Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-13
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CITY NEWS.

Ieetu tHc war oy HulCdte UO-udy.
 Margaret Mather at the opera house this evening.
 William Hall, of the firm of Hall Brothers, is confined to his home by ill., ness.
 The last excursion over the New Eng land road to Washington leaves this eve ming.
 Townsend lodge, I. O. O. F., give one Of thei DO Il l sociabl.s at Odd Fellows hall ,nls eve ling.
 The Rev Father Slocum of Norwalk has returned from his trip to Mexico much improved in health.
 The funeral of Eddie, the five war old son of Edward Chattield of Mill Lane, took place at ? p. m. to-day.
 L. $. Platt, of Naugatuck, has been appointed administrator on the estate of the late Charles Lounsbury.
 J. H. Swartwout of Stamford, grand master of the grand lodge, R. A. M., will visit Eureka chapter this evening.
 Ansantaw9 encampment will hold a special meeting tomorrow evening and work the third degree upon several can didates.
 The funeral of Patrick Hunihan took place from his late residence to St Pat IlCh CuuICH tIilS ulIS. 1IS lHlSi ment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The case of J. H. Blood vs the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River railroad company was down for trial in the com mon pleas court at New Haven to-day.
 Misses Lavigne & Morals have opened dressmaking parlors at No East Main street, where they will do all kinds of dressmaking in a thorough manner at reasonable prices.
 Dr Lindsley, the secretary of the state board of health, has called attention to the negligence of many physicians in not making out a complete certificate in each birth certificate returned.
 The Second division, A. o. H.. at their meeting last evening appointed com mittee to make arrangements for their annual picnic at the West End grounds on Thursday and Friday, July and 5.
 Mir NJ. Sonnenberg of the firm of B. Shoninger & Go will sail for Europe shortly. MT Sonnenberg will be absent month and will leave his family in Flu rope, where they will remain several months, making a quite extensive tour.
 As usual large number of spectators attended the battalion drill of the local military companies at the armory last night. The drill was preceded by StIl "ttS oI luc uSuttl high order of excellence. The next drill will be held April 8.
 Oyster dealers say there is no truth in the published report that the flavor of oysters is not up to the usual standard this season. The oysters are not so tleshy as usual This is probably caused by mental anxiety and worry over the pro- posal to abolish the shell fish commits sion.
 The bill praying for the annexation of the Oronoke school district to the Gen. ter school district will be given a hear ing before the legislative committee at Hartford on Tuesday, March 19, at 2. D.. m. The petition to bring the Town plot 'district into the Center school district will be heard on the Wednesday after noon following.
 Fred Storz, a sixteen year old boy charged with stone throwing, was this morning sentenced to the Reform school during his minority. The case was con tinued from yesterday in order to fir q out something about the home life of the boy. It was learned that he has been running wild for years and the court said it was a charity to take him away from the evil influences by which he was surrounded.
 None of the local military men will participate in6the games which will be held under the auspices of the Yale Ath- letic association and the Second regi- ment at the New Haven armory on Fri day and Saturday evenings of this week but number from this city will prob ably attend the exercises as spectators. The contestants ln the events to be de- cided on Friday evening will be princi- pally members of the regiment. A mile run, mile walk, roller skating contest, potato race and bayonet race, with a rowing exhibition by the Yale crew, are some of the contests which are to occur on Friday evening. The obstacle race and other amusing events are to be on the programme for Saturday evening.