Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-17
CITY NE WS.

"on the Frontier" at the opera house this evening.
 Letter Carrier c. W. Hotchkiss is en- toying a fifteen days vacation.
 A number of Waterbury people will attend the sociable of the A. O. Fl. at Naugatuck this evening.
 Orrin Robbins of the American is en- toying a weeks vacation, which will be spent in Litchfield county.
 The board of police commissioners were to have met last evening but a quorum was not pro sent.
 It is said that the republicans are looking around for an lrishman to head their representative ticket.
 John, infant son of Mir and Mrs Michael Cronan of School street, died last night. The funeral took place at 4 p. m. to-day.
 The contracts for building the addition to Earle's hotel have been let. Patrick Thompson is to do the mason work and E. A. Benham the carpenter work.
 The first number of the Early Closing Advocate, published under the auspices of the Clerks association, will be issued from the DEMOCRAT press in about week.
 The secret of the hidden hand" is
  Richardson & Co, clothiers, at 6S Bank street, and the whole town is talking about it.
 The funeral of Patrick NcNulty will take place from his late residence on Kingsbury street to the church of the Immaculate Conception at S:3O o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Fifteen graduates of Gatfey's short hand school are holding good positions in Waterbury. Mir Gaffey makes an offer in to-day's paper that should be considered by every young man or woman who is obliged to work for living.
 The democratic campaign will be opened in this city on Tuesday evening, October 2S. The Hon Luzon B. Morris, and the Hon F. c. Monaghan of Provi- dence will be the speakers. The rally will be held in City hall.
 The funeral of James Ward, who died at the hospital Wednesday night from injuries received in attempting to alight from train, took place from Dillons undertaking rooms to the church of the Immaculate Conception at D. m. to- day. The arrangements were made by friends of the deceased and not by the town as reported.
 The fifteen days vacation bill grant ing postoffice clerks an annual vacation of fifteen days has become a law and the department is about to issue circu' lar letter to the postmasters of first and second class offices instructing them in regard to the matter.
 John Clear, young man employed by the Connecticut Electric company, turned on his foot while crossing some loose boards at the electric light station last evening, breaking one of the bones of his ankle. He was taken to Dr Norths office where the fracture was reduced. Clear boards at No 10 Canal street.
 The selectmen and town clerk of the town of Waterbury will be in session for the purpose of admitting to the electors oath those qualified, in the police court room next Wednesday from 9 o'clock a. m. until s in the evening, and will adjourn from time to time until Mon- day, October 21.
 Connecticut seems to be invaded by a regular gang of horse thieves at present. Waterbury has so far escaped their in vasion, but it would be we'll for livery stable keepers to keep q sharp lookout for the thieves. Their mode of opera tion is to hire a horse from a livery stable and then keep the animal out of sight until they can get it safely into | New York city.
 William Kennedy was standing on the track near the depot at Bridgeport last night. about 9 o'clock. The Naugatuck train came along and struck him knock ing him down. One of the wheels passed over his right foot badly smashing it. l The great toe was amputated at the emergency hospital where he was con veyed in the ambulance. He was d stranger in the city and had no place to go, so after his foot was dressed he was taken to the police station. A general order issued by the adiutant general yesterday settles the question of the state rifle match for regimental teams thIs year. The order states that the general order relating to the annual competition for the prizes is suspended l for this year and the status of the prizes will remain as now until 1891. and that the decision is supported by the opinion of the brigade commander and major ity of colonels of regiments. | About fifty members attended the semi-annual meeting of the County Medical society at Yale Medical school yesterday and listened to papers by Dr $. D. Gilbert and l.. s. DeFoTest of New Haven, Dr w. H. Zink of Branford and Dr E B. Heady of Milford. Officers elected: President, E. w. Smith of Meriden vice-president, G. D. Gilbert of New Haven clerk, J. w. Wright of New Haven; executive committee, Gustavus Elliott of New Haven. w. l.. Barbour of Waterbury, H. w. Ring of New Haven.
 Nearly seventy-five couples partici- pated in the grand march of the sociable given by Wadhams' post, C.. A. R., in City hall last evening. The march was led by w. E. Quigley and lady to the inspiring strains of Faulman's orchestra. The following committees were in charge of the soiree: Reception-Commander James Guant, $. V. C., John s. Hayes, J. V. C., H. NOrthrop, H. Caswell, H. Whitney, o. Cornish, George L. Platt arrangements-John S. Hayes, H. s, Sanford, John Higgins, Dwight Smith, NJ. w. Caswell i; tloor-W. E. .Quigley assisted by A. w. Ashborne, A. bids. bury, c. V. J. Quigley, Charles Cum. mings, Harry Plimpton, J. s. Austin.