Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-09-18
CITY NE WS.

''Faust" at the opera house this even- ing. Mrs Frederick Fitts, of 2s9 Bank street, died yesterday of pneumonia. The Rev Father Brennan of Green port, l.. l., is visiting Dr B. A. OHara. The Connecticut Eclectic Medical as- sociationg will meet in Hartford October Miss Julia Fitzpatrick left this morn- ing for East Morris, where she will spend ten days vacation.
 Dr Mcdonald will sail for New York next Saturday, arriving in Waterbury about Monday, September 20.
 The Misses Sarah and Kate Finn, and Miss Mary Fox, who have been in Europe several months, arrived home last night. The Connecticut State Teachers as- sociation will hold its forty-fourth an- nual convention in New Haven, October 16, IT and IS.
 The forty hours devotion at St Ann's church closed with a high mass by the pastor, Rev Fr Bourret, at 9:3O o'clock this morning.
 F. w. Field for several years operator with Forester Clark, photographer, at Pittsfield Mass, has entered the employ of the Crane Art company.
 Councilman J. H. Guernsey and H. W. Lake returned last evening, after six weeks trip in the west. They were in Spokane Falls, Denver and other large cities of the west.
 The regimental shoot of the Second regiment will be postponed from Sep tember 26 to October 9. This Is owing to the bad weather, which has prevented the militiamen from practicing at the range.
 Thomas E. Guest and Miss Florence Borchardt were married yesterday after- noon, at the home of the bride, No T3 North Elm street. The ceremony was performed by Rev Dr Rowland, rector ot St Johns church.
 The funeral of Mrs F. J. Donohue took place from the residence of her sister no Kingsbury street, to the church of the Sacred Heart, at S:30 o'clock this morn ing, where a requiem mass was said by Rev Father Treanor. The burial was lh St Joseph's cemetery.
 The twenty.eighth annual reunion of the Twenty-second regiment, c. V., Is being held in Hartford to-day, Colonel George Burnham presiding. About 25O veterans are in attendance. A pleasant feature of the reunion was the presenta. tion to Colonel Burnham of a purse ot $l00.
 Beginning to-day mail for Naugatuck and Housatonic valleys which have left at a. m. and P. m. will leave an hour and half later and arrive an hour and half earlier than formerly. Two through western mails are also to be eX- pedited by use of the Derby road.-New Haven Palladium.
 The new rules formulated by the board of directors, Knights of Columbus, for the examination of all applicants for membership, are now in force and much more stringent than the old ones. They remove all responsibility from the medi- cal examiner us to the rejection or ad- mission of a member.
 Thomas Bemas of New Hampshire, middle brakeman on the New York x New England west-bound freight, step- ped off his traiu just as it stopped at the Air Line junction at Willimantic last night and was instantly killed by the engine of the steamboat train on the New London Northern road.
 The wife of J. J. Wolfe of Birming- ham writes from that place that she is looking for her husband, who left home on the third inst, and has not been seen since. He is draughtsman and was employed at the foundry in that place. She hopes that any bridge or iron foundry to whom he may apply for em- ployment, will let her know of his whereabouts.
 Sergeant Cox of the United States signal station at New Haven, is entitled to much credit as u weather sharp. Yes terday morning he came out squarely with his forecast for to-day ,"clear," and contrary to all other prognosticators cor rectly predicted the coming of fine weather after ten days of rain. Unti o'clock tomorrow morning he predict: fair weather, stationary temperature.
 The undertakers of the state had [ convention in New Haven yesterday, a which papers of interest to the profes sicn were read and officers elected tC serve when called upon. Parenthetical ly it might be remarked that there i something ominouS about the presence of republicans and undertakers in con vention in the same city at the sam' hour. It is prophetic of defeat.
 It is reported on good authority tha Darwin BruZie the driver of the No hose wagon is to resign his position or the 1st of October. Should this be a fac Henry Loucks, driver of steamer No will take the hose wagon and the new driver will take the steamer. Drive Bruzie has been one of the most trust worthy men in the department ant should he persist in his determination t resign, an efficient driver will be lost t. company No2.