Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-21
CITYNE WS

The boards of.road and sewer commis- sioners will meet this evening.
 Gentlemen boarders wanted, also girl to do housework, at 13 Clay street.
 Miss Mamie Phalen has gone to Water bury for few days to visit her brother, Captain Phalen.-Bridgeport Farmer.
 Colonel Doherty was in Hartford yesterday in consultation with Governor Bulkeley, regarding the field operation of the regiment next Wednesday.
 Use Dr Hart's King of all Remedies for the blood, stomach, liver and kid neys. Satisfaction guaranteed. $1 per bottle or six for $5. Sold by all druggists.
 Concerts will be given upon the gl cen this summer by the American band. A subscription paper is being handed around and already nearly $200 has been pledged by merchants and others.
 Ex-Fire Commissioner Kelly has in- troduced a new way for making straw berry short cake. It is original with Kelly of course, and it is far ahead of anything yet produced in this line.
 Mrs Mary Zedlitz, aged 36 years, died last evening at her home on North Main street. The funeral has been appointed for 2:30 o'clock tomorrow asternoon. The burial will be in Riverside cemetery.
 In the superior court at New Haven, yesterday, Nettie l.. Bryant was granted divorce from John w. Bryant, on the ground of desertion. Attorney Charles G. Root appeared for the petitioner.
 The funeral of the late Rev J. w. Zones was held at 10 o'clock this morn- ing in Pawtucket, R. I. Among the Waterbury people who assisted were |: Rev Fathers Walsh, Murphy, Bourret, and J. E. Vallee and William Loiselle.
 It was stated in several papers yester- day that Col w. H. Stephenson of the Housatonic road was confined to hls home dangerously ill with pneumonia. A dispatch from Bridgeport said the colonel was around town during the day assuring his friends that the report had but little foundation. He is suffering from a slight cold but is not confined to his home.
 Says the New Haven Palladium Waterbury is getting quiet satisfaction in the fact that state vital statistics show it has higher birth rate than any other town in the state. The rate of births to each ,000 population was 30.1 as against an average of 222. The Brass City" is no designation for such a prolific com munity Waterbury should be known as the Cradle City"
 l SOlOHel U. V. bTOaUCIl HAS TeCeINeu d letter from Captain k. Y. Patterson, superintendent of the national cemetery at Culpepper, Va, acknowledging the receipt of 800 waterproof flags to be placed on the soldiers gray es in that cemetery on Decoration day. They are the gift of the Connecticut department, G. A. R., presented at the suggestion of Department Commander Broatch. Michael T. Cassidy, whose case for embezzlement was adjourned until this morning entered a demurrer to the con- plaint through his attorney, R. A. Lowe. The amount of money embedded as al- legged in the complaint. was S4. Judge Bradstreet overruled the demurrer and fined the accused $5 and costs and 20 days in jail. An appeal was taken under bonds of $1OO. furnished by F. J. Ramett.
 The annual meeting of the grand | lodge of the I. O. O. F. of Connecticut is being held in New Haven to-day. Over 800 delegates, representing seventy lodges, are present. The exercises were | opened with prayer by Rev D. G. Ash ley. The principal business this morn ing was the admission to membership of 125 candidates. There are in the or. der at present 12, ,56S members.
 w. c. Marsh, who gave his place of residence as New Haven, was found dead in his bed in a room in the Railway house, Railway, N. J. A bottle of nor. phine and a hyperdermic syringe by his | side and fresh punctures on his arm | made it look as if he had committed sui eide. He left a note saying he was the black sheep of the family. His name does not appear in the New Haven directory, but his father it is said, lives somewhere in COnnecticut
 In another column will be found a De- tition to the court of common council praying for an order for the removal of | the bodies and headstones from the old Grand street cemetery and the conyer. tion of the ground into public park. A public hearing upon the petition and upon all matters relating to the old cem. l etery, will be held during the May term | of the superior court, on the 17th day of June, in the district court room.
 The meeting of the Waterbury High School alumni, held last evening in the Clay street school building, was addressed by Prof M. s. Crosby, who expressed himself as pleased at the progress that had been made and gave the members of the association some good advice. It was voted to hold the first annual meet ing in July, at Lake Quassapaug, and the executive committee was instructed to arrange for banquet on that occa- sion.
 The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the Connecticut State Dental association was held in Hartford yesterday, and these officers were elected: President, Civilian Zones of Bridgeport vice president. E. s. Gaylord of New Haven ; secretary, George L. Parmelee of Hart ford treasurer, Joseph H. Smith of New Haven; executive committee. James McManus of Hartford William H. Rider, Danbury c. c. Barker. Meriden. Three new members were elected.
 Those who intend going to Meriden on the day of the Second regiment sham battle can take the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River road trains from New York & New England station at 3:55 a. m. and 12:55 and 4:30 D. m., or from Dublin street at 9:1O a. m. and 10 and 4:47 p. m. Returning leave Meriden qf 1C.E1 h.00 R.2E nd :al