Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-24
CITY NE WS.

Judge of Probate Phelan appointed this morning F.. l.. Frlsbie and George F. Perry appraisers on the estate of the late Charles D. kingsbury.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair, colder weather for tonight. followed by higher temperature, with rain or snow Satur- day afternoon or evening.
 A special sale of underwear is the feature at Miller X Peck's just now. Prices are a minor consideration as the goods must be sold
 struction in commercial branches, at tend Schells school in the Platt build ing. Sessions day and evening. Col Doherty attended the reception and ball of the Old Guard. at the Metro politan opera house, New York, last | night.
 The County Bar association held meeting in New Haven this afternoon and took suitable action upon the death of Prof Johnson T. Platt.
 A handsome drum has been offered by | the French band at their fair, to be pre- | sented to the most popular drum corps in Waterbury. Voting will begin this | evening.
 Ex-Congressman Robert J. Vance, of New Britain, was married "Wednesday in Grace church, Baltimore, to Miss Matilda O'Connor, daughter of Judge O'Connor of Alabama.
 Sergeant Cox, who sends out the weather predictions to the DEMOCRAT.
 is one of the best prognosticators in the business. In an examination before his superior the other day he had the high average of 93 per cent.
 The current issue of the Connecticut Catholic contains an article from the pen of the Rev J. II. O'Donnell n Mark Twains latest book, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" The writer severely criticizes Twaln's bigotry.
 The weather has kindly favored the French Canadian band thus far, and the attendance each evening at their fair in the rink has been large. The object of the fair is to provide the band with new uniforms. All are cordially invited to attend the fair this evening.
 The toolmakers of the Waterbury Manufacturing company, have formed a society to be known as the Toolmakers Benevolent association. The society starts with a membership of thirty who pay 9 cents per week till each has paid S4.0O when pay ceases until sickness makes the fund drop to $50. The asso- citation pays S2 a week during illness.
 The one hundred and thirtyhrst anni- versary of the birth of Robert Burns will be appropriately observed by the Waterbury Burns club at Concordia hall this evening. The club have pre- pared an excellent programme for the stage entertainment, which will precede the dancing. Miss Mary Bannatyne will dance the Highland fling. The Amphion orchestra will furnish music and Utfendale will prompt
 Adjutant- General Embler yesterday accepted the resignation of Major l Thomas T. Welles, of the Second rcgi- ment, (. N. G.. and directed Colonel Doherty to assemble the field and line | officers of the regiment to nominate a new major. Military men generally, | throughout the state, regret that the c condition of the ma jor's health and busi- ness demands compelled his retirement from the service.
 The first conviction under new law as to reckless driving occurred in the police court at Hartford yesterday morn | ing, when Charles COlton, of West Hart ford. was fined S25 for refusing. after driving into another team. to give his name. The law provides that, in such | case refusal to give the name, or giving a false name, or driving off to escape consequences. shall be a misdemeauor.
 The case was appealed.
 | County Delegate kcenan, assisted by several prominent members of the A. 0. | H., organized q division of the order at | New Haven last evening. The officers of the new division are President J. J. Coogan; vice-pr. sident, w. J. Healcv recording secretary, John F. Maher; | financial secretary, Thomas O'Connor :; treasurer, William Maley. Among those who assisted at the exercises were the following from this city James J. Madden, J. F. Phelan, John II. Moran, l D. J. Casey, Tho mas Shea. James A.
 Hynes, Joseph Mccarthy and Patrick | McNamara.
 Real Estate Agent D. H. Tierney sold this morning the George w. Finn pro- perty on the corner of Spring and l Scovill streets, to Owen Woods, ST. This property was formerly owned by Anson $. Todd. who died in 1859. Todd was the first man in Waterbury to open a meat market. His place of business rested where P. T. Hayes saloon now is. In 1851 Nelson Morris entered his employ and a year later Patrick Me | MahOn. the South Main street market
 man. The house is now used as a
 boarding place.
 | There was no meeting of the State Bar association, and it seems the annual meeting cannot legally be held this year. | When the association was formed the legislature met annually, and the consti- tuition of the association fixed the annual meeting for the first Wednesday
 after the assembling of the legislature
 Now the legislature meets only every other year, and the Bar associaton's $ constitution remains as it was before
 Some of the members talked over the situation and came to the conclusion | that there is no Wednesday of the pres ent year which will satisfy the require
 ments of the constitution concerning
 the annual meeting. Therefore none l was called.