Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-11
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CITY NEWS.

John T. Trott was able to be out tc- day for a short time. The Yale Glee club will appear at the opera house next Friday evening.
 Judge Ellis Phelan is receiving the Congratulations of his friends. It is a daughter.
 The Rev l.. F. Baker addressed the railroad men at the Advent church last evening.
 Forty couples from this city went to Bethany Saturday evening where they had supper.
 Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic received the highest medal of award at the New Or leans Exposition.
 Dr North was able to visit several of his patients to-day for the first time since his illness.
 The Naugatuck railroad company are cutting ice at Litchtield to-day. The ice is thirteen inches in thickness.
 A number of Waterbury Grand Army men will attend the annual encamp- ment of state division at Winsted this week.
 The Waterbury TurnVel in are making great preparations for their grand con- cert and masquerade at City hall next Thursday evening.
 Evangeline circle, c. of F., meet this evening in G. A. R. hall. After the business meeting there will be a basket party to which all Foresters are invited. A large and appreciative audience witnessed the second performance of "A Scrap of Paper" at the opera house Sat urday evening by the pupils of St Mar garet's School.
 The N. Y. Stars man about town" Df lawyer in the Nutmeg state, telling of his work as a member of the house com mittee on patents during his term as congressman.
 Weeds band of Hartford will furnish the music and Prof w. E. Rogers of Meri den will officiate in the capacity of prompter at the fourth annual reception of Sheridan council, K. of C., at City hall Friday evening. Feb 9.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Charlotte Emma, daughter of Mir and Mrs H. 1. Boughton, to Curtis Judson Birkenmayer. The ceremony will be church Tuesday, Feb 19, at 12:30 P. m.
 Financial statement of the Consoli- dated road for the three months ending January 1; Gross earnings, &, ,579, ,1S1. Is; operating expenses, Sl ,641 ,63S.3 .34; in come other than earnings, $2,263.6 .6l; fixed charges, S37S, ,4S3.50; net income, $561 ,324 .65: cash on hand. 9,666.3S profit and loss, surplus, S3, 167 ,442. II.
 The citizens of Birmingham have giver the town officers power to lease the new opera house for any number of years The building will be completed by Marcl 10 and will cost S45 ,000. The Birmingham correspondent of the New Haven Regis ter says that it will probably be conduc >f ! Jacques of Waterbury.
 The programme of toasts for the state G. A. R. banquent to le held in Winsted February 15, is: "The Grand Army O the Republic National Commands Warner of Missouri: s.The Voluntee Soldier" General Stewart l.. Woodfort of New York: ''The Prisoners of War. Rev 1. NJ. Foster of New Haven:- Rev J. H. Twichell of Hartford; ''Th, Women's Corps," Rev Edward Anderson of Norwalk: "Sons of Veterans" Vic Commander w. H. Pierpont of New Haven.
 The case of Buel Hemingway vs Mer ritt Hemingway was heard before Judg Bradstreet in the district court thi morning. The parties in the suit ar brothers and part owners of the Hem ingway silk mill of Watertown. Som time ago Buel, who is a director Iof tn mill, went into the office of the com pany and was in the act of examining file when Merritt came in and took away from him badly cutting his hand The former then brought this case claim ing $500 damages for assault. The Tea question in the case was whether Bue had right as a stockholder and direc tor to examine the files. The defenc, claimed that he was doIng so in the in terest of rival firm. Decision was re served.