Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-03-21
CITY NE WS

The wife of Policeman Charles Dean is critically ill at her home on South M in street.
 A petition is again in circulation call ing for another town meeting to look after tho matter of city, town and scho"- offices.
 A ooom has been started for the pur chase of the A. C. Burritt property on ihurch street, for the Bronson library ,te.
 Court Meany, A. O. F. of A., will hold an important meeting this evening to elect delegates to the high court con- We tioh.
 Annie, infant daughter of Mir and Mrs Joseph Costello of Welton street.
 lied this morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 8 p. m. A committee of the Democratic State rlub met in Hartford. yesterday, and de- cidrd to make more efficient organiza- lion and to act with tariff reform clubs. There will be full rehearsal of the Sacred Heart choir tonight in the easement of the church, to prepare for he coming entertainment, Thursday,
 April 10.
 William J. Honan, aged 21 years, died at his home on Liberty street this murn |nH. ne luutIdl VIII tdhc ltlNc lo Patrick's church at 2:30 oclocn SundHy afternoon.
 Tn, appointments of the non-commis- >ion d officers of Co. c, who have been recently appointed, have been received py Col Doherty and given to the respec- tive app Il tees.
 A pocketbook containing small amount of money was lost last night either on South Main or South Elm street. The finder will confer a favor " leaving the same at this office. A Connecticut Associated press dis patch from Meriden states that Paul McAllenny and James Fitzgerald have oeen engaged as a battery by the Resolute base ball club.
 The closing games in the billiard tour namrnt were played in the rooms of the Waterbury club last night. Fred J. Brown won, defeating F. B. Merriman Dy the score of 100 to 36.
 A joint meeting of the board of finance and district committee is called pointing collector. Without doubt Maltin Hellmaun will be chosen. Jim McGowan," the steeple chaser is still at Dr Bland's stables, but it is only a matter of q few days when the animal will be killed. Dr Bland says just as soon as the weather clears he will nave the horse shot.
 T. V. Powderly, general master work man of the Knights of Labor, will de- liver series of lectures in this state. lhe first lecture will be given in Hart ,ord, April 1st, the second in New Haven, April 9th. His other dates are not arranged, as yet.
 A meeting of the granite manufac- ;urcrs of the state of Connecticut was lrld III Hartford yesterday, and an or ,aniZation was formed for mutual bene- it. The meeting was well represented oy the dealers throughout the state. Charles Jackson of this city was elected second vice president.
 F. o. Congdon. late stenographer for Randolph X Gloves, left to-day for Wash .ngton. where he has accepted a lucra- tive position. Last night Mir Congdon vas rendered reception at the rooms
 # the Bachelor Delight club. on Spen ger avenue Ab' ut sixty guests were resent and an enjoyable evening was ,pent. A pleasant feature was the presentation to Mir Cougdon of a gold headed cane.
 A committee of the directors of the Consolidated road perfected on Weakness
 lay arrangements by which Luelus Il .rrsition distinct from that of general superintendent, recently abolished, inas-
 much as the incumbent will have charge 't not only the operating department. ut the passenger and freight depart nent as well. In from two or six ", elk IS soon as he can complete pre-, a .itirn~. MT Futile will began his new dullrs. Mir futile was formerly assistant general passenger agent of the New York & New England road
 The directors of the Knights of Col. umbus held d special meeting in New Haven yesterday. The tupi, discussed was the proposition to create d reserve fund. The sentiment Was favorable to le scheme, and the directors N ill mak, favorable recommendation. The plan will then be taken up by tn, different councils. and if they vote to concur the plan will then be considered at the an nual meeting of the jurisdiction. From the general tone of the discussion ves- terday there seemed a prcponderance of
 eminent ill favor of a res, rye fund. which should be drawn upon as emer- gencies arose. The order is young. and while there is no difficulty at present in paying all death assessments, the time might come in the course of years when lhere wnuld be occasion to draw from the income of a reserve fund
 Dr Charles A. Lindsley, secretary of the state board of health, has prepared d new death certificate. The new certifi- cate differs somewhat from the old Hereafter the physician will be required to name the street in which the decedent resided. The old certificate left the phv- >lcIan free to go it blind so far as in 'tructlons pointing out just what should appear are concerned but the back of the new blank contains explicit direc- tons which cannot fail to prove of ma terlal assistance to the man of medicine when he has occasion to use it. Under the head of these instructions the phvsi- clan Is reminded that "the point of most scientific interest in this certiticat. Is the disease or cause of death." Dr Llndsley also requests physicians to avoid general terms. as disease of brain. of liver. of spine, of lungs, etc, and re- port the special character of such diseas. and whenever it is possible to be specific