Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-18
The le11ncrat.
CITY NEWS.

Company E, A. o. H. Rifles will have their regular drill this evening.
 Miss Katie Bagley of Brooklyn, N Y., is visiting with Mrs T. Finnegan of Wall street.
 A meeting of the T. F. Meagher club IS called for this evening at $ o'clock Tn K. of c. hall.
 James Murnane, who was injured some time ago, is improving as rapidly as can be expected.
 Charles Butcher, who was tried for barn burning in Middlebury yesterday, was acquitted.
 Employees of the Consolidated road injured while on duty receive half pay during the time they are disabled.
 The first annual sociable given by the L'Union St Joseph will be held at City hall Friday evening, February 15
 The Parnell defense fund subscription list will be kept open for week for the benefit of all who wish to contribute to the fund.
 Henry P. Fisk, assignor to the Am erican Ring company, has been granted a patent upon die used in making dec orative nails.
 The Lynwood Social club will give their first grand concert and masquerade ball at G. A. R. hall Wednesday evening, February 13.
 The petitions for union station have been throughly distributed around town. Mir O'Neill has large number yet left and will be pleased to give them to all who wish copy.
 Albert Riggs, carpenter residing on Summer street, fell from a staging while working upon Peck's block in Litchtield this morning, sustaining bad fracture ot the right leg.
 George H. Bowns, aged 6S years, who came from Torrington some years ago, died at his residence on South Main street last night. His remains will be taken to Torrington on the 9:25 a. m. train Sunday.
 A break in the wire near Plume & Atwood's factory on Bank street caused the fire alarm bell to strike once at 1O:2O this morning. The wire was put in re- pair within twenty minutes by Assistant Engineer Bassett.
 The Rev Father ODonnell acted as master of ceremonies at the requiem mass celebrated by Bishop McMahon over the remains of Rev Father McCar- ten at Newtown yesterday. The Rev Father Mulcahy was one of the pal bearers.
 Police Commissioners Martin and Webster together with Chief Egan left on the S:26 train this morning for New York where they will inspect the inter for of several police stations with view of obtaining information that will prove valuable in relation to the new station house.
 Superintendent Crosby and Architec Jackson of this city were in New Haven yesterday. They were there to examine the new school buildings. MT Hewlet took the visitors to the new Rosett, school building and showed them over it They were very much pleased with wha they saw, and found no fault except witl the ventilation.
 Charles G. Hard of Watertown, wh was injured in the runaway acciden and collision with the team of Jare Clark of Bristol near Holmes, Booth Haydens several weeks ago, died thi morning from the result of his injuries at the residence of relatives on Stat street. MT Hard was 32 years of az and leaves a wife and two children. Tn other victim of the accident, 1t will b remembered, died a few hours after re ceiving his injuries.
 The officials of the Meriden, Water bury and Connecticut River railroad It ceived notification yesterday that tn connecting link of railroad between tn New York and New England and tn Meriden,' Waterbury and Connection River road, which was inspected o Wednesday, was approved by the raj road commissioners, and there is Il longer legal hitch or other trouble abor running over the entire road, from til Connecticut river to the New Englan depot in Waterbury. Passenger arrang ments will be made just as soon as DO sible and meanwhile freight will l shipped over the new line as announce,