Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-04
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CITY NEWS.

The boards of fire and police commiss- toners VI ill meet at 7:30 this evening.
 The court of common council will hold regular monthly meeting this evening. Mir and Mrs D. H. Tierney returned from their wedding tour Saturday even ing.
 Several of the large stones on the front of the vault of the old Grand street cem- etery fell in with a crash yesterday afternoon.
 A petition signed by 104 Waterbury citizens was sent to the legislature to- day asking that the fish commission be not dissolved. A delegation of thirty Foresters from New Britain will attend the sociable of Washington conclave, K. s. F., at Grand Army hall this evening.
 The bids for building the new police station have been opened but will not be made public until the meeting of the common council tonight.
 The T. F. Meagher club will celebrate with banquet Emmet's anniversary this evening at Foresters' hall. A hot turkey supper will be served at 9 o'clock.
 Prof Schurr will leave for Pittsfield, Mass, this week. Prof Schurr would like very much to make this city his home, but his health is such that he must make change.
 About 100 men and boys stood for half an hour upon the New England tracks near the Brooklyn bridge yesterday afternoon, watching an impromptu fight between big shanghai rooster and little game cock. The battle resulted in draw.
 Tomorrow the judges of the supreme and superior courts will meet in New Haven and decide on a successor to Jonathan Ingersoll as clerk ofthe superior court. The candidates are Herbert k. Benton, E. A. Anketel and Alfred N. Wheeler.
 The funeral of Annie, the 20 year-old daughter of Patrick Gilmore, took place yesterday afternoon from the church of the Sacred Heart. The pallbearers were: Edward Daly, Jeremiah Daly, Thomas Owen, William Wallace, Eugene McCarty and Frank Donnelly.
 The quarterly meeting of the directors of the Knights of Columbus will be held at the headquarters in New Haven We'd nesday at 10 a. m. To-day Secretary Colwell and other grand officers will go to Dalielsonville to institute Rose ot Lima council, No 5S.
 The funeral of Francois Xavier Bou- cher was attended by LUnion St ' mans acquaintances yesterday after noon from St Ann's church. The pail, bearers were J. Dion, c. Bartrend, L. Coutmanche, F. Larant, E. Trepanie1 and E. Nation.
 James J. Shields, aged 20 years, died at his home in Camps block, Cherry street, yesterday morning from consump tion. His funeral will take place from the church of the Immaculate Conception tomorrow afternoon. He was mem Der of the Rose Hill social club.
 There are some people who are always in tremendous hurry. A lady recently boarded street car and when a friend advised her to sit down she replied that she was in hurry and hadn't time to sit down. There was plenty of room in the car and her destination was severa blocks away.
 A woman living on East Main street unfortunately lost $500, Saturday after noon. She had drawn the money from the bank and on her way home purchas ed a paper from newsboy. When she arrived at her home she missed the money. It is hoped that she will recov CT it as she is a woman of moderate cir cumstances.
 Frank E. Benham, the popular hors' dealer, has just received twenty-five horses, comprising matched pairs, gents drivers and draught horses. We hav' seen them and they are good ones. M Benham is an honorable man to dea with and we can consistently recon mend him to anybody in search of ; horse.
 Mrs Thomas Lillis, aged 39 years, diet suddenly from heart disease at her hom, on South Leonard street extension yes terday afternoon. Medical Examine North found that the death resulted iron heart disease :dnl gave certificate tt that effect. | The funeral will be helt from St PAtrick's chlrch tomorrow morning. A Husband and five youns children survive Mus LillM
 w. o. Dwyer, of W.aterSury, has leased for parties in that city the old factor. at the rear of Hulls block, Railway lane formerly occupied by L. R. Hoyt as hat manufactory. The building is nov being torn down ,and the lessees will cree wood and iron building 5OxSO fee three stories in height, to be used as meat cooler and refrigerator.-Danb News.
 Saturday afternoon thieves broke tn seal on a freight car lying at the june ton of the New England and Meride tracks and entering the car played havo with the goods stored for shipment Among the merchandise was barre of silverware. They broke open tn barrel stole some of the silverware an scattered the contents around the cal The police have been notified.
 Thomas J. Bulger, quartermaste sergeant of Go G, was pleasantly SUI prised Saturday evening by twenty 0 thirty of his friends, who assembled a his residence on Orange street and too possession of his pleasant home for few hours. It was the first birthday ar niversary of the youthful heir of tn family and was enjo yably celebrated Singing, dancing and other amusement were participated in by the party wh departed with many we'll wishes for tn host and hostess and their valuable aid
 A telephone. call from Meriden r' ceived at the police station yesterda, advised the arrest on sight of John Pete son, 16 years of age and it lin in heigl