Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-13
CITY NEWS.

The condition of William Milton is re- ported to-day as being no better.
 The will of John Casey was filed for probate to-day in the probate court.
 Henry A. Lawlor returned Saturday evening from ten weeks visit in Cali fornia.
 Rev Charles Burke of North Adams, Mass, is visiting John O'Nein and family.
 The graduating exercises of the High school, class '9l, will take place this evening.
 The State Democratic club will hold it's annual meeting in this city Friday afternoon.
 A special meeting of the East End Democratic club will be held at s o'clock this evening.
 The Rev Francis T. Russell will de- liver select readings in the Y. NJ. c. A. hall at New Britain tomorrow evening. Clearing out sale of all the spring overcoats at Brett x Co.'S. Now is the time to buy one at about your own price.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy will deliver his lecture on "The Passion Play" at the opera house in Naugatuck to-mor- row evening.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, higher temperatures; fair on Tuesday followed by rain Tuesday night or We'd nesday morning.
 An honest man is the noblest work of God. An honest, economical, absolute remedy for dirt is one of the noblPst works of man. It's lavine.
 The. Rogers & Brother tug-of-war team have accepted the challenge of | tha Go,Nuil fonEt, fn havn annthar YNYll Thursday evening, at the sociable of Co F., Hibernian rifles.
 The Rev w. w. Bowditch, formerly of this city and for the past two years pastor of the John street NJ. E.. church in New York, has been transferred to Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Wednesday the commissioners of this and Fairfield counties will meet to ar range for temporary bridge across the Housatonic at Derby. The cost will be about $2,000.
 The deadlock affects the state prison. | The directors have consulted as to what means should be taken as regards the running of the prison, there being nc appropriation because of the legislative controversy, but nothing definite was decided upon.
 The case of James Sutton vs John Donovan of Bridgeport, is being heard before Judge Bradstreet in the district court to-day. It is an action to recover for the expense of feeding over 100 pigs owned by the defendant.
 The financial statement of the First Methodist church for the last confer once year shows receipts amounting tC A,3S9 60 and expenses amounting tC S4, ,656.50. The church debt was reduced during the year from $14, 800 to 5000.
 The last of the winter serles of Sun day evening concerts in Concordia hal was given last night. The hall wa: crowded with members of the societ y and their friends and a fine programme of vocal and instrumental music wa, rendered.
 The mission now being held at S Ann's church is being largely attended This week will be devoted cXclusivel ly to the men of the parish. The Rev Father Amyot preached last evening on how to prepare to make the mission The Rev Father Gladu will preach thi evening.
 The report that there was an out break of smallpox at the almshouse il entirely without foundation. None 0 the eighty-two inmates at the hous have been exposed to the disease. Th' woman at the pest house will probably recover, and it is not probable that thu disease will spread. Many residents O. the Abrigador district barred their arm and were vaccinated to-day.
 M. w. Stehbins, local manager of tn, Singer Manufacturing company was bit ten on the arm by n dog while approach ing the rear door of house in tn, northern part of the city Friday. Th wound was cauterized by Dr Frost Yesterday morning c. E. Mast wa badly bitten in the forearm as the resul of interfering with his dog, which wa worrying a cat. He also was atte ndet by Dr Frost.
 The chapters of St. Andrews brother hood held meeting yesterday unde the auspices of St Johns and Trinit, churches. At 9:30 in the morning holy communion was celebrated and at 10:3 k. J. Lewis Parks of Middletown deliv cred sermon in St John church. At D. m. a conference wa held in Trinity church, and the closin, exercises, which were for men, were helC last evening Tn Trinity church. Ad dresses were made by the Rev E. s Lines of New Haven, Dr Parks, H. H Heminway, diocesan president and H. A Sill of St. Chrysostom's church, N. Y. who is a member of the council.
 Cleveland's magnificent minstrels vii appear at the opera house Tuesday even ing. An exchange says that those wh really love a good entertainment vii find the company one that will fill ever requirement.. The organization has jus completed a wonderfully successful sea son in New York.