Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-24
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CITY NEWS.

Mrs William Dobson of New Britain was visiting friends in this city yester- day. Mir and Mrs H. S. Chase left on the 2:42 train this afternoon and will sail for Europe tomorrow.
 Tax Collector Hellmann will be at Ford's store, Waterville, tomorrow from 9 a. m. to noon tomorrow.
 Publisher Joseph H. Barnum, of the Hartford Sunday Journal, paid the DEMOCRAT friendly visit last evening. Mrs Charlotte Webster, aged "A years, died at her home in Waterville yester- day. The funeral took place at 3 p. m. to-day.
 The St Augustine Roman Catholic parish at Bridgeport has been divided. Rev James B. Nihill of Danbury will be pastor of the new parish.
 , Architect Jackson is at work on the plans of two story dwelling house for Captain A. J. Wolff to be erected at the corner of Laurel and William streets.
 The jury in the case of Christian Hauser vs Nelson Kilmer, tried before Justice Russell yesterday, brought in verdict in favor of the plaintiff and gave him the right to recover his property with costs.
 Officers Ramon, Pagan and Healey have each received a check for S2O from Attorney w. J. Beecher of Newtown for fees in attending the trials of the burg lars who were captured by the officers i'll this city.
 w. N. Ladd, E. l.. Tinkham, William Davis and another heavy weight hap pened to be in the store of the former this morning and gave the Fairbanks scales a severe test. The combined weight of the four was $50 pounds.
 Pete Hegelman and George Connors arrived in town last night. They are on their way to Danbury where a race begins tonight. Hegelman is anxious to run ten miles with J. D. Nolan and a match will probably be arranged.
 Manager Polak of Hirsh's clothing store has been resident of Waterbury only few months, but has won the heart of one of the city's fair daughters whom he will shortly wed. MT Polak' s large circle of friends is increasing every day.
 nightly rehearsals of the opera of Pa tience," which they will present at the opera house on Wednesday and Thurs day evenings of next week. It is hoped to make this the best of the many suc- cessful entertainments given under the auspices of the Amphions. Seats will go on sale Monday.morning. g.
 A number of local barbers are quietly talking up Sunday closing movement. It is said that nearly all favor the pro- posed plan and are only waiting for a leader in the movement. Sunday clos ing has been successfully tried in a num- Der of places in the state and there should be little opposition to the move, ment here.
 The Young Peoples Literary society of St Pauls M. E. church has secured the services of the Waterbury Adelphi clut who with the popular reader, Dwight H Noon, will give one of their literary anC musical entertainments at St Paul: church Wednesday evening, May 29 The public are cordially invited to at tend.
 A pair of horses attached to Livery man Smiths hack, started to run iron the Cooley house up Bank street, bu were brought to stop by Officer Blake ly, just as they were about to collid with an ice wagon near the Prltchart property. A little boy who had beer riding with the driver, who had left tn teamfor moment, sat on the hack.
 The annual picnic of Protector Hos company No 4 will be held in Hellmanl
 
 A programme of games has been ar ranged as follows: Fat mems race, one half mile; boys race, one-half mile members race, one-half mile tug O war between the married and singl men of. the company. The winners vii receive money prizes.
 T. The principal thing which trouble lpe fish dealers is the scarcity of shad It none of the usual places where sha Ire caught has this seasons catch beer wen fair one and the supply is likel to fail very eairly. The fruit dealers ar overloaded with bananas this week an remarkably cheap prices. Nearly every thing ill this line is very cheap.
 A lady was indiscreet enough to leav a two year old child and paper bag o eggs together in baby carriage in iron of an Exchange place store while sh did some shopping inside this morning While she was absent the childS nativ curiosity asserted itself and one by on the eggs were smashed. The interior o the carriage was completely covere with the sticky substance.
 Michael Saunders returned to Water bury yesterday after sojourn in Ne, Haven jail and last night slept in tn lookup once more, being charged wit drunkenness and breach Of the peaC against his uncle. He was fined $5 an costs for breach of the peace and jaile for thirty days for being drunk. TimC thy J. Guilfoile was fined S1 and cost for drunkenness and S5 and costs for re sistance to officers.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Collins, wh died Wednesday morning, was largel attended from her late residence o Baldwin street to the church of tn Immaculate Conception at 9 o'clock tn morning, where a solemn high mass ( requiem was sung. The Rev Fathe Thompson of Taftville, nephew of til deceased, was celebrant of the mass ; th Rev Father Walsh deacon; Father Mu cahy sub-deacon and the Rev Fathe Fleming master of ceremonies. I'll pallbearer5 were Patrick John Owen an Bernard Thompson, nephews of the d ceased. The interment was in tn family plot in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Governor Rulkelav sent tO the hons