Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-25
The 9ennerat,
CITY NEWS.

tonight.
 The road board will hold an adjourned meeting this evening.
 J.P. McGuerty, United Press operator, formerly of Waterbury, spent Sunday with friends in this city
 Miss Carrie Payne, of Naugatuck, has taken the position of bookkeeper at w. F. York's furniture store.
 Mir and Mrs c. J. Birkenmayer have returned from their wedding tour and are residing with Mir and Mrs H. l. Boughton.
 Conductor Fred Gregory, one of the best known and most popular conduct ors on the Naug duck division, is very in Bridgeport
 Charles Lounsbury, aged 65 years, one of the best known residents of this city, died of asthma, after a weeks illness, at his home No 325 South Main street, Saturday evening. His funeral will take place Wednesday afternoon.
 Louis M. Meyer is in town for a few days and reports that the Tennessee Transportation company, with which number of Waterbury men are promi- nently identified, is doing we'll MT Meyer will leave for the south to- morrow.
 A large clock, with a revolving globe, giving the position of the sun at every hour of the day and telling the year, month and day of the month, is on eXhi- bition in Lake, Strobel & Cos store. The clock was imported from Paris and Is very valuable.
 Yesterday was SeXagesima Sunday, which occurs sixty days before Easter. Lent begins week from Wedne sday. The singing of the Gloria in the Cath ollie churches stopped a week ago Sun day and will not be resumed until Eas- ter Sunday.
 E The chimney of the east end of ''Reilly's flats" on Baldwin street, was discovered on fire about II o'clock yes terday morning and the flames were creeping into the house of Dennis DoOl- an, nearby. An alarm rung from box 46 at No 5's engine house, called out the department, but the flames were eXtin- guished before their arrival.
 Constable John F. O'Brien this morn ing attached the restaurant of Alfred Mitchell, on East Main street, for a claim of S100 brought by Dennis J. Bowling, who alleges that he was as saulted by Mitchell and his leg broken, March 1, 1888. MT Mitchell refused to pay the claim and informed the con stable that he would this afternoon make an assignment for the benefit of his creditors
 Matthew Corrigan, for many years a resident of this city having blacksmith shop on East Main street, died at his home 157 East Main street last night, af- ter weeks illness, the result of fall he received upon the ice. Mir Corrigan was highly esteemed by all who knew him. His funeral will take place from his late residence to the Church of the T,~~, ,l.,&N ~An NN1 nesday. His age was 60 years.
 Representatives of a number of the state daily papers met in New Haven Saturday afternoon and organized the Connecticut Daily Press association, with the following officers: President, J. M. Emerson, Ansonia Sentinel.; secretary, F. H. Afford, Middletown Herald; treas urer George w. Flint, Danbury News. Other papers represented at the meeting were the Bridgeport Post, Meriden Jour- nal, New Britain Herald and the DEMO- GRAF. Another meeting will be called by the president in few weeks, when other papers will be invited to join the association.
 Some of the heaviest work ever turn ed out at the Farrell Foundry and Ma chine company's works in this city, is now ready to be shipped for use in the Aluminium Brass and Bronze factory in Bridgeport. There is an immense for ged shaft, made ill sections varying from twelve to fifteen inches in diameter, a metal cutting shears weighing ten tons and several other unusually heavy cast ings. They have been working upon the order at the fou1 dry for nearly four months. Some of the work was made in Bridgeport and sent to Waterbury to be finished and fitted.
 A quiet wedding took place at St Pat rick's church this morning at 7:30, the contracting parties being Miss Maggie Cassidy, daughter of Daniel F. Cassidy and D. Il. Tierney, the popular real es- tate agent. The ceremony was per formed by Rev Father Duggan, after which nuptial high mass was sung. Miss Mary A. McAlenny acted as brides maid and Patrick F. Farrell was best man. After the ceremony the newly married couple with a few intimate friends assembled at the residence of the brides parents on Bank street where a wedding breakfast was served. Nil and Mrs Tierney left on the 1O:54 train for wedding tour to New York.
 At the meeting of Center lodge, I. O. o. F. Friday night, Russell Williams Chas Haman and E. G. Miller were ap pointed a committee to receive the Townsend lodge visitors from Waterbury I. from the West Main street depot to the hall is so great and then there being the hill to climb, it seems to be an imposi tion on the good nature of the visitors tc make them parade over. Even the mu sic of brass band could not drive away the idea that the grade was steep. so the local lodge has made arrangements fo, the transportation of the visitors, botl ways, on the electric cars.-Merider Republican.
 Connecticut's new weather prophet "P. NV" of Wallingford, bobs up witt this prediction in the Evening Sun: see that March 4th this year is big gur day, and the weather will be an impor tant factor in the matter. What kind il will be may be of importance to the thousands there Washington, D. O. Vel it will be moderately cool, with no sigr of wet weather or unpleasant weather