Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-30
CITY NEWN.

IA Social Session" at the opera house tonight.
 Augustus J. Smith to-day received his | appointment as notary public.
 The regular drill of Go E, A. O. H. Rifles, will take place this evening at s o'clock in the armory.
 Henry c. Baldwin of Naugatuck, the ''labor" candidate for governor, will speak at City hall this evening.
 George H. Benham, secretary of Holmes, Booth & Haydens', received word this morning of the death of his father m Middlsbury.
 The condition of Nathan Dikeman was somewhat better to-day. He was not so we'll during the night, but is rest ing comfortably this afternoon.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club tug-of- war team will visit Birmingham to- night to compete with the professional fire company team there.
 The Consolidated road has adopted a new style of twenty trip communication tickets, which will go into use on the Naugatuck division next week
 Patents have been issued to citizens of Waterbury this week as follows Dwight l.. Smith, buckle; George ;. Pearson, design drawer pull handle.
 John Leo and Miss Ellen Delaney were married by the Rev Father Mulcahy at tion at o'clock this morning.
 Professor Turner of Boston, delivered highly instructive lecture upon Egypt and the Holy Land" in City hall last night, for the benefit of St Patrick church. The lecture was illustrated by over 100 stereopticon views.
 Two freight cars attached to Conduc- tor McFarlands train, left the track near the bridge in the Naugatuck yard, about 5:30 o'clock last evening. The main track was blocked for nearly two hours. The train leaving this city at GOT was delayed over an hour.
 A Connecticut Associated Press dis patch from Meriden says Coroner Mix death of Brakeman Gabriel, who was killed by the cars at Waterbury. The coroner held Q consultation with Chief of Police Ford and afterwards left for Waterbury.
 Lovers of dancing are invited to at tend the annual sociable of the Fourth division, \. O. H., in the City hall to- morrow night. The following commit tee are making the arrangements James J. Lyons, Edward Riordan, Ed ward Howard, Edw ard German and Danlel hackett.
 The corrected lists containing the names of voters in Waterbury were de- posited in the town clerks office yester- day. The whole number of voters is 6,334. As usual the fourth ward leads, with 1918, the third comes next with ,59S, the second which has always been last has jumped into third place with 1, ,459, the first bringing up the rear with 1864.
 The workmen employed in Pratt Bros mill and who own horses have been accustomed to leave their teams under the sheds on Brown street during work ing hours. Last Monday evening at 6 o'clock Q number of the men found that and other articles. Jay H. Hart lost fine lap robe |; c. NJ. Platt, valuable plush robe; E. A. Craw, some wearing apparel. The police were notified but have uot as yet captured the theives. Many of the men have heretofore lost whips from their wagons.
 The "oldest living inhabitant" is get ting ready to pronounce his verdict on these latter days of October. He threatens a startling one, for he finds such long run of cold, gray days and ugly storms that he must go back a week or more before he can recall a really pleasant day. The hunters moon. if the popular way of putting it can be toll erated, has contended now and then sue. cessfully with the great roaming masses of storm clouds and given an evening or two of rarest beauty, but the spell has not been thoroughly broken and the morning ltas come gray and cold again.
 James Murphy's trial for assault on William Dunn was the only case in court this morning. A man named yN,N ka # phy on the night of the assault, was the | only witness for the defense He said | that both he and Murphy were drunk | and while quarrelling had fallen down l stairs. He did not remember about the lan- l guage used to Mrs Dunn. He said that | Dunn struck the first blow and then | Murphy struck back. Attorney | Root acted as prosecuting attorney in | the absence of Attorneys Burpee and | light sentence, receiving $50 and costs | and 30 days in jail.
 The second of Co G's series of sociables | drew out another large and merry party | of dancers last evening. The dance was | preceded by a parade of squad from | the company in overcoats and fatigue | cap, under command of Captain P, H, | Phelan, whose length of body and | height of hat won for him the applause | of the spectators. That the members of | the company are determined to exclude | people from their sociables was again demonstrated last night | when several notorious characters were | ordered from the hall. All the numbers | on the programme were thoroughly en- joyed. The tug-of-war between teams | from Go E, A. O. H. Rifles and the | Brooklyn Athletic club was won by the | latter team in two straight pulls. Der I,lz usual, first class.