Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-19
CITY NEWS.

Messrs D. F. Webster and R. D. Pier pont returned yesterday from their west ern trip.
 A heavily loaded express wagon broke down in front of the Park drug store this noon.
 The Rev A. c. Eggleston will deliver a lecture to railroad men at the M. E. church tomorrow evening. George Billman, of Union City, who recently had a valuable horse stolen from his barn, offers $50 reward for the capture of the thieves.
 A meeting of the Land league and lec- ture committee will be held tomorrow night. All persons having tickets are requested to bring them in.
 Cromwell brownstone is now being shipped to Bridgeport via the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River, New York and New England and Housatonic railroads.
 The Berlin Iron Bridge company is to photograph a train standing on the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad bridge over the Naugatuck river in Waterbury.
 The United States Express company have secured a long lease of the store now occupied by Hirsh, the clothier on Bank street, and expect to vacate their quarters in the rink building early next month.
 George E. Harrington, the Grand street cigar manufacturer, has leased the store formerly occupied by the Union hat store on South Main street and will open cigar store which he says will equal anything in the state.
 A party of six or eight young men have arranged for a walk to New Britain tomorrow, going over the mountain and through Southington, where they will take dinner. They will return on the Washington express tomorrow night.
 The newly elected officers of Court Stephen J. Meany, A. o. F.. were in- stalled by District Deputy Edward D. Hardie, at G. A. R. hall last evening" After the installation exercises there was Speechmaklng. recltatiOnS and singing by the members and their friends.
 The funeral of Mrs Catherine Beglin who died Thursday. was attended this morning from the residence of her aunt Mrs J. w. Mccoy to the church of the Immaculate Conception where a requiem mass was sung by the Rev Father Walsh The remains were taken on the 10:54 train for New York, where they will be inferred in Calvary cemetery.
 Mrs Betsey M Lampson, mother of E. h. residence of her daughter Mrs Charles L. Lewis, on the Watertown road. Mrs Lampson was for many years resident of this city and was S1 years old. Her funeral will take place Monday morning. the remains being taken on the 10:54 train for interment at Stratford.
 Kevin Drury. who lost his arm by be- ing run over by consolidated road train at New Haven several weeks ago was be- fore the court this morning charged with drunkenness. He had ticket for Thomaston in his possession and he was allowed to go. In the spirituous side of the court Michael Cooney was fined S25 and costs for selling liquor to minors. An appeal was taken.
 Chief Egan and Police Commissioner Martin returned from New York this morning where they went yesterday to examine the improved iron cells in use in the stations in that city. Mir Webster who went with them returned last even ing. They speak very favorably of the houses and cells visited, and were partic- ularly impressed with the interior of the 25th precinct station on 67th street.
 An attempt was made to burglarize the residence of Miss Olivia Upson on South Main street, early Thursday morn ing. A window pane was removed from the pantry window, before which stood refrigerator containing a pudding and other eatables which the thieves took as we'll as every other article within reach. An effort was made to remove the re- frigerator in order to let the burglars through the window, when the noise disturbed Miss Upson. Miss Upson is S2 years old and chanced at the time to be alone in the house.
 Attorney Terry of this city filed a de ;,,t 0f int at o1 x-e Chase ct al. General Stephen Kellogg appeared in opposition. The demurrer was argued before Judge Andrews il the superior court at New Haven yester day. The case grew out of an applica tion of Charles Benedict, administrator and number of heirs in the settlement of the Mitchell, Vance & Go, estate, after the time for paying claims had expired charged up to the whole estate. Genera Kellogg's application was sustained anc the demurrer filed by MT Terry overruled The case will be taken to the suprem court.
 MT Robert A. Duncan of the Uniol Square theater was in this city to-day il the interests of the Panorama compan, who have on exhibition the cyclorama o the battle of Gettysburg. The cycloram represents the decisive action which tool place in the afternoon of July 3, 1863 9th third day of the battle), generally know as Pickett's charge. It is the work o the celebrated French painter Paul Phi ippoteaux, and is a magnificent series o speaking pictures. Persons visiting NeN York city can pass a pleasant hour a Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets an Fourth avenue studying this stupendou representation of one of the yer greatest battles of the civil wal The cycloramais under the mar agement of J. M. Hill and cal be seen on any day, Sundays included