Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-22
CITY NE WS.

Go A will elect a captain next We'd nerday evening.
 A good five year old cew is offered for sale by Mrs Luddy, 20 Charles street.
 Corporal Mag ner of Co G has been ap- pointed senior corporal.
 Hereafter the restaurant connected | with the Buckingham cafe will be open | Sundays.
 Corporal Bart J. Collins of Co G has | been promoted to the position of sergeant.
 In the Catholic churches tomorrow collections will be taken up for colored and Indian missions.
 Nathaniel R. Bronson was to-day ap- pointed conservator over Alonzo Harper by Judge of Probate Phelan.
 William Bergin's orchestra will assist the choir of the Sacred Heart church in rendering the Easter music this year.
 There will be a meeting of the Third Order of St Dominic at 3:15 o'clock in the church of the Sacred Heart to-mor- row afternoon.
 M Kennedy has sold the good will and fixtures of the Healey hotel to Mrs Kate McCauley, of No 2 Cole street, who will continue the business.
 The funeral of Mrs M. J. Kelly took place this morning from her late resi- dence on West Side hill, to St Patrick's church. The burial was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Miss Nellie Reilly, who died yesterday. will take place from her late residence on Burton street at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, to the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 This being Washington's birthday Sergeant Cox, the DEMOCRATS reliable weather prophet. is not on duty. The sporting editor ventures an opinion that the weather tomorrow will be fair and warmer.
 ladies and misses corTets were placed on sale. Prices range from 39 cents to $l ,OO pair. This is claimed to be the finest display of corsets ever made in one store in this city.
 In the superior court at New Haven yesterday. Judge Prentice granted divorce to John l.. Jones of this city. from Frances A. Jones of Winchester, upon the grounds of desertion. The parties were married in 1880.
 The Comus club will give a reception in honor of sevt ral out of town guests, at their rooms in the Citizens bank building this evening. Several of the local social clubs have been invited to attend.
 Rev c. E. Barto of Unionville will preach at the Simonsville M. E.. chapel, at 10:3O a. III. and p. m. tomorrow. Sunday school will meet at close of the morning service young peoples prayer meeting at 5:45 p. III. All seats are free.
 Michael J. Kipp, formerl, of the frs of HellMann X Kipp. who went to Cali fornia some time ago, in the hope of benehting his health, has returned to this city somewhat improved. He in- tends to spend the spring in New Haven.
 At the church of the Sacred Heart to- morrow evening. the Very Rev Fra Leo de Saracena, of Winsted, will bless and economically erect the new stations of the cross. He will also give an interest ing instruction on the Way of the Cross. The ceremony will begin promptly at 7:3O.
 The recent snow, together with the cold snap, has made the streets so slip pery that the truckmen and eApressmen are having quite a difficulty to handle heavy loads on many of the streets, for the reason that most of their horses have worn their shoes down smooth. To-day is the anniversary of Wash ingtons birth. The banks were closed. and the postotfice delivery and stamp windows, which were closed and labeled this afternoon, called public attention to t,o fact that it was holiday. All the business houses were open as usual
 Horace Johnson's latest In the month of February, 119O, there was but IL inches of snow. and that fell on the 2Oth, But during the month of March, of the same year, there was a sum total of lSI inches of snow, and good slelghing for some days. It may be that we will have ''six weeks of sleighing in March" this year, and plenty of ice also.
 A horse belonging to Moses Sweet of Burrville. became frightened by the cars in Winsted yestel day and jumped down an embankment to the Naugatuck river. n distance of fortyt%o feet. In jump ing the horse struck against a tree and freed himself from the wagon. The wagon and harness were wrecked, but the horse was only slightly bruised.
 Court Falcon, A. o. F. of A., will give an entertainment and sociable in City hall, Easter Monday night, April :. The following committee are making the arraI gements T. J Moran, w. ;. Kleinecke, James Murray, John H. Gal win, Edward Fitzp, trick, J. T. Null laney, John Cluney, Richard Vickers. Charles Wallace.
 Auditor Cassin has spent many a weary hour during the past few weeks upon the city books, and finds that there Is due the city for sewer assessments, $l7,oOO; street assessments, $2O, ,OOO :; work done by street inspector, laying sidewalks, etc, $7 1000. Most of this. it Is believed, can be collected, and some action will probably be taken at the next meeting of the court of common council.
 s1Major Burpee acted as field officer at the battalion drill in the armory last night, this being his first appearance here in that capacity. Captain Dickin son, adjutant. was also present. In the guard mount Captain Wolff acted as o'h, or of the day, Lieutenants Fitzpat fick and Moses as senior and junior officers Of the guard respectively. Ser geant Garter acted as sergeant ma jor In the drill the companies were com.