Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-05
CITY NEWS.

The members of the Amphion club paid visit to Pepin's garden on Scovill street last night.
 The June number of the Lever and Fulorum, published by the Connecticut Indemnity association. has been issued.
 The first annual picnic of the Fourth division, A. O. H., will be held in He'll man & kipps grove, Saturday July 20.
 w. H. Dudley has been appointed auditor of the New York and New Eng land road, vice Joseph A. Shinn, pro- noted
 D. J. Casey and Edward Hyland are in Hartford to-day attending a meeting of the insurance committee of the A. O. H.
 The fourth annual picnic of L'Union St Joseph will be held at Hellman X Kipp's grove Wednesday afternoon and evening, July r.
 Fred Mercer, late manager of the store of Driggs & Smith, who has been un- dergoing course of medical treatment in New York, is visiting friends in thls city. He is much improved in health.
 Linus J. Foster of Brooklyn, N Y., and Miss Alice B. Marcella of this city, were married by the Rev Father Null cahy at the church of the Immaculate Conception at II a. m. to-day. Wllliamt Foster acted as best man and Miss An ma Wallace as bridesmaid.
 Maui ice F. Carmody has taken the agency for number of tirst-class fire in surance companies and is prepared to write policies for his many friends at reasonable rates. His office Is at E. J. Finn's shoe store, 13 East Main street.
 Pepin's garden will be a scene of mer- riment tonight. In addition to a con cert by the American band Hallam's or chestra will furnish music for dancing. 1. Utfendale will prompt Monday even- ing a sociable will be held for the bene fit of the Pennsylvania flood sufferers.
 Norwich is contemplating building a new opera house and to-day MesSrS Carey and Perkins of tho Norwich board of trade inspected Jacques opera house. They left for Birmingham this after noon to look at the handsome new opera house recently built there.
 The following Waterbury cases have been assigned for trlal at the June term of the supreme court of errors: Brown X Brothers vs William H. Brown Lewis J. Atwood vs Nelson J. Welton Corne- lia M. Benedict ct al yS A. S. Chase ct al Patrick Woods vs NJ. J. Brzezinski ct al.
 Miss Louise Gallagher granddaughter of the Hon James Gallagher, of New Haven, was baptized in the Catholic faith at the convent of the Sisters of Notre Dame, Quebec, Easter Sunday. Miss Gallagher graduated with honors at the convent of Notre Dame in this city a year ago.
 The commencement exercises of the convent De Notre Dame will be held on Tuesday evening. June D. The class of 'S9 of their own accord have consented to prolong their studies another year in order to be more proficient and more deserving of their diplomas. The Right Rev Bishop McMahon, as is his usual custom, will preside at the exercises.
 The recent terrible storm which has swept over such a vast area of the coun- try was predicted by Horace Johnson in a communication sent to the Hartford Evening Post May 26th in the course of which MT Johnson said This is not for publication as you understand l don't like to frighten timid people" He now predicts bad storm for New England. Let us hope that he will be in error this time.
 Thomas Erwin, an II years old boy, was before the court this morning for taking bag containing crackers from the young son of Charles Egan. It was also charged that Erwin was an incorri- gible boy, sleeping out nights and run ming wild about the streets. Judge
 
 school, but upon promise of the lads father to send him to school regularly sentence was suspended.
 The case for breach of the peace against Joseph Hatton and Thomas Hig- gins was further continued in the police court this morning. A physicians certi- ficate was produced showing that Hatton was suffering from fractured skull and could not leave the house for several days. Higgins has been in the station house since Monday night and either his release. He says that Hatton went to his house Monday night and assault ed him while in bed, and that he was only acting in self defence when he struck Hatton on the head. The case is assigned for tomorrow morning but will probably be again adjourned.
 The census office during the month of May issued to the medical profession throughout the country Physicians Registers" for the purpose of obtaining more accurate returns of deaths than it is possible for the enumerators to make. It is earnestly hoped that physicians in every part of the country will cooperate with the census office in this important work. The record should be kept from June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890. Physi- cians not receiving registers can obtain them by sending thelr names and ad- dresses to the census office and with the register an official envelope which re- quires no stamp will be provided for their return to Washington.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Veterinary Medical association was held in the Scovill house last night Delegates were present from New Ha- ven, New Britain, New London, New Milford, Norwich, Norwalk, Ansonia and this city. Three candidates were elected to membership. A committee was appointed to prepare resolutions condemning the action of the legisla- tive committee on agriculture in regard to thespractice of veterinary surgeons in this state. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows President George Bridges of Norwalk; first vice president, Andrew H. Hyde of Norwich: second vice president, Frederick Lam berton of New London secretary Thomas