Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-23
The @enmncrat,
CITY NEWS.

Edward Belden, clerk at the select mems office, is confined to his home by illness.
 ''Is it true, Richard ?" whispered my wife. My God! Is it true? From ''Richard Pardon's Peril"
 The saw mill owned by Joseph Began, at Middlebury was totally distroyed by fire last night. The loss is about $1 ,5OU, "Beezy" Pritchard was 91 years old yesterday and in honor of the occasion paid visit to his daughter, who lives ill Ansonia.
 The opening chapters of new and en- trancing continued story will be publish ed in the DEMOCRAT in few days. Watch for it.
 cavate the cellar for the new West Side Savings bank building on the Daily lot on Bank street, Brooklyn.
 Workmen are busily engaged to-day filling up that disagreeable and insight ly looking pool of water on Meadow street opposite the New England station. This time for paying the annual special government tax expires May 30. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Bradley may be found every day at his office in this city.
 From the figures received from the state board of health the population of Connecticut is estimated at 75S, ,665, as against 622, TOO shown by the census of 1880.
 Wait a minute. Are you going to the Letter Carriers sociable this evening? Why of course you are. Everybody will be there A great time may be expect ed from all accounts.
 The marriage of James M. Finnegan of New Britain to Miss Teresa O'Brien of Pennington is announced to take place on Tuesday, May :. Both parties have many friends in this city.
 There was a very enjoyable time at the Easter Monday sociable given by the ladies of the Concordia society at their hall last evening. Rudolph furnished music and Charles Futile prompted.
 The certificates of membership for the three Councils in this city can be had at Waterbury One Price Clothing store, James A. Hynes the financial secretary of Sheridan Council having received them to-day.
 Joe Hess, the reformed pugilist, will commence series of temperance meet ings at the Universalist chapel on Grand street this evening" The meeting will be held under the auspices of the Water bury Temperance Alliance.
 The Consolidated road officials have issued a notice requesting those who contemplate attending the Washington inauguration ceremonies at New York, to purchase return tickets at the local offices and avoid the rush at the Grand Central station.
 William Barry, engineer on the Mer- iden, Waterbury and Connecticut River road, and Miss Susie Theisen were mar ried Sunday by Rev Father McAlenney of Meriden. The bride is sister of Ball Player Joe Theisen of the Meriden Resolutes.
 The case of Morris Hubbard vs Henry Johnson was heard before Judge CoweI at the district court yesterday afternoon. The suit is brought by Hubbard to regain possession of a bass drum which he claims as his property. The defence claims that although Hubbard used the drum while playing with the Second ward drum corps, yet it was the prop erty of the corps. Decision was reserved.
 In Looms Temple of Music this even ing the members of the Lancasterian School association, formed from the former pupils of the veteran pedagogue, John E. Lowell, will celebrate the ninety fourth anniversary of the birth of their old instructor. MT Lowell arrived from Waterbury last evening with his son and was met at the train by a delegation including Governor Harrison, and was escorted to the New Haven house. He is in very fair health and proposes to en joy himself this evening.-N. H. Palla. dium.
 A brother of George Massey called al the DEMOCRAT office last evening tc deny portions of sensational story pub lished in last Sundays local paper. He says that Mrs Eyer, whose name is con nected with that of his brother, was only slightly acquainted with the Mas sey family, and was never at any time member of the family &s The statement that the woman was taken to the town house from the residence of Mrs Morgan or South Leonard street Massey also denies claiming that Mrs Morgan has not liveC on South Leonard street for six months
 Waterbury dogs are no slouches Subject, perhaps, to local habit, they never do anything by halves. Saturday realizing that they were entitled to al Easter feast, they were bound to have one, and two of the canineS came dow1 like ''wolf on the fold" of Eugen, Moody, entering his pasture in the fac of existing statutes and killed 29 valu able sheep, and tore and injured severa others. Had this occurred before MT c P. Ives bill to compel dog owners t. give bonds for the good behavior of thei animals was rejected by the legislatur the fate of the bill might have been diff decentralization Republican.