Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-08-27
CITY NE WS.

lower temperature.
 Chief Samuel C. Snagg returned home from Detroit yesterday evening.
 The road board made tour of inspec- tioa of several locations this afternoon.
 The First ward democratic club will hold an important meeting tomorrow evening.
 John W. GafTney and son returned homo last evening after two months absence in Europe.
 The revised census returns show Hart ford's population is 52,236-an increase of over 25 per cent in the past decade.
 r. $. Goodrich sailed for Europe this afternoon on the steamer Wieland. He will spend year in Germany and Greece.
 The annual reunion of the Thirty. seventh regiment, C. ", is being held at Savin Rock to day. About 13A veter- ans are present.
 Joseph Goldberg of Cole street is about to open clothing store, ready made and custom made, on the lower end of Bank street.
 Mrs Ellen Hogan. aged 3S years, died this morning at her home, No 25 Jack son street. The funeral will probably take place Friday morning.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Fenton. who died yesterday, will take place from her late residence to St Patrick's church at $50 tomorrow morning.
 The Connecticut Funeral Directors society probably will take action at it's annual meeting in New Haven, Septem- Der F, on n plan for securing la" re- uuiring that q license be required for engaging in undertaking.
 William J. Lat1in and Miss Nellie Iawler were married by the Rev Father O'Donnell, at the church of the Immacu- late Conception, at 10 a. m. to-day. Michael r. Walsh was best man and Miss Sarah McNeil bridesmaid.
 The New York and New England railroad company will give another of their enjoyable excursions to Boston, next Friday the train leaving this city at G:30 a. m. Fair for the round trIp $2.OO, including n trip to Nantasket Beach and admission to the Fall of Babylon.'
 Dr Axtelle left for New York this morning to assist at an operation to be performed upon Orrin II. Bronson of this city at the Roosevelt hospital this afternoon. Mir Bronson is suffering with stone in the bladder and an operation was the only hope of saving his life.
 St Thomas cadets, a society for boys between the ages of t and l5 years, has been organized in St Patrick's parish and has membership of over l5O. The boys drill twice a week under the direction of John F. Calvin. They will give an exhibition drill at the coming Sunday school picnic.
 George A. Chatfield. who is well known in this section of the state. as the man who worked several societies for considerable money some time ago has been heard from again. He was arrested in New Haven last week for drunkenness and vagrancy and was fined $1 and costs and sent to jail for ninety days.
 The thanks of the public are due F.. T. Turner X Co for maintaining cover ed bridge in front of their premises while the improvements are being made. The example is likely to be followed by other enterprsing merchants who do not care to force ladies to walk the streets and thrrcly risk contact with Conveyances.
 A. II. Cook. an overseer under the late Street Inspector Colley. has been circu- lating stories about the road board and using insulting language to members of the board. During Commissioner Coughlan's absence from the city, Mayor Baldwin has been looking after the streets. Cook became abusive and told such conflicting stories that the mayor discharged him this morning.
 Lizzie Coyle, d young woman who has been insane for more than year, escaped from her mothers house on Quarry street, yesterday evening. and up to noon to-day no trace of her had been found. She is believed to have gone in the direction of Prospect and n searching party has been out since early last evening looking for the girl. There is considerable alarm lest she pershed from exposure in the woods, during the Nf 1t,rht
 After the experience of Waterbury with typhoid fever from the germs in milk, it would seem that milkmen seneralIy would take some pains to pre-. vent infection. It is now reported that several typhoid fever cases in Fair Haven have arisen from impure milk. Three of them buy from the same peddler and the others are scattered among several dealers. This would make it seem that cleanliness Is not a virtue among the fraternity in some places.
 It is interesting news that the strike in the stOck-yards railroad at Chicago has caused an actual demand here in Connecticut for Connecticut beef. A while ago dealers in beef were threat ened if they dared to buy beef raised in the neighborhood. It was buy in Chicago or be ruined by a competition that you cant meet. Now there comes hitch in the supply, and the Con- necticut farmer for the moment at least has chance at his home market.
 The funeral of Master John Conron took place to the church of the Immacu- late Conception at o'clock this morn ing. where requiem mass was cele- brated by Rev Father Walsh. Seventy two members of the St Aloysius cadets, of which the deceased was the first president, attended the funeral. The boys were under the marshalship of Jeremiah Crane. The floral offerings were, very beautiful. The following members of the society acted as pail bearers Charles Rush, William Ryan, Thomas McElligott, John Shields, Benjamin Roland. John Kelly, John Brennan, Michael Thompson and James