Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-18
The lennrrat,
CITY NEWS.

"Erminie" at the opera house this evening.
 Barnum's circus will visit Waterbury this year, either May 31 or June 1.
 The house canvassers for the Water bury directory will commence their labors about April 1.
 The American pilgrims on their way to the holy land are in Rome and will be received by the pope to-day.
 A meeting of the board of trade will be held at the rooms of the Brass assocla- tion tomorrow evening at o'clock.
 Tuesday will be the feast of St Joseph and will be observed in all the Catholic churches It is not holiday but day of great devotion.
 Evangeline circle, Companions of the Forest, held special meeting yesterday to make arrangements for a fair to be given by them shortly.
 Yesterday the Ne v England road had a large number of men at work in the yards in this city, placing a number of new and improved switches.
 Daniel Leetch, of Waterbury. was ar rested Saturday night for intoxication and breaking window in a Water street saloon.-Bridgeport News.
 George McKenna, who went to Pitts field some time ago in the hope of recov- ering his failing health due to his severe illness last fall is no better. He suffered a shock of paralysis Saturday.
 A shipment of 75O, ,00O brick was made from Berlin to Waterbury via the new and the Meriden, Waterbury and Con- necticut River roads on Friday.
 An adjourned meeting of the court of ba al ing. It is expected that the law commit tee will report on the resolution intro duced by Councilman Riley at the last meeting, prohibiting gambling.
 The statement going the rounds of the press, that Judge Bradstreet had declar- ed himself willing to attend to cases coming before the proposed criminal side of the district court is pronounced false by one in position to know.
 There has been large advance sale of tickets for the entertainment in aid of the Sacred Heart church, to be held in City hall Tuesday and Wednesday eve nings. A full rehearsal of the musical and dramatic portions of the entertain ment was held yesterday afternoon.
 The A. o. H. will meet at St Patrick s hall this evening at s o'clock and headed by the French band will march to the Naugatuck station to receive the visit ors from Naugatuck. The lne of march will be down Bank to Meadow up South Main, around the park to the hall.
 The hearing upon the Waterbury union station bill has been further con tinued until "Wednesday March 27. Al excursion train will probably bring { couple of hundred advocates of the bil to Hartford, going over the Meriden, ,anc Waterbury and Consolidated roads.
 Twenty-four shares of New York anc New Haven stock were sold on the New York stock exchange Friday, at 245. Or the same day 12,770 shares of New Eng land sold at from 43t to AZ. This i, quite drop from recent prices and the quotation is expected to go still lower before the bears take hold again.
 A telegram received from New Have1 this morning announced the death o Mrs Joseph H. Keefe, wife of Sheriff Keefe of that city. Mrs Keefe was wei known in this city. as Miss Kat. Duggan. Mrs keefa was first cousin of Mrs M A. Dougherty of this city.
 There were several brush fires alon4 the line of the Naugatuck road Saturda afternoon necessitating considerable la Dor to extinguish them. At High Rocs grove, several small buildings were il danger, but the flames were extinguish ed before any great damage was done.
 At the meeting of Court Stephen J Meany, order of Foresters,i in Waterbur, Friday night it was voted to pay the as sessment levied at the late convention t, defray the expenses incurred at the las field day in Bridgeport. This assessmen is the one that several courts refused t, pay and consequently withdrew iron the district.-BridgepoI News.
 The four divisions of the A. o. H. wil celebrate St Patrick's day with appro priate exercises at St Patrick's hall thi evening. The First and Second division of Naugatuck will be their guests. The. will arrive by special train and will b. met at the Naugatuck station by tn several divisions of this city. The spe cial will leave this city at 1 o'clock to morrow morning.
 Minors and Tobacco.
 The bill relating to the use of tobacc