Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-08-03
CITY NE WS.

The Rev T. E. Robbins of this city vii preach at Glenbrook tomorrow.
 Bishop McMahon was ill this city yes terday.
 Miss Mamie Kelly is spending a three weeks vacation in Hartford.
 Miss Lizzie Hart of this city is tht guest of Miss Bella Baker of Hartford
 J. Floyd Weld, city engineer, has { notice to sewer contractors in this issue.
 The Cummings combination gave yer, satisfactory entertainment at Litchtielt last evening"
 NJ. s. Chapman returned today from two weeks vacation spent i'll Rocheste and vicinity.
 The funeral of Michael Bannon will takt place at 2 p. m. tomorrow. instead of to- day as previously announced.
 John Haley and John Connors, charged with breach of the peace, settled thei1 cases this morning before court.
 The funeral of Olmsted Berryman col ored, who died at his home on Nortl Grove street, took place this afternoon.
 The retreat of the curates of the diocese of Hartford ended at St John's Provincial seminary, Brighton Mass, yesterday.
 There will be 6 meeting of the Third Order of St Dominic at the church of the Sacred Heart at 3:3O tomorrow afternoon
 Peter Skafte, aged 36 years, died at his home on Charles street last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow after noon.
 Deibel, who caters for Co G of this city, will also cater for Colonel Doherty and staff and Governor Bulkeley and staff at Camp Bulkeley
 The season at Jacques opera house will play will be ''Si Perkins" with Frank Jones as the star
 J. K. Bernard, the well known com Wallace Villon company is spending his summer vacation with J. H. Murnan
 Great preparations are being made for the union picnic, August 18th, at Hart ford, by the four divisions and Hiber- nian rifles of that. city. Co E., Hibernian rifles, of this city, expect to attend in full uniform.
 About tour Hundred people leit the Naugatuck station this morning ut 7:30 on the tenth annual excursion of the \. NJ. c. l.. A. and the Senior Temperance society to Savin Rock.
 The case of Hull & Son of New Haven vs Holihan & Hurley of this city, all action to recover for goods sold, is being tried before Justice Mansfield at New Ha- ven to-day.
 The new parOchial school of the Cath. olic parish at Windsor Locks, of which the Rev Father Sheridan, formerly of ;this city, is pastor, will be dedicated on Sunday August II.
 A large box containing about twenty five green parrots arrived on the early morning train over the Naugatuck road to-day. Tho box and it's contents were for John Lynch
 The New Haven Palladium says Saloon keePers on the outskirts say that tho screen law subjects them to danger from burglars, as BOW they cannot protect their places with shutters as formerly.
 The Danbury and Waterbury lawn ten his clubs played an interesting game yes terday afternoon. The Danburys secured five out of the seven sets and left for home on the Washington express
 George c. Wilton, of Waterbury and William Gibbons of Naugatuck are booked to run one hundred yards inside of two weeks for S25 side. The Naugatuck run her is to get yard and half start
 Fred G. Platt of New Britain, who re- gently purchased the valuable piece of property north of the Masonic temple on Bank street, to-day disposed of half ln- terest to George L. Liley of thls city.
 Timothy Scannell and Miss Katie Breen Were married by the Rev J. A Mulcahy at the church of the Immaculate Conception at 10 a. m. to-day. The best couple were Patrick Connor and Miss Kate Fitzgerald.
 A number of carrier pigeons owned by IoG I Jesseu brothers were shipped to New York this morning The birds will be re- leased at the Grand Central station to- morrow morning.
 Howard w. Benedict, aged six months, infant son of George W. Benedict, train dispatcher of the Naugatuck division, died last evening. The funeral will take place from the family residence on West Side hill at 30 p. m. Monday.
 The Meriden Journal and the Bridgeport Post have purchased from the manufac- turers in Chicago Clause web perfecting presses. They are exactly alike and cost $1O, 900 apiece. They print from stereo- type plates and are models ill every respect.
 Mrs Flora Bartlett, wife of H. B. Bart lett and formerly resident of this city, died of pneumonia in Baltimore yesterday. Mrs Bartlett was a daughter of the late Dr B. w. Blake and niece of Dr $. B. Blake. The remains were taken to Litch- field for burial on the 1:17 train to-day. The A. o. H. men of Brooklyn, N. Y., are raising a fund for the defence of Father McFadden of Gweedore, county Donegal, Ireland, who has been arrested for alleged complicity in murder there Father McFadden has been imprisoned l several times on account of his patriotism, and the present accusation is trumped up by the English government to try and | break down his influence Several priests | in Brooklyn have contributed to the | und.