Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-20
CITY NEWS.

The Rev Father Martin, of St Patrick s church, assisted at the services held at St Joseph's cathedral last evening.
 Morris Lyons of this city, who escaped from tho Middletown retreat several days ago, was captured and locked up to-day.
 The messenger boys made their ap- pearance ill their new suits for the first time yesterday and the police donned their spring dress coats.
 Judge Bradstreet to-day decided the case of P. B. Norton vs Hubbeli X Bald win, allowing the plaintiff to retain his property. The suit was an action to re- pleyy a horse and was tried in the dis trict court some time ago.
 Conductor Beers left on the Meriden road this morning to visit his sister in Meriden. He has been at his sons home in Watertown during the past week, where he has improved very rapidly from his late illness.
 Agnes l.. Woodbridge, of this city. was granted divorce from William D. Woodbridge of Ohio on the grounds of adultery, by Judge Andrews at Litch- field, Thursday. The custody of a minor child was given to the plaintiff.
 The thirteenth annual sociable of the Young Mems Catholic Literary associa- tion will be held at City hall Friday eve ming, May 3. The committee having in charge the arrangements are William Derwin, w. c. keenan, Martin McDon- ald Timothy Donovan, Thomas Finne- gan.
 At the meeting of the Connecticut Press association held at Bridgeport yes terday Jean Jacques, of this city, was elected an honorary member of the en- tertainment committee of the associa- tion. The other honorary members of the committee are P. T. Barnum, B. Bunnell, Charles BelSnap and Charles Tomlinson.
 William Carney of this city, who has been a mail clerk on the Naugatuck division, makes his last trip to-day, hay ing been discharged by the republican adm1inistration;; Several republican holdovers speak very highly of Mir Car ney, who they say was one of the best and brightest mail clerks appointed by the last administration.
 The annual Fast day shoot of the Wat erbury Field club was held on the Holmes lot yesterday afternoon and was enjoyed by large number of sportsmen. The first prize. a box of ci- gars, was awarded to E. M Boughton A. w. Hodge captured the second prize and F. w. Tate the third. The judges
 
 The New York, and New Englanl and the Naugatuck railroad stations present. ed a very lively scene at the arrival and departure of trains both yesterday and to-day. At the Naugatuck station the rush was very large and Ticket Agent Sackett was kept very busy Yesterday over 1,200 people left this city and this morning about 300 Naugatuck people came up on the morning train to do their Easter shopping.
 The following committee will attend to the wants of those who attend the concert and sociable of the Letter Car riers' association at City hall Tuesday evening: Floor Manager D. E. Fitzpat- rick, assisted by James A. Slavin, John H. Loughlin, James A. Duggau Flor ence Keenan,, Bernard Kildutf. John F. O'Rourke, Thomas Luddy; arrangement committee-John J. Kunkel, E. M. Fitzpatrick, John H. Loughlin recep- tion committee-E. M Fitzpatr' cs. James A. Slavin, Bernard Kilduff.
 The adjutant-general has issued his re- port for March, which shows that the First regiment led the Connecticut Ma tional Guard ill figures of merit with a percentage of 95.42. The Second regi- ment received 95. 40, the Third S5. .43 and the Fourth S9.76. The Fifth battalion's percentage was S3.5S, ,and BatteryA 6s.O4 The company standing of the Second regiment is A, 99. 51 B, 95. .59. c. 9S.Ol; D, 9902; E, 96.57: F, s6. .35 ; G, 97.5O: H, S7.76 II, S5.03; K, 94.97: Second NJ. G. platoon, 99.07 Company A of this city led the regiment for March with the highest average ever attained by a con- pany ill the Second regiment.
 At meeting of the board of compen- sation Thursday evening a number of Bank street property owners appeared and made a vigorous protest against paying paving assessments. A number of North Elm street property owners also appeared before the board and protested against paying for the covering of Great brook on that street. The work was done two years ago and as it was done with out notification to or the approval of the property owners and as they thought that it would be of no benefit to them they asked that they be not assessed for it. Porter l.. Wood appeared in behalf of the property owners.
 For some time the business men and manufacturers of New York have been -endeavoring to have the Waterbury mail which leaves here at 10:54 reach New York at an earlier hour. Owing to < the delay in New Haven the mail did not reach New York until 5:3O in the afternoon. New arrangements have been completed by which the mail reaches New York at 3:05. Two mails have been sent daily to New York, one at S:26, reaching New York at 12, and one at 10:54, arriving at 5:30. The 10:54 goes to New Haven and there is held for some hours awaiting train for New York. As the arrangements now stand, the mails will leave at the sched- uled train hour, but the 1024 mail will be direct pouch and instead of going to New Haven will be transferred to Bridgeport, leaving there at 1 o'clock and reaching New York at 3:05. This will give the business men of New York chance to receive two mails daily from Waterbury before closing their offices.