Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-26
CITY NE US.

"Spider and Fly" at the opera house
this evening.
Sergeant Cox predicts cloudiness and
rain higher temperature.
A full rehearsal of the Sacred Heart !
church choir will be held this evening.
Mrs Thomas Hart, aged 43 years, died
this morning at her home on Canal
street.
An important meeting of Waterbury
council, c. Il. L., will be held this even
ing in Carrollton council hall.
The state convention of the Young
Mems Christian association will be he'd
in New Haven, October 10 to ID.
Foreman Wright of the Phoenix Fire
company attended the parade OF the
New London fire department yesterday,
Edwin Goodenough, Yale 81, will
succeed Assistant Principal HoVey at
the High school during Mr. Hoveys alb
sence in Europe.
The funeral of the late Nelson Parsons
took place this afternoon; me Iunerai
services were conducted by the Rev A.
c. Eggleston.
The remains of Hiram H. Graham,
who committed suicide Wednesday
night, will be taken to New YORK state
for burial tomorrow.
The Early Closing association have
decided to publish monthly paper call
ed the Early Closing Advocate. The
first number will appear about the mid
die of October.
The case against "Snakey" Connolly,
who was arrested here Wednesday and
taken to Meriden, charged with defraud-
ing a boarding house keeper, was nolled|
yesterday.
Miss Mary Beecher, aged 23, sister OF
l.
clerk at the postoffice, died this morning
at the home of her brother on Clark
street,
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Charles T. Grilley of this city,
to Miss Hattie Allen of Torrington.
The ceremony will take place at Torring-
ton on Thursday, October9.
Court Shields, A. o. F. Of A. held
meeting last evening to further arrange
for the reception to be rendered DIR Nc
Donald. The committee will hold
another meeting Saturday evening.
At the meeting of Wadhams post,
presented to the post, in behalf OF the
relatives of Edward J. Rice of this city,
n handsome and valuable framed collec-
ton of autographs of the Union War
Prisoners association, which was organ
lied in Charleston Jail on December 81,
1861. Some of the autographs, which
number 1856, are unique.
One of pair of truck horses belong
ing to a Southington man was taken
sick with spinal meningitis, yesterday
evening at 8 o'clock, near the corner OF
West Main and North Willow streets:
The animal lay in the road for several
hours before being removed to stable
on North Willow street. DIR Bland says
the horse will recover.
The Butchers Protective association
of New Haven held a meeting last night
and were admitted into the state asso-
citation. There were present about 20
members of the local association and in
addition there were IL delegates from
Bridgeport, from Danbury, from
Waterbury, and 6 from South Norwalk.
After the meeting the visitors were
banqueted.
The flea plague, now about over,
which has caused untold itching scratch
ing and manifold CALCULATIONS among
denizens of New Haven, Waterbury,
Ansonia, Birmingham, Meriden and
other places in this state the past sum.
mer. has not confined its efforts alone to
Connecticut and New Jersey, but has
tried the souls of Harlemites and Brook
lynites and has finally attacked the inhab-
itants of the great Metropolis.
The Regimental rifle tournament WIS
to be held at the Quinnipiac range, New
Haven, to-day, but some time ago
Colonel Doherty decided to postpone it
until October 8. The proposed brigade
tournament has not been abandoned, as
reported. Adjutant General Embler
has said that the tournament would
probably he held and that arrangements
will be made so that the First and Third
regiments will send teams of twelve men
each. The date for the tournament has
not been decided upon but will probably
be held within a week or ten days after
the Second regimental shoot.
Co E, A. o. H. Rifles, held a special
meeting last evening in their equipment
room. The object of the meeting was
to decide on the reception to be rendered
to Col Donoghue, who will pay the
company a friendly visit on next Thurs
day evening. The members of the COM
pany unanimously voted to turn out in
full dress uniform and escort Co
Donoghue from the depot to the hall.
There will be general reception at the
hall, at which it is expected County
Delegate William c. keenan,, Colone
Donoghue and DIR J. F. Hayes, assistant
surgeon of the regiment, will addres:
the members of the company.