Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-08
The 9en1ncrat.
CITY NEWS.

con street. The fixtures of the old telegraph office l in the ladies' waiting room at the Nauga- l tuck station have been removed. There will be another meeting of the | ne. oncle of the Companions of the l Forest at G. A. R. hall at 3. p. m Sun l day. George D. Woodman, who was arrest l ed here yesterday, was fined S2 and costs 1 for breach of the peace before Justice | P ok at Naugatuck. The case of the city of Waterbury vs Thomas Jackson ct al, action to recover for taxes due, was tried before Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day. The o'clock passenger train on the New England road was an hour late this morning, owing to the derailment of a car on the Housatonic track at Hawley- vile.
 A special train made up Of ten of Show nan Barnum's cars passed over the Naugatuck road to-day containing a large number of horses on their way to Bridgeport.
 Billy Frolich. the we'll known tonso- rial artist who recently sold his shop in this city. has bought out the business of Charles F. Schorer on Church street, New Haven.
 The T. F. Meagher club will hold an important meeting this evening at o'clock, at American hall Grand street. Every member is requested to be pres ent.
 During the state fiscal year of 1888 the number of headstones erected by the quartermaster generals department, designating the graves of veteran sol diers, was 1SS.
 The "Baby Elephant" is being remod- eled and will be made into two stores, one of which will be opened next Wednesday by T. E. Connolly as sa- loon. The other will be used as a club room.
 Horace Johnson has prognosticated the weather for this month, but it through predicting the great blizzard of year ago next week that he came into prominence as a weather prophet.
 The weather to-day was reminder in mild way of the blizzard of year ago. The: wind blew in fitful starts, raising great clouds of dust and making outdoor life extremely disagreeable. There were several flurries of snow.
 The Ansonia Sentinel, one of the brightest and best exchanges, has been forced by press of advertising to enlarge by the addition of column to each page The Sentinel is model news paper and never sleeps while on duty.
 For the next forty days one class of market men will be very happy and an- other correspondingly unhappy. The fish dealers are especially favored during Lent. Their trade is increased nearly one-half, and this is by far the busiest season of the year.
 q @l >a.. last evening received an official commit nicaticn from the selectmen announcing the appointment of J. H. Hart as tax collector. The board will meet with the district committee some evening next week to confirm the nominations.
 At the meeting of the Young German American association held last evening the society was reorganized and the fol- lowing officers elected: President, D. Clint Reed; vice-president, Charles H Adams; treasurer, James H. Filling; sec retary, John Hurlburt.
 James Sullivan, William Scott and Edward Farley, the three Waterbury youths who were arrested at Naugatuck yesterday, charged with abusing Livery man Wheeler's horse, were brought before Justice Peck late yesterday after noon. Scott and Farley were each fined S2 and costs and the case against Sulli- van was continued until Monday.
 Mrs Kate Lundey, wife of Joseph Lun- dey and daughter of Mrs Bridget McCormackdied at her residence on Park avenue last night. Mrs Lundey was the niece of Mrs Margaret Jones of Franklin street, Mrs James Lahey of Wall street and Dennis McGrath. Her age was 21 years. The funeral will take place from her late residence to the church of the lDfo nt O.l0 Sunday.
 Another coal stealer was arrested by Special Officer Fitzgerald while filling a basket with black diamonds from a freight car on the New England road near Jackson street yesterday afternoon. He was an Italian named Louis Pizaro. In court this imorning an interpreter informed his honor that Pizaro had no money and was obliged to pick up coal about the railroad to keep from freezing. A sentence of S3 and costs was imposed.
 As the Rev Father Lancaster of Wa tertown was driving down Grand street this morning his horse became fright ened and turned so sharply at the corner of Grand and South Main streets that the reverend gentleman and Jeremiah Flynn of Watertown who was with him were both thrown out. The horse ran mp South Main street and was captured on North Main street by E. R. Perkins. Rev Father Lancaster escaped with a few scratches, but MT Flynn sustained a severe sprain to the left ankle.
 Speaking of the lack of interest in Danbury in the base ball movement this year prominent base ball man said yes terday that he has little faith in New Haven staying in the league. He would give them until the fourth of July, after which time they would prob ably drop out. The sub- ject will be talked over in the meantime both in Danbury and Waterbury, and in case of New Haven dropping out, both may make application fer admission to the league.-Danbury Press.
 But for the presence of mind of E. E. F. McMahon, business manager of the DEMOCRAT, Aired Johnson, a Bethlehem farmer, would be considered dead to-day. While driving down North Main street late yesterday afternoon Johnson's horses started torun, colliding with telegraph pole near the corner of Spencer avenue. x1 LI- r l.