Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-11
'The 1en>nerat.
CITY NEWS.

 the new road this morning for Meriden, where they appear this evening. The Knights of Pythias throughout the country will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the order on February 19. A delegation of Torrington, Ansonla and Naugatuck tiremen will attend the ball of the Waterbury fire department at City hall this evening. A number of Waterbury people will attend the concert and reception given by Ojeda council, K. of C., at the Gem opera house, Naugatuck, this evening"
 Ex-Senator Matthews, Senator Twitch ell and Representative Carrlngton of , Naugatuck made very interesting group at the New England station this after noon.
 Attorney Root is in New Haven to- day looking after the case of George LaChance vs John Byrnes, which comes up for trial in the court of common pleas next week.
 A representative of the BabcOck man. ufacturing company was in town to-day exhibiting a very fine model of the Bab- cock hook and ladder truck.to the mayor and fire commissioners.
 On next Wednesday evening the newly elected officers of Court Shields, A. O. F. will be installed, and the members of the society treated to a spread by Dr McDonald, court physician
 There is such demand for berths on the Washington express that llcket Agent Manwaring was obliged to tele- graph to Boston to reserve five berths for Waterbury people who left on the train last evening.
 Emmet Curtis, of Watervi1le, was ar rested by Officer Dodds this morning for non-support of his family. His princi- pal diversion, the police say. is said to be eating the food sent in to his family by charitable neighbors.
 The tickets for the lecture to be given by the Hon T. c. Ecclesine for the benefit of the Parnell fund, at City hal next Thursday evening, are selling rap idly and the local branch of the Land league will be able to send nice sum to the treasurer of the fund.-
 John H. Stephens, aged 3S, died at his residence No 6 Carman street at Il o'clock this morning after an illness Of several weeks. His funeral will be at tended from the church of the Immac- ulate Conception Sunday afternoon. MT Stephens leaves one young child.
 Persons wishing to have an examina- tion of butter can do so by leaving 1t at the office ill this district, which Is located over Rametti's shoe store in Brown s block. The name of the sender and the place where the sample was obtained should accompany all samples sent for examination.
 An experienced observer says he has discovered an almost infallible method of finding out in advance when the weather is going to clear after storm. When the crowd of gentlemen of leisure begins to congregate on the corner near the Western Union telegraph office he is certain the storm will speedily cleal away.
 Yesterday afternoon a pair of horses owned by an Oakville man ran away down the track of the Watertown branch just below Oakville. The passenger train happened to be coming along, but the engineer espied the horses and stopped his train. The wagon was badly damaged but the horses were not in Jured. &ssT9=...ais .aiiss --se==~-s -.s---Ila:s .s-- Ilaa:s
 The state grange meeting closed a Meriden last night Yesterday morning was occupied with the reports of com mittees appointed Tuesday, and th afternoon was used in the same way The ''Dogs vs Sheep resolution was re jected. The matter of a grange life ln surance company was referred to com mittee to confer with grangers in Othe states.
 Even if no ice is harvested in thi vicinity this season there will be ii famine, for there is enough ill the lc houses to last well into the spring an' plenty can be brought in vessels iron Maine at such rates that the price t consumers will be increased but little The winters of '69 and TO and '79 and 'S were so open that not cake of ice wa taken from many of the lakes or pond on which Waterbury ordinarily depends
 A meeting of representatives of tn Hibernian Rifles was held in Hartfor' Wednesday. The object of the gath ering was the adoption of a constitution and bylaws to govern the regiment O A. O. H. Rifles, of which eight com panies are now OrganiZel in this state Outside of the adoption of the constitu tion there was no other business trans acted and the afternoon was given up t an informal talk on matters connecte with the Rifles and the order generally
 The following committees will officiat at the second annual sociable given b the Third division, A. O. H., at Unio armory this evening: Floor-Mortime Doran, James Phelan, Thomas She; Edward c. Kane, James Morris, Pete Hackett. James Slavin. William Berry James Thompson, Edward c. Rock; rt ception-CharlesB Boylan, Thomas Clatfy John Bowes arrangements-Joh ClaHy, EuWdIu hdloIley, oolll lleldi Edward Bpwes, John Tanning. A hano some souvenir programme will be prt sented to each lady in the grand marcl
 Apropos of the agitation in regard the water supply of this city. it is inte esting to know that the New Have Water company proposes to expend quarter of a million dollars to improv their facilities for supplying water. IT News says: Within two years Ne Haven, will have system of water SUI ply which would suffice for a metropol ten times its size. Water will be abul dant in every corner of the town and great will be the pressure under the ne arrangement that the efficiency of u fire department will be vastly increases There will be no difficulty in getting full head of water on the fourth al fifth floors of high buildings and da ger from water famine in the drye