Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-12
The 1en1ncrat,
CITY NEWS.

the next meeting of the police commits sioners.
 County Delegate William c. Keenan of this city will go to Naugatuck in about two weeks to organize new division of the A. O. H.
 A large audience attended the matinee at the opera house this afternoon and witnessed the production of the Merry War by the Bennett & Moulton opera company.
 To-day the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut river railroad company are testing several of the iron bridges be- tween Dublin street and the junction with the New England road.
 Burglars broke into Tyrrelrs store at Newtown last night and blew open the safe, securing about $40. They also wis ited the ticket office of the Housatonic railroad and stole several packages of tickets.
 Special Officer George McKenna is ly- ing dangerously ill at his home on Riverside street. with pneumonia, the result of exposure during the great rainstorm few weeks ago when the Naugatuck river overtiowed its banks along Riverside street
 William Erwin, aged 22 years son of John Erwin, died of consumption of the bowels at the home of his parents on Pine street last night. His funeral will take place from his late residence to the church of the Immaculate Conception at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
 Supt Beach, Roadmaster Lane and Bridgebuilder Burns. of the Naugatuck division. go to New Haven this evening to attend a banquet rendered the off cials of the various divisions of the Con- solidated road by President Clark at the New Haven house.
 Where the Meriden and Waterbury railroad crosses South Main street the Western Union Telegraph company were obliged to change their wires some of which were made to go under the trestle and others over it. This change also effects the fire alarm wires which are suspended upon the same poles.
 Frank N. Chandler, for some time & popular clerk at the Cooley house, was married to-day. The bride is Miss Flora Stark of Torrington. Mir and Mrs Chand- Ter left for Springfield on the 1 p. m. train, where they are to reside perman- ently. MT Chandler having taken ar interest in Chandler hotel which is now managed by his uncle, N. s. Chandler.
 Shortly after o'clock last evening a barn belonging to F. J. COwles, of Mid dlebury, and containing twenty tons ot hay, besides farming tools COW anC two wagons, was. together with wag on house and she'd totally destroyed by fire of incendiary origin. Twenty five COWS and ten horses were saved Loss, S3, 300: insurance. S1 ,000 on build ings and $500 on contents. Mr Cowle> thinks he knows the incendiary.
 The second annual sociable of tn, Third division, A. o. H.. was held at tn, Union armory last evening and was grand social and financial success. Presi dent Mortimer Doran and wife led tn, grand march which was participated il by over 25O couples The programme included eighteen numbers, and ever, lady received a handsome satin order of dance. Hallam's orchestra and Prompte Uffenda,e, well known local favorites gave the best of satisfaction.
 Joseph A. Jackson. architect. is per fecting plans for the new eight room schoolhouse on Clay street which is tt be of brick and granite with slate roof There are to be four rooms on each floor and a commodious room in the baSemen for lecture or night school purposes Each room is to be provided with separate ventilating shaft arranged t, give an abundance of fresh air. Tn present Clay street school will not b. disturbed until the new building is com pleted. It is the intention of the board to then rage it.
 Maurice F. Holohan formerly of thi city, was yesterday appointed to tn position of commissioner of accounts, by Mayor Grant of New York. His new berth is worth S5,000 year. To take i he resigned the place of a chief specia agent in the treasury department at SS day, in which he might not find it eas, to stay long after March f. Commissions Holohan is a Tammany man of tht Twelfth district an eX-repOrter. and al expert at figures. He was the frs Tammany man that President Cleveland appointed to office. He speedily advance, from a S2 ,000 clerkship in the treasrr, department to the post of special agent and did efficient work in the opium smuggling cases and the sugar frauds.
 Every one interested in the Irish caus and particularly those disirous of aiding MT Parnell and his colleagues in their fight with the London Times should b present in force at the meeting of tn national league which takes place to morrow evening in K. of c. hall at o'clock. The expense of this trial i enormous, amounting to over $2.000 day and the Irish leaders with very fev exceptions being poor men cannot lon! compete with such a moneyed corpor ation as the London Times unless finan cially aided by their countryme1 throughout the world. Waterbury vii have an opportunity of aiding the goo' work on Thursday evening next whel Senator Ecclesine of New York vii lecture at City hall for the benefit of tn fund. His subject will be "Home Rule and a rare treat is promised to all wh attend the lecture.
 The new windows of the Sacred Hear church are nearly all in position, The are very artistic and are the work c Magnen Glamen & Borereau of Augers France. The erection of the windows under the direction of Charles Somers of Brooklyn, N. Y., who has worke' upon some of the finest churches of tn United States. The chancel window are richly colored and represent St Pat rick and St Bridget. On either side O these are two large windows made i beautiful portraits, they represent S Dominick receiving the rosary on on side and on the other the education c Mary. Twelve other windows represen the saints and are rich and tasteful The fourteen front windows. are lik