Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-30
CITY NE WS.

A meeting of the board of fire com missioners is called for this evening.
 The annual sociable of the Big Seven Social club at City hall tomorrow even- ing.
 Military sociable and bayonet drill given by Go G, at the armory tomorrow evening.
 Meridens grand list foots up S11, ,176,- 424, an increase of $25O, ,9O9 over the list of 1888.
 L'Institut Canadian Francais will give a sociable at Concordia hall to- morrow evening.
 Rider Haggard's best production, Allan Quatermain's Wife," will soon appear in these columns.
 The Women's Relief Corps will give New England supper and entertainment at Grand Army hall this evening.
 Mince meat, shedded codfsh, evapora ted apples, etc, best brands at lowest prices, at M. J. Foggs.
 Mrs Ellen Murphy. an aged lady re- siding at No 6 South Riverside street, fell and dislocated her shoulder Saturday night.
 Eight prisoners who are to be dis charged from state prison during Jan- uary, were examined by the prison association this morning. It is said that the Washington express over the New England road is the best paying train in connection with the Pennsylvania road.
 The strangest and most thrilling story yet written is Rider Haggard's Allan Quartermain's Wife" It will shortly appear in these columns.
 The different courts of Foresters of this city will give an entertainment and fair five nights in city hall in the month of February. The committee will meet this evening. Miss Katie Somers, presided at the or gan in the church of the naculate Conception yesterday. in the absence of Prof Bonn, who is visiting at his home in New York.
 Pensions for Connecticut: Original, invalid George A. Campana, Bridgeport; reissue, John Butler, Sharon; original, widows, etc., Caroline A. widow of John Rhodes, Winsted. Edward Connor, tailor residing at 1O9 Cherry street, slipped and fell from the steps of house on Cherry avenue last evening, dislocoting his ankle and breaking his leg. Peter Patton, who has made hosts of
 
 years, leaves this week on steamer Wis .onsin on visit to his home in Glasgow, Scotland.
 The rainfall so far in '69, although H. S4 per cent, more than the average, is less than that of last year. being 59. A, while the precipitation in 'SS, was 60.26 inches.
 Connecticut Associated press dis patches from Bridgeport, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain and Thomp- Sonville to-day announce the arrival of the dreaded influenza
 The Waterbury Clock shop shut down Saturday night for three days rest. To omorrow night the Waterbury Manu- featuring company will close for inv en- tory for the balance of the week.
 The DEMOCRAT has secured forrapbli- cation the latest serial by that wonder full writer, Rider Haggard. entitled Allen Quatermain' Wife" Be sure and read it.
 F. Eelestein, acquitted of the charge of incendiarsm in setting fire to the block of Superintendent Beach's father, m Seymour, will bring suit against the own of Seymour for $l0,000 for illegal imprisonment.
 Sergeant Cox, of the New Haven sig aal station, sends word to prepare for colder weather. A frigid wave started n the northwest thls morning and is on it's way east. In Minnesota to-day the thermometer registers twenty-tW de- srees below zero.
 During the holidays there were sent out from the Norwich postotfice 24O canvas mail bags full of gifts The postmaster and his clerks obljgingly placed the stamps on all the parcels, and nave since been suffering from badly swollen tongues.
 c. E. Raymond of the Bristol Herald, was on Saturday fined $1O and costs for ,ssaulting Attorney John J. Jennings. Both parties are well-known here, Ray nond formerly acting::as correspondent for the American, and Jennings being connected with the state board of educa- tion.
 The Berlin Bridge company are taking their own time in placing the iron cells in the new police station. All other work upon the station is about com pleted and numerous demands have been made upon the Berlin company to finish up their work, but they are talk ing things easy aud there is no knowing when the station will be ready for occupancy.
 Section 634, paragraph 3, of postal laws and regulations, has been amended by the postmaster-general to read as fol lows: 'Letter carriers must be at least IS years of age and not over 40 years of age. This does not apply to persons honorably discharged from military or naval service of the country who are otherwise qualified" It has been decid- ed by the department that a person (not a soldier or sailor) who has passed his fortieth birthday is ineligible. George N. Simonds of Bridgeport, was in New Haven Saturday, conferrlng with local saloonkeepers with view to organizing a branch of the State Liquor Dealers association. Branches have been formed in Hartford and Bridge port and the purpose of these organiza- tlons Is to remove some of tke restric- tions now placed upon the liquor traffic. The association is non-partisan
 A branch of the Mercantile Co-opera- tive bank of New York, has been organ ized in thls city by District Manager l.. P. Knickerbocker, with the following off CTS: President, Martin Hellman; frs vice president, John B. Vallee second vice president, Geonge l.. Pel- ham treasurer, Matthew Kennedy attorney. James D. Russell secretary