Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-08
The 9en,ncrat,
CITY NEWS.

w. F. York will go to Naugatuck this evening to install the newly elected officers of Gavel lodge, K. of F.. of that place.
 John F. Lowell, who has been serious ly i'll with pneumonia at the residence of his son-in-law F. l.. White, on West Side hill, is out of danger.
 Court Wolf Tone, A. O. F.. will install their newly elected officers this evening The members will be rendered a spread by several of the officers.
 The Rev A. c. Eggleston has kindly consented to deliver an address to all railroad men at the M. E. church on Sunday evening, January 20.
 The case of Charles Jackson. eXecutor, vs William E.Quigley administrator, act ion to foreclose mortage,i is being heard Eefore Judge Bradstreet to-day.
 Washington conclave, K. s. F.. had a very enjoyable time at their sociable last evening, and entertained delegation from Court Forest.A. o. F.. of Forest vile.
 At joint meeting of the board of education and district committee last evening the plans of Architect Jackson for the new school house on Clay street were accepted.
 John Cronin. brother of Sister Rachel who died in this city last week Is employed as telegraph operator in one of the block signal towers at Bridge port.
 The funeral of Jeremiah Luddy, who died Sunday morning, was very largely attended from his late residence on Fuller street to the church of the Immac- ulate Conception this morning.
 Mayor Boughton and Fire Commis- sioner Connolly go to New York to-mor- TOW to examine fire trucks. They will also go to Warwick to examine those made by the Warwick Manufacturing Go, of that place.
 Miss Rhoda Hungerford accompanied by her brother William c. Hungerford, will leave on the Washington express this evening, Miss Hungerford going to Washington and her brother to spend the winter in the south.
 Keron J. Farrell has returned to Wa terbury after an absence of nearly two years in the south. He was in Jack sonvllle, Fla, during the cholera cpl demic last summer, but was not attacked by the disease. He will probably engage in business in New Haven.
 The stockholders of the Citizens bank elected the following directors at their meeting to-day: F. J. kingsbury Edward Cowles Charles B. Merriman F. L, Curtiss and David E. Sprague. Mir Kings bury was reelected president and F. l.. Curtiss cashier.
 An alarm of fire rung from box 4 at the corner of Dublin and Doolittle alley at 6:3o last evening called out the de partment The chimney of the house occupied by Bernard Synnott at No SS Dublin street, and owned by Charles Roper, caught fire. but was eXtinguished before the arrival of the department
 The annual meeting of the state grange, Patrons of Husbandry. will open in Meriden to-day when the business will be of a routine nature. Tomorrow will be lectures day and a representa- tive or representatives of each of the fifty or more granges will occupy tiN @ minutes in entertaining the others with recitation, reading. essay or vocal or instrumental music.
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Waterbury bank was held to-day and the following directors chosen: A $. Chase, N. J. Welton, J. NJ. Burrall. James s. Elton. H. l.. Wade, Homer Hemingway, A. NJ. Blakeslee. Robert Crane and l.. w. Cutter. The directors elected the following officers: President. A. $. Chase; cashier, \. M Blakeslee: teller, w. B. Merriman.
 The machinery of the police court will become rusty ;from disuse unless the victims come in more rapidly than they have for few days past. Only two plain drunks occupied the the attention of Judge Bradstreet this morning. Sen tence was suspended in each case, and when told to make their escape the prisoners stood not upon the order of their going, but went at once. A case for assault against Louis Barnes was con tinued until tomorrow.
 1t has been aScertained that the little glrl Nellie Leary, whose clothing and school books were found under bridge on the lower Waterville road Saturday. lived with Mrs Frank Sheehy on Pember- ton street during the last school term. She left Waterbury with her brother to visit relatives in New York state a few days before Christmas. It Is the belief that her baggage was carried off from the New England depot by a thief who threw the satchel away when he learned what they contained
 Several of the parochial school pupils have been presented with handsome souvenirs for general proficiency in their duties by Rev J. H. O'Donnell. who takes deep interest in the school. The prizes are for the boys handsome badges in the shape of a shield while the girls recelVeu very pretty MlteSe crosses of silver. The pupils meriting the prizes were: John Shields, Christopher Bannon Mamie Killoughey of room 12, and Katie Kilmartin and Thomas Hayes of room II.
 At meeting of Melchisedech lodge. l. O. B. B., held in Johnson's hall Sun day evening, the following officers were installed: President, Samuel Munch: vice president, M. Mendelssohn secretary, Fred Weiner treasurer, I. H. Kamak inside guard, M. Applebaum: outside guard, l.. Abbert trustees. NJ. Kaiser, I.Chase, Joseph Johnson; representative to grand lodge to be held in New York January 27, Phiio Polak After the meeting supper was served for the members at David's restaurant.
 By the Middletown weather record perhaps the most accurately kept of any in the state-the rainfall for 1888 was 60.71 inches, or nearly five feet and one inch. This is about a foot and one inch more than the average: yet, great as is this aggregate, it is less than the total for 1869, says the Hartford Times. That total, swollen by the memorable Octo- Der rain flood of that year, which mak- ing over 154 inches) swept away so