Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-03-31
CTTY NEWS.


John Cuddy, an old resident OF this
city, is very low at his home on
Grove street.
from Senator HawleY accepting an invIr
tation to be present at the press banquet
in Hartford on April 90.
Prof E. L, Laubin Of Thomaston, who
Is well known here, has accepted the
position OF organist in the First Baptist
church at New Britain.
The friends Of Patrick Thomas O'Con.
nor will be pleased to know that he
graduated with honors last week at the
Bellevue hospital medical college.
A three year old child named Bren-
nan, was knocked down on Brewster
street, yesterday, and painfully injured,
by team driven by two unknown men.
The Regular Fourth Ward Democratic
club will meet aG the rooms ON Pleasant
street, Friday evening. All members
and those wishing to join are requested
to be present.
The liberal display of small flags seen
in many parts of the city to-day had no
reference to Lord Salisburys back down.
They only meant that the different
breweries were delivering the famous
book beer about the city.
There was a ground whisper yester-
day that some important news was to
come out relative to New York & New
England. Vanderbilt brokers were said
to be buying the stock, and President
Parsons also was buyer. The price
advanced nearly a full point.
The Wadhams' Relief corps gave a
calico sociable in G. A. r. hall last even
ing. There was a large attendance and
the affair was successfully directed by a
committee consisting of Mrs Jennie
Corner, Mrs Hannah Korngiebel, Mrs
Lucy French, Mrs Caroline Hoyt and
Mrs Lydia Burns.
S. E. Percival, the brakeman who was
injured in the wreck on the New Eng
land road at Wheaton's, Tuesday morn
ing, died from his Injuries, at the hospi-
tai, shortly after o'clock last evening.
Two OF his brothers came on here yes
terday, from Port Jervis. The body
will be buried at that place.
A box filled with wild flowers in an
excellent state of preservation was re-
ceived yesterday from Edward L.
Maloney. In a letter accompanying
them he says they were gathered
around the suburbs of Charleston, S. C.,
while he was out riding the other day
| with Roger Connor, who was in the CITY
with the Philadelphia.
A collector started out yesterday with
bills against property owners from
whose sidewalks snow was cleaned dur
ing the winter by the street inspector.
the owners having neglected to comply
with the law. Most of the property
owners refused to pay the bills and it is
probable that the city attorney will take
hand in the matter.
J. Otis Wardwell presented to the
railroad committee Of the Massachu-
sets legislature yesterday bill to allow
the New York & New England Railroad
company to issue bonds, secured bv
mortgage, to the extent of one-half its
capital stock. He said similar bills
would be submitted to the legislatures
OF New York, Rhode Islanl and Con-
necticut. The amount of bonds to be
issued is about 81 100000.
The state democratic club will hold
its annual meeting and BANQUET at
warner hall, New Haven, this evening.
order at 6:3O p. M. by President s. E.
Baldwin, after which members and
guests will sit down to the BANQUET.
Secretary James T. Moran said last
night that he had received responses
from about seventy-five, notifying him
that they would be present. EX-Goy-
ernor Waller, Professor E. j, Phelps.
Professor Knapp, Ex-Judge L. B. Nor
ris, Senator Fox, Senator Read and a
dozen OF the democratic representatives
The annual meeting of the First Ban
tIst church society was held last night,
Inc receipts OF the church for the wear
were 81 ,576, and the collections amounted
to 1927. The Membership was shown 20
be 571 and of the Sunday school 400
The following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: Clerk, n. F, Sanford .
treasurer, John T. Trott, church com,
mittee, E. L. Ashley, S. T. Trott and W.
A. Robbins; collector, A. D. Smith: f.
nance committee, A. j. Shipley. d. L.
Smith, s. A. Risdomand, A. D. Smith:
advisory committee, the pastor, clerk
deacon, ); Llttlejohn, w. O'Neil, j. II,
auditors j. Littlejohn, w. c. Myers and
E. N. Folsom.
Under the new military regulations.
regiments are divided into two or three
battalions as the case may be. A short
time ago Colonel Doherty divided the
Second regiment into two battaIions
appointing Lieutenant Colonel Lee of
New Haven commander of the first
battalion while Major Burpee was
placed in charge Of the second. These
officers under the regulations have the
oPPCinVLiohC VI an aoJutant and SER
gent-malor, the former to be commits
stoned officer, chosen from among the
lieutenants of their command, and the
latter to be non-commissioned officer
chosen from among the non-commis-
stoned officers. Major Burpee has not
as yet made his appointments but will
do so In few days. Lieutenant FitZ-
patrick will be appointed major,
1t is already evident that the new DOS.
tai cards are favorably received.
The old card, still in use, is of a medium
size compared with the new ones. the
small, medium and large being respec.
Livery designed A, b, and G. The new
sizes, A and @, were first issued on de-
partment order Of December IS, 1891. to
all post offices of the first class, and the
shipment of these cards were so timed
that all these Offices received their sun.
Plies on the a2nd of December, when a
little more than 5000, 900 of A and
nearly 10 600 ono of n ,.,o,o - N 80