Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-06
CITY NEWS.

this evening.
 Thomas Murnane will sail Wednesday | for months visit to Ireland.
 Mayor Baldwin, who is suffering from | la grippe, is on the road to recovery.
 William G. Arnold and Albert Egan left this morning for Butte City, Mon.
 Sergeant Cox predicts fair weather, stationary temperature; fair on Tues day.
 The court of common council and the board of fire commissioners will meet this evening.
 Albert Hicks, the restauranteur, now of Providence, is spending few days in this city.
 One of Hall & Upson's horses ran away on Cherry street this morning, making wreck of the wagon.
 There are some people who think that a cleaning out at the capitol would be a good thing. For all cleaning purposes use lavine.
 In the police court this morning John Hayes was fined $7 and costs for resist ance to officer and had sentence sus- pended on the charge of drunkenness.
 Morris F. Whelan, the South Main street fish dealer, is wearing a peaceful smile to-day. The advent of a daughter in his family yesterday is the cause.
 Great sale at Brett & Co.'S. They have placed in their north window mems suits which formerly cost from SIS to SIS. Price now $lO.
 The Rev Hugh Treanor will assist in the examination of the pupils of the Norwich parochial school, by the diocesan board, tomorrow.
 A couple of bloods from Meriden were thrown out of their team while trying to execute the figure eight on East Main street, yesterday afternoon. Beyond a shaking up they received no injuries.
 Wadhams' post, G. A. R., will hold appropriate services in Music hall, this evening, in commemoration of the twenty fifth anniversary of the organi- zation of the Grand Army of the Re public.
 Lawyer William A. Andrews, for nearly four years in the office of Wright & Hotchkiss, New Haven, will begin practice in this city, having established an office here. Mir Andrews is a gradu- ate of the Yale law school.
 A change in the hours of Sunday ser vices at the church of the Immaculate Conception was announced yesterday. Beginning next Sunday the masses will be celebrated at .7:30, 9 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school will be held after the 9 o'clock mass for the children, and in the afternoon for those over 14 years of age.
 A reception was given at St Johns parish house Saturday evening by the rector, Rev Dr Rowland, and his wife, to the members of the parish. Addresses were made by Rev Dr Rowland and Rev Francis T. Russell, and at intervals dur ing the evening a male quartette from the choir of the church sang several selections.
 The funeral of the late Mrs Mary Byrnes was very largely attended to the church of the Sacred Heart this morn ing. where a requiem mass was cele- brated by the Rev Father Treanor. The pallbearers were six grandsons of the deceased, namely: John w., John P, James E., Frank, Henry and Martin Byrnes. The burial was in the family plot in St Joseph's cemetery. Joseph Sceery, for eighteen years in the employ of the Naugatuck railroad, and for sixteen years the baggagemaster | at Winsted, retired Saturday evening. Mir Sceery's health has become impaired and he was obliged to retire for much needed rest. Daniel Walsh, who has for g years been in the employ of the road, will hereafter have charge of the baggage department at Winsted.
 Miss Pomeroy, who has been acting as principal of the Hillside avenue school during Miss ALbott's absence in Italy, left very suddenly short time ago, leaving the school without head. It is now stated that insomnia was the cause of her unexpected action. Her place will be taken until Miss Abbott's return this month by Miss L. R. Haven of Pitts field, a graduate of Smith college. A fight between rival factions of | Italians occurred about o'clock last | hn of Mai,, street and the Wolcott road. It appears that a number of Italians from Jackson street visited their oriental countrynen \ and created disturbance, which ended in a free fight. Sticks, stones and other weapons were used and the invaders were driven from the field in disorder. l No arrests were made.
 The twenty-fifth anniversary of the organisation of the Concordia Singing society, which occurs on May 25th, will be observed by the members and their families with banquet, concert and sociable, the arrangements for | which are being made by a committee consisting of Albert Drescher, Christian Hauser, John J. Kunkel, Fred Buettner and Moritz Grelle. The Concordia is one of the strongest German societies in New England.
 | Rev Father Treanor announced yes- terday that an illustrated lecture upon "The Passion Play" would be given un- der his auspices, in about three weeks,
 by Thomas H. Cummings of Boston. Some time ago Mir Cummings asked Father Treanor to introduce him to the people of Waterbury, but as Father Mulcahy's lecture upon the same subject had already been announced, out of courtesy Father Treanor did not mention the matter to his congregation until Father Mulcahy's lecture had been given. Mir Cummings, who is a personal friend of Father Treanor, has a very complete set of views, among which are many shown by no other lec- tur
 G. s. Hall of Boston and G. c. Cob lens of Baltimore, commercial travellers who were Sundaying in this city, hired d team at one of the stables yesterday and started out for an airing. At 2 o'clock last evening, while driving down East