Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-21
CITY NE WS.

Mir and Mrs John Fl. Roper of Bridge port spent Sunday with friends in this city. Bargains in ice cream freezers this week at Frank E. Fenner's, Pritchard's block.
 Mrs Dr James Kennedy nee Miss Lizzie Dumphy of Dublin street, was a visitor in this city over Sunday.
 Lucy King, a months old child of Mir and Mrs Eugene King of 12l West Main street died yesterday.
 Fl. M. Rigney, the sprinter, left this morning for Helena, Montana, where he will probably locate.
 A number of Catholics from this city left to-day to join the pilgrims to the shrine of St Anne de Beaupre in Canada.
 Johnnie, infant son of Mir and Mrs John Savage, ,died Saturday. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, from West Main street.
 Johnnie Reid, aged 10 months, infant son of Mir and Mrs Patrick Reid ,25 River street, died yesterday. and was buried this afternoon.
 IIMrs William Norton, who has been visiting Mir and Mrs James H. Madden of Meadow street, returned to her home in Chicago this afternoon.
 Julia Bresnahan, 6 years of age, died at the home of her father, on Martin Alley, yesterday, from diphtheria. She was playmate of little Alice Geisler, who died few days go from the same eom- plaint.
 A meeting of Evangeline circle, c. of F., will be held this evening in G. A. R. hall. The meeting nights of the circle have been changed to the first and third Monday evenings of each month.
 The casino opens this week with new attractions, among them being Martin O'Neil, the Irish comedian; the Dalton sisters, and others of note. Saturday evening the casino held its usual large crowd of spectators.
 The Plume X Atwood Manufacturing company and the American Ring com pany are making arrangements for an other excursion to some seashore resort. The choice lies between Coney Island and Glen Island.
 Mir and Mrs Max Arnold who conclud- ed their engagement in the casino Satur- day night, left this morning for Philadel- phia. They will stop two days in New York, where Mrs Arnold will probably sign Ia contract with the Neil Burgess troupe for next season.
 The Gem, 2S Scovill street, has en- gagged the Elm City quartette, who have beeu entertaining crowds at the  Labonte, the proprietor of the Gem, is to be congratulated on his enterprise, as this will doubtless prove a strong att traction.
 It has been learned that Katie Kar- cher, daughter of Charles Karcher, the hotel keeper, and Ernest Roll, a young barber who formerly worked in this city, were married few days ago and are living in Brooklyn, N. Y. Roll left town Monday and was followed a day later by the girl.
 Rev J. H. Mulcahy spent yesterday in the Austrian capital, Vienna. To- day and tomorrow he will visit in that city, St Stephens cathedral, church of the Capuchins, the imperial palace, the picture galleries, the university and the famous palace of Schonnbaunn. We'd nesday, Thursday and Friday he will spend in Germany.
 A sight that is comparatively seldom witnessed may be seen in the window of Phelan's tea store on East Main street between S:30 and S:45 this even ing. It is the unfolding of a bud of night blooming cereus. The plant is an unusually fine specimen, and has seven buds. Everyone who can spare the time should be on hand to see this unusual sight. You may never have another opportunity.
 Among the games at the field day picnic of Foresters to be held on the West End grounds, Saturday August 9, are the following: Base ball game be tween the Acme and Co G teams, purse $25 tug-of-war between teams from Benedict x Burnham's and the Scovill Manufacturing Co, purse $5; wheel barrow race, 100, 220 and 40 yards races fat mems race, and chasing greased pig. There will be grand street parade at 9:30 a. m.
 The injunction case of the town of Waterbury vs Charles Barnes is being tried before Judge Cowell in the district court. The injunction was to restrain the defendant from filling up a culvert near his property on the Pearl Lake road. The witnesses, attorneys, and all the parties concerned went down to the place this afternoon to see the culvert in question.
 Supervisor Mccarthy has increased his force to 15 clerks his latest additions being Misses Carr and Miss Nellie Con- nor. With his present force he hopes to complete his whole work by August l.. Every day he sends to Washington from 15 to 20 complete reports of the districts in his division and he is sanguine that by August all will have been sent in. By this means he will be able to secure for his enumerators the prompt pay ment for their work.
 William Phelan, a stone cutter em- ployed by Charles Jackson & Son, was waylaid and robbed of his watch and chain and $10 in cash, shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday evening near the lum- Der yard at the foot of Grand street. Phelan came to Waterbury Saturday night on the New England road train and was on his way uptown when he was assaulted and knocked senseless by two men whom he is unable to describe. near the corner of grand and Cedar streets. When he recovered conscious ness six hours later he was lying in tho lumber yard. He met Officer Dean to whom he told his story and spent the re- mainder of the night at the station house. The only mark Phelan bears is a long cut under the right eye. He de- clares that he had not been drinking. The police are working upon the case.
 The R. w. club, famous for it's yearly clam bake, was made still more famous IA