Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-16
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CITY NEWS.

day for mterment. The first freight train over the eNten- sion of the Meliden, Waterbury and Con- necticut River road was run last night. Forty-two members of Zion lodge of Good Templars of Naugatuck paid visit to Fraternity lodge of this city last even ing.
 This evening the officers and members of Court Shields, A. o. F., will be ten dered banquet by Court Physician E. w. Mcdonald.
 Prof Francis Wayland of New Haven was greeted with a large audience at St Margaret's school last evening to hear his address on Mexico.
 n. B. Wilson, J. E. Coer, w. F.. Ris- ley, N. nikeman and G. R. Russell of this city are in New Haven, delegates to the Masonic grand lodge in session to- day.
 John Sheridan, aged ,, years, died at the residence of his father-in-law, John Lynch. the congressman on George street last night. His funeral will take place at S:30 a. m. tomorrow to the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Philip Billman of Union City, who had a valuable horse stolen from his stable Monday night, was in town again to- day endeavoring to obtain traces of the animal. It is thought that the thieves went in the direction of Seymour instead of coming this way.
 The court of common pleas at which several Waterbury cases are to be tried opened at New Haven yesterday. The gentlemen summoned from this city to do jury duty are Lawrence Ruth. Pat rick Holohan, David E. Sprague and Paul R. Hahn.
 The Connecticut Sangerbund held a meeting in Arion hall, New Haven, yes terday afternoon to make arrangements for a Sangerfest to be held in that city next July. The festivities will continue during July 3 and t. and II societies in the state have signified their intention of taking part.
 The Southern New England Telephone company petitioned the legislature to- day for power to lay conduits for tele- phone wires through the streets of any city or borough in the state and to main tain the necessary manholes and ven tilators. The petition was referred to the proper committee.
 James Darling a we'll known young man. son of William Darling, died of consumption at the home of his parents : on Canal street this noon. The funeral arrangements have not been completed, but it is probable that it will take place Friday morning. His age was a2 years. The lecture by the Hon T. E. C. Ec- clesine at City hall tomorrow evening for the benefit of the Parnell fund prom ises to be very largely attended. Sen ator Ecclesine is well known, having spoken here before, and his subject "Home Rule," is one in (which al people are interested.
 The Rev A. c. Eggleston will have a large audience at the M F.. church next Sunday evening to listen to his address to railroad men. Already a large mum Der of the employees of the Naugatucl division have promised to attend march ing in a body from the station to the church.
 Some of the residents of Bucks hil are talking up a scheme to build al electlic railway, two and one half mlle in length from the West Main stree terminus of She horse railroad, for tn growing neighborhood. It Is all tall as yet, however.
 Fred March, an itinerant peddler wh claimed to hail from New London, wa drunk ands yesterday. but rapidl cooled off after being incarcerated i'll tn station house. He told the court il confidence this morning that he Wa drunk for about two hours. \ fine q S2.50 an hour was imposed.
 Probably the largest specimen of porker ever raised in Waterbury nov hangs gracefully from hook in Jame Coughlan's market on Baldwin street The hog was raised by Darwin E. Simon of Simonsville and weighs dressed 50 pounds. It is not unusually fat, but ha the frame of a jumbo and i' feet l inches in length.
 This evening meeting will be held a Music hall to take steps toward formln a board of trade. It is expected tha every representative citizen who has tn interests of the city at heart will respon and grace the meeting with his pre-: ence. Waterbury has had illustrated t her on several occasions the necessity c having board of trade and 1t Is hope that the meeting tonight will bear zoe results.
 Yesterday afternoon word was sent Deputy Sheriff Sweeney of Naugatuc that a strange appearing man was bull' ing bontires along the Straitsvllle roat The officer went down and brought u man to the lookup. His name is Joh Furey and his home is ill Cheshire. Stu day night he wandered away and whe found by Mir Sweeney was suffering fro a severe cold, having wandered arour since he left his home in Cheshire. II wife was notified and this morning bot left on the Meriden road for Cheshire.
 Ex-Judge of Probate Gillette, of tn city, was in Naugatuck yesterday actin as one of the commissioners on the 6 tate of the late Josiah Culver The e tate inventried S31 .000, there being mortgage of S2,5 800 on small piece land The claims brought against tl estate included two notes amounting 5000, brought by Amos Culver, s' of the deceased. Mrs Amos Culver pl sented claim of S5, ,09O for taking ca of MT Culver for five years and Attorn George Hine demands S5,117 for leg service. It is likely that these clair will be contested.
 The Pennsylvania and New Englal railroad have arranged a series of ne and novel excursions to be given oS their roads commencing January and continuing at intervals of two wee during the months of February a March The excursion will be to Was