Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-09-09
CITY NEWS.

| open a store in TOrrington.
 $. P. Williams offers for sale on easy terms fine residence on Field street.
 Miss Benedict registered yesterday at the Paris office of the New York World. The Rev Father Lynch of Providence is visiting his aunt on Laurel street.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, stationary temperatures; fair on Thurs | day. The books of the town will close to- | morrow. After that date no bills will | be received. The Rev Dr Mcdonald of the Provi- | dence diocese is visiting Dr E. w. Mo Donald. The annual meeting of the Connecti- ut fife and drum corps is being held in New Britain to-day.
 Work upon Burnham street is pro- gressing rapidly. The board will look over the ground this afternoon.
 Mrs Carey and daughter and Miss | Curry of Derby, are visitors at the con- vent of Notre Dame to-day. Court Meany's Pride circle will give a fair and festival in the City hall, Octo- Der 6, ', 8, 9 and 10.
 | The New York and New England iilroad will give another excursion to l Boston on September IT.
 | One hundred and fifty pupils are en- rolled at the High school this term. The ten rooms in the Brooklyn new school are also well filled.
 Mrs Wingblad, who was shot by her husband Ill Seymour, Sunday, and who | is now at the home of her mother on Maple street, is recovering.
 A New England road brakeman named Lang, fell from the cars at Brewsters at o'clock this afternoon. His back was broken and he will dle.
 Patrolman Dean returned last even- ing from Brattleboro, Vt, where he was called on account of the serious illness of his daughter, Mrs Wheeler. Her con- dition is still serious.
 Edward McDermott of Ansonia was charged with drunkenness, in the police court this morning. He was told to skedaddle and stood not upon the order of his going.
 The Hartford Post last evening pub lished portion of the obituary of Law yer Samuel F. Jones. MT Jones is not dead yet, however, and strong hopes are entertained for his recovery.
 The new second degree will be worked by the local councils of the K. of C., at St Patrick's hall Friday evening. Grand Knight Phelan, Secretary Colwell and many other prominent members will be present.
 The Hartford city council at special meeting last night passed a resolution making nine hours days work for city laborers, the pay to be at the ten-hour rate. A similar resolution without the ten-hOurs pay clause was passed recently.
 A laborer employed by Contractor Kennedy, who is moving the old Brook lyn school house, was struck to day with a crOwbar which was being used to turn a capstan. His left shoulder was dislo, cated and he received bad gash on the head.
 Dr Anderson, who has been assisting Dr Axtelle during the past two months will leave for, New York to morrow where he is house surgeon in the Women's hospital. Dr. Anderson made \ many friends during his stay here. The iourneymen barbers held meet ing in Marcus Hellmanns building las evening, to agItate an early closing movement. About fifty were present It was voted that petition be pre- sented to the proprietOrs of barber shop in town, asking them to agree to clos at o'clock every Monday, Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings. The ladies are treated to a tempting display of fall and winter dress materi aIs in Reid & Hughes south window his week. This display, which is quit /. artistic, is the work of Mir Kimball, wh shows unusual taste in window decor - ating. The fine show of blankets in tn north window is reasonable and attraC ' tive.
 7 Extensive preparations are being mad
 by Bridgeport undertakers for the thir
 annual meeting of the Funeral Direct
 ors' association of Connecticut, to
 h,l1 it,1 1N ,l ball sR,p
 Wednesday, September 16. The object , of the association are the promotion C
 better social relations among undertak
 CTS, and the advancement of mutus o business interests.
 i'll A large party of Waterbury peopl
 will leave on Monday for a ten day
 visit to the battle fields of the late wal
 The party includes Captain Colby, $. A
 and Major F. A. Spencer,I. Kamak ,Joh nn Carthy, Mir and Mrs Ralph N. BlakesleC ie Thomas Hill, w. O. Gulford, Tres h. Andrews and many others. gh The annual reunion of Companies od and B, First Connecticut Volunteers, lrr being held in Torrington to-day. On ng hundred members are present and In banquet will be held this afternoon as Conley's hotel. The following officer
 were elected: President, w. B. Ell
 IerfyVllle; wee president, Charles
 Allen of Waterbury; secretary, Jamt
 c. Taylor of Hartford; treasurer, T. Foster of Goshen.
 Fireman Vanderburg of the New Enl
 land road, left his engine in the yard ,r East Hartford, about II o'clock Monda 'A night, and has not been seen since. H
 is described as being about 38 years olt
 with dark eyes, and black moustacl
 He has recently been sick and it is feare f that his mind was affected. Any info ''' nation should be left at Nobles dru store in East Hartford.
 {" John E. Curran of New Britain, who . horse was entered at the races at tl
 driving park, came here yesterday an
 found his trotter in very bad shape. H
 sent the horse here two weeks ago to
 put in training, but instead of gettin
 the horse ready for the races the hos l,
 has haan dnincr tho NnunntIlclc 1tnIIc