Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-21
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CITY NEWS.

Jean Jacques is in New York to-day.
 The T. F. Meagher club will hold its regular meeting tomorrow evening.
 At the Lenten devotions in St Patrick, ch lrch last evening, the pastor, Rev J. Fl. Duggan, spoke upon The Necessity of Religion"
 Judge Bradstreet and Clerk D. F. Webster left this morning on business trip to Paterson, N. J. They will be absent several days.
 The board of road and sewer commis- sioners at their meeting last evening voted to recommend to the council the construction of a 400 feet sewer on Farm street.
 The only business of importance at the meeting of the sewer board last night was the passage of a vote to recommend to the common council the laying of a sewer on Farm street.
 Patents have been issued to Waterbury parties during the past week as follows |: A. Bannatyne, assignor to Waterbury Clock Go, alarm clock; F. J. Ludington, printers composing stick.
 Mamie, daughter of Mir and Mrs Jere- miah Shugrue, died last night, aged one year and seven months. The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from 15 Railroad Hill street.
 State Inspector Laforge made an ex- animation of the boiler in the City hall building yesterday. Everything was found in the best of order and the in- spector highly complimented Janitor Egan.
 The stockholders of the Southern New England Telephone company will meet in New Haven o-day at } o'clock to take fl,n %I, to the charter which provides for under groune wires.
 The hearing on the petitions for the annexation of Oronoke and Town plot districts to the Center school district came up before the legislative committee on education yesterday afternoon and was continued for two weeks.
 The Meriden, Waterbury and Crom- we'll railroad have placed an order for forty or fifty thousand feet of timber with Gildersleeve & Son of Gildersleeve Landing. It will be sawed at their mill , and will be composed mostly of ties.
 Arrangements are being made for a fair to be held in City hall on the even- ing of April 30, May and ?, under the auspices of Evangeline circle, Compan- ions of the Forest. Each season ticket holder will be entitled to chance upon decorated tea set.
 A telegram received from Brooklyn N Y, last evening announced the death of the three year old daughter of John Lowery ,who formerly lived on East Main street. The remains will be brought to this city for interment on the 3:5S train this afternoon.
 In unloading an iron girder at Pearce' $ crossing in Southbury Saturday after noon, it fell upon Section Master Blake of the New England, crushing his right foot into pulpy mass of flesh and bones. Thomas keane, of this city, takes the vacant place of foreman temporarily.
 MT Wm Welch, ex-alderman of New ark, N. J and connected with the Rub- Der Go there, is visiting friends in Nauga- tuck and Waterbury. MT Welch is an old rubber man, having been in the busi- ness over thirty years. His co-workere ill the city will greatly welcome his re- turn.
 Magnolia lodge of Brooklyn attended the entertai ,.ment at the opera house last evening. yesterday the members Ui NoSahog ,n lodge showed the visitors the sights about town. The BrooAlyn breti- ren returned home this morning and were loud in praise of the receptionSac- corded them by the Odd Fellows of Wa terDury.
 At the next meeting of the court oi common council a number of mem Ders of the Washington Reform associatlol will enter a protest against the action taken at a meeting of the council helu March in regard to the employment o1 citizens of the town, upon the public works. Tne matter was indefinetel5 postponed.
 A pilgrim named named Terrell from Union City was found roaming about Brook street at o'clock this morning looking for a drink. He was locked up. In court this morning he dt nied that he had been drunk and Judge Cow ell i'm posed a sentence of 50 and much to the surprise of his honor he produced a twenty dollar gold piece.
 At a meeting of the Young Mems Re publican club held last evening the fol- lowing officers were elected President, John P. Kellogg vice presidents, c. E. Turner, Dr c. R. Upson; secretary, George B. Judd ; assistant secretary, J. H. McKinnon treasurer, F. B. Board man; delegate to state league, c. E. Tur ner executive committee, Dr F. B. Cook, F. B. Field, c. E. Turner, H. F. Baker, c. F. Logan finance committee, c. A. Colley, John Blair, H. T. Filley.
 The annual convention of the State Fife and Drum Corps association was held yesterday at Hartford. MT Edward Clark of Middletown, president, called the convention to order at 1:45 Major Fred Muller, of Waterbury, vice-presi- dent, and Major A. J. Allen, secretary and treasurer. The treasurers report showed overS1O0 on hand. The following corps were represented by delegates: Mattatuck corps, F. E. Webster; Echo corps, Benjamin Chat6eld. The next convention will be held in this city in December.
 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.