Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-18
CITY NEWS.

 Sergeant Cox predicts for today, flair { weather, stationary temperature; for Thursday, showers, cooler. There was no police court this morn l ing, the cases being nolled. Both judges are absent from the city to-day. Jack Flemming, famiIiarly known as 'sLittle Jack" for the past year with Samuel Greenberg, has accepted posi- tion with George Kleber. Work was commenced this morning by Contractor Thompson in blasting out the rock which will be used in the foun- dation of the new almshouse.
 Barcelona Council, K. of c. will in- stall it's newly elected officers on next Friday evening, at St Patrick's hall. All members of the K. of c. are invited to attend.
 A cablegram has been received from James J. Mccarthy, who left for Europe some weeks ago. He is now in London and will leave for Paris to- morrow.
 In Che Waterbury superior court, at New Haven yesterday, a continuance was granted in the case of Coughlin vs Atwood, owing to the illness of the de- fendant's wife.
 Harry Moses, while hurrying to the fire this morning, lost his sanitary memorandum book. The finder will be rewarded by leaving the same in the city clerks office.
 Workmen have been busy for the past few days repairing the Bucks Hill road and the roads on West Side hill. They will put them in better condition than they have been in years.
 Fl. s. Abbott of 400 North Main street, had three fingers cut off at the second joint and his hand badly mangled, on circular saw, yesterday. Dr Faber dressed the wounds.
 In the suit of Addison T. Hall of New Haven vs E. A. Camp of this city, action to recover payment for wagon, Justice Gallagher of New Haven has given Hall judgment for $70 and costs.
 Fred c. Abbott went to Ashville, N. To-, this morning to visit his wife who is sojourning in that town for the benefit of her health. He said that Mrs Abbott was improving rapidly in the southern climate.
 The committee of arrangements of | the Second division, A. O. H., have en- company the division at the state par ade of the order in Bridgeport, on June 15.
 George Robarts, employed by the Singer Manufacturing company, re- ceived a dispatch this morning announc- ing that his brother, aged 21, had died in Brooklyn. MT Robarts left on the first train for New York.
 George B. Johnson of 42S South Main street was given a pleasant surprise by party of friends at his residence last evening. Mir Johnson has been em- ployed for a number of years at Holmes, Booth & Haydens' factory as an en- graver, and he left to-day to take a similar position with a firm in Cincin- natl, Ohio.
 Railway men do not think that the Boston and Long Island express trains will be continued much longer. The n day trains do not pay much better than the night trains did, after they leave A Waterbury, and the trains frequently go across the sound with five or six pas. a sengers.
 Lieutenant Colonel Burpee conducted battalion drill of Companies c and E s Tn New Haven last night. Lieutenant r Fitzpatrick acted as adjutant. Tonight 1t Colonel Burpee will have charge of the D other companies in New Haven on battalion drill and Captain Dickinson will act as adjutant.
 Third Assistant Engineer Ed Hazen 7 having left Waterbury, a vacancy occurs on the board of engineers which it is reported, the board of fire commis.
 
 their next meeting. Speculation is rife as to who the fireman is that will be promoted to the place,
 The Bishop street and Washington 7 schools are finally to have a new system of closets as soon as plans can be pre- pared; the much needed sewer connec tions will be also made with the build N ings. This will stop the complaining oi the people residing in the neighborhooC of those schools.
 The Connecticut board of manager. for the worlds fair, at the meeting al the capital yesterday afternoon, ac cepted the report of the building com ? mittee on the Connecticut building al the fair. This gives the construction o the building to Tracy Brothers of Wa terbury, whose bid was $9,97O.
 Co G elected three more recruits las of night. The company has now more meI } evening inspection will be held by Cap tain Kellogg. On field day the two loca companies will practice only at 100 anC N 200 yard targets, as the new street be le ing put through the field interferes witl the other distances.
 The train which leaves Waterbury a = 6:07 p. m,, on the Naugatuck division will, on and after Monday next, leav, n- at 5:45. This is caused by a change ii Y the time of leaving which has beer "a made for the express out of Bridgepor ,e with which the 6:07 connects. Tn, Is Watertown train will leave at 6:12 D. m instead of 6:15, on Monday and after.
 The annual meeting of the Harmonic society was held last night, the olt - officers being unanimously reelected Secretary Boyd declined to serve again but was prevailed upon to hold tn office for the present. Votes of thank to those who assisted at the recen festival were passed and a handsomel, / | hOlInd vnlunna 0f ttCk paulD x.yoS ,oro