Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-08
CITY NEWS.

A full rehearsal of the Sacred Heart | church choir will be held this evening. l Mrs William Duncan of High street 1 and son, William J. Duncan, left this morning for New York. The New London express will make it's last run of the season, leaving Water bury at 4:40 tomorrow afternoon.
 Clayton Smith of Bristol, an ex-mem- Der of the Hook and Ladder Co. is visit ing Henry Terry of North Main street.
 Miss Libble Quinn of 923 Bishop street is spending a week ln New Haven with her cousins, the Misses Colwell.
 Bills against the town must be pre- sented on or before September II, as no orders will be drawn by the selectmen after that date.
 On Sunday the Hebrews will com memorate the Rosh. Hashana, or Jewish tomorrow night.
 It is stated that Rogers X Bros spoon shop will start Monday with its full work full time.
 Superintendent Combellack of the Boys club says that two or three homes for destitute boys are on hand if he could only find any one in need of such place..
 Four passenger conductors on the east ern division of the New England road were dismissed yesterday and new men put in their places. IL is alleged that they were talking up a strike against the recent reduction in wages.
 Miss Alice Hapenny was struck by foul ball during the game at the picnic yesterday. A long gash was cut ovtr her eye. She was taken to Dr Rene diets office and it required seven stitches to close the wound.
 The heavy storm of last evening made work for the telephone linemen. Every out of town wire was paralyzed for several hours. There was an immense crowd at the picnic of the fire com panies when the storm descended.
 The Acme Dramatic clup will hold a rehearsal tonight at the Acme rooms of the drama "A Celebrated Case" which is to be put on the boards at Jacques opera house, November 9. Eavry mem Der of the cast is requested to be present at 7:30 sharp.
 The regular monthly meeting of the " aterbury Central Labor union will be held in the engineers room, C. \. R block, this evening. All members and unions having any accounts, tickets, etc, are requested to make returns as it is the desire of the committee to close the aC- counts at an early date,
 Connecticut school document. No. l2 entitled Lessons in Chemistry" has been issued by the state board of educa- tion. The pamphlet contains instruc- tions to teachers for the teaching oi chemistry. Document No. II, entitled Scheme of State Examinations" has also been issued.
 Tho oirCtIIor, tn ClorE-, attention to the changes in the envel- opes to be used in the fall elections were sent from the state secretary's office yesterday. Instructions were to destroy all the old envelopes. As town Clerk Madden had u, ,334 of the old envelopes on hand, it took considerable time to destroy them,
 Mrs Elizabeth Killing of Boston had her pocketbook stolen yesterday, in the Hartford railroad station. while waiting to take train for this city. Two men, l who gave their names as Frank Nolan of Boston and Peter Farley of Bridge port, were seen concealing an empty pocketbook under a tree in Bushnell park and were placed under arrest. l The movement of peaches by the New York 6 New England railroad is just now big business. On Tuesday a train of fourteen cars left Brewsters at l:4- D. m, and reached Boston at r o'clock midnight. A train of thirteen carloads was moved yesterday in equally as good time, and there are orders for transpor tation of similar loads for many days tC come.
 The monthly statement of the treas urer of the Oddfellows' home shows thai the donations to the home made to date amount to nearly $22 900, of which there now remaIns in the treasury clea1 of all present demands. over $G.OO0 From this showing the management i confident that they will have the $50 1000 endowment fund in from si, months to year less than the time eN pected.
 The passenger train due Tn this city a g p. m, on the NaugatuCk division. wher about three miles south of Derby las night, struck a tree which had faliel across the tracks during the storm. Tn, smoke stack and engineers cab wer wrecked, and the engine damaged s that it could not proceed. Enginee Thomlin and his fireman escaped with | out injury. Conductor Daily walked t Derby and telegraphed for assistance An engine was sent out from Ansoni and it was nearly I o'clock this mornin; when the train reached Waterbury.
 General Agent Dwight w. ThralI O the State Humane society came 10 Wa terbury Wednesday and investigate
 some thirty cases of cruelty to animals Most of them were horses employed O express wagons and hacks. In six case
 the horses were relieved from work CT |. tirely, and in several other cases in
 provements were brought about in thei
 treatment. The Traction company
 horses were examined and found to | in excellent condition. Out of l.:
 horses only two were found to be sutTr
 ing in any way. One of them wf
 afflicted with a sore breast, but not baC
 ly, while the other was lame.
 The Saengerbund has received han,
 some picture of the Concordia Singin
 society of Waterbury. the group. whic
 is enclosed in oak 24X32 inch fram
 being the active members of this mus
 cal society. The present was accon panied by letter stating the good fee ' ing and esteem that existed between u
 two societies and that during all the ? visits fron home, they had not met wit
 such spirit of friendship and hospita
 ity as was shown at the state saenge
 fest at Terrace garden, July 10. IT
 picture is hanging on the wall in tt