Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-21
CITY NEWS.

II promises a good time at the masquerade sociable Friday evening at the armory.
 The months old son of James Stick les of Fl Hill street died this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Claims against the city will be con- sidered by the law committee of the common council in the district court roo n commencing at 2 o'clock on Satur- day afternoon.
 The grand lodge of Connecticut Knights Templar is in session at Nor walk to-day. William E. Risley of this city was elected grand standard bearer.
 Undertaken Maurice Foley of Bristol died early this morning. Undertaken Moriarty was called to prepare the body for burial. Mir Foley was well known in in this city.
 The three-year, old son of Frederick Ziems of Cassidy avenue had the opera tien of intubation performed on him for membranous croup, at the hospital this afternoon.
 Owing to some misunderstanding in regard to the title, the sale of the Cuddy property on Grove street by c. F. Do Tney, to P. T. Hayes, reported a few days ago, has fallen through.
 w. E. Quigley of this city received his commission this morning appointing him aide de camp on the staff of General Weissert of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. com mander of the G. A. R. of the United States.
 Next Saturday the Catholic church will celebrate the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The day was formerly one of obligation and holiness. The Baltimore plenary council removed the Iobligation but retained the feast. Ser vices will be held in all the churches.
 While attending funeral at Calvary cemetery this morning T. Coyle's horses became frightened and ran out onto East Main street and towards the center. They were stopped in front of Wall street by an.employe of the Electric Light company. No damage was done, except the breaking of whitfletree and the pulling down of a gate post at the cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Farrell was held sthis morning from her late residence: 124 Wolcott street, to the Sacred Heart church, where mass of requiem Twas celebrated by the Rev Father Treanor. The pail bearers were Patrick Sweeney, John Degnan, Edward Conlon, Bernard Sweeney, John Hogan and Simon Conan. luterment was in Calvary.
 Attorney Bronson and Judge Cowell appeared for Alfred Crossland this morning, who was charged with assault on his wife. Attorney Bronson said that the husband and wife coulC not agree and must separate and pro ceedings were in progress for a divorce A demurrer was entered by the defense Attorney O'Neill gave little history oi e the assault, saying that Cr0sslaud with C out any provocation struck his wife ; severe blow. Judge Bra istreet over ruled the demurrer and fined CrosslanC e 5 and costs. Ju1ge Coweil paid th' }. tine.
 , A woman boarded the tr ,in due ii this city at Q o'clock, in Ndugatuck las ' night, to bid goodbye to some friend who were coming to Waterbury, anC delayed her leave taking until the trAiI had started. Then she rushed out oi the platform and attempted to jum] ' from the train, which by this time Wa going at n good rate of speed. Sle wa seized by the brakeman, who insisted that she remain on bolrd until the trair reached Union City. The womln wa Indignant, although the firmness of tn, brakeman undoubtedly slved her iron being seriously injured.
 The state Turner's district convention was held in Rockville on Sunday. Presi dent William Maucher of New Haver read his annual report showing marked progress made by societies all along the line. Meriden still leads with thr largest membership of any society in tn district. The reports of other officer were highly satisfactory. The oili ger remain in New Haven for another year President William Maucher and hi associates receiving a reelection. The next funniest will be held in New Haven July ?, 8 and 1. For 1894 it wa! decided to have the state funniest ir Waterbury, and year hence the dele gates will meet in Meriden. Angus Hirschfeld, state delegate to the recen national convention at Washington = made very interesting and exhaustiv, report of the doings, for which he re It ceived vote of thanks. New Haver Q will probably be the only city in tn, district to send class to the national funniest at Milwaukee next July.
 Organized labor of Waterbury re n celved treat last evening, at Bronson' hall, from John Cairns, of Meriden o who spoke extensively on the object O d organized labor, setting forth the splen n did work done by the labor men O Il Meriden, in having bills put through tn, It legislature in the interest of the work r ing classes, namely: The bill to provid, If seats for women operatives in all estab o lishments throughout the state; bil It reducing the hours of labor of horse cal Il drivers and conductors, and also a bil to provide mechanical contrivance fo the tpurpose of disposing of all gases dust, etc, from shop rooms where polish ing, buffing and other work is don, - which is injurious to health. The speak CT earnestly requested those present t,
 keep strict watch on those elected t, make laws, so as to know that thu
 masses. interests are not forgotten. Fl
 also spoke some length of the tendenc, of legislatures to vote away the publI
 highways, to private corporations. Nj D Cairns created a good impression oI his large audience.
 A very clever thief giving the nam Id of Charles Linhart ransacked the room v and trunks of the boarders at Antol Schorer's boarding house, 97 Soul st Main street, yesterday morning and lief
 the town with two watches and chain
 and several articles of clothing. Tn,
 man went to Schorer's house last Sat - urday, representing himself as sellin iT