooAA ought to be an argument i'll favor ot having the police station adjacent to the court room.
 Joseph Corr, against whom suit for $5,000 damages for islander has been enter ed by Officer John Byrnes, seems to be very anxious that the matter be pushed ahead. He said this morning that in case the suit was not called soon he would petition the common council for a con- mittee to investigate the finding of the police commissioners, who it will be re- membered completely exonerated the officer from the charges, which were characterized as false and malicious. A bitter fight may be expected.
 The excursion and picnic to be given by the Rogers & Brothers Benevolent associa- tion Thursday is already an assured success. A very large number of tickets have been disposed of Laurel grove where the picnic is to take place is pleasantly situated the Meriden and Waterbury road. A large