Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-11
CITY NEWS.

Dec ate ana illuminate TOT CO-0lRnLS parade, if you are a good democrat.
 The amount of ram which fell during Wednesday night and Thursday meas ured 1.73 inches.
 The work of remodeling the interior of the postoffice will probably be com pleted by January 1.
 A meeting of the German Catholic society will be held in St Patrick's hall at o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 Charles Thatcher has made a massive horn, eight feet in length, which will be used by an enthusiastic democrat in the parade tonight.
 At the conclusion of the parade this evening the band will march to the au- ditorium where the Acme Social club hold forth and play some concert music. The funeral of the late Charles Dalton will take place from the family residence on Mill street, to the church of the I'm maculate Conception, atS:30 tomorrow morning.
 The annual sociable of the Third division, A. O. H., will be held Thanks giving eve. Tickets, which are for sale by the members, are finding a ready | sale.
 At exactly 2:51 p. m., to-day the Harrison and Reid banner across Bank street from the republican headquarters was hauled in, by Frank Young and the democratic victory acknowledged.
 About thirty Italian workmen, who have spent the summer in the public works of this city, packed up their handkerchiefs and their summers earn ings this morning, and hied themselves away to winter quarters in New York city.
 D. Miller, corporal of Company A, had four fingers badly cut on a power press at the Scovill Manufacturing con- pany yesterday, The index finger had | to be amputated at the first joint, but Dr Benedict has hopes of saving the other three.
 Postmasters Sperry of New Haven, Doherty of this city and Dryhurst of Meriden, will meet at the New Haven office next Monday to give ratings of the tifty-four offices throughout the county. The rating is excellent, good, fair or poor, each office receiving a rating according to it's merit.
 Last nights cold wave quickly dried ! off pavements and cleared the air. At midnight the thermometers said it was 3G degrees above zero, a big drop from the temperature of yesterday and the storm was apparently over. A brisk wind disturbed the oxygen iberally enough for anybody.
 Philip Leduc was caught fighting on South Main street yesterday and was arrested by Officer Claffey. Leduc claimed he was not fighting, but was trying to get away from the other party. He was fined S3 and costs. Joseph Hatton went home drunk yesterday and smashed in a door and scared his wife and children half to death. This morn. ing he was fined S5 and costs on each oi two complaints.
 The sixth annual concert and sociable of the Acme Social club at the audi torium this evening promises to be the clubs most successful event. The sale of tickets has been large, and the com mittee of arrangements, T. Freney, T Winters, E. L. Maloney and E. Fitz patrick have worked hard to maintain for the club the reputation already won. Hallam will furnish the music and Uffendale will prompt.
 An important special meeting of the Center school district will be held il the district court room this evening The objects of the meeting are to selec a site for a new High school and tC make an appropriation for the erection of building. Judge Webster will pre- sent the need of new High school tC the meeting on behalf of the board O education. The subject of opening evening schools will also be considered. , A new weekly paper, the Valley Catholic, is about to be published il Waterbury, under the direction of tht Rev Dr Martin, who will also be editor with the approval of Right Rev BishoJ McMahon. The subscription price vii be Sl year and the first number vii appear on November 19. The pape will eschew politics. Among the con tributors to its columns will be the lead ing priests of the diocese.
 Invitations have been sent to the dem ocrats of Ansonia, Seymour, Naugatucl and ThOmastOn to take part in tn, parade. Every democrat in the city who has horse, is invited to bring i along and he at the north side of tho green at 1;3O. Several places of busi ness are decorating as we go to press and preparations have been made tt illuminate all along the route. Ada Keith, the year old daughter O George Keith of Fuller street, strayeC away, on the road to the Washington street school this morning, and wa brought to the police station. She wa able to tell her name, but could no remember where she lived. The polic were detailed to look up the matter. M Keith's address had changed since tn directory was published, but they located him and the little one was taken hom shortly before three o'clock this after noon.
 A tall woman, shabbily dressed, callet on Chris F. Downey this morning ant demanded a share of the Coyle estate The woman, who is evidently crazy said she gave the late Patrick Coyle pot of money, and the reason she di
 not demand it before is because sh s thought the longer she left it with him the more money she would get in tn end. Downey advised her to place he
 claim in Attorney O'Neill's hands. Sh
 went to see MT O'Neill, but soon re
 turned saying that he would not take u
 her claim.
 Abraham Erhlich, whose tailor sho
 was closed up by Constable O'Brien , few days ago, is likely to get himsel
 into more trouble. The officer placed k paddock on the door, as Erhlich refuse
 to give him his key. Yesterday it wa . found that Erhlich had been there an
 had tempered with the original lock I Al