Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-13
CITY NE WS.

Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, stationary temperature.
 Comstock lodge, K. of P, are arrang- ing to visit the Bridgeport lodge Monday evening.
 Patrick McGrath, who was injured by New England road train yesterday, is much better to-day.
 The county commissioners granted about 125 licenses during their two days session in this city.
 The new snow blow ordered by the Horse railroad company arrived yester- day.
 Members of the Concordia Singing society will sing at the SenRerbuud fair in Hartford tonight.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy is attending the months mind of the late Father Campbell, at Manchester to-day.
 Ansantawae encampment, I. O. O. F., will meet this evening to take action on the invitation of the Meriden encamp- nent to visit the Silver City. A feature of Saturdays matinee at the Casino theatre will be great exhi- bition by Fills wonderful marlonettes. Children and ladies, ten cents.
 Architect Joseph H. Jackson is to de- liver a series of lectures on architectural drawing, before the pupils of Si Mary's school. The first lecture will be given Friday, November 21.
 John Foley of Torrington was brought in paralyzed drunk last night, by the police. Upon his promising to get out of town instanter Judge Cowell gave him his release this morning.
 Peter Minor, an inmate of the town house, died of consumption last even- ing. His father and sister, who live in Westville, have been notified of Minors death.
 The striking sawyers of the Button shop are still out and the situation is practically unchanged. Superintendent Smith is in New York and until he re- turns no developments need be looked for.
 Patrick Lynch and Miss Mary Connor were married by the Rev Father Walsh at the church of the Immaculate Con- ception at 9 o'clock this morning. The best couple were Joseph Shay and Miss Margaret Connor.
 Captain Maloney to-day received orders from Col Donaghue to assemble Go E, A. O. H. Rifles on Tuesday even- ing, December 2, at 8 o'clock, in full -~dress uniform, armed and equipped, for the purpose of inspection and drill.
 The case of Herman Leopold the news boy who was arrested for selling copies of the Sunday Herald, in Bridgeport,
  mon pleas in Bridgeport for the past two days and is still unfinished.
 The marriage of Thomas M. Sullivan and Miss Ellen Costello took place at the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev Father Walsh performed the ceremony. Thomas Murphy assisted the groom and Miss Nellie Costello acted as brides maid.
 There was good sized attendance at the fair of the Sacred Heart church last night and the "ducks" smiled their love- Hest. The entertainment was thorough ly enjoyed, as was the dancing. Co E, Hibernian Rifles, will visit the fair to- night. The weather promises to be the best at the command of Sergeant Cox.
 The Middletown Press says that the change in the presidency of the Meri den, Waterbury & Connecticut River road may mean a great deal. The deal that has been contemplated whereby this road will pass into the possession of a corporation and the stock be greatly increased for the present stockholders iS likely to go through. It is certain the policy of the new management will be wider and more vigorous than that of the old management.
 About thirty members of the Connecti cut Probate assembly attended theiI
 
 The following question was presented by the committee for discussion "Aftel the order for real estate is made by tho court, under section 600 of the revised statutes, is it necessary that the court should make any further order before the conveyance of the estate ordered soldw The matter was discussed by Judges Holbrook of Norwich, Beardsley of Bridgeport, Phelan of this city anC others, and it was decided that it ii necessary for the court to make such ar order.
 An unsuccessful attempt was made tC crack the safe in the ticket office of tho Naugatuck railroad station in Seymour at o'clock yesterday morning. Ar underground wire connecting with the safe rung an alarm at the house of T. B Beach, the station agent, who wal aroused. Mir Beach immediately sought out Constable McNerney and two othei men, and they then went to the station The work of drilling one of the holes was in progress and fhe noise could bt heard from the outside. The men whC were working on the safe were not seen but an accomplice who was stationed outside on guard, was seen, when ht gave the alarm. The burglars escaped through a window by which they haC entered the station, and being joined by the man on guard they all took the rail road track in the direction of Water bury.
 s'Held by the Enemy" which is to b' presented at the opera house Friday evening, has a reputation almost worlC wide. This is both because of it's genu inc merit and because it is the first play written on the late war, wherein tht conflicting interests of the north anC south have been so ingeniously inter woven as not to give offense to the sym pathizers of either cause.
 A Connecticut Mans Suicide.
 WORCESTER, Mass, November 13.- Frank Schricever, aged 72. of Wilson vile, Conn, came to visit his son il Webster, November 9, and started away the next day. Yesterday he was founo dead in the woods near Webster village having hanged himself to small cord It is supposed that his motive for suicide