Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-29
CITY NEWS.


 The Acme ball team will hold an im- portant meeting this evening.
 The Rev Father Murphy returned this morning from visit to New York. < G. F. Holland will leave on Monday to do advance work for tile cCarthy's Mishaps" company.
 s' The measurements for the new organ ! of the church of the Sacred Heart were taken this week.
 The police 'are on the lookout for a Waterbury boy who escaped from the reform school at Meriden on Tuesday.
 James J. Mccarthy of the DEMOCRAT will sail for Europe tomorrow on the Devonia of the Anchor line.
 The closing festival of the Waterbury Industrial school will beiheld at Leaven- worth hall tomorrow afternoon.
 James Hyland, aged 57 years, died this morning at his home on Cook street. The funeral will take place on Sunday.
 Frederick c. Miller and Miss Kittie N. Brown, were married last evening at the home of the brides parents in Wa terville.
 Maurice Mccarthy, who injured his knee some time ago, underwent a second operation, by Dr Castle, this morning. He expects to fully recover.
 Speedwel lodge, K. of F., will meet with Excelsior council, O. U. A. M., to take steps toward erecting a building for fraternity purposes.
 Perry Nelson, farmer from Litch- field, was the only prisoner in the police court this morning. He was fined $5 an costs for drunkenness.
 Fred Quintard, formerly of the grocery firm of Quintard 6 Merriam, has bought out the restaurant of David Cowell in New Haven, and will take possession on May 1.
 Phelan is having an immense trade with his baking powder, and no wonder; the ottomans that he is giving away are worth double the price paid for the bak- ing powder.
 Bishop Hood of North Carolina will preside at the 47th annual session of the New England conference of the A. M. B. Zion churches, which opens Tn this city on June 9.
 The remalns of the late Father Lan- caster, were brought from Watertown on the 3:10 train this afternoon and will be removed on the 4:05 to Hartford where the interment will take place.
 It is rumored among the employees of | the New York & New England road that Trainmaster M. G. Thayer is to re- sign. His successor will be. R. c. Dickson, formerly of the Rome, Water town and Ogdenburg railway.
 Michael H. Russell, the assistant superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, who has been so very sick, is reported much improved to- day and Dr Castle expresses great hopes of his being around Tn little while. ! Ne Al. Mems Catholic Literary association will be held this evening in Music hall, and promises to be one of the successful events of the season. Bergen's orchestra will furnish music; prompting by Uffen. dale.
 The free present counter is ready fol tomorrow at Phelan's tea store, Platt's block. The household that does not SC. cure a pound of Phelan's tea and present will miss the greatest bargain ever presented to the people of Water bury.
 The Waterbury: Turn Verien gave ar excellent athletic exhibition in the opera ) house last night, before a small au dience. The programme included Cal lsthenics by the ladies and junior mem bers, exercises on the parallel bars, clul swinging, wrestling and other feats.
 Frederick Wilhelm Lodge, K. of P gave very enjoyable sociable in Con cordia hall last night. There was larg attendance and twenty-two number were danced. The grand march was let by Mir and Mrs Albert Bley. Faulman' orchestra and Prompter Hoffman wer . in the points.
 There are a number of cases of scarle fever of a mild form in the south par of the town, beyond the city limits The cases are in a district not thickl populated, apparently enjoying all tn conditions; consequently the cause of tn disease is puzzling the attending physi clans.
 Once more the delinquent taxpayer are notified by ex-Collector Coughla that he is making out liens and that O. Saturday he will give them last OF portunity to settle. The military ta delinquents are also notified that the . have until May 9th. After that date al = claims will be given to Constabl Brzezinski.
 Some weeks ago Weather Prophe Horace Johnson announced in thes f columns that disturbance would pu in it's appearance April 25. It was pu !. down as likely to produce a variety c weather. Mir Johnson remarked yeste1 day that his storm had already appearc in the west and was coming this way He expected some heavy electrical pht 0 nomena and included snow among tn possibilities.
 Rev w. Fl. Barton, the new pastor C = the First Methodist church, was ter dered a reception in the parlors, las evening, by the parishioners. AG dresses were made by O. s. Chapman
 B. T. Harding, J. T. Smith and Mrs W O. Guilford. Supper was served by tn
 Ladies' Aid society, and between the aC dresses selections were rendered by ol male quartette. The exercises close
 with an address by the pastor.
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 closed yesterday in Boston at 92. Tn
 dividend of 3i per cent, declared pay
 able in May, has been enjoined, and th A indpa has decided tha cornnanv sIn,