Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-06
CITY NEWS.

Mayor Byxbee of Meriden is home from his tour around the world.
 Judge Cowell is in Bridgeport to-day attending the Methodist conference.
 The Rev l.. F. Baker will preach at the Union City Mission chapel at p. m. tomorrow.
 James E. Moore post of Danbury have invited Wadhams post of this city to visit them April 14.
 Miss Mamie Henry of the Convent de Notre Dame left yesterday for a short visit to her home in Poughkeepsie.
 The pupils of the Convent De Notre Dame have made preparations to give
 Francis X. Dawson, infant son of Mir and Mrs John Dawson of S2 Cooke street, died yesterday. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 8 p. m.
 The devotions of the Forty Hours will commence with solemn high mass at the church of the Immaculate Concep- tion at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
 A. A. Tolles, of this city, a popular recently received handsome Masonic pin from his Ansonia and Seymour friends.
 A hearing is being held before the county commissioners at New Haven to day asking them to revoke the license of John F. O'Brien, the Bank street saloon keeper.
 The Marshall Lake Fishing club, whose house is at Torrington elected officers Thursday. D. B. Wilson was chosen president, and J.. P. Kellogg secretary The clubs new house will cost $1 ,OOO
 The WATERBURY DEMOCRAT has waged successful war against policy shops and the city ordinance condemning it has been passed by 20 to 5. Hartford papers knowing how openly policy is played in Gold street, ought to take the cue, and cry out against it.-Naugatuck Review.
 Liquor men from several cities in the state met in Hartford this week and effected an organization with a view to protecting and advancing their interests. The breweries and wholesale liquor dealers are behiud the movement and are stirriug up the retailers in the direc- tion of organization.
 { The following are the district court assignments for next week Monday, April S. Naugatuck Water Go vs Nichols; Woodman vs Strong (Cowell, judge ) O. c. Abel vs George w. Austin. Thurs day, April II, F. B. Norton vs Hubbell ct al. Friday, April 12, John B. Null lings vs William H. Farnham Especially
 At the annual meeting of the River side Cemetery association held last even- ing the report of secretary and treasurer were read and accepted The secretarv's report showed that during the year there have been 132 interments a decrease of 43 from the number last year. The treasurers reports showed that the finan- ce of the association were in excellent condition.
 Dr Lafontaine of Waterbury was in this city yesterday and made arrange ments for holdiug the preliminary meet Ing Of the executive committee of the French Canadian Catholic societies of Connecticut at the Champlain clubs parlors next Monday evening. The meeting is called for 7:30 and the date of the next state convention will be de- termined.- -Meriden Journal.
 Officer Sullivan of Hartford held three burglars at bay with his revolver just as they were escaping from Stoughton's drug store about four o'clock yesterday morning, and rapped for assistance which soon came. As the officers were about to star, for the station, another man sauntered up and asked what was the matter. Officer Sullivan immediate ly recognized him as one he had seen on watch, and another capture was effected
 Superintendent Beach, chairman of the committee on machinery of the North l American Railroad Superintendents will | attend the meeting of the association in 1 New York next Monday. At a recent 1 meeting of the association the commit | tee of which Mir Beach is chairman | were instructed to obtain as much infor- | nation as possible from the railroads of | the country, as to what degree of success | they have made in using the system of | steam heating. The committee have re- ceived large number of replies and MT | Beach will prepare an elaborate report of the information obtained. w. H. Rand, the general agent for | the New York Fire Proof Paint com pany gave an excellent test of the won- derful proprieties of this paint at the lot | in the rear of the Watch shop yesterday | The exhibition was witnessed | by large number of well known citi- zens who were well pleased with the re- suits. MT Rand erected small shed | which he painted with several colors of | his paint igniting the whole with shaw ings and benzine, The paint in every instance resisted the attack of the flames, which were fed with shavings for over one half hour. There is no doubt but | what this paint will meet with ready sale in this city.
 A Sadly Afflicted Man.