Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-09
The 1en1ncrat.
CITY NEWS.

JOHu I1. DlllOn or New Haven has pur- chased Dr Meers' fast stepping horse.
 Excelsior council. O. U. A. M.. pleas antly entertained Nathan Hall council of Bristol last evening.
 It is said, on what is considered good authority, that the Republican is to be changed to an afternoon paper.
 case against Kieron Guinan for non- support of family was heard in the police court this morning and continued foI thirty days.
 +. Grisiolia Barroeta, who has been pursuing course of study under Prof J. A. Moran, leaves for his home in Cuba tomorrow.
 The case of Patrick Farrell ct al vs George E. Lewis, action on mortage deed, was heard before Judge Sanford at the superior court yesterday and was continued until tomorrow.
 The Rev Fathers Walsh O'Donnell, Murphy, Fleming and Martin are in Hartford to-day attending the quarterly conference of the assistant Catholic pastors.
 Judge Bradstreet this morning grant ed decree of foreclosure to Joel B.. Wheeler, of Oxford, on the T. F. Meara estate on the west side of Baldwin street.
 This has been the warmest day of the season, the thermometer indicating 90 degrees at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. A year ago to-day the highest point reached was 56 degrees.
 William Thompson of New London, yesterday challenged Flynn eff Southing- ton to race 100 yards for S20O a side which was accepted. The race will take place in New London this afternoon.
 
 ticut Bible society held at Hartford yes terday, Dr Anderson of this city was chosen president and the Rev A. c. Egg gleston one of the vice presidents.
 w. c. Keenan and James Meagher of this city and James Kelly of Naugatuck, together with the other members of the county board of the A. o. H.. will go to Ansonia this. evening on business for the order.
 Robbins circus exhibited at Nauga- tuck yesterday. Deputy Sheriff Sween- ey found several fakirs working the ''shen game and ''three card monte and locked them up. This morning they settled their cases and left for Thomas ton where they will try their luck.
 After July l Connecticut saloon keep CTS must pull down their screens and pull up their front curtains when they NAOoC up. oo tIldO tIlS "lOlc Ol their places shall be easily visible from the street during the hours when the law says they shall not sell liquor.
 In the police court this morning Eliza beth Colby was sentenced to jail for sixty days for being a common drunk ard. The woman was arrested on the Plank road yesterday afternoon by Of ficer Byrnes in a beastly state of intoxi- cation. She was being followed by a gang of men.
 The eighteenth annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the woman's board of missions will be held in the Second Congregational church. Tues day, May IA, at 9:45 a. m. preceded by half hour devotional service in the 1ec- ture room of the First Congregational church.
 A man named Holmes was around to- day looking for an officer to arrest his fifteen year old son for incorrigibility. Prosecuting Attorney Burpee told him to bring the boy into court himself, but he confessed his inability to handle the lad. At last accounts he was going to swear out warrant against his son for shooting young companion.
 Mayor Boughton has not yet signed the ordinance relating to policy playing. recently adopted by the court of com mon council, and unless he does put the official stamp upon it the measure can not become operative until after the next meeting of the council. The mayor has expressed himself in favor of the measure and it is to be hoped that he will sign it at once.
 The funeral of the late Joseph B. Spen- cer, was attended from his late residence on North Main street at ? D. m. to-day. The service were conducted at the house by the Rev Dr Anderson. Clark con- mandery, Knights Templars of which the deceased was member, attended the fll- neral in body and conducted the ser- vices at the grave The pallbearers were E.M. Chapin, New Hartford; R. E. Holmes and C. $. Foster of Winsted. and N. D. Grannis, George E. Somers and B. F. Neil, of this city, all of which are mem bers of the commandery.
 The educational committee has agreed to report favorably. on the proposition to establish an additional State Normal school i'll eastern Connecticut, and will report a bill for that purpose. The committee has not decided whether to locate it at Norwich or Willimantic, and the location will be provided for in a supplemental bill. It is understood that If the additional school is created, there will be demand upon the state treas ury for S125, ,000, the larger part for the new school and the remainder for in- creaslng the facilities of the school at New Britain.
 Strike In Bridgeport.
 The Stone cutters union ordered the union men employed at Sexton's stone