Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-08
The 1e,mncrat,
CITY NEWS.

HaVerty-CIeVeIanu mlnStrelS Ut the opera house this evening. Month of May devotions in the Catho- l lie churches this evening. The Amphion club will hold their weekly rehearsal this evening. George Graham left for Kansas City to-day to pay visit to his brother. Patrick Thompson will begin the stone work on the new station house to- morrow. George l.. Pease has purchased the Scovill house sample room from John Monahan. Miss Lizzie Shanley has been appointed teacher in the new room of the Sperry street school The Waterbury Banjo club will assist at the battalion bazaar this evening at the armory. Matthew Daily, of the New York pol ice department, is spending part of his vacation in this city.
 A number of improvements are being made around the Rose Hill cottage prop erty on Prospect street.
 Conductor c. S. Brigham of the New England road left for Denver, Colorado, on the 3 p. m. train to-day.
 Franklin l.. Curtiss was to-day ap- pointed administrator on the estate of the late Scovill M. Buckingham.
 Louis M Meyer left for the south to day, having closed his collection ac counts with the town, city and school. E. G. Tomlinson is no longer employ ed at Nugent's drug store, having accep- ted a situation with the Warner phar- macy, Bridgeport.
 The taxpayers are coming in rather slowly. MT Hellman, the collector only having received taxes to the amount of $35, ,OOO up to date.
 In the spirituous side of the superior court to-day Philip Ryan was fined $50 for keeping his saloon open Sunday. An appeal was promptly taken.
 The Waverly base ball club left for New Haven on the 10:54 train this morn ing and will play game with the Yale Freshmen this afternoon.
 Superintendent Beach is in Hartford to-day attending the hearing given by the railroad commissioners on the sub ject of heating and lighting cars.
 Patrick Toohey of this city had his foot badly crushed by heavy iron cast ing, which he was helping to unload from freight car at Winsted yesterday. Town Clerk White is not kept very busy registering dogs and it is probable that there will be a number of prosecu- tions after the time prescribed by law has expired.
 Mrs J. A. Paul, wife of J. A. Paul. a former Waterbury merchant, now resid- ing at Winter Park, Fla, arrived on the 11:17 train to-day to spend the summer at her parents home in Watertown
 Jeremiah w. Kelly and Miss Mary Clancy were married by the Rev Father Walsh at the church of the Immaculate Conception at a. m. to-day. The best couple were James Kelly and Miss Katie Clancy.
 An investigation into the matter of delayed letters on their way from Dan. bury to Waterbury shows that the fault lies at South Norwalk, where the recent political changes in the postoffice have caused no end of trouble.
 Michael McMinniman, who was in jured by an explosion on the Meriden Waterbury and Connecticut River rail road few days ago, continue to i'm prove. His eyes will not be permanent ly affected by the dynamite.
 Judge Sanford to-day granted decret of divorce to Elizabeth Seidler, of Nau gatuck, from Charles Seidler on tn, grounds of habitual drunkenness. The petitioner was also allowed to chang, her name to Elizabeth Abbott.
 John Brady and Miss Katie re, were married with nuptial mass at $ Patricks church this morning at 7:30 The ceremony was performed by Rev J H. Duggan. Thomas Reddy and Mis- Bridget Reilly acted as groOmsman ant bridesmaid. @@
 The civil side of the superior cour opened at the district court to-day wit Judge Sanford on the bench. The frs case heard was that of Cornelia Benedic A (Nhocn of al Hl,n i, that arose out of the securities given b the plaintiff in the bonds issued by tn Mitchell, Vance & Co.'S estate.
 The Washington express going east due in this city at sos d. m. did not al rive until II 20 this morning, being dt layed by an engine of a freight train leav ing the track at Towners, N. Y. Anon the passengers on board the train wer the New York base ball club on thei way to Boston where they were to pla this afternoon.
 The Union Press, the daily afternoo paper started in Hartford on the e operative system after the sale of til Record suspended publication yeste day. A stock company, with Fred | Ayres as managing edidor, is negotia ing for the plant which was leased the Union Press, and it is probable ne paper will be started in a few days.
 General Averill, who has been inspe ting the Soldiers home at Noroton says In case of fire under certain easily in agined circumstances, many or the il mates would perish. Besides, there evidence of the harmful effects of Il present status in the morning and eve1 ing report on the day of my inspection when there were D members reporte for duty and 94 sick of total of 1t present. The average age of the men bers is 60 years.
 There were g deaths in Waterbul during the month, making the al nual rate per ,0O0 population 1s3. Tn is higher rate than has been record, for several months. The principal eau es of death were as follows: Consum tion 8, pneumonia Al, old age 4, whoo ing cough 3, diphtheria 3, apoplexy croup 1, the rest being, scattering. II