Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-13
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CITY NEWS.

The total amount of taxes collected IS $61 ,9S5. .43.
 Workmen are busily engaged making the temporary bridge over Scovill's ditch permanent one.
 Town Clerk White is not kept very busy registering dogs. The number so far registered is about 400.
 Mrs Sarah Siviter, aged 32 years, died at her home on Fairview street this morning. The funeral will take place at 2p. m. Wednesday.
 her prey, and blue heron, handsomely mounted, attract much attention in the windows of J. A. Godfrey's store. It is the work of Taxidermists Setter and Adt.
 An adjourned meeting of the police board will be held tomorrow evening. Commissioners Goodrich and Riley, who were appointed committee to revise the police rules, will be expected to re- port.
 Michael Quinn, aged ten years, died at his home, 1855 River street, this morning from the effects of fall off one of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad bridges several months ago, from which he never fully recov- cred. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 William Judd, who was on his way to Watertown Saturday, was foolish enough to stop over at Waterbury to get drunk. He was locked up over Sunday and this morning was allowed to go on his way. In his wanderings about town he lost a prairie sombrero which he said cost him $S in Texas.
 Preparations are now in progress for the Providence trip of the Second regi- T 1ns< &zl- ing much interest in it. The companies will each carry full quota of men. The two Waterbury companies have report ed that: they will take along the full number.
 E. J. Finn, received a telegram from Chicago Saturday night stating that his brother James, who has been in Winni- peg, Manitoba, and other places in the west for about eight years, was coming home. Since leaving Waterbury he has been employed as assistant surveyor on nearly all the great railroads of the west.
 The Rosa d'Erina concert company will give a musical entertainment in St Patrick's hall on the evenings of May 27 and 2S. The first night the programme will be the music of the nations. The second evening being the anniversary of
 
 dedicated to the poets. The proceeds of the concert will be devoted to the pur- chase of Sunday school supplies.
 The examination of the pupils of St Mary's parochial school in this city by the diocesan examining board will be held Wednesday,. The members of the board will meet in Hartford tomorrow to arrange for the examinations of the different schools. The exercises at St Mary's will be conducted by Rev Fathers Treanor of this city; O'Brien, Bridge port; Gleason and Sweeney, Portland and Slocum, Norwalk. The examination although oral, will be very thorough.
 In the police court this morning Mich ael Burns of North Grove street was fined S5 and costs for a breach of the peace committed against a neighbor last Friday. He gave notice of an appeal John Calvin, aged IS, was sentenced to twenty days in jail for drunkenness and breach of the peace. The boy has a good home, but will neither go to school nor work. For a week past he has been drunk and troublesome about the house and as last resort his father caused his arrest.
 Mrs. Cornelius Tracy killed a large ad der near her residence in Hopeville Sat urday. A neighbor's child discovered the reptile while playing in the yard and ran screaming with terror into the house Mrs. Tracy, who has often killed snake: of a different and less dangerous species seized a heavy whip and killed the rep tile before it could escape. It was ar unusually large snake and had probably just come forth from it's winters hiding place. As the bite of the adder is al most sure death the child had a very narrow escape.
 Thomas Marony, laborer. very much under the influence of liquor, threw himself on the track of the Derby rail road just as the noon train was drawing out of Ansonia Saturday. The engineer saw him in time to stop the engine anc Officer Ryan locked him up. The .npa1 had ticket from this city to New Lon. don and did not become sober until yes terday morning when he said he could not remember anything after buying hi. ticket at the Naugatuck station. He ha( two fiasks of Waterbury whisky on hi person and as many if not more inside
 The railroad commissioners are to holC a hearing.in regard to the crossing of thu Meriden, Waterbury & Conn. River roat over the highway at Houghs Mills which was closed at the time the railroad was built, but was the cause of the re cent suit by the town of Cheshire agains the town of Meriden to have it reopened By an agreement between the two towns to reopen the road the suit ha. been settled. If it is sreopened, however the railroad commissioners will insist o1 an above.grade crossing, and this the rail road, of course, objects to.
 There was large attendance at tn, church of the Immaculate Conception this morning to witness the marriage O. Miss Mamie Keeley of this city ant Thomas F. Keefe of Ansonia. The Ger emony was performed by the Rev Fathe Walsh, after which nuptial mass wa sung. Miss Lizzie Egan acted as brides maid, and Michael w. Keefe, a brothe of the groom, as best man. The brid wore handsome dress of white satil and the bridesmaid dress of the sam material. The happy couple repaired t. the residence of the brides parents ol South Main street, where a weddin,