Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-11
CITY NEWS.

annual musicale and reception, Friday evening, May 22.
 E. H. Jones of Naugatuck has been appointed baggagemaster at the Union City station.
 The glass blowers are drawing crowds to 80 South Main street. Every visitor receives a specimen of their work.
 Charles Barberri, who was injured by a New England road train at Hartford Thursday, died Saturday.
 The Horse Railroad company have be- gun W ork on the extension of their East Main street lines to Silver street.
 The new mail train made its first run on the New England road yesterday, bringing in four passengers and taking out two.
 Five new open cars have arrived here for the horse railroad, making twelve in all. The cars will be put on the tracks tomorrow.
 The north window in Brett & Co.'S store is filled with odd coats, worth from $S to $11, which are being closed out at $4.50.
 The matter of having a grand celebra- tion in 1892 is being discussed by the Knight of Columbus throughout the state.
 To avoid house cleaning some men go south, some go north, some go crazy; All this can be avoided if lavine is used for cleansing.
 At the meeting of the Nosahogan Pis- catorial association held Saturday even- ing George N. Egan was elected secre- tary, c. H. Hart having resigned on ac- count of press of business.
 Charles Watkins, aged 45 years, en- ployed at the Scovill house died, yester- day afternoon, of pneumonia, at the resi- dence of F. N. Robinson on South Will low street. The remains were taken to New Haven this morning for burial.
 As there are two mild cases of scarlet fever at the county jail and the presence of two more is suspected no religious exercises were held there yesterday. The jail authorities are taking all pre- cautions to prevent spread of the dis ease.
 The committee having in charge the arrangements for the third anniversary of Court Stephen J. Meany, met Satur- day evening and prepared an elaborate programme. The committee is as fol- lows: Thomas H. Prior, George Foley, James Knox, John McEvoy and Joseph Provost.
 The weather yesterday was warm, but gentle breeze was stirring and the day was thoroughly enjoyed by thousands of promenaders. A heavy fall of rain is the only thing now needed to make everybody happy.
 The property known as the Pelham property on Quarry street is offered for sale by James E. Russell. Mir Pelham some time ago transferred the mortgage upon the place to the Mercantile Co., operative bank and deeded the property t1N ShnninOrDP .& n l0tfnF. caring to hold the property it will be sold at sacrifice.
 The national convention of the repre- sentatives of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, throughout the United States, which will assemble in New York at noon tomorrow, will be one of the most important gatherings of the organisation that has ever been held. It is expected that over three hundred delegates will be present. The members of the road board were out this afternoon examining the intend ed layout of the tracks of the Water bury Horse Railroad on East Main street. | The company was ordered to lay the tracks in the center of the street, be- tween Williams and Silver streets and according to the grade given by the city engineer.
 The New Haven county commis- sioners have reserved their decision on the license application of John Murray of Southbury, which is opposed on the grounds that Southbury, with a popu- Iation of ,224, already has two saloons, that the proposed saloon is in plain sight l of school house and near the Roman Catholic church, and there are within half a mile of the place eight houses occupied solely by women.
 The long contested case of J. J. Began of Rockville, against the New England road. which has been in the courts for nearly two years, has been settled, the railroad company paying full claims with interest amounting to $14 ,000. The claim was for the destruction of Regan's warehouse filled with wool and shoddy by fire caused by sparks from a locomo tive. The case was tried in both the SUI perior and supreme court.
 A house car on the o'clock freight train from Bridgeport was discovered to be on fire when it reached the Derby depot Saturday morning, the roof hay ing caught fire from a spark from tht engine. The car was loaded with bar rels of oil and but for the timely dis covery it would have proved very dis
 with few pails of water and no dam age of consequence was done.
 The case of John Burns ct al vs P. J Strain and son was heard before Justic, Russell this morning. On April 2Sth
 while Mrs Burns was picking up chip on Manhan street the Strain boy anI some others began firing shots from al air gun at her. One of the shots strncl
 her on the haud, causin6 a painful
 wound Suit was brought against tn
 father of the boy for $100 damages. De