Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-13
CITY NEWS.

All the church choirs are practicing special music for Easter.
 Read the opening chapters of Luke Mason" ill the DEMOCRAT to-day.
 Shoninger's Musical Monthly for April is now ready for'free distribution at the store on Bank street.
 The price of all the New York Sunday papers tomorrow will be eight cents. Most of them are well worth it.
 Shoningers Monthly like their Pianos are in great demand. April number just arrived at the store, 16l Bank street.
 A thrilling and romantic story of the late civil war. Opening chapters on the third page.
 The Scovill Manufacturing company are building large addition to their rolling mills.
 Did you find nothing by which I might be able to trace my parentageT Opening chapters of our new serial.
 There was very pleasant gathering at the closing sociable given by Town send ledge at Odd Fellows hall last eve ming.
 Cases for breach of the peace against w. H. Smith and John Casey were nolled by Prosecuting Attorney Burpee for S7 each this morning.
 F. E. Beddoe, of this city, has accepted position as stenographer of the supreme court of Ohio and will leave for Cincinnati early next week.
 Ground was to-day broken for the new convent of the Immaculate Conception parish. The contracts have been award ed to John w. Gaffney and Charles OConnor.
 We have received by special arrange ment with the publishers the sole right to publish the thrilling serial Luke Ma son. in this city. Read the opening chapters to-day.
 EJ. A. Bostwick, president of the New York and New England railroad con- pany. whose health is fully restored, sails for home on steamer Lahn from Southampton on the 25th instant.
 Mrs Catherine Shea, aged 35 years, wife of William Shea. died of conSump- ton at her home on Baldwin street yes terday afternoon. The funeral will take place to St Patrick's church at 3:3O tomorrow afternoon.
 T, F. Hancock, the assistant superin- tandent of the Peoples Insurance com pany in New Britain, has been appoint ed superintendent Of the Waterbury branch of the company and will assume the duties of his new position Monday.
 Matthew kehoe, the we'll known sewer contractor of New Haven who has suf- ferad with a cancer on the face, will sail for hls old home in County Westmeath, Ireland, next Wednesday. There are cancer doctors in that county who he be- heveS can cure hlm.
 Engine No 4 of the Meriden, Water bury < Connecticut River road ran off the track above Oregon yesterday while moving slowly, attached to the 9 27 train. The train was easily stopped and nothing more serious than a couple of hours delay was occasioned.
 Daniel Corr while on periodical spree last night. entered the saloon of Thomas Hurley and walked off with $a.50 chair. He was arrested by Officer Brickel. Judge Bradstreet imposed a sentence of S10 and costs and 30 days in iail for theft and 30 days for drunken ness.
 Tomorrow, will be Palm Sunday, so called from the custom i'll the Catholic church of blessing branches of the palm tree in commemoration of the triumphal entry of our Lord into Jerusalum. A special service is found in the Roman missal for blessing the branches of the palm.
 A decree of divorce was granted at
 
 Dietmeier from Franz Dietmeier, now of Freehold. N. J., on the grounds of in- tolerable cruelty. The plaintiffs name was changed to Kate l.. Spaulding. Both parties formerly resided in this city.
 The rain held off long enough yester- day afternoon to allow the members of the road board to go upon their trip of inspection of the streets of the city. The streets about the center were first exam ined after which Brooklyn and the west ern part of the city were visited. The streets were found in fair condition.
 The Meriden and Waterbury Railroad company have a party of surveyors at work in the yard of the Scovlll Manu- featuring company to-day surveying TOT . switch truck which the railroad will build for that company. The track will rnn along the right side of the north roll ing mill.
 Conductor Beers, of the Naugatuck road who was taken i'll at Union City yesterday with hemorrhage of the lungs ;s still under the care of Dr Futile ot Nauoatuck. He is much better to-day, but his condition will not warrant his removal to his home in Bridgeport fol a few days. MT Beers has been ill the employ of the Naugatuck road for over B years.
 Fully 200 members of the legislature accepted the invitation from Colonel Steyenson to take a trip yesterday over the New England road to Wilson's Point. Poi Many of them were accompani- ed by ladies. Six cars were used in transporting the party, which arrived at Wilson's Point from Hartford at 10 p, m. After dinner the party strolled around the point and inspected the facil ities of the New England terminal com pany.