Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-03
CITY NEWS.

The court of common council and the board of fire commissioners will meet this evening.
 Go G's base ball team defeated the Waverlys Saturday afternoon on the rifle range grounds by score of F to II. Ex-Congressman French has accepted the position of representative of Connec- ticut on the national democratic com mittee. The marriage of Frank D. Pagan and Miss Mary Johnson will take place at the church of the Sacred Heart at 9 a. m. tomorrow.
 District Deputy George V. Gooding of this city will install the officers of Pioneer lodge, Sons of St George, at Bridgeport tonight.
 There are at present over 300 orphans in the St Francis orphan asylum, New Haven This is the largest number that the asylum has ever had at any one time. Secretary Thomas Bland has issued call for the annual meeting of the Con- necticut Veterinary association, to be held at the Scovill house tomorrow evening.
 The examination for corporals in Co G takes place tonight in the parlors be- fore the three officers of the company. About ten privates have entered to com pete for the vacancies
 The Hartford Sunday Journal rises to remark that if Representative O'Neill does not improve his handwriting the legislature will not be able to get through its business in time for Thanksgiving.
 At the church of the Immaculate Con- ception yesterday Rev Father O'Donnell preached beautiful sermon upon the rosary. In conclusion he recited poem entitled My Beads" by Father Ryan, the poet priest of the south.
 At the church of the Immaculate Con- ception yesterday words in strong con- demnation of night picnics were uttered at the different masses and the younger portion of the congregation were ad- vised and warned not to attend such places of amusement.
 William Casey, the well known pro- prietor of the Temperance dining rooms near the New England station, died yes terday after an illness of one week. Mir Casey was go years of age and was a member of Court Wolf Tone, A. o. F. His funeral will take place from the resi- dence of his parents on Livery street to St Patrick's church at s a. m. to- morrow.
 William J. Schlegel has sold the Post farm of about 100 acres, on the Bunker Hill road, to Mrs Anna E. II. Lilley. She expects to have fine summer cottage built near the large farm dwell ing. Mir Schlsgel has also sold for G. l.. Lilley a lot on South Main street north of Jewelry to Lewis J. Atwood. This is one of the best sites upon the street to build block upon.
 An innovation will be made at the ap- preaching convention of the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut which meets at St Thomas church. New Haven. The music will be rendered by a surpEced choir of clergymen who have been asked by Dr Beardsley, the rector, to be there the evening previous for rehearsal. It Is given out that this is done at the request of Bishop Williams.
 Miss Maggie Bannon, daughter oi Michael Bannon, died of Bright's disease at her home on South Willow street at S:30 o'clock Saturday evening. Miss Bannon was a sister of Patrick Bannon and Miss Lizzie Bannon and niece o1 Major c. R. Bannon. The funeral will take place from her late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at S:30 tomorrow morning. Her age was 22 years.
 About fifty members of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers left New Haven yesterday morning for Pittstield Mass, to attend the funeral of Engineer Looke, who was killed last week on the Housatonic road. Delegations were also present from Waterbury, Bridgeport Ansonia and other places. MessrS Hall Hubbell, Fox Sherman, Lane and Gates of this city, Naugatuck railroad em ployes, attended the funeral
 In this city, and in fact throughout the state, the beef market will be affect ed for two or three days by reason of the deluge in Pennsylvania. Nearly all the beef which reaches this city comes by way of Pennsylvania, and of course until the Pennsylvania road is opened the beef will have to be sent by another route. A delay of two or three days vii be experienced in transferring the beef from one road to another.
 James O'Leary. one of the three wit nesses to the shooting of John O'Brien by Frederick Ruff in New Britain on the evening of March 20, has written to Chief of Police Morgan asking for infor- nation as to when and where he is ex- pected to appear to give testimony in the case against Ruff. The letter was sent from this city, where OLeary is employed. Evidently OLeary is not aware that Ruff is dead. He will be notified that his testimony is not needed unless counsel in the civil suit may want him.
 According to the planetary system the weather will probably average above the mean of the season in temperature. The most violent electric storms and dis tusbances will occur the 18th and 14th 18th to 21st, the 24th or 25th to the 27th According to Hirchers tables the weath. CT will be changeable for the three weeks after the 9th inst, and rainy the last week in the month. Hirchers tables have been nearer in their predic- tions the past month than the planetary system. They predicted the storm oi the past three days quite accurately.
 Frank Woodrich and Harry Reilly lads of nine years, have been missing from their homes in Bridgeport since last Tuesday. They are supposed tc have left Bridgeport with agents who were there advertising the .Lavine' cleansing preparation. Young Woodricf was partially crippled from having his arm fractured three weeks ago, the in jury being such that the member is, and