Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-19
CTTY NEWs.


 abundance at Upson & Singleton's.
 Postmaster Doherty to-day appointed Napoleon Bernier sub letter carrier.
 Comrade sociable will be given in Music hall on Thursday evening, April 21.
 The public schools opened with a large attendance to-day. The summer term will continue until June 24.
 The police have received word to be on the lookout for a boy who escaped from the reform school yesterday.
 Peter J. Byrnes has bought, through the agency of D. H. Tierney, the house of Charles OConnor, at 175 South Elm street.
 The Rev J. Curtin of Now Haven, formerly of St Patrick's church. was in town to-day, the guest of Rev F.. J. Murphy.
 There is no change to-day in the con- dition of the Rev Father Lancaster of Watertown, who is suffering from pneumonia.
 Many Waterbury people who spent the winter in the south, will return home this week. like" Kamak is ex- pected home to-day.
 The Rose Hill Social clubs entertain ment and festival opens .at City hall ONOAAASs UAohy SASACGck ready been sold and the attendance promises to be large.
 Miss Minnie Connor, who recently re- signed her position as teacher ingthe Washington street school Twill Ieaves on Thursday for Convent station, N. J., to enter St Elizabeth's convent of the Sis ters of Charity.
 A meeting of German Catholics will be held in St Patrick's hall at 4:3O o'clock next Sunday afternoon, for the purpose of organizing a society. Efforts will be made to have a German priest assigned to this city.
 The district committee held a special meeting last night and adopted the recommendation of the board of educa- tion that the salary of w. F. O'Connor, the new assistant principal at the High school, be fixed at $1 900. It was voted to purchase models for Prang's system of drawing, at a cost of $197.S0. William Platt and a friend were driving along on East Main street last evening when the horse became frightened and started to run. A fine Concord buggy was badly smashed and its occupants thrown out. They were but slightly hurt, however. The rig was owned by c. A. Sackett of Water street.
 Belle Boyd, the ex-Confederate spy, who lectured here short time ago, has been running in debt in different places l in Connecticut for some tune past. Her creditors in Hartford have attached her share of the receipts from her lectures at New Britain. Mrs Boyd is looking for bondsmen to dissolve the attachment.
 It has been reported that the Consoli- dated railroad thought of running a press excursion over the Providence and StoninRton road, which is the com pany's latest acquisition. Major Brom- ley of New Haven, when seen last night, pronounced the Story a pure work of imagination on the part of some one wanting ride.
 James Donoyan, fourteen-year-old boy, of New Haven, while attempting to fly kite six feet in height, made of linen cloth, was carried about twenty feet up in the air. Fearing that he would be carried still farther up, the boy let go his hold and fell heavily to the ground, striking on his side. He was not seriously hurt.
 Right Rev Bishop McMahon has ap. proved the appointments made by Father ODonnell, for the consecration of the cathedral in Hartford. Since Father ODonnell has made his report, | wv SACA BY A1CH nave WEIEGe0 aS kl0P 10 be excused, through illness. Father O'Donnell will have charge of the ar engagements for the press in addition to his other duties.
 An OK escaped from a Jefferson street blacksmith shop this morning and ran ! amuck through the streets creating much excitement. The frightened ani- nal was captured by horse car driver, but broke away and ran wildly up and down the street for several minutes pursued by crowd of men and boys. A number of horses were frightened, but no accidents occurred.
 A fine exhibition of pictures and lantern slides is being held this we elk, afternoons and evenings, at the rooms of the Waterbury Photographic society. Over 6O0 pictures are displayed, many prize winners being among the number. t1tty slides from various clubs of the country will be shown each evening. The admission is only fifteen cents and the exhibition is well worth many times that amount.
 The ladies of the Connecticut board of worlds fair managers will meet at Hartford this afternoon for organiza- ton. The nominations for New Haven county were received yesterday after noon and are: Mrs Franklin Farrell of Ansonia and Miss Lucy P. Trowbridpe of New Haven as principals, and Mrs 5. 5. Hamilton of Waterbury and Mrs Thomas Wallace, jr, of Ansonia as alter mates. The board is now complete ex- cept for one principal and one alternate from Middlesex county.
 The case of Longworth vs The Meri- den, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad company, which was before the jury in the district court to-day, came to an abrupt stand.still, upsett1ng the calculations of the legal fraternity, who had counted upon it's taking two or three days. The attorneys for the plaintiff amended their complaint, to which Mir Kellogg for the defendant entered a demurrer. This was over ruled by Judge Bradstreet. Motion for default will be put on the short calender and argued next Saturday. The inrv