Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-09
CITY NEWS.

Dr R. A. O'Hara, who has been sui ferer from au aggravated attack of the grip for two weeks, is able to be out.
 E. F.. F. McMahon of the DEMOCRAT has been confined to the house for three weeks with inflammation of the eyes.
 The United Press is contemplating | establishing state branch of the l bureau of press clippings, with an office | in this city. Arrangements are progressing nicely | for the annual concert and reception of Sheridan council at City hall, Friday evening, February 10.
 A state convention to consider measures for the suppression of saloons will be held in the First Presby yterian church, Bridgeport, on Wednesday, January 19.
 The holidays are gone now and you will probably have few moments in which to buy good substantial clothing, at the Upson, Singleton X cOmpany's store.
 Barcelona council, K. of C., will meet tomorrow evening. Every member IS requested to be present, as the new by laws will be offered for the approval of the council.
 Superintendent Thompson of the almshouse, when asked to day about the health of the inmates. said that they are sick from the cellar to the garret. The number of inmates in the institution at present is 1 l6.
 The annual meeting of the board of trade wilt be held Monday evening, for the purpose of electing officers and making final arrangements for the entertainment of the state board at its annual meeting in this city.
 nf hn sN was attached at New Britaip Friday night. in a suit brought by Mrs Mary X. | Hraly, formerly of this city, to recover 26O, claimed to be due for a week < board of ten members of the company.
 Austin Corbin, the new president of the New York X New England railroad, has appointed Charles NJ. Jacobs con .ulting engineer and Everett R. Reynolds assistant to the president Both gentlemen have been associated with Mr C0rhin's management of the Long Island railroad.
 The annual meeting of the Masonic Mutual Benefit association was held in New Haven last evening. The total membership at present is 2.565. During the wear there were f0rty-siX deaths and assessments amounting to S45, ,000 were paid, and St9 ,000 was paid from the sur plus and contingent funds.
 At the annual meeting of Citizens Engine Co. No ,, officers were elected as follows Foreman, ID J. Markert; first assistant, J. F.. French; second assis' tant, w. T. Oviatt; secretary. I. E, Brown; treasurer, Edward Keeling steward. Dayton Lnsher; auditing com mitter, C. C. Donaldson, F. R. Lines and J. j. Lines.
 The Consolidated road and their fire. men are still on the outs. The propo' sition sent to the mrn by the officials was returned in ar amended form. The fremen with Chief Arthur were in consultation al New Haven until noon yesterday. What they did could not be learned. They will meet again tomorrow.
 James L0ngw0rth met with serious accident at his home on the corner Ot River and Baldwin streets this morning Mir LOngworth was walking out back ot his stables, and slipped on a small icy surface which was covered with snow He fell breaking his left leg. DI Axtelle was called and found that bOtl bones of the leg were fractured.
 The Benedict & Burnham rolling mill was shut down to. day. The ole water wheel. which has been in. ust nearly half century is to be replaced I Over and it is probable that the whee at Benedict's would have been taken Ou years ago, but for sort of .atft ctiOI that they have for it.
 Arguments were made before Judg, Shipman in the circuit court in Hart ford, yesterday, on bill of complaint filed by the plaintiff in the case of Isaat F. Williams and the National Rubbe company vs the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe company of Naugatuck The bill of complaint was filed in July lS90 for an alleged infringement of al improvement in arctics.
 Druggist Charles A. Rapelye of Hart ford yesterday received from Comp : troller Staub an order for $50, beini his salary for six months, due DeCembe = 1, as member of the state pharmac, commission. The other members of tn commission were paid their salarie when due, but MT Rapelye's was with held by the comptroller oni account O his having been reappointed by Gov ernor Bulkeley.
 Alfred Williams, proprietor of a but ter store in Torrington, was tried bef0r Justice Spttle yesterday on complain of Assistant Dairy Commissioner Eato of North Haven, for violating the oleC
 margarine laws which regulate tn proper uISplaS ol slSuS' he WaS lOun guilty and bound over to the next tern of the superior court. Williams als
 runs a butter store in Danbury an
 Ansonia. He was formerly of this city u Frederick Wilhelm lodge, k. of P, }. elected the following officers last night Q P. C., Henry Miller; C. C., JOh a Thomas; V. C., Samuel Segall; F . Michael Nogt; NJ. at A., Max Coher u K. of R. and S.. Charles Schmidt; M. c
 E., William Borchardt; Nj. of F
 Michael Blick; 1. G., Paul Meerlandel 0. G., Christian Malsch; trustee, Chris
 tian Malsch; representatives to gran
 lodge. Charles Schmidt and Christia
 Malsch. Three candidates received tn
 third degree.
 And still the dogs are disappearing
 No less than four valuable canines hay
 been lost the present week, and a