Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-14
The Denncrat,
CITY NEWS.

/dolph S Gloves, with his family left for California this morning.
 The board of health will meet this evening, when another attempt to elect garbage collector will be made.
 Zion lodge of Good Templars of Naug- atuck will visit Fraternity lodge of this city tomorrow evening.
 Dr Anderson of this city gave a very interesting sermon at the Mission chapel in Union City yesterday afternoon.
 The St Kassemir society, a local Polish benevolent organization. will apply to the legislature for a charter.
 Prof Francis Wayland. of New Haven. will deliver an address on Mexico to the pupils of St Margaret's school tomorrow evening.
 The work of putting in the handsome new windows in the church of the Sacred Heart has been somewhat delayed, but it will be completed this week.
 c. Collard Adams, ex-editor of the Naugatuck Review, and who has recent " been in the newspaper business in Webster, Mass, was visiting friends in town to-day.
 The pastor and congregation of St Apn's church are very grateful to the Waterbury Clock company for gift of a handsome clock for use in the chapel on Dover street.
 Ms Lucien Wolff, organist at the church of the Sacred Heart. will enter tain the members of the choir at her residence on Laurel street We Ines lav evening.
 The members of the press will be the only outsiders allowed to attend the ban quet to be given to Court Shields, A. o. F., by Court Physician Mcdonald on "Wednesday evening.
 Coach No 66 of the Housatonic rail road caught fire about a quarter past eight last night at New Milford. The car had been sidetracked and a fire left in the stove. The stove became over heated and set the car on fire.
 The New French Catholic church on Dover street will be dedicated by Bishop McMahon on Sunday, January 21. The dedication mass will be celebrated by the Rev William Harty formerly of this city, but now of Hartford. The Rev Father Pagan of Naugatuck will preach the sermon in English.
 A representative of the Preston Truck company was in town to-day and made arrangements for Chief Snagg and one of the commissioners to go to Chicago and examine one of the trucks in use by that department. They have also an in vitation to go to Detroit and examine a ''Warwick" truck.
 Interest in Grand Army circles centers now upon the state encampment which will be held ill Winsted on February 15, when the department officers of the state will be elected. It is thought that fully 600 delegates will be present, and most entertaining and harmonious gathering is anticipated.
 The funeral of William Erwin, wht Grid lnl the home of his parents on Pine street tt the church of the Immaculate Concep tion at 2:3O yesterday afternoon. nl, pail bearers were J. J. DOOling. J. II Kelly, T. F. Kelly, P. J. Doolan. NJ. F. Hubbard and James F. Delaney. The interment was ill St Joseph's cemetery.
 The employees of the G. M. R. shoe company of Naugatuck, one of tlt largest rubber factories in the state, 2, on eight hours time tomorrow morning The cause of the change is due to tn, sale of rubber goods In the west where the larger orders come from the trade has been very dull.
 In the suit of F. A. Saunders. of Nau gatuck, vs the New England Telephon, company, Justice Gibbons has given ; verdict for the plaintiff to recover S1Ot and costs. The case was brought to re cover $500 for damages from the alleged wilful neglect of the defendants em ployes to allow plaintiff to summon {; physician by telephone. The case was appealed.
 Chief Hendrick. of the New Haven fire department. has notified all holders of keys to the fire alarm boxes to have them inspected. The locks of the fire alarm boxes are so delicate that a slight mperfectlon in the key renders it unfit for further use, and in several instances lately trouble has ensued in an attempt to strike an alarm. It would be we'll to have the keys of the boxes in this city examined
 At the recent annual meeting of the Second Congregational church Deacon H. w. keefer was elected clerk B. Gl Bryan, treasurer; standing committee J. B. Riggs, William Leggett Charlts S. Lane, Mrs J. G. Davenport Mrs George Baldwin and Mrs William M. Cottle II w. Camp was appointed superintendent of the Sunday school, Dr Benedict assis- tant; Mrs G. c. Hill. lady superinten- dent Charles Baldwin, secretary: A. NJ. Blakesley, treasurer Robert Walker. librarian.
 The work of finishing the connections on the extension of the Meriden road was completed Saturday and now the road extends from Meriden to the New England road The railroad commits sioners are expected to go over the ex- tension Wednesday, after which the company will put ie into immediate operation. It Is certain that a new time table will be made out with an early morning train for Meriden. It is thought that only freight trains will be run over the extension and that the Dublin street station will still be used as a terminus for passenger train.