Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-18
CITY NEWS.

"A Dark Secret" at the opera honse ,his evening.
 Six cases of diphtheria have been re- ported to City Health Officer Frost.
 c. S. Chapman of Waterbury has ] again been elected treasurer of the Con- | necticut Sunday school ass Ociation.
 Dr Jasmin, the dentist, has returned | from Holyoke, where he has been visit ing for several weeks, and is stopping at 324 South Main street.
 Canton Waterbury, I. O. O. F., gave a largely attended concert and ball at the auditorium last night. The American band and Severn's orchestra furnished the music.
 The trustees of the Odd Fellows home received a check for S25O Tuesday from Waterbury citizen, whose name was not made public. The money will be used for the library.
 Charles M. Blitz of Bridgeport, we'll known in connection with the butcher barbecues and otherwise, has become heir to SIS, ,000 by the will of deceased relative in Germany.
 w. H. Wilkinson, late master me- chanic of the Meriden, Waterbury X Connecticut River railroad, has lucra- tive positive with the West Shore rail road at Kingston, N. Y.
 The last of the old building occupied for many years by Dennis Whalen as a saloon, on South Main street, was re- moved to-day. Patrick Holohan, the owner of the property, will erect new building on the site.
 Thomas Delaney was to-day attached | by Constable O'Brien for S100 damages in the interest of Patrick Gilmore. The latter claims Delaney stole fence be- longing to him on Wall street. The case is returnable before Justice Russell on November 26.
 The bond for $100 furnished by Mar garet Morris for the appearance of Hugh Morris, in the Waterbury superior l ing cattle from man who was taking them to pound, was called and declared forfeited yesterday at New Haven. Orders have been issued from the ad- l iutant generals office awarding the prizes won at the state rifle match. The First regiment get the first prize, the silver cup; the Second, the second, a bronze medallion bust of General Grant, and the Third, the third, a bronze statuette of Roman soldier. The minutes of the adjourned meeting of the court of common council, held | last Monday evening, will be prepared by City Clerk kildutf and Clerk Barnes of the council for next Monday evening. This is done so that Mayor Webster's | special message and the opinion of the city attorney on the water question, may be in the hands of every member of both boards.
 There will be an adjourned meeting of the taxpayers of the center school district at eight o'clock this even- | ing in the di trict court room The meeting is called for the pur- pose of procuring a site, and making an appropriation to erect thereon a new High school building. Judge Webster will present the reasons for recommend ing a new High school, on the part of the board of education.
 l The Connecticut Temperance union (non partisan) is arranging for four | anti-saloon conventions to be held early in December. The Rev Dr J. B. Hamil- ton, Amos P. Wilder and the Rev kittridge Wheeler of Hartford, will be among the speakers. The first will be at Waterbury, December , and 6. The others will follow during the week al Birmingham, New London and Rock vile.
 The general treasurer of the Knights of Columbus will next Saturday pay to the heirs of the following deceased members benefits of $1 ,OO0: John F. lGrady, William II. Dennis, T. J. Line. han of New Haven, Edward Kilroe of Waterbury, Michael CorcOran of Nau- gatuck, James T. Nilsson of New Lon. don, M. T. Blake of Newtown. J. Mo, Guire of Wallingford, P H. Kelly of Birmingham and John uennessey oi Middletown.
 Dennis Daley, until Tuesday last 8 clerk in Conlon Brothers store, when he was taken sick and removed to the hospital, died last evening about o'clock. The deceased was forty years old and leaves a wife in Ireland. He has no known relatives in this country, and the clerks at Conlon Brothers have raised money enough to employ under taker Bergin to take charge of the re- mains. The funeral was held this morning at 9 o'clock.
 James Barry, aged %, died at his home in Portland to day. The deceased had many friends in this city, having lived here for several years. He had been in failing health for two months
 He was a member of Court Hancock
 A. o. F. of A, was charter member ot the Young Emerald Temperance SO Ciety of Portland, and was also con nected with the Young Mems Tenn
 perance society of New Britain. The funeral Will be held Tn Portland Sunday afternoon.
 A merry, laughing company anG
 hustling canvassers filled the big floor
 of City hall last night. Miss Murphy's solo. 'Push dem Clouds Away" with
 banjo accompaniment, was we'll re-
 ceived. Tonight the farce "A Love of
 Bonnet" and the Oneonta Banjo club
 composed of A. Fenn, L. Noxson and F
 Paul, will render several selections
 The voting contest goes merrily on
 with No 6 still in the lead for the
 trumpet. The second number of the Fair Reporter came out last night anc had an interesting article on the "Watel
 Supply" question.
 The 601st anniversary of Swiss inde
 pendence was celebrated by the Nauga
 tuck Gruetl society at Concordla hal
 last night in an interesting manner
 An address was made by Danie
 Engeler. Patriotic Swiss songs were rendered by an excellent quartette, anC Tzl-