Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-21
CITY NEWS.

this evening.
 Several Waterbury people attended | the Whittemore-B Brockway wedding at | Naugatuck this afternoon.
 Miss Mary Carney died this morning at her home, 134 Scovill street. The funeral will take place Friday.
 J. w. Mcdonald was one of the judges at the firemen's tournament at the state fair at Meriden to-day.
 Baggagemaster Dan Maloney is this week performing the duties of con- ductor on the Naugatuck division.
 The Horse railroad company have in preparation a new time card, giving the schedule and other matters in connec- tion with the running of their cars.
 Constable Rigney went to Ansonia yesterday afternoon and replevied eighteen tubs of butter, consigned by Boston firm to M. F. Connolly's store in that place.
 D. T. Hart lost a valuable horse last night from pluro-pneumonia. Dr Bland reports an unusually large number of cases of this disease and collie in Wa terbury at present.
 Edward Tracy has+commenced new block on East Main street. It will be three story frame building to contain two stores and four tenements. The plans were drawn by Architect Jackson.
 The 1:21 D. m. train on the Naugatuck division was delayed twelve minutes to- day on account of having a special car to leave in Naugatuck, filled with guests to the Whittemore-Brockway wedding.
 Waterbury'a contingent to the na- tional encampment of the G. A. R., did not reach Washington until o'clock yesterday morning. The delay was caused by the great amount of travel on the roads between Baltimore and Wash ington.
 John Humphrey and Miss Mary Ship ley were married at the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning. Lizzie Shipley bridesmaid. The Rev Father Mulcahy performed the cere- mony.
 The New York & New England rail- road company have applied to Governor BulkeleY for the appointment of special policemen to act on the trains during the Danbury fair from October to 10. The names of the men are as follows: John F. McDermott, Charles Russell, Frank Stanton, Edward Beecher and Charles Taussig.
 Cardinal Gibbons has received a con- munication from Rome to the effect that the pope has granted to the faith ful of the United States a dispensation from the law of abstinence on Friday, October 21, the day set aside by the president for the civic festivities in honor of Columbus and the four hun dredth anniversary of the discovery of America.
 The funeral of Miss Nora Corbett took place to the church of the Immaculate Conception this morning where the ser vices were conducted by the Rev Father Dineen. The bearers were Miles F. Daley, James Freney, John Powers, Thomas McGrath, Thomas Kilmartin and John Geraghty. The remains were taken to Great Burlington, Mass, for burial.
 The store occupied by P. J. Bolan 30 to 94 Bank street, is being remodelled. The floor is to be let down even with the walk and an entire new front put | in. The entrances which are now on the north and south ends of the store will be closed and a single entrance placed in the center of the building. Large plate glass show windows will be placed on either side of the entrance. When finished the front will be similar to that of J. B. Mullings' store and there will be many facilities for showing goods to advantage.
 At special meeting of Companies G and A, held last evening, it was voted to go to New York, October 12, to take part in the Columbus celebration in that city. The entire Second regiment have now voted to attend. The Waterbury companies will leave the city shortly after o'clock Tuesday, October II, anC go to New Haven where the regiment
 will be assembled. The journey thence to New York will be by boat. Return ing the regiment will leave New York at midnight of the 18th. The compan ies will receive their camp pay on next Friday night. The annual inspection oi state property will take place on next Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock conducted by QuaPtermaster General Rudd.
 The ten-round fight in a twenty -fouI foot ring at Bridgeport last night at the Ateletic club rooms, between Ike Will Hams of Bridgeport and Jim Jamisor (colored) of New York, for $500 purse and a side bet of $100 was won by Will lIams, who greatly overmatched his opponent and virtually knocked him out of the ring in the second round. Frank Moore, the 130 pound champion of New Jersey, and Ed Brady backed Jamison and Ed Klaus and Michael Gillespie oi Bridgeport acted for Williams. R. J. Donahue, sporting editor of the New York Recorder, was referee. The fight was largely attended.