Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-16
CITY NEVIS.

trade will be held at $50 o'clock this | evening. 4 special meeting of the East End Democratic club will be held at 3 3o'clock Sunday afternoon. Reporter Durant, of the Republican,is confined to his room, suffering from sprained ankle.
 The fourth annual concert and soeia- ble of the Acme Social club will be held in City hall this evening.
 Organized charity is a charitable thing. And to cleanse some of the seekers after charity would be a dsSir able thing. Use lavine.
 The board of health will hold a meet ing within a few days, to take some action upon the selectmen's decision in regard to collecting the garbage. The friends of F. J. Brown would like to see him executive secretary for Gov ernor Morris, and it is said his chances for receiving the appointment are good.
 T. Barrett's fancy goods store, 55 Bank street, is closed to-day arranging stock for the great sale of hosiery, gloves, corsets, underwear, etc, to open tomorrow morning at o'clock. Franklin Farrell of Ansonia entertain ed number of distinguished guests
  present werc D. $. Plume and Hon $. W. Kellogg of this city.
 Local branch, No 113S, Order of the Iron Hall, will hold public meeting at Johnson hall, Tuesday evening. Promi- | nent speakers will be present and will discuss the merits of the order. | Patrick Horan and John Lambert, for whose arrest warrants had been issued, gave themselves up to the police yester- day. They arc charged with assaulting John Shelvey and wife, and will be tried tomorrow morning.
 The Burns club have decided not to give masquerade ball this year. In stead they will give an entertainment and banquet for the members and their families, in Concordia hall, Friday evening, January 23.
 l Christian G. Hoerle, foreman of the lamp-burner and buffiIng department at Holmes, Booth X Hay dens', has resign ed his position and will shortly enter a 1 Torrington concern as superintendent. Mir Hoerle is the minority representative upon the board of assessors.
 Mrs Daniel Finn. aged 2s years, sister Of John Nolan of Pemberton street and Michael Nolan of Pleasant street, died yesterday, at her home in Northampton, l this city for burial on the 12 o'clock train tomorrow. The interment will be in St Joseph's cemetery.
 New Britain contemplates the purchase of the Kensington water privilege, at $50 ,000, and has refusal good until January 24. Meriden has been agitating the purchase of the same privilege, but New Britain stepped in and secured the option.
 | Eugene Allen, engineer on Conductor Stars freight train on the NauSatuck road, who lives on Field street,is a happy man to-day, being just S5,000 richer than he was week ago. Owing to the Louisiana lottery law we can give no further particulars.
 The timberS of the bridge on the Mer- iden, Water bury X Connecticut River road at Westtield. that was undermined by the freshet Monday morning, have now been all taken down. The engine is still in the river, and she baggage car remains in the water about fifty yards below, near the bank. The wreckerS are still at work, but the progress made is small.
 The annual supper rendered to the choir of the Sacred Heart, by the organ ist, Mrs Lucien Wolff, was given at the l street, last night. There were present Rev Fathers TreAnor and Murphy. ths members of the choir and other friends The evening was spent in feasting, sing ing and dancing. It was after md night when the merry party said au Ievoir.
 The Naugatuck division commenced Wednesday, cutting the second crop ot ice on the Burrville pond. The first crop, gathered about three weeks ago measured from ten to twelve inches, the present crop is now fully twelve inches in thickness and the old ice which has not been disturbed measures nineteen inches. They will cut about 500 tons for the Harlem branch railroad.
 East bound freight tram No 64, on the New England road, about , o'clock yes terday, when one half mile west oi Bristol, crashed into an east bound freight, wrecking the caboose and throwing several cars off the track. The engine on No GA was slightly damaged No one was hurt. The train was on a heavy down grade and the engineer miscalCulated the distance between him and the train ahead until it was toe late. The road was cleared about 1C o'clock.
 The Connecticut association of Past Grand Commanders of Knights Tenn, plar, held a meeting at New Haven yes terday morning. w. k. Higby oi Bridgeport was elected president Daniel Calkins, East Lyme, vice presi dent, and E. C. Birdsey, Meriden, secre tary and treasurer. The committee on deceased members reported memoria eulogizing the late R. E. Sir Nathan Dikeman, of this city, which was ordered to be recorded on the minutes and ( copy be sent to the family. The asso citation adjourned after dinner. The summer meeting will be held in New London.
 Lynde Rowland's suit against the Consolidated road for damages for re tainlng in their possession S625 worth of his carriages, was tried before a jury in New Haven yesterday. Mir Rowland is carriage maker in Branford and ir 1889 opened a branch store in Water