Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-20
CITY NE WS.

a hearing on the Union station matter.at the district court room tomorrow.
 Deputy John B. Schmidt, of Nauga- tuck, will install the officers of Court Hancock, A. O. F. of A., this evening.
 Ladies' hand-sewed walking boots. manufactured by n celebrated New York maker, S4.0O per pair, at Damon & Shippy's.
 The board of health will meet this evening to consider proposals for the re- moval of garbage for the year, com mencinS February 1.
 Chief Engineer Snagg could not cele- bratc hls return to office by appearing at the departments eighteenth annual. He was detained at home with an attack | of the grip.
 The Rev w. w. Bowdish of New York, formerly of this city, will deliver d lecture for the benefit of the Ladies Aid society of St Paurs church, on the evening of January 27.
 The wide-awake pioneer real estate firm of Abbott & Son to-day publish a list of houses offered for sale on easy terms. Intending purchasers should read the list carefully.
 Thomas McVady, aged 23 years died at his home on Hawkins street yesterday. Mir McNady, was a member of the Rose Hill social club. The funeral will take place at 7:3O tomorrow morning.
 Mrs Ellen McNamara, aged e years, died of heart failure, at the home of her daughter, Mrs John Coleman on Jackson | street yes terday, morning. The funeral | will take place to St Patrlck's church. at | 9 a. III. tomorrow.
 Mrs Ann Moore, aged S4 years, mother of Officer Martin Moore, died at her home on Hawkins street yesterday. l The funeral will take place Tuesday at 1 $50 to the church of the Immaculate | Conception.
 Rev Father Crowley of Thomastou 1 will deliver an address in the rooms of the Young Mems Catholic Literary asSo- l rlation tomorrow evening. Subject 'Papistry.' The public are cordially invited to attend.
 assisted by Messrs II gland, Phelon Mad den and Noonan, presidents of the four divisions A. o. H..will go to New Haven l Thursday evening to institute a division of the order in that city.
 The funeral of the late Charles D. ! kingsbury took place this afternoon l from his sons residence, where the funeral services were conduc' by Drs 1 Anderson and Rowland. The pail bearers were: Deacon E. l.. Bronson, x. J. Welton. T. I. Driggs, N. Dikeman. F. l.. Curtis, Israel Holmes.
 Messrs Charters and Bulger have secur- ed the contract for decorating the City hall for the evening of February 6, when the grand military ball will be given. These gentlemen have secured a new line of decorations and intend to make the old hall shine out better and more radiant than ever before.
 A new sporting paper for Connecticut made its appearance Saturday. It is l l1,l p.,fn ll ,t
 New Haven. Robert w. Curtiss.a we'll known newspaper man of that city is editor. MT Curtiss was secretary of the New Haven Base Ball association last year. and Is well posted on all sporting matters.
 On Monday evening, March r., there will be a grand musical and literary en- tertainment given at City hall, by the choir of the Sacred Heart church, and will consist of selections and exercises m keeping with the day. This entertain mcnt will be fully up the standard of past entertainments given by the choir and rich treat is in store for those who attend.
 At the semi-annual meeting of the Rose Hill Social club held Saturday night. officers were elected as follows :: President. M. J. smith vice-president, :, J. J. Lannon recording secretary, J. r. Cannon financial secretary. G. A. Glib son treasurer, M. 4i. Wallace: stand
 ing committee. Frank Lynch, Fontelroy
 Nevllles, William sharp.
 The funeral of James $. Brownen. who died in New Mexico, was attended from his late residence to the Immaculate
 d solemn requiem mass was sung. The Rev Father Mulcahy was celehrant: the Rev Father ODonneli deacon. and Rev l Father Fleming sub-deacun. The in-
 torment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The now restaurant of J. C. Place & Co on Phoenix avenue is fast raising in popular favor. The firm came to Waterbury highly recommended and have by no means fallen short of pub lie expectation. They have quiet To- cahty, and any one in search of a meal can obtain everything. and that of the
 best that the markets affords. Prepared
 by q cook who Is q master in his depart
 ment. Their prices are very reasonable.
 The fair of the French Canadian band opens at the rink this evening and will continue every night this week. All day yesterday men were at work cleaning
 up the effects of the walking match To-day the work of arranging the room for the fair will begin and the opening tonight will witness grand transfor- F nation. The Waterbury merchants and
 others have contributed hundreds of dol lars worth of valuable articles which f will be disposed of by chance. The band P will be in attendance each evening to furnish music. There will be stage en-
 tertainments and dancing. Some luck V holder of a season ticket will draw a SIC f gold piece.
 City Editor Burpee of the American
 gave a talk to the Boys club Friday
 night about a "Newsboy at the Front During the War" Mir. Burpee was not s exactly one of them, but he has very vivid recollections of the time when. as :: a little fellow indeed, he spent several , months in 1863 on the James river with i. the Twenty-first Connecticut, of whicl
 his father was colonel. It was in the
 following year, June 1884, that Colone
 Burpee received the wound at Cold liar Dor, which ended his life three days la ter. J. $. Whiteman sang several song. :. l and nlayed his