Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-15
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CITY NE WS. 0The Acme Social club are handsomely furnishing their new quarters 34 East Main street.
 The fourth annual session of the State Confederation of Labor is in session at Danbury.
 If you want to get there call at No 6 Scovill street for your livery teams. Horses bought, sold and exchanged.
 A portion of the Waterbury Brass company's works is closed to-day on < account of break in the rolling depart ment.
 Trimmed hats at all prices, kid gloves, novelties in millinery, etc, at J. F. Charters & Co.'S 10 and 12 East Main street.
 School Clerk Davis has already as- sumed the duties of the office, and having been there before, he is right at home in the position.
 Miss Mary Howard of Winsted and Walter Lannen of this city, will be mar ried at St Joseph's church, Winsted, to- morrow morning.
 Fire was discovered in the dial room of the Waterbury : Clock company $ works late yesterday afternoon, but was extinguished before doing any damage.
 ''That Rascal Pat" is the title of a comical farce, which is being gotten ready for presentation at the fair to be given by the church of the Sacred Heart in the rink next month.
 G. H. Buckingham of Torrington, formerly employed by Meigsss& Trott of fb;c o;tu or1 of ton left on the 1 :55 train this afternoon for trip through the west.
 The members of Evangeline circle, Companions of the Forest, are arranging to..give a birthday party in honor of the first anniversary of the circle, on the evening of October %.
 Charles Lanyon of New Haven is sick with .what..appears to be smallbox. His house has been quarantined and other precautions have been taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
 The new building of T. H. Hayes is now all completed, and adds not little to the appearance of the street. MT Hayes occupies the two stores, and now has the finest. place..o the kind in the city.
 The majority of Court Fruitful Vine, and those of the minority who wish to remain are requested to attend a meeting of the court tomorrow even ing at eight o'clock, at the hall on Bank street.
 The liquor dealers are busy these days getting out their application papers for licenses and securing signers. The $40O fee is not giving the trouble this year that the work of getting signers did a few years ago.
 E The Big Six Social clubs seventh annual sociable takes place at Union armory next week Friday evening, the 25th inst. The committee is working hard to make it the very best yet given by the club.
 John H. Charters has been awarded the contract to decorate and also to crash the floor of City hall for the annual reception of Carrollton council, K. of o., which takes place Friday eve ming, November 12.
 Assessors Fay and Sake are kept pretty busy these days making out lists for property owners. Mir Fay does the writing while Mir Saxe administers the oath. Owing to the length of the oath to be administered this year MT Saxe thinks, evidently, that an increase in salary would be in order.
 Henry Holder, a thirteen-year- old U the Quinnipiac bridge at New Haven yesterday afternoon and was drowned. He was carrying an umbrella and did not notice that the draw was open. The bridge was without a gate and the town may be sued for damages.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut State saengerbund will be held at New Haven to-day. At this convention all matters relating to prize singing will be discussed and the city selected where the next contest will take place. The next state festival, according to the rules, will not be held for two years.
 ''To banish rats from house, catch one and burn the carcass" is saying which has been heard by everyone. A reader of the DEMOCRAT tried this some time ago and his premises are now free from the rodents. It might be a good plan for President Harrison to try this plan at the white house before paying $10 a day for doing the work.
 Dr. Redwing, the famous Texan, who came east eleven years ago with Kit Carson ir, and who was in this city four years ago, is in town to-day. In com pany with "Billy' Diamond, the well known minstrel, who has spent forty years of his life on the stage, they will give an entertainment on the vacant lot on Scovill street this evening at 7:3O.
 Spoon makers are testing the alumni mum metal for spoon making. It is easily worked, exceedingly light, takes a fine polish and silver adheres to it almost as well as German silver. It promises to take the place of brass in the cheaper grades of spoons, and will eventually become largely used in the spoon business, if the Judgment of those in the spoon business is to be relied on.- Meriden Journal.
 Although yesterday was the last day according to law when returns could be made of the recent elections, there are eight towns from which nothing has yet been heard. Yesterday Secretary of State Walsh sent out urgent notices, stating that the returns must be all in by tonight, in order that the board of canvassers may make up their returns Wednesday. The official result of the vote will be made Thursday.