Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-13
CITY NEWS.

MarIIn EeFRln nd5 ALlmCubC AllG OA | valentines which will be sold at your own price. -. Hawthorn lodge, Sons of St George, gave a masquerade sociable in the G. A. R. hall last evening.
 Dr Conkey's horse ran away on Pros, pect street yesterday afternoon, wreck ing the wagon.
 T. F. Costello, 252 Bank street, is clos ing out his entire stock of valentines at reduced prices.
 John Lahr, butcher, of Simonsville, made an assignment yesterday, naming William J. Schlegel as trustee.
 John Fitzgerald of the United States army, is home on furlough. He will re- turn to his company on Monday. City Clerk Kilduff is preparing for the printers the copy for the municipal l register for the year 1891. In future smoking will not be allowed l m the waiting rooms at the New York | X New England road station. General S. w. Kellogg was one of the 4peakers at the dinner of the republican league in New Haven last evening. An important meeting of Barcelona council, K. of C., will be held in St Patrick's hall tomorrow evening.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Mary Con dron of River street, will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to St Patrick's church.
 Now is the season of the year when you must be twarmly clothed to be happy. Go to the Upson & Singleton Clothing company.
 Kuant, of Brooklyn N. Y the costumer for the big Turn Verein ball, will be here Wednesday and Thursday next at the auditorium building.
 A meeting of the ladies and gentle men who impersonate characters in the play, Shamrock and Rose" is called for tomorrow after vespers at the Sacred Heart church.
 Colonel Burdett has filed his bond to the state, which has been accepted by the. quartermaster-genera who has directed the transfer of the state prop erty to Colonel Burdett
 Mrs Richard Sheridan of Carmen street fell on an icy sidewalk on Union street, last evening, receiving serious injuries. She was unconscious for more than an hour.
 The Foresters union fair will close this evening. Last night, as has been the case at each session, the attendance was very large. A handsome sum will be realized by the fair.
 Engineer James Brennan of the New England road, who was arrested in | Hartford several days ago for assault received notice of his discharge, yester . day, from Superintendent Barton.
 The Second division, A. O. H., vii meet for drill at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow , afternoon. An exhibition drill will be { , feature of the divisions annual sociabIe in the auditorium, February 26.
 Since General Superintendent Barton took hold, trains on the New England road have been running more nearly or schedule time, and there have beer fewer accidents on the main line.
 The sale of tickets for the annual re ception of Sheridan council, K. of C., tt be held in the City hall Friday evening of next week. has been unusually large A number of guests are expected iron out of town.
 William H. Sherwood, director of tE, piano department of the Chicago con servatory of music, will give a recita in the opera house on Monday evening He is pronounced one of the most emi nent pianists of the present age.
 It is said, in fact is to be expecte from generally observed custom, tha the election of B. E. Smith of Will r mantle as state department commando of the Grand Army of the Republic wi bring the annual encampment to Will mantle next year.
 The returns of the school committee for 1892 have been received at tn \ comptroller's office from all towns i the state except Middletown, town an \ city, and Ashford. The total enumera tion will be about 163, 300 or 600 nor than in 1891. The enumeration in tha year was exactly 2,000, more than i 1890, which was 159, ,241.
 TooI- out Fo,- of ,.,L are working brand new game. The . go about from house to house wit j small bottles of vile perfumery, whic they leave, as they say, as sample. The bottles are always opened by tn next day, when the fakirs return an '. demand twenty-five cents for the pel . fumery, which is not worth nicke In most cases they succeed in extor ing the money from their victims.
 The Entre Nous club held socia f session at the residence of MT and Ml |" William S. Jones, "A Franklin street last evening. The floors were crashe and dancing was indulged in to the ir spring stralns of Hallam's orchestla ,h Nearly one hundred guests were present among those from out of town bein James Hayes and Miss Hayes of Meriden Judge J. M Sweeney and wife and D Delaney of Naugatuck.
 John Finders, an old offender, was al rested this noon for assaulting Charle ID Blackman, hostler employed in one o Tn the stables on Livery alley. Finders wa drunk. He seized Blackman, who di = not know his treacherous nature, an before the hostler could get ava Finders drew a razor out of his yes pocket and slashed Blackman on the lief hand and wrist inflictingi two dee gashes. He then attempted to run away but was held until the arrival of an off cer. Blackman's wounds were dresse by physician. They are not dangerous
 A New Britain correspondent writes Quite an amusing story is told of lad resident of Park place in this city, wh sometime ago bought a horse and cal riage to drive for the benefit of he - health and enjoyment. One day thi