Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-15
CITY NEWS.

evening. The architects working on plans for | the new almshouse will submit their | work on February 24.
 Superintendent G. W. Beach is to-day attending the monthly meeting of the superintendents of the Consolidated road, at New Haven.
 At a special meeting of the road commissioners to be held tonight, the question of putting the stone crusher to work, will be considered.
 Phelan is giving a decorated cup, saucer and plate, fourteen inch deco rated platter ,or china milk pitcher, with one pound of tea or baking powder. At the annual meeting of the Maltby, Stevens 6 Curtis Co, in WallIngford on Saturday, D. s. Maltby of this city was elected president and a member of the board of directors.
 l An year old son of William Black stock of Vine street, fell down a flight of stairs early this morning, breaking his right arm above the elbow. Dr Faber set the fracture.
 T. I. Driggs, who has been a great sufferer from rheumatism for several months, left for Hot Springs, Ark, to- day. Mrs Driggs and family will go south in few days.
 The o'clock New England passenger train from the east, was fifty minutes late this morning owing to delay caused by the derailing of freight cars near Charter Oak park.
 About thirty-five members of the Quinnipiac club of New Haven pre- sented one of their number, Redmond V. Beach, lately appointed paymaster of the Second regiment, with an elegant swoId and belt at the club house, last Saturday night.
 The annual dinner and two days out ing of the Nosahogan Piscatorial asso- citation, which was to begin this morn- ing at Bantam lake, has been postponed on account of the weather of yesterday, which discouraged the committee. The trip will be made within a week.
 The first sociable of the Second Ward Social club will be held on Tuesday evening of next week in Music hall. A special feature will be a voting con- test for a gold headed cane, between presidents of the different social clubs of the city. Already large number of tickets have been sold.
 It is expected that the investigation by the democratic committee into the conduct of Representative Healy, of Windsor Locks, will not be held next Thursday at Hartford, as Albert H. Walker, who is one of the principal witnesses against Healy, has an impera- tive engagement in Buffalo this week.
 c. N. Woodward, who has been q train dispatcher for many years on the New York G New England railroad, has been appointed chief train dispatcher between Boston and Hartford. He is receiving many congratulations for the efficient way business is handled on his , division.
 Comptroller Staub has declined tc pay bill of w. A. Post 6 Go, amount ing to about $500, for furnishings sup piled to the Storrs Agricultural school The goods were ordered by one of the trustees of the school for the new build mgs, but Mir Staub holds that, the appropriation for the new buildings having been exhausted, he cannot make any further payments.
 New Haven Courier: Edward q Andrews of Waterbury is, very sick al his sons residence on Meadow street this city, with the grip and consump tion. Mir Andrews is a brother to MT. Wesley J. Squires of Bridgeport formerly of this city, whose husband died recently, her mother, formerly o Waterbury, dying a week or two later.
 Application has been made to tht supreme council of the Catholic Benevo lent Legion, by the councils of Con necticut, for a state charter. Tn, papers have been signed by all of thC chancellors of the state and a meetinf to discuss the matter will be held within the next few weeks. Waterbury coun Gil has voted in favor of state organi zation.
 The Boston Commercial Bulletin l says that at the annual meeting of tn, New York & New England railroad il March there will be a general clearing out and that General Manager Howard will have to go. At each "fop" thu New England tries the demoralizine experiment of changing men. WheT the connection to the Poughkeepsi, ] bridge is completed the New England road will be by several miles s5orte1 route from here than is the Centra New England.
 . It may not be generally known tha = the mechanical work, or a large part o it, on the first machine invented fol rolling cigarettes, was done by Corneliu Collins, who is at present employed by w. J. Coughlin. Mir Collins was at tha ' time employed in Waterbury, and tn, inventor of the machine, MT Ludding ton, was also a resident of that city The machine would turn out one cigar h cite a second, or 36,000 a day. Som, improvements have been made on tn, machine since it's invention Middle town Press.
 A double wedding took place in Ger mania hall in New Haven at 6 o'clocl last evening. The contracting partie. D were Miss Lizzie Weyles and Charles n Cohn of Waterbury, and Miss May Weyles and Jacob Aronson of New Haven. The brides were sisters anC the daughters of David Weyles et Brooklyn. The ceremony was per formed under canopy of purple silk ir accordance NVich the orthodox Jewish rites. Rabbi J. L. Sacks, pastor ol BNai Jacob temple, officiated. - Aurora borealis held high carnival ir the northern regions on Saturday even ing, presenting a very beautiful anC awe inspiring appearance. The rays ot the setting sun and the rising moor were concentrated in that particular spot, which had the tendency to creat, = in the minds of the timid, feelings O. ! ,1 T