Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-09-02
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CITY NE WS.
 The court of common council will meet this evening.
 Isaac Straw and daughter left this morning for Dakota.
 Quintard & Merriam's store is closed for inventory today.
 F. B. Norton left this morning to spend week in Vermont.
 There was only one plain drunk before the court this morning; S5 without costs. Mrs Hawes and daughter of Farm l street have gone on a two weeks stay to Newport. Arrangements are being made for a race for oats to take place on the Drlv- l ing park, probably Thursday of this week. Charles Horan, aged sixty-two years, of 94 Mill street, died yesterday. The funeral will take place Tuesday morn ing; - o.,o, o< u;,ou;,ns of this state will donate q memorial win dow to the new Catholic cathedral i'll Hartford.
 Rev E. c. Tullar of St Pauls M. E. church and Grant Tullar, his brother, returned to-day from a six weeks trip to Europe.
 Lena Loeb, the wonderful electric girl, will give an exhibition at Jacques opera house Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings.
 The Misses Maggie and Mary Fahey of Wallingford, Miss Mary Padelle of New York and Dr D. J. Curtin of Walling- ford are visiting with friends in this city.
 All the trains from Hartford way on the New England road were late from I,o1f fo day, due, the officials say, to the..heavy passenger travel.
 w. s. Bailey will speak at the rink this evening. Tomorrow evening he will address the workingmen. The title of his address will be ': 1.-The wolf that eats the wages"
 There were 2,S07 persons sent to New Haven jail for the year ending June 30, 1881. The receipts for the year were over S54, ,0OO. The county commissioners received S3,S40.24 in salary.
 Matthew Kennedy, who is now en- joy ing tour through the old country, has the beauties of the country and the royal time he is having. His health has improved wonderfully.
 Dennis F. White, aged 21 years, died at the home of his mother, Mrs Anthony White of Carman street, Saturday even- ing. The funeral took place to the church of the Immaculate Conception at a. m to-day.
 There is large attendance at the picnic and games of Hawthorne lodge, Sons of St George, on the West End grounds this afternoon, many strangers being present. Dancing will be con- tinued this evening.
 Beautiful Evangeline" at the opera house Saturday evening, attracted a good sized and we'll pleased audience. The antics of Catherine and the Lone Fisherman kept the audience ill roars the whole evening.
 fSchneider," the valuable collie dog owned by Mrs Roger Cook, proprietress station, died Saturday afternoon of old age. The animal was very intelligent and favorite with the hackmen and others at the station.
 AS the hose wagon came up South Main street on the way to the fire yester- day. Superintendent Bradley of the horse railroad held the North Main street car to give way to the tiremen. The driver of the wagon took another course, colliding with the car, but fortu- nately doing no damage.
 A Boston dispatch to the New York World says that the suicide of F. A. Partree, formerly of Waterbury, was on account of unrequited love. Young Partree had become infatuated with Miss Annie Chester, a bright little bru- nette, for the past two years connected with the Boston museum.
 James Claffey, aged 7S years, died at his home, No 66 River street last evening. Mir Claffey was the father of John c. and James Claffey and Mrs John Finne- gan and Misses Bridget and Margaret Claffey. The funeral will take place to St Patrick's church at 9 o'clock We'd nesday morning.
 / The Derby A. M. E. Zion church ex- poets a large crowd from New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury at the ''Three Days Feast in the Wilderness, Septem- Der IT, IS and 19. The Rev A. P. Miller of New Haven and the Rev Alfred Day of Bridgeport will be tEe principal speakers.
 The fire department was called out about 2:3O yesterday afternoon in re- spOnse to an alarm sent in from box 27 The fire was in two story barn owned by John Sachsenhauser, the Bolgna manufacturer, located at the corner o1 Bronson and Pearl streets. Some boys were playing in the hay and set it afire The roof was burned and the hay was destroyed by fra and water. The loss will reach $500. There was no insur ance.
 The Odd Fellows of the state will have big time tomorrow at New Haven They will celebrate the semi-centennia of the founding of the order in this state and all Odd Fellows in Connecticut from far and near, will be on hand te participate in the exercises. The three local lodges will leave for New Haver on special train at 8:4S a. m. accom- panied by the American band. Return ing the train will leave New Have1 about 1O:3O p. m.
 George Woodruff, milk peddler, i under arrest for driving over the thre, year old daughter of Mark McGuire o