Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-18
CITY NE WS.

WedUuSTs
 The Second division, A. O. H., will visit the fair at City hall tonight.
 The work on the new Bank street school is progressing rapidly.
 The banquet of the State Democratic club takes place at New Haven this evening.
 The first grand sociable of the Arion Social club will be held in Music hall next Thursday evening.
 Word received from Professor Hovey announces that he is enjoying his visit to England. He leaves in about week for Germany.
 Don't fail to see and hear the funniest comedy team from Miners New York theatre, the "Vidocqs," at City hall to- night.
 sion in Hartford. Among the cases to be considered is that of Chapman vs the City of Waterbury.
 The great comedy team, the "Vi- docqs," John and Edna, at the Sacred Heart church fair in City hall tonight. Admission only 10 cents.
 Miss Mattie Baldwin of this city, a graduate of Gaffey's shorthand school, has accepted position with Price, Lee & Co of New Haven.
 The four nights fair of the Concordia Singing society will open in Concordia hall this evening. There will be singing and dancing and other amusements. Everybody is invited to attend.
 The Choral society will give recep- tion and musicale in St Patricks hall next Friday evening, each member having the privilege of inviting one friend. An interesting programme has been ar ranged.
 The dedication of the handsome new organ in St Francis's church, Naugatuck, will take place tomorrow evening. Many Waterbury people will attend the grand concert to be given by the church choir and other local singers.
 William Carney, for three years mail, ing clerk at the postoffice, has rendered his resignation to Postmaster Doherty to take effect immediately. Frank K. Woolworth has been appointed as MT Carney's successor and took charge of the office this afternoon.
 A new counterfeit one dollar silver certificate, produced by photographic process and printed from gelatine state. It bears the check letter B and is signed by w. $. Rose crans, registrar of the treasury, and J. N. Huston, treas urer of the United States.
 Agent Pierce of the Humane society said this morning that he had not made application to the district court for an order for sending Allie Jenks to the in dustl ial school for girls. Mir Pierce said that the girls mother asks that she be sent to the industrial school and it is probable that she will be committed to that institution.
 A Frenchman named Dumond has been around the large manufacturers of this state during the past few weeks en- deavoring to secure their cooperation in II s.Iss try for a new die-making machine he has invented. He has already established a factory in Paris, and his invention is pronounced by all who have seen it, a much needed improvement.
 At the regular meeting of Evangeline circle, c. of F., held in G. A. R. hall last evening, the following officers were elected c. C., Annie Howard; sec, Minnie White; financial secretary, Mary Walsh; trearurer, M. J. Colloty; record ing secretary, Mamie Shea; R. G., Han nah Reilly; l.. G., Josephine Pierce; l. G., Maria Costello; O. G., Lizzie Shee- ran.
 Daniel Carroll, aged 27 years, died last night at his home on Baldwin street. MT Carroll was foreman at the Water bury Buckle company's works and was very popular with the employees. The funeral will take place to St Patrick's church at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Court Wolf Tone, A. O. F. of A., of which the deceased was member, will be represented at the funeral.
 The annual inspection of Companies G and A was conducted in the armory last night under the direction of Adju- tant-General Embler assisted by Captain Kellogg of General Watson's ataff. There were only five absentees, one from Company G and four from Com. pany A. The inspection occupied less than an hour and Captains Wolff and Stocking were complimented by the adjutant general upon the good showing made.
 The old superstition concerning the fatality within year to any party of 13 received an illustration at the last an. nual meeting of the past grand com manders of the Knights Templer of Con- necticut. There were 13 past grand commanders present and since the meet ing one of the number, Past Grand Commander DilSeman of Waterbury, has died. To some minds such coincidence is "strong as proof of holy writ."-New London Day.
 The striking ivory sawyers of the Wa terbury Button factory are still out. Superintendent Smith made over. lures to two of the strikers, but they re. fused to return to work unless the six who went out are included in the com promise. In the meantime two new men are struggling with the work. The pay of the turner's has been increased one.quarter of cent gross, which is equivalent to from fifteen to twenty cents a day, by Superintendent Smith.
 A swindler has been reaping harvest among the servant girls in different parts of the state during the past few days. He presents himself at the kitchen door of a house, gets the atten- tion of the servants, aud produces box filled with envelopes. For 25 cents a girl can draw one of these envelopes warranted to contain anything from $1 bill upwards. She is instructed not to open the envelope until the man calls again next day. Of course, that is the last seen of him. It is an old trick, but it has been working very successfully.