Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-07-26
CITY NEWS.

Q. N. G., will meet in New Haven on evening.
 Saturday, July 30, the Waterbury Watch Go will close it works for four weeks vacation.
 Rev Father Murphy of the Sacred Heart church is rapidly convalescing | from-his long and serious illness.
 Forecast for Connecticut until 8 p. | m. Wednesday,: Flair, possibly local showers this evening, stationary temper ature.
 Dr O'Connor left yesterday for the Catskill mountains, accompanied by his | brother, Rev Father O'Connor of New | Haven.
 The Rose Hill Social club entertained l the members of the Cleveland minstrels last evening in royal style after the en- in the opera house.
 Reporter Durant has sold his dog "Satan" to A. M. Dickinson. Satan" has great fighting qualities and can trace his ancestry back to the days of Noah, so it is said.
 The union excursion to Savin Rock on Saturday will afford an excellent oppor- tunity for Waterbury people to enjoy days outing. The special train will leave the Naugatuck station at 7:3O.
 The Rev Father Mulcahy attended the excursion of the societies of the church of the Sacred Heart of New Haven, to Glen Island to-day. Father Mulcahy was formerly pastor of that parish.
 Hereafter all lawyers that receive students for tuition must specify promptly when such students begin to study law in their offices Otherwise a students study of law will be pro- longed.
 At noon to-day Partree's thermometer on Bank street registered ninety-five de- grees, one point higher than yesterday. In the DEMOCRAT office at 3 o'clock the mercury registered ninety-two degrees, the highest point reached this season. John J. Scully, D. H. Hickey, M. E. Curly, F. w. Connor and wife spent Sunday with Martin F. Connor of Springfield, Mass. Mrs John Scully and Mrs ID. H. Hickey returned with them after spending three weeks in Spring field.
 The committee appointed by the court of common council to give a public hearing and to consider on what terms and conditions the Horse Railroad Co should be allowed to use electricity, will hold. the public hearing tonight at 8 o'clock in the district court room.
 The case of assault against Bernard Dressell, which has been continued for some time, was brought to a sudden ending this morning by Judge Brad street. He heard only a part of the closed the case by suspending judg- ment.
 All the mayors of the state have ac- cepted Mayor Marigold's invitation to meet at Bridgeport and enjoy shore dinner, Wednesday of this week, except Mayor John Walsh of New Britain, who cannot be present, but that city will probably be represented by the president \ of the board of aldermen.
 A drummer who frequently visits Waterbury had an amusing experience | at a local hotel on Saturday evening. He was hungry and called for fried potatoes among other things. The waiter paralyZed him with the informa- tion that they didn't fry potatoes on Saturdays!
 | Arrangements are being made for a grand military tournament to be held in New Haven in September. The affair will be given under the auspices of the first and second companies Governors horse guard. There are to be valuable prizes for different contests. The events are to be open to all military men of the state.
 There seems to be peculiar disease in the city by which many people are af- fected. It makes It's appearance as a Idysentery and is accompanied by cramps in the stomach and quite often
 by vomiting and great distress. Some attribute it to ice water drinking, while others lay the trouble to canned goods. Even the doctors are not certain as to it's nature.
 The German Catholic societies of the state met at Bridgeport yesterday. Eighty delegates attended the conven, tion and there were over 1 ,000 men In the parade. A sermon on Affixed Mar riages" was delivered by Rev Father La
 Melle of New York, and Father Schaele of New Haven spoke upon Christian
 Family Life." It was decided to hold the next convention in Hartford, on the
 last Monday in July, 1893.
 w. H. Lane of HoIyoke, Mass, and employed by the Berlin Bridge Co, in putting the iron roof on the Waterbury
 Brass company's new building, fell a distance of twenty-five feet yesterday afternoon, breaking one of the bones of
 his right foot, straining his back and driving his teeth through his upper lip.
 He was removed to the hospital and at tended by Dr Axtelle. He is about 27 years of age and unmarried.
 The house of Wm McGrath on Magill street, was struck by the lightning yes
 terday at the east end at the top of the
 cornice, which was torn completely of
 on one side. The shingles were torn up
 in several places also. On Pemberton
 street the house of Patrick Shanahan
 was also struck apparently on the
 chimney which was badly damaged
 thence passing along the Iidge board and coming down the conductor tearing
 a piece off the veranda and entering the Iground.
 There is more talk concerning 6
 possible sale of the New England road
 to the Consolidated. But these rumors are denied by the latter. The chief cause for the belief that Consolidated
 people wish to obtain the New England
 is that it will give them an inlet to
 Boston. Officials of the New York,
 New Haven & Hartford say with New York, Providence 6 Boston in theil
 possession, which runs so near Boston, il
 would not pay them to purchase the