Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-05-15
The 9e,mncrat.
CITY NEWS.

NlSltlIlS III lOWn.
 Shelvey Brothers will give an enter tainment and ball in Citizens hall Wa tertown tonight.
 Matthew Ryan of Railroad Hill street to-day made an assignment to R. A. Lowe for the benefit of his creditors.
 F. l.. Willis of the Y. M c. A., who has been attending the convention at Philadelphia, returned this afternoon.
 The remains of Frank P. Hayes, who died yesterday, will be taken to Granby on the 9 o'clock train tomorrow morn ing. .a..r
 Der of the past grands of the I. o. O. F., are attending meeting of the grand lodge at Hartford to-day.
 Mrs. Mary A. Tucker aged 40 years. died at her home on First Avenue this morning. Her remains will be taken to Brockton, Mass, for burial.
 The Catholic diocesan board which were to visit St Marys school to-day. have postponed their examination and will visit the New Britain and Hartford schools to-day.
 Bob McGraths new cafe corner of East Main and Phoenix avenue will open tonight. It is one of the neatest fitted and best equipped places of the kind in the city.
 Deputy William Kleinecke and d del egation from the two circles of the Com panions of the Forest, went to Birming- ham last evening and initiated the mem bers of Otto Rocks Pride, c. of F.
 The twenty-fourth meeting of the as sociation of Alumni of the Connecticut Normal school, will be held in New Brit ain, Friday June 2S. The governor will present diplomas to eighty graduates.
 Miss Julia Lyons of Liberty street was the holder of the lucky number which won the gold watch at the Battalion bazaar. The number winning the cane, 11S7, has not yet put ill an appearance,
 A fence has been built along the bank wall on the west side of South Main street below Liberty, the owner acting upon the suggestion offered by the DEM oCRAT after drunken man had tumb- led off the wall and almost broken his neck.
 The stockholders of the Southern New England Telephone company held their annual meeting yesterday and reelected as directors Morris F. Tyler. $. F.. Mer- win. Lyman B. Jewell, Thomas Sherwin. O. A. Morgan, A. w. Jillson. James English, William E. Downs.
 Seventy-six Italians, including two women, arrived in Naugatuck last night where they are to work on the construction of a canal. Each Italian carrieda a large wooden trunk and a bundle containing all his belongings, Only two of the gang could speak Eng fish so as to be understood.
 The installation of the new officers of Sheridan council, K. of C.. will be held in St. Patrick's hall tonight. After the ceremonies are completed a reception l>.>l Dll \ II of the order are invited to be present. Invitations have also been extended to officers of the other Catholic and Irish societies and to the members of the press
 A number of horses were frightened to-day by an ugly and dangerous de pression in the pavement on South Main street just below Grand. The street was opened yesterday to make water connec- tions and in putting back the paving blocks proper care was not exercised. It is doubtless the intention of the contrac- tor to finish up the job, but i'll the mean time there is a great opening for an ac- cident.
 Co appointed the following com mittees. last night at the monthly meeting: A com mittee to act ill conjunction with similar committees from the other companies of the regiment in regard to the regiment al atheltic sports, Sergts Bolger and Keavney and Private Ed l.. Maloney committee to procure some suitable present for the members of the tug of war team. Capt Wolff and Lieuts Fitz- patrick and Halpin.
 Members of the republican state league met at the rooms of the Young Republl- can club in Hartford yesterday after noon and elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: E. l.. Lindsley ot ' North Haven. president E. Martin and Judge Beers, vice presidents: John F, Gaffey of New Haven, secretary, and R. A. Griffing of Hartford, treasurer. An executive committee was appointed con siSting of one member from each sena torial district.
 The thirty-fourth annual meeting ot the Connecticut Eclectic Medical aSsoci ation was held at the United States hotel in Hartford yesterday. In his opening address Dr $. B. Mum of thls city con gratulated the association on the defeat in the legislature of the bill providing for a state board of censors to consist of three allopaths, one homeopath and one eclectic. He said the bill was framed by the old school and was intended tC freeze out the homeopaths and eclectics He also spoke favorably of the prospects
 
 ture. Resolutions were passed express ing satisfaction at the defeat of the cen sor bill.
 The annual report of superintendent of the state hospital for the insane show: the following statistics The admis sions during the year have been, o males, 47, of females. 42 :. total 80. The discharges have been, of males, 52; o females, 39 total 91. The deaths during the same period have been, of males, 10 of females, 6: total, 16 The whole number under treatment during tn year has been, of males, 125 of females 109; total, 234. The number in the re treat on the 31st of March, 1889, is, O males. 72; of females. 70; total 142 Tn whole number of patients admitted sine the opening of the retreat, April 1, 1924 is 6,960. There were 37 recoveries dur ing the year, or fl per cent. of the ad missions.
 Under the direction of Sam Pepin tn