Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-04
CITY NEWS.

dict & Burnham's on Saturday.
 Louis M. Meyer of Chattanooga, Tenn, formerly tax collector of this city and town, Is visiting Frederick Nuhn.
 Mrs Francis D. Ray, aged 57, died at her home in Waterville, yesterday. The funeral will take place at 2 p. m. to- morrow.
 Ford's store in Watervllle was entered by burglars Fridry night and a qnatity of cigars taken. The police are at work on the case.
 Mrs Etta Wood, aged S4 years, wife of Samuel w. Wood, died last night of pleuro-pneumonia, at her home on South Main street.
 The board of fire commissioners and the court of common council will meet this evening. The former board will discuss the extension of the fire limits.
 Many thermometers registered as high as eighty degrees yesterday. It was an day, and everybody was out without wraps.
 w. A. McQuaid and John J. Lane of New Haven, spent Sunday with friends in this city. The former was one of the speakers in the Yale-Harvard debate last week.
 Edward Doyle of Baldwin street, whose arm was torn off at the Benedict & Burnham factory several weeks ago, was out yesterday for the first time since he was injured.
 The captains of the tug-of-war teams that contemplate participating in the Fast day contest, are requested to meet at John Hurley's, on Baldwin street, Thursday evening.
 Miss Leopondine Allqrd, aged 20 Nf O.. The funeral took place this morning at 9:30, to St Ann's church, where a re- quiem high mass was celebrated.
 Phoenix Fire company, No 1, is mak- ing extensive preparations for the cele- bration of the forty-fourth anniversary of the organization of the company, which will take place on Thursday, May 5.
 The different church Choirs have in preparation special music for easter At the Sacred Heart church, as usual, Bergen's orchestra will assist Minis celebrated vespers will be sung in the evening.
 F. H. Blake, the defaulting leader of the Amerlcan band, was released from the station house Saturday evening, friends having furnished the necessary bonds for his appearance before Tues day s police court.
 Andrew Stine was fined S5 in the police court this morning. He was charged with breach of the peace. Joseph and Thomas Novella, charged with similar offences, settled by each paying $10.
 Frank Boylan, who was removed to the hospital ou Thursday, from his rooms at 90 Bank street, died to-day. aged 27 years. He was a brother of Charles Boylan. Another brother lives in Troy, N. Y., and third in Hartford.
 Hartford Courant says: If you want to hear Mir Sake, wherever he may be speaking in the state, just open your windows. We are planning iron shut ters for the Courant building in the hope of being able to work after he be- comes active on the stump.
 Professor Bartlett, Prof J. A. Moran, M. J. Daily and James Strong of the Choral society attended the production of Priscilla" at Middletown, Friday night. Mir Tackaberry, who will act the part of Hatebad Higgins when the opera is brought out by the Choral society, is a Wesleyan student. Miss Smith of Hartford will be Priscilla"
 The fortieth anniversary of the organization of the Second Congrega- tional church was celebrated yesterday The morning service opened with an interesting paper by Deacon D. F. Maltby, on the Organization of the Church" The next subject was ''Its Membership" prepared by Mrs c. Bene- dict. During the forty years 1 ,466 per sons have become members of the church, 851 by profession of faith and Sl5 by letter. The present membership IS S44. Other interesting papers were also read at the evening service.
 The Concordia Singing society at it's meeting yesterday afternoon held an interesting discussion on the advisa- bility of building a home of it's own. and appointed the following committee to look up the matter: President John L. Saxe, Daniel Kiefer and Christian Hauser. At the earnest request of the management of the state bund the society voted to attend the coming sangerfest in New Britain, although no part will be taken in the singing.
 A string of six trout, weighing twelve ounces, represented the Saturday catch of one of Waterbury's most enthusiastic fishermen. The streams are very low owing to the great drought of last year. On this account the catches are small and tiabby. Local fisherman say that unless there is heavy rainfall soon the fishing will be seriously hurt by .minx and other water plunderers in the vicin- ity of the hills, the water course being exceptional low.
 Conductor Brewer of the New Eng land road, who died at Danburv. SatuT- day, from injuries received on Friday, was to have been married this week to Miss Susie Tillman of Matteawan. When he reached the hospital he was too weak to submit to an operation. He asked for pencil and paper and in sisted upon writing brief note to Miss Iillman in his own hand to assure her that he was not seriously hurt. He asked the physician to forward the message to her, which was done, and the lady was at his bedside when he died.
 Henry Warburton, who was sentenced to ten days in the town house, Saturday. Tor drunkenness, was searched by super intendent Thompson, as is the custom.