Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-16
CITY NEWS.


 "Ruddygore" at the opera house this evening.
 Ivy Lodge, Daughters of St George, will give basket sociable at Concordia hall on Friday evening March 1.
 The Rev w. P. Elsdon of the Baptist church will preached at the Union city Mission chapel tomorrow afternoon.
 The board of compensation held a meeting last evening and gave hearing on Laurel, South Riverside and Burn ham streets.
 It was Oscar Harrington of South Main street who was thrown from a team and injured last night, and not George E. Harrington as our cratic morning contemporary would have peO pie believe.
 tinued holding night school in room ? of the Bank street school and have also dispensed with the service of three teachers. The cause of this is a lack of attendance.
 There will be an important preliml- nary meeting of the new circle of the Companions of the Forest at G. A. R. hall at p. m. to morrow. All Foresters and their lady friends are invited to attend.
 Miss Eva Carey, ,organist at St Patrick's church, has accepted a position ill the Branford high school, as teacher of French, music and drawing, entering upon the duties of the position Monday. For the present she will retain her posi- tion at St Patrick's.
 District court assignments February 20.-McMahon & Wren vs Edward Tut tie. February 21.-Charles M Allerton vs John Pagan, ct al :; Spencer X Pier point vs Michael Neville; February 26.- William Schmidt vs the Harmonic Be- nevolent association.
 ssThe Rose Hill hose company responded to still alarm about o'clock last even- ing. but their services were not needed. The trouble was located in the chimney of Killian's house on Pleasant street. A few buckets of water and bushel or two of salt extinguished the flames.
 The reception rendered to his pupils by Prof Putting last evening was a most enjoyable affair. Music hall was tastefully and neatly decorated and the dancers enjoyed the pleasures of the reception until the early morning hours Prof Prutting will begin another course of lessons March 1.
 The high boards that have graced the front of the new St Patrick's block were removed this afternoon, giving the building fine appearance. Sheriden council will meet for the1 first time in the new hall tomorrow afternoon. The Third division A. O. H. will occupy the hall Monday evening.
 The Naugatuck railroad is rushing the harvesting of the ice crop. The ice is about 14 inches thick and of an almost perfect quality. It is cut at Litchtield and stored at Waterbury and Torrington. An improved hoisting machine greatly facilitates work and a car can be loaded in seven minutes. The road harvests over 5000 tons of ice.
 Mrs Julia Doran, aged S5 years, died late yesterday afternoon at the residence of her daughter Mrs Edward Rush on East Main street. Mrs Doran was the mother of John Doran also of this city and Mrs Fenton Wallace of Windsor Locks. Her funeral will take place to the church of the Immaculate Concep- tion at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
 The work was so far advanced on the connection of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River road with the Consolidated road tracks that this morn ing the foreman of the gang of thirty men said that it would probably be fin ished by night. It is probable that freight will be shipped from one road to the other by next week anyway.-Nleri- den Republican.
 The ladies and gentlemen connected with the Sacred Heart church choir are busy rehearsing for the coming enter tainment on March 19. Besides many pleasing musical selections produced for the first time in Waterbury, they will present the amusing comedietta, I'm Not Myself At ALI Messrs Shelvey and Cluney will also appear in new special ties and topical songs. This array of talent, together with Prof Turner's grand stereopticon views of Ireland will fur nish programme of unequaled merit.
 Probably the best and most pleasant sociable ever given by French organ ization in the city was the soiree of the L'Union St Joseph last night at City hall Prior to the dance the society headed by the French band paraded from their rooms to the hall. Over one hundred and fifty couples participated in the grand march which was led by Oliva Landry of Bristol and Mrs Allard of this city. The enjoyment of the en- tertainment was continued until a late hour and the society is to be congratu- lated on the successful issue of the soci- able.
 H. S. Chase, secretary and treasurer of the Waterbury Manufacturing company on next Wednesday evening will tender to the employees grand ball at City hall. MT Chase will personally defray all expenses connected with the ball. to which only employees of the shop and a few invited guests will be admitted. Severn's orchestra, ten pieces, of Hart ford will furnish music and I. Uffendale will prompt. The committee in charge of the bah is as follows: J. Burns, J. Knox. J. Wignore, J. Rose, J. J. Mad den, NJ. Mitchell, w. Perkins and R. Platt.