Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-28
CITY NE WS.

 "The Two Sisters" at the opera house this evening. Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, | nearly stationary temperature. The tug -of-war team of Co B, A. O. Fl. Rifles, will have practice pull tonight at the armory.
 The condition of Nathan Dikeman, who is i'll with pneumonia, IS much bet ter to-day.
 The members of Co G who have qual flied will shoot for badges this afternoon at their rifle range.
 Lawyer Walsh of that place, was visit ing in town to-day.
 Colonel Doherty to-day issued an order detailing the usual fall work of the Second regiment.
 Captain c. c. Ford of New Haven, in- spector of rife practice of the Second regiment, is in town to-day.
 Quartermaster Sergeant Burns of Co c, Sarsfield Guard, of New Haven, visited friends in Waterbury yesterday.
 The trains on the New England road were delayed this morning on account of the derailment of several freight cars | near Danbury.
 A state association to be called the Connecticut Life Underwriters associa- tion was organized in Hartford yester- day. C. H. Bronson of this city was present.
 Mrs T. D. Healey of this city has leased the Park hotel in New Britain, and will take possession Saturday. November 1. It is one of the oldest and best known hotels in New Britain, located on Main street, facing the green.
 The New Haven and Fairfield county commissioners on Saturday voted to build bridge over the HOusatonic river, between Birmingham and Shel' ton, provided that these two towns pay for the approaches. The bridge will cost about $60, ,000, and will have drive way of 24 feet and passages of feet on either side for pedestrians.
 William Longley, brakeman on the Naugatuck division of the Consolidated road, had two fingers of his right hand badly crushed, yesterday afternoon while coupling cars at Bridgeport They were caught between the bump CTS. He called at the emergency hospi tai and had the injured members dressed.
 General Rudd, one of the inspecting officers of the C. N. G., inspected tho state property at the armory yesterday | NOI dIl dItlCIC was lhASSAhS Ah SAS'tS company, which IS the best showing tho local companies have ever made. Gen eral Rudd was highly pleased at tho result.
 The marriage of Edward H. H.Longwortl and Miss Maggie Hogan took place in Sl Patrick's church at 8 o'clock this morn ing, the ceremony being performed by the Rev Father Duggan. The bes couple were William Sharpe and Mis: Louise Lougworth. Mir and Mrs Long worth left Cn a wedding trip to New York. Upon their return they will re side on Baldwin street.
 Horace Johnson. the Hartford prog nosticator, has been prOphesying again According to him there is a harC winter before us. He bases his predic tion on the phenomenally large hay crop and the hard, thick shells of crabs He finds further veritication of the sigr in the two story muskrat houses. tho fleecy sort of wool on the inside of corr husks, the triple thick fur on squirrel and woodchucks and the unusual thick ness of pumpkin rinds.
 There are so many sick with cold here that one could readily believe tn city was experiencing another attack 0 the grip. The symptoms are similar t, those of the influenza. For weeks peo piS hANS bSSA Ot SSAN and the epidemic, instead of dying out seems to be increasing. The doctors re port a great many cases from all part of the city and the trouble does not seen to be confined to any particular section.
 Says the New Britain Herald; It the general opinion that the New Tor & New England road will purchase tn Meriden, Waterbury & Connection River road from Cromwell to Middle town, distance of only two miles, an extend the South Manchester branch t Gildersleeve, crossing the river over tn island between Cromwell and Portland This would enable the New Englan road to compete for the Middletown pas sengers and freight to Boston via Wa terbury. The Meriden road is for sale t l the highest bidder.