Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-07
CITY NEWS.

 menced in the DEMOCRAT in few days. Carton Summons was fined $5 and costs this morning for drunkenness. James Conroy was let off with fine of $5.
 The funeral of Joseph Chirifoly, aged two months, took place at o'clock yesterday afternoon to Calvary ceme- ter.
 Rev J. A. Mulcahy took part in the ceremony of blessing the new Catholic cemetery in Naugatuck yesterday after noon.
 Frank P. Gardner of Danielsonville, who was struck and injured by loco motive, is suing the New England road for $1 ,000.
 D. w. Deane, formerly of this city, but now of New York, is in Waterbury to-day and will cast his vote for Cleve land tomorrow.
 The common council will probably do no business this evening, but will ad- iourn as soon as called together on ac- count of its being the eve of election. Richard Flynn, the brakeman who was injured on the New England road at Towantic, Friday morning, is improv ing rapidly and will be able to be remov ed to his home in few days. The we'll known T. R. McNamara of | the Frohman staff, representing "Mr Wilkinson's Widows" company, was in this city to day. He has travelled ex- tensively during the past two months and says that it everywhere looks like Cleveland.
 Miss Mary Flynn, aged % years, died this morning at 4 o'clock, at her late home 46 Pleasant street, after an illness of four days with pneumonia. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning at o'clock to the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 The two weeks mission given under | the direction of the Jesuit fathers, closed at the church of the Immaculate Conception last night. The reverend tendance during the mission. They left for New York on the SEQ train this morning.
 | According to the highest legal au- thority the power of appointing a superintendent of highways is conferred upon a majority of the board of select men. This will give the control of Wa | terbury's roads to Messrs McElligott and Grelle, the democratic majority of the board.
 A conference of the paid officers of association will be held at Bridgeport, November 10. The morning session will be held with the chairman, Dr l. De Yer Warner who will serve a collation. at noon. The afternoon session will occur in the association building. A dinner will be served in the evening followed by informal speeches.
 Timothy Shay, resident of Charter Oak and employed in the Elmwood pottery, was struck by the cars on the New England road at Elmwood, about .O0 GDk NSr.I,k SkA oI1 injured. It is said Shay was sitting on the track when struck. If such is the case it is miracle that he was not killed, but his skull was crushed. He was removed to the hospital, and is getting along nicely and will recover.
 The Hon J. c. Monaghan of Provi- dence was in this city yesterday and visited the Concordia society last even. ing and made a brief address to the members. MT Monaghan said that he noticed a great majority of our de- signers in silverware, in cotton goods, wall paper and in the machinery dies of our manufacturers, were foreigners, principally Germans. The reason for this is that the boys are taught those branches in the public schools, or, at least, the rudiments of those branches, and the matter is entirely neglected III this county. He hoped to see a change in this matter before long.
 The Connecticut division of the Lrague of American Wheelmen is after the bicycle thieves. The stealing of bicycles is being carried on so exten- sively of late that at a meeting of the division last week a resolution was passed to pay reward of $25 for the conviction of any person stealing a wheel from a member of the division. One of the largest manufacturers in the country offers $100 for the convic- tion of any person stealing one of his wheels. With these provisions cycle thieves should be scarce in this state. It is probable that other divisions of the league will follow the Connecticut divisions plan.
 A large audience attended the cele bration of the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Y. M. c. A, at the First Congre gational church last evening. The com bined choirs of the First and Trinity churches sung the anthems, under the direction of Organist A. s. Gibson President L. J. Atwood told about the progress of the association's new home Secretary Folsom detailed the affairs ot the association, and paid high compli ment to the work of the Ladies' aux. Hilary. Rev F. D. Buckley, rector oi Trinity church. made an able and libera address, which contained a strong ples for the religion which cheers. The Rev ' J. G. Davenport, Rev w. P. Elsdon Rev w. H. Barton and Rev Dr Ander son also assisted at the services. A col lection was taken up to help defray th' expenses of the association during th' year.
 The 119 votes supposed to be missing from the revised voting lists have beer accounted for. When the registrar counted up after completing their worl they announced that the total numbe of votes on the lists was 7,242. On Sa turday they discovered that instead O that number there were 7 7,344 names or the list, thus accounting for 102 of thu names supposed to have been dropped Sixteen names were erased a " duplicates" having been or lists in two places, thus leaving only ont name unaccounted for, and that will probably be found. The registrars fee greatly relieved, now that the matte Ehac beau aatisfactori1v pxnlained fn