Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-08-05
CTTY NEWS.

The road board inspected Farm street this morning.
 The Sweedes will hold service in the Second church lecture room at 7:3O this | evening.
 The quarterly conference of the as- sistant Catholic pastors of the state will be held at Hartford tomorrow.
 The board of health met this after noon at 4:30 and the board of road and sewer commissioners will meet tonight.
 aThe choir of the Sacred Heart church left this morning for days outing at Savin Rock.
 About 300 members of Mad River grange went to-day on an excursion to Savin Rock.
 A large concourse of friends and rela- tives from far and near, attended the golden wedding of MT and Mrs John Hooker at Hartford to-day.
 The Stratford Congregational society are at High Rock today. St PauPs church of. this city goes to the grove to- morrow.
 The doctors are anxious to meet the lawyers in a match game of ball and have issued them challenge to meet | on the diamond.
 The remains of Richard Costello, who | was killed by the cars, will be taken to Windsor Locks this afternoon for burial l tomorrow.
 Annie, the seven year old daughter of MT and Mrs John Fitzgerald of Bridge port, formerly of this city, died there this morning.
 Five of the seven new patrolmen will go on duty this evening. They are | Officers Mccarthy, Tehan, Claffey, Smith and Brickel.
 l John Leo who has refitted Woods old stand corner of Scovill and Spring streets, will open tonight. A dainty lunch will be provided free to all visitors.
 Kelly the baker has taken the hint thrown out by the DEMOCRAT and has l engaged the American band to give a | Saturday afternoon concert. l Superintendent Beach has received another letter from his son Edward, who is now in London. He met many Waterbury people in that city.
 John D. Barry and Miss Mary Lawlor were married by Rev Father Flemming at the church of the Immaculate Con | ception at 9 o'clock this morning. The local French Catholic societies have appointed, committee for the re- ception of the delegates to the French Catholic convention to be held in this city August 25.
 Frank Dugan, manager of the Meri- | den Brewing company was to-day bound over to the superior court by Judge Par dee for causing the death of Josephine | La France.
 Jacob Wank died at the insane asy- lum at Middletown Monday night. He was about 57 years of age and was re- moved there last December. A wife and three children survive him. The remains were brought here yesterday. Captain James c. Pratt of the First company Governors Foot Guard of Hartford. has rendered his resignation. He has been connected with the com pany twenty-four years, and retires with an honorable record of faithful and efficient service.
 Postmaster Doherty has for some time been in correspondence with the post office officials at Washington, asking for more office room. This morning he re- ceived a letter from First Assistant Postmaster General Whitfield saying that the matter has been placed in the hands of Inspector Stoddard, now in New England, who will visit the office in this city and look over the ground. Governor Bulkeley has appointed D. Ward Northrop of Middletown and | Frederick M. Lincoln of Hartford state auditors, but Frank l.. Rodgers of Fair field and w. Cecil Durand of Milford, whom they have been chosen to suc- ceed, assert that they remain in office and that the governor cannot legally fill their positions.
 | A Polander recently landed was prom ised employment up the Naugatuck road by one of the many employ ment agents in New York city. The Polander paid the agent for the promise and the two arrived in Bridgeport Monday even ing and stood on the depot platform for awhile when the agent had business in the waiting room and left the unsus- pecting greenhorn. That was the last seen of the agent. The Polander was cared for by sympathizing friends.
 All those who contemplate going on an excursion this season should bear in mind the excursion to Boston and Nan tasket Beach Thursday, August 13, and return same day or on any regular train the next day. The round trip tickets are only $2 and entitle the holder to a sail down Boston harbor to Downers Landing or Nantucket or to witness the ball game between Boston and Cleve- land. This excursion is belng conducted by Comstock lodge K. of F., which is enough to insure a good time to those who go, all are cordially invited. Tickets can be procured of members or at the New York 6 New England rail road station, train leaves Waterbury at 6:45.
 T Tell me not in mournful accents,
 Life is but an empty dream,
 When you use Lavine for washing