Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-12
The De,nncrat,
CITY NEWS.

cap and necktic party at ther hall this evening.
 St Mary's school closes to-day for the Easter vacation. The spring term will open April 23.
 The Dixey '.Adonis" company left on the o'clock train for Hartford where they play this evening,
 The road board had planned trip of inspection of various localities about the city for this afternoon, but the rain in- terfered with the plans.
 The Connecticut division encampment of the Sons of Veterans will be held in Meriden at the quarters of c. D. Upham camp No ', Monday, May 13, 1889.
 Grand Treasurer J. w. Smith of this city attended the banquet given in honor of the Grand lodge officers of the I. O. o. F. of Connecticut at Hartford last evening.
 The first grand concert. sociable and drill of Co E. A. o. H. Rifles. will take place Friday evening, April 26, in Union armory. Extensive arrangements are being made.
 The Young Mems Catholic Literary association will give their thirteenth an nual sociable at City hall Friday even ing, May 3. The Amphion orchestra and Uffendale will officiate.
 The Waterbury Democrat has been successful in the war it has waged against policy shops. The Democrat has shown itself a journalistic power for good.-New Britain Circle.
 John R. Walker of this city has been engaged to place and manage the scenery at the three days fair to be given by Charter Oak lodge. I. o. O. F., of Hart ford, commencing Monday April 9.
 Conductor Beers of the Naugatuck di- vision was taken with hemorrhage while in charge of the 2He train. at Union City this afternoon. He was talk en to Dr Tuttles residence, Naugatuck.
 Evangeline circle, Companions of the Forest, will give grand fair in City hall on the evening of April 30 and May 1 and ,. Season ticket holders will re- ceive chance upon decorated tea set.
 A petition is being extensively circu- lated about town for signatures asking that z. R. Robbins of Norwich be ap- pointed a member of the fish commis- sion to fill the vacancy that now exists in that body
 MT and Mrs Frank H. Miller. of No West Liberty street, celebrated the fifth anniversary of their wedding by a recep- tion last evening. A number of hand some gifts were presented by friends of the noSt ana NOSleSS.
 The fourth annual sociable given by the Star Social club will be held in the Union armory Wednesday evening April 24 A handsome souvenir programme will be presented to ladies participating in the grand march.
 The first annual sociable of the Rogers & Brothers Benevolent assoclation will be held in City hall Friday evening, April 26. A handsome gold watch will be presented to some lucky ticket holder.
 Attorney Greene kendrick. counsel for Mrs Alice Ford of this city says he will contest no further the will of the late Mrs Hepple, tho woman who was burned to death on Grand avenue New Haven, December p. Mrs Ford was Mrs Hepple's niece.
 Company E, Hibernian rifles, drilled with their new accOutrementS for the first time last evening. Their muskets are like the ones used by the First regi- ment. Captain Phalen has selected B men to drill at the exhibition to be given at their sociable.
 The great Lyceum theatre success of New York last season ''The Wife," will be the attraction at Jacques opera house Tuesday night, April Is, including an exceptional cast with all the scenery and details of perfe ction which characterize its original production.
 A boy so small that he could hardly tell his name ran directly under the feet of a horse attached to q delivery wagon lon South Main street last evening. He was knocked down. but strange to say was not injured ,and after picking himself uD ran off as fast as his short legs could carry him.
 A special train of six cars having on board Colonel Stevenson. general mana ger of the Housatonic railroad and a large number of Connecticut's represen- tatlves and their friends passed over the New England road at II a. m. to-day. The party was on a trip over the Housa- tonic road.
 Residents of the Town plot district complained to the police yesterday of the disgracefulx actions of five or six men and an unfortunate Polish woman who had been hanging about the woods in that neighborhood all day. Several officers made a search but were unable to find the vagabonds.
 Mortimer Healey, of Baldwin street went to the home of his father-in-law with whom his wife has been living fol a few days, and kicked in the door. He was drunk and in a fighting mood and resisted with all his might when arrested DV ttllll 4hC1AuIlle HIS morning Judge Bradstreet imposed q fine of S5 and costs for drunkenness, SIC and costs for breach of peace and the same for resistance to officers.
 William Peters, employed as dri yer for Partree & Parker, was thrown from an express wagon late yesterday afternoon but fortunatly received no se rious injuries. He was turning at the corner of Holmes avenue and West Main street when the culvert at that point gave way, letting one of the horses fore feet through and throwing him tc the ground. The animal was made quite lame and the cross-bar of the carriage was broken.
 The annual fair in aid of St Ann's French Catholic church will be held al the rink, beginning Wednesday evening April 24, and will continue from the opening night to Saturday May A., ia- elusive. There will be a splendid eX- hibit of costly articles both useful and