Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-04
Yhe 9eonnerat,
CITY NEWS.

evening. The regular quarterly meeting of the Field club will be held at s o'clock to- night.
 The Waverly base ball club were photographed by the Crane Art com pany yesterday.
 The Rev l.. F. Baker has consented to address the railroad men at the Ad- vent church next Sunday evening.
 Chief Egan, will present his annual report to the board of police commission CTS at their meeting tomorrow evening. Harriet Bronson, who is well-known in this city, died at her home in Pros pect this morning. Her age was S6 years.
 The regular monthly court martial of Go G will meet next Friday evening at the armory to hold hearing on delin- quent members.
 The Jacques Cartier club of Meriden will give 'sVildac" in French at the rink this evening under the auspices of the Canadian club.
 Prof Bristol's horse show which played here some time ago, stopped over night at the New England yards and left for Bristol on the o'clock train this morn ing.
 The remains of Frank Hughes, who died in Lakeville Saturday morning, were brought to this city Saturday even- ing, and the funeral took place yester- day afternoon.
 Some two weeks ago Mrs Patrick Kelly, of 21S East Main street lost two of her children with diphtheria. Yester- day third child aged 3 years died of the same disease.
 At the meeting of the board of fire models of the several hook and ladder trucks will be exhibited and it is probable that the board will make selection.
 The Consolidated road intend to erect railroad mail boxes at all the stations along the division for the use of railroad employees and will not be used only for railroad mail matter
 Harry, aged two years son of Henry T. Stedman of 27 Central avenue died yesterday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Hartford for interment on the 9 o'clock train tomorrow morning. The quarterly meeting of the officers of second regiment will be held at New Haven Wednesday evening, when the question of a regimental excursion dur ing the coming spring or summer, and also the advisability of forming a regi- mental athletic association, will be acted upon.
 The Rice &c Dixie company which ap- pear in "Evangeline' at the opera house this evening has not made a one night stand in over year The manager of the company found he had six open dates and as many New England cities will receive the benefit Waterbury was given the first open date District Deputy George w. Simtuonds of Bridgeport will start out this week tC tS of Elks in Danbury, New Britain anc Waterbury. He will also visit Norwich and New London in the interest of the elks. The order is making rapid prog ress in this state and is in the best O. financial condition.
 A buckskin horse to which was at tached the shafts and two wheels of wha erstwhile had been wagon, dashed III South Main street shortly before On o'clock this afternoon. He turned int, Grand street and went through Banl narrowly escaping several teams at Cen ter Square. The animal was capture, on East Main street.
 Sergt William F. Keavney of Co ( received an honorable discharge fron the military Saturday for expiration c term of service. Sergt Keavney Ina never missed drill since becoming member of the c. N. G., a record whic probably no other enlisted man in tn service can lay claim to. Go G does no however, lose such a good member a Sergt Keavney has signed his reenlis ment papers for another term.
 The athletic games of the Second Reg1 c. N. G. will take place at the Nev Haven armory March 15 and 16 unde the auspices of the Yale A. A. and Sec ond Regt, c. N. G. Among the sport will be a one mile walk, handicap on mile run, handicap ; fifty yards dash fo commissioned officers only; tug of wa between company teams, and regi mental tug of war with any regimen wishing to compete with the Second.
 The Redmund-Barry theatrical comb nation, which appeared in this city i December, were prevented from playin their opening engagement in New Iorl by the destruction of the Union Squar theatre. The day they reached St Pau Minn. the grand opera house was burned Saturday, January 6,they closed an CT gagement in Duluth and early Monda morning the Duluth opera house wa burned. The Jacques opera house Ina had close caQ
 The first accident on the new railroa occurred at Cromwell Friday morning An engine driven by Engineer Baile struck it and only his prompt action i reversing the engine saved the locomotiv from going into the river. The engin became partially turned to one side an was forced over the side track until projected over the river embankment The front door of the coach becam loosened and fell over the entrance to tn cab on the engine, imprisoning the CT gineer. He was not hurt. John Kline the fireman, was slightly injured.
 The grand lodge, Knights of Pythis of Connecticut, will hold their twenty first annual session at Hartford Februar 19, and on the evening of that day th twenty-ffth anniversary of the lodss will be celebrated. Past chancellors wi be obligated at the morning session, an the election of a supreme representative together with the annual election of O ficers, will occur. In the evening a II ception will be rendered Past Gran