Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-11
CITY NE WS.

Sacred Heart church fair at City hall tonight.
 Sergeant Cox predicts cloudy weather and rain stationary temperature.
 The engagement of William T. Walsh and Miss Lizzie Bligh is announced.
 The county commissioners will hold a session at City hall tomorrow for the purpose of issuing liquor licenses.
 Sheriff Gates to-day sent word that the superior court, Waterbury term, will open in New Haven tomorrow.
 The Rev M. J. Daly of Thomaston paid a substantial visit to the Sacred Heart church fair last night.
 The first annual ball of the Gidemen Lithuanian society will be held in Con- cordia hall, New Years night.
 Mir and Mrs George Peck of Water town left this morning for Atlanta, Ga, where they will spend the winter.
 A new and improved switch engine has been received for use in the New England freight yards in this city.
 William Chatfield and force of men left this morning for Johnson City, Tenn, where MT Chatfield has the con tract for building a large chimney for a manufacturing concern.
 Charles Keables, night yard clerk for the New York and New England road, at Willimantic fell from the top of a box car onwhich he was walking Saturday night, sustaining severe injuries. -
 The Concordia society will give fair in Concordia hall, November IS to 21, inclusive. There will be concert each evening by the Tyrolean warblers as- sisted by popular vocal talent, followed by dancing.
 The funeral of Mrs Thomas Lawrence, who died in New York, Saturday, took place from No Magill street, to the church of the Sacred Heart at 9 o'clock this morning. The burial was in St Josephs cemetery.
 The statement of the New York & New England railroad for the quarter ending September 30, as presented to the railroad commissioners, shows gross earnings, ,$l ,662, AIS; operating expenses, S1 ,064 ,463; net earnings, $597, ,955 charges, $44s,3 surplus, $149,652.
 The State Democratic club of Connec- ticut will celebrate the close of the cam paign, and their share in it's success, at dinner at Warner hall in New Haven on Tuesday evening of next week. Governor Morris and his associates on the state ticket will be present, with other distinguished guests.
 The Meriden police have discovered that the two young men named Curtis and Merrifield, who hired two guns of John A. Thomas and skipped out with them, came to Waterbury on Conductor Ashton's train. The Waterbury police were notified, but nothing has been seen of the thieves.
 Says the Meriden Republican; J. R. Briggs & Co have sold out the drug store 4S East Main street to Cannon & Sanderson, Waterbury druggists. J. R. Briggs will remain in town until the first of next month, when he expects to engage in manufacturing at his old home in Fonda, N. Y. Herbert L. Leroux has been engaged to clerk in the store.
 Horace Laundry of 43 North Elm street, received a telegram last night announcing the death of his daughter, Mrs c. Mundery of Delta, Colorado. Mrs Mundery was visiting at her home in this city during the summer and re- turned to Delta in August. It is proba- ble that the remains will be brought to this city for burial.
 Washington Conclave, K. &. F., will go to Ansonia this evening to institute a branch of the order in that town. They will be accompanied by the American band and will leave on the 6:56 train. A short parade will be given from their hall down South Main street to Grand to Bank to the railroad station.
 William L. Hotchkiss, for the past three years messenger in the employ of the Adams Express Co on the Nauga- tuck railroad, severed his connection with the company Saturday. Mir Hotch- kiss had made many friends while on the road and was the recipient of several boxes of cigars from his fellow em- ployes. At Ansonia, on the down trip Saturday evening, he was saluted with red fire and cannon fire crackers.
 Samaritan lodge, I. O. O. F., of Dan- bury, paid fraternal visit to Townsend lodge of this city last night and were royalty entertained. The visitors, 100 strong, were met at the New England station by Canton Waterbury, headed by the American band, and escorted to Odd Fellows hall, where initiatory de- grees were worked upon two candidates, after which grand banquet was served in Music hall. After the good things had been disposed of toasts were re- sponded to by Deputy Grand Master Cowell, F. G., Samuel Harris, District Deputy Grand Master Barnes, P. G., F, G. Humphrey, P. G., I. w. Stillman, and others. F. G., O. H. Bronson acted as master of ceremonies. At intervals during the evening the Bachelors quar- tette sang several vocal gems and instru- mental music was rendered by a qIiar- tette from the American band. The visitors left for home at 1 o'clock on special train.
 Twelve Killed, Ten Injured.
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