Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-07
CITY NEWS.

Walte s cOmeuy cOInpdny III Mystery" at the opera house tonight.
 Miss Nellie waas of North Vine street left to-day for a weeks visit to friends In Boston.
 W. J. Schlegel has declined to act as trustee on the estate of Horace E. Frisbie, the builder.
 Frank Rametti wishes it to be known that he is no longer connected with the Wht eler shoe store.
 The check for Co G camp pay arrived to-day and the boys will be paid off Tues day night. Go G's pay amounts to SSS6.- 2l.
 4 rehearsal will be held tonight at the residence of Mrs Lucien Wolff, of those taking part in the Sacred Heart church en- tertainment.
 Mrs Bridget Connor of Stone street will leave tomorrow for a couple of months | vacation with her son, Martin Connor of Springfield. Mass.
 Bishop Tierney will send to Genoa. Italy, James Clyne of Wallingford and John F. Kent of Hartford. for a special course of study Tn their preparation for the priesthood.
 In accordance with a vote of the fire board, City Engineer Cairns has con- menced the work of making a survey of all property occupied by the Waterbury fire department.
 Sophronia Moriarty. the seven years old daughter of Eugene Moriarty of West Side Hill fell from a veranda which runs around the house last night breaking her collar bone. Dr Donahue attended her.
 The American band concert on the green The vast assemblags seemed well pleased with the programme, the players being roundly applauded at the close of each number.
 Professor Harris, of Harrington's busi- ness college and school of shorthand, has | returned to resume his duties with the pupils of this popular institution of learn ing. The college will open next week and the indications point to a large attendance.
 large number of Waterbury people are arranging to attend the sociable at Wallace's Quassapaug house on Wednes 'ay evening. September 12. There will be first class music and the landlord will be prepared to treat all of Ii. patrons III his | usual felicltous manner.
 There will be an open meeting of Brass City Lodge, No 349. International AsSocI- | ation of Machinists, in Schwinck's hall, Grand street this evening. to be addressed by James Creamer of Richmond. Va. GrL nd | Organizer of the association. All machin- Ists are invited, whether union or not, Chase. the milliner, is daily receiving new supplies of the latest fashions in fall millinery. No wonder bis goods are the talk of the town and his store crowded to the door every day and evening, with a crowd of eager purchasers. Look in his show window and you are sure to call on | the inside.
 The ersss seed, which was sown the o.her day Tn the park around the new Bronson library building on Grand street, has already appeared over ground. re- porter called the attention of the librarian to this fact this afternoon. MT Bassett said: ''Yes, it is coming up nicely. It l IOks like A young mans upper lip when he Is about thirteen years years old
 The returns of the Consolidated railroad for August indicate a material increas c, | both Tn passenger and freight traffic, over the business done by the road during the corresponding month of last year. The freight hauled has been largely coal and raw material. indicating that the factories of New Englaud will resume during the fall. The Auau passenger traffic increase is largely due to what Is called summer traffic This in tue railroad business is considered a sort of barometer of the next years business.
 Ouc of the surprising results of the new tariff law Is the very large demand for stamps for playing cards. New Orleans called for 43,OOU in one day, while St Paul took nearly half a million The habit which the commercial travellers of the country have of playing whist upon rail road trains and at the hotels where they stop results in a very large daily consump- ton Ot playing cards The tax is an easy one to collect, and the treasury officials ar GaY fn he loo at,r what other similar articles might be made the source of internal revenue.
 The Retail Butchers protective Assecia. ton of Connecticut met in Hartford yester. day, some fifty representative butcher. from different sections of the state bling present as delegates from local associa tloLs. The reports of tine officers showed the association to be in a satisfactory con dition. Waterbury was represented b, Louis Schick, Charles Ochsner and Vii liam Reither. The officers elected were President, George F. Kellogg of Hartford h-st vice president. c. G. Wallace, Meri den; second vice president, c. Richard, of New Haven. recording secretary, D. F Burns Ot Hartford; financial secrt tary, Wexon of NOrwalk; treasurer. c J. Wis sert of New Haven.
 Registrar James A. Hynes calls atten tion to the adyisabillty of voters who hay, changed their residence since last year and of those who desire to be made eI, c tors for the coming election sending il their nsmes at once to the registrars offic, Tn the Pldtt block. In order to flcll tat. matters for people who may not find i convenient to call at the headquarters, dePCty has been appointed in each wart who will cheerfully furnish information or all matters pertaining to registration anC naturalization. For the first district, Will = liam F. Murphy, 22 Cossett street second district, c. c. Russell, 10 Bishol street, or 8 Summer street; third district John J. McAuliff, 610 Bank street; fourtl district, M. F. Parkinson, 50 Ayers street Registrar Hynes will give information a S3 Bank street.
 The usual fall and winter exercises of tht Catholic Literary association were opene, last night and the large attendance prove, that the literary work of this winter vii be oI more than usual interest In addition to lectures, debates and other exercises of literary nature which have always beer carried on by the society, reading circl has been introduced. The members hay decided to make special stud d of United States history with reading :, of fiction from different authors. Bancroft Shea and Lnssing will be the author on American history and Irving, Griffin F. Goldsmith, Dickens, Banim. Scott an Lover are among the authors on pros fiction. The poets spoken of were: Long fellow, O'Reilly, Moore. Bryant, Byron Whittier and Davis. The members woul
 be pleased to have an occasional visit fire T the clergy, and invite all young men. dc I nf rarrfr in ctr zFk oh,