Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-26
CITY NEWS.

 house tonight.
 A large number of the employees of Platt Bros went on a sleighing party this afternoon.
 The Rev Father Walsh is in Newtown to-day attending the funeral of the Rev Father Murray.
 The patient workers at the Pomperaug valley mine have at last struck oil or something very like it at a depth of 1,500 feet.
 Henry Freetz went to New Haven to- day to undergo treatment for dizziness, complaint from which he has been a great sufferer for two years.
 There will be a meeting of the Third Order of St Dominic at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow after vespers if pleas ant. Vespers at 3:3O p. m.
 John Stapleton has been appointed agent of the DEMOCRAT for Naugatuck and Union City and will deliver the pa per to weekly or yearly subscribers.
 There will be meeting of the T. F. Meagher club in Knights of Columbus hall at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. All members are requested to be present.
 Conductor Edward Segars, of the Naugatuck division who went to New York for treatment of cancer of the face
 
 Mrs Harriet Woodford, aged 70 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs J. w. Parsons No 4 Cottage Place this morning. The interment will be in Avon.
 The employees of the Waterbury Buckle company will open the new addition to the works on South Main street by a grand reception and sociable some even- ing next week.
 The total expenses of the c. N. G. in 1888 were S53 3,414.10. The expenses of the funerals of 139 poor soldiers and sailors were paid and 1SS headstones were erected.
 Miss Annie Gilman aged IT, died this morning at the residence of Mrs Maria Lawlor on Hayden street. Her funeral will take place from her late residence at 2:45 p. m. tomorrow.
 Frank Bates, Hotchkissville young man who accidently shot himself in the ball of the right foot Christmas day, re- turned from the hospital at New Haven to-day where he went for treatment.
 The New York and New England rail addition to the north side of the platform of the station in this city. The electric light fixtures have been placed in the station and will be lighted commencing next Friday.
 Julia Wallace, aged 19 years, died yesterday afternoon at the residence of her relations 13 Burton street. Her sick ness covered space of nine months dur ing which time she suffered. She came to this city from Hoboken N. J., where she was born. Her kind and gentle dis position won for her a large ntmber of friends. She was a relative of police Commissioner Edward B. Reilly and policeman Michael Sullivan from whose residence the funeral will take place Sun day at 2:30 p. m.
 MT O'Neill representative from Water bury, is exceedingly prolific with his in direct taxation bills which, if adopted, tax large corporations. It is suggested that if MT O'Neill's bills obtain backing, as they are likely perhaps to receive, that they will create a big lobby, which af- fected corporations will send to their rescue the moment it appears that any of these acts are likely to pass.-N. H. Journal and Courier.
 City hall was the scene of gayety and festivities again last evening the oc- casion being the twenty-second annual concert and bal of the Concordia Sing ing society. Long before the concert the galleries were filled with spectators. Weeds military band of Hartford fur nished excellent music. It was after nine o'clock when the grand march was formed headed by John Kunkel and Miss c. Wendehack, dressed in Roman cos tune followed by the floor committee dressed as Roman knights and ladies dressed in alternate costumes of blue and pink. The gentlemen carried swords and the ladies spears, which with cal cium light lent an effect that was charm ing. At 10:30 grand allegorical tableau was given representing the armed peace of Europe and the industrial peace of America, followed by the entrance of prince and princess carnival and drill by the ladies. The costumes worn by the masqueraders were very beautiful representing modern and ancient times with a liberal touch of the grotesque. There were twenty-three numbers on the programme.