Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-05
CTTY NEWs.

Observer Cox of the weather bureau predicts for Friday, cloudiness and showers; cooler.
 Phoenix Fire Co will celebrate it's forty-third anniversary tonight with a banquet and sociable.
 Charles E. Turner has been elected chairman and Dr. F. F. Cook treasurer of the republican town committee.
 The German Catholics will hold ano. ther important meeting in St Patrick's hall at 4:30 o'clock next Sunday after noon.
 Janitor Loughlin of City hall has been busy for the past few days scrubbing the gallery seats, to put the place in pre- sentable shape for the production of "St Paul."
 Hall, was run over at the corner of Hawkins and Cook streets last evening by a baker wagon, but sustained no serious injuries.
 The fifth anniversary of Court Shields, A. O. F. of A. will be observed tonight with banquet and reception Prominent Foresters from Bridgeport, New Haven and other places are ex- pected to be present.
 There being only thirty-five members remaining in the Benefit Fund associa- tion of the Catholic State Total Absti- hence union, it has been decided to dis band the benefit branch and distribute the $2OO on hand among the remaining members.
 Fl. $. Dana, for some time manager at the Derby junction of the Naugatuck and New Haven & Derby railroads, left Derby quite suddenly, Saturday, and his whereabouts are not known. He leaves wife and two small children unprovided for.
 The allegory of the war, at the opera house last night, was witnessed by a fair sized audience. It was the best en- tertainment of the kind ever seen in Waterbury, the pictures being true to life. The singing of the old songs was an inspiring feature.
 The attendance at the fair of St Ann's church last night was the largest of the week. Cadot performed some difficult slack wire feats and Adams and Ayotte gave song and dance. This evening Mcdonald and O'Mara will present an original sketch, "Swipes the Newsboy.,
 The American band will begin giving open air concerts on the green in June. The concerts will be given one week on Monday evening and the next week on Thursday evening. The Monday con- cert is given so that those employed CNOhAhB6 CdIl nave a CnanCe tO hear some of the concerts.
 Conductor Conrad and Engineer Heeney, formerly of the New England road, who are under bonds for man. slaughter, will probably be tried at the next term of the criminal superior court. These men were in charge of the train which collided with another train near Hawleyville last September and by which three lives were lost.
 The case of John Pierce, trustee. vs Elmira c. Peck, for the recovery of the amount of note, was concluded in the district court this morning. The case was pretty well ventilated in the court here some time ago, but this morning more evidence on both sides was intro. duced. Attorney Williams of Birming- ham appeared for the plaintiff and Ate torney O'Hara of Bridgeport for the defendant.
 Thomas Heaton's horse became fright ened at pile of paving stones on East Maln street this morning and ran into Exchange place and down Bank street. at lively gait, where he was headed off by Officer M. Sullivan and turned mot Healey's stables. No damage was done to the horse or wagon, but Mir Heaton was celved several scratches about the face and limbs
 Many members of the Knights of Columbus are agitated because of the statement lately sent out to the effect that statue of Columbus costing $17.- OOO was to be erected by the order, in | New Haven. It was not stated whether | the sum to erect the statue was to be | raised by subscription or assessments. | If the former method is to he adopted it | will be accepted, but if the latter is re- tn aR @r1 sensions.
 The surveying for the new railroad | on the west side of Wallingford. which has been going on for some time, to connect with the Meriden 6 Waterbury road, was brought to standstill yester. day by the surveyors being all dis charged. It is understood that the surveying was stopped because of the lack of funds. One of the party, who has been employed with the surveyors. said that he was told that the road would be built within year and half.
 Eighteen councils of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, of which there is a council in this city, have been sus- assessment. The total amount is said to be nearly 5000. The secretaries of each of the eighteen councils have sent in the assessment and the, general be- lief is that the letters have been stolen during their transit. Treasurer Ross has made a complaint to the postofice inspector.
 The rehearsals of the Harmonic society for their musical production next week are progressing favorably and Prof Bart lett is confident that he will give the people of Waterbury the best entertain ment ever produced here. With a chorus Of 175 voices the old City hall will ring. Through misunderstand- ing the final rehearsal will have to be held in Leavenworth hall, the St Ann,s church fair holding the drawing of articles on Monday night, and Music hall, where the rehearsals have been held, also being engaged. Carpenters will commence on Monday the enlarging of the City hall stage to make room for the chorus. Tuesday morning there will be rehearsal in City hall.
 The Center school district committee