Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-08
CITY NEWS.

hall this evening.
 The Baker Opera Co in 'The Beggar "at the opera house this even ing. Miss Jennie Van Voort of Paterson N. J, is the guest of the Rev J. A. Null cahy.
 Frank w. Gilman of this city is wanted by the New Haven police for the theft of a coat.
 The Arlington Social club will give a sociable in Music hall, on Thursday evening, February %.
 Mir and Mrs William J. Finnegan | have returned from their wedding trip | and have gone to housekeeping on Fair view street. There is an epidemic of diphtheria in Hartford. Within month more than | twenty five deaths from the malady | have occurred. Jean Baptiste Levesque, aged Il years, of No 79 Jewelry street, died yesterday morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning,
 A man who said he was John Young of Waterbury, was sentenced to three months in jail, Saturday, at Hartford, for assaulting another man.
 Judge Bradstreet to-day granted a degree of foreclosure in the suit of Susan Spencer vs E. s. Meers ct al. The amount of claim is $1 ,273.80.
 An anniversary high mass for the | late William F. Dillon, will be cele- brated in the church of the Sacred Heart at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 New Haven police have sent out a general alarm for John Dunn, sentenced to three months in jail for wife beating, who escaped from the city court.
 The Waterbury Wheel Club will hold a "smoker" in the rooms tonight over the Citizens bank. The club has re- gently moved into the front room of the building.
 William Christian fell on the icy walk while coming out of No 2's engine house this morning, sustaining a concussion of the spine. Dr Frost was called and says that the man is seriously injured.
 Tickets for the entertainment to be given in the opera house on Monday, February go, by the children of St ception church choir, went on sale to- day at Kilbride's drug store
 Supreme Treasurer P. D. Ryan of the Knights of Columbus will to-day pay S1, ,00O each to the heirs of M. F. O'Brien of Branford; Thomas German, Meriden; J. J. Lardner, Hartford; Thomas Scan- Ian, Southing ton, and Timothy Meehan, Meriden.
 Sheridan council held an enthusiastic meeting yesterday afternoon. Two new members were initiated. The ball ticket money went rolling in so lively the committee predicts that the coming reception will be the largest of the season.
 The Meriden Journal is without a doubt the most successful newspaper ill Connecticut. Although young in years it has increased its capital stock to $6O 000 the new stock being taken by the old stockholders, and will erect a foul story block.
 Twenty-ffth enCampment of the G A, R. department of Connecticut takes place in Danbury tomorrow, anc Wednesday. Among the guests will bt Commander in-chief John Palmer O Albany and staff, who will arrive early Tuesday morning. Governor Bulkele1 and staff will also be present.
 At meeting of the Connecticut Pres association, held in Meriden Saturda, night, it was decided to hold the spring meeting of the association in Hartford on Saturday evening, April 23. Water bury would have been selected for tn gathering, but for the poor railroad ia cilitieS.
 An order from Superintendent Dewe P of the New York & New England roa regulating the speed of trains crossing the Towantic trestle, states that tn speed of first-class trains must not ex ceed fifteen miles an hour, while tn conductors of second-class trains ar \ cautioned not to exceed the rate of te miles an hour.
 Officer John Sullivan, who has bee laid off for over a month, having nearl severed his great toe while chopin wood, was surprised on Saturday whe he received an envelope containing hi full months salary. The purse wa made up by the other policemen, and t say that Officer Sullivan is grateful fo :, the practical sympathy shown would b putting it mildly. Doorman O'Brier who is i'll, also received a months pa from the members of the force. y, General Orders No 19, just issue from the headquarters of the Firs Regiment, Hibernian Rifles, announc these appointments: P. McGovern (
 Hartford, to be judge advocate, wit 4 rank of major, vice John H. Griffin ( of Bridgeport, to be paymaster, wit rank of first lieutenant, vice Joh Moran of New London, resigned. D ,l Dever is a graduate of Trinity colleg 3" Dublin, and served in the English nav for nine years.
 Adam letter and Peter Gallaght
 bought tickets from New Rochelle
 Mount Vernon in October. 1891. IT conductor collected the tickets and {; in Pelhamville again demanded then tn They claimed that they had given u
 tickets up, but the conductor put thel off the train. They proved their inn
 cence of evasion of fare, and brougl suit against the New Haven Railroa company for $1 ,000. Saturday the ca!
 was compromised by the payment
 $500. The fare to Mount Vernon
 eight cents.
 For the first time since they parted = Waterbury eighteen months ago, sa,
 the Bridgeport News, William Bradle
 met his wife Nellie, Saturday in tn
 city, and m order to celebrate the
 reunion they went on a spree. The visited many places and imbibed free . in ardent spirits until each had mo
 than they could carry convenientl