Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-02
CITY NE WS.

"The Gypsy's Fortune" at the opera house this evening.
 The Y. NJ. c. A. kept open house last evening and many callers were received.
 The New Haven Palladium begins the New Year with a new dress of type, and showing other improvements.
 Four new vestibuled sleepers were recently received and placed in use on the Washington express.
 Conductor Fred Gregory is confined to his home by illness and conductor Frank Scott is running the train. Sergeant Cox of the New Haven sig nal station predicts much colder, clear ing weather, for tomorrow. A holiday celebration of the Sunday school of the Second Congregational church was held in the church last even- ing.
 The funeral of Mrs Sarah A. Case. who died in Meriden Tuesday, was at tended from the Hall Memorial chapel this morning.
 H. Hyde, we'll known to Waterbury shippers, as agent of the Erie Despatch | fast freight line, has been made Eastern division freight agent of the New Eng | land road.
 J. B. Mullings, clothier, has reduced every garment on his counters twenty per cent. Some great bargains are offered. The goods are all new ana | fresh.
 The meeting of the boards of road and sewer commissioners called for last evening, was not held owing to lack of | a quorum. Another effort to meet will | be made this evening. Edward Bland, bookkeeper at Mat thews & Wlllard's, has resigned to ac- cept the position of secretary of the Matthews & Ireland company, of Detroit, Mich.
 The rooms of the Young Women's | Friendly league, on Abbott avenue. were opened yesterday for the first time, and many callers were entertained. The rooms will be open every evening until 10 o'clock.
 The Hartford authorities have begun to act under the ordinance recently passed for protection from electric light wires, and have discovered a number of unsafe poles and wires which will be removed.
 Mrs Mary Monaghan, aged 5S years. died last evening at her home, No 23O East Main street. The funeral will take | place at GAO tomorrow morning, the re- mains leaving on the 1:30 train for bur ial at New Hartford.
 The New Britain Herald sighs for the establishment of board of trade in that town and says the progress of New Bri tain has been very slow the past few years and not in keeping with her sister cities of Waterbury and Meriden.
 Matthew Kennedy has opened an office in room 10, Platt's block, and en- gagged in the fire and life insurance busi- ness. Tenements to rent and rents col
 ected He is also agent for the Warren Steamship company of Boston.
 The Waterbury polo team defeated the Birmingham's at both games at the lat ter place yesterday. The score of the afternoon game was : to 3. and the evening game i to ?. The boys feel very proud of thelr double victory. They will play the Springfield league club at the rink this evening.
 Janitor Egan is the next one of the City hall occupants to become i'll. Al one time every member of the select mems office was down sick. Everyone in the hall is complaining and Auditor Cassin reports this morning that Judge Phelan has been afflicted with the south.
 It is generally understood, tn ( New Englaed road is soon to be Clivid ed into three divisions instead of two as at present. Under the new arrangements the Hartford division, with headquarters at Hartford. will extend from Williman tic to Waterbury and include the Rock vile branch and the Springfield divis- ion. Superintendent Farley will have charge of this division. It is understood that Train-master C. N. Chevalier of the Providence division. will be promot- ed to the superintendency of the West ern division. and superintendent Eaven- son continue in charge of the eastern division.