Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-11
CITY NEWS.

h. l,, CndTR6N of the J. Collier & Go bake shop.
 The Acme Social club will meet at 12:30 tomorrow instead of 3:30, the change being necessary because of other business.
 Fitzgerald of 152 South Maiu street was | held at 10:30 this morning to St Joseph's | cemetery.
 Sanitary Inspector Moses had three more cases of scarlet fever reported to | him from 42 Jefferson street yesterday. | They are the children of family named | Harmon.
 Mrs Julia McGowan died suddenly this morning at her residence, 95 North | Elm street. Medical Examiner North | viewed the body and gave permission for burial.
 The funeral of Edward Howard was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the residence of his father, William Howard, 54 Pemberton street, to St Joseph's cemetery.
 A pleasant surprise was rendered Clifford HIckox at the home of his parents, 26 Abbott avenue, last evening, by a large number of his friends. A variety of amusements and bountiful spread were enjoyed to late hour.
 
 A. Guilfoile's market, slipped and fell on Phoenix avenue about 10:30 this morn ing, striking his head on the curb stone, cutting a gash over the left eye in which Dr Benedict had to place SIX stitches to close.
 The tickets for the letter carriers concert and reception, to be held at City hall on April 5, are selling rapidly and the affair will eclipse any of their pre- vious efforts. Several novelties which will astonish the natives will be intro duced.
 In the superior court at New Haven, yesterday before Judge Wheeler, the case of McDermott, administrator, vs the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecti- cut River railroad, a motion for default for failure to file answer, was argued by Attorneys Henry Stoddard and Fay Decision reserved.
 A rumor was started few weeks ago that the checks drawn by the New York & New England Railroad company to pay employees, could not be cashed, as the company was financially embar- rassed. It was false alarm, however, as no trouble in cashing the checks is encountered at the banks.
 Invitations have been sent to many Waterbury people to attend the com mencement exercises of the class of 1893 of Long Island college hospital, which takes place Wednesday evening, March %. at the Academy of Music, N. Y. Dr John D. Freney of this city will graduate with honors in the class. } The state board of managers of the Words fair has passed resolutions changing their statutes from the volun- tary board organized in February, 1899 to the legal board as recently created by the general assembly. Treasurer George Fl. Day has been instructed to pay back to the subscribers to the voluntary fund, the amount of their original subscrip tion with per cent interest.
 First Lieutenant James Geddes of G A, according to orders issued from headquarters, has called a meeting o the members of the company for nex
 "Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. The business of the meeting is the election o captain to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain J. I. Kellogg : Captain Arthur Dickinson, adiutant O
 the Second regiment, is prominently
 mentioned for the position and he vii
 receive the unanimous vote of tn,
 members if he can be prevailed on t.
 accept.
 The dispute which began at the stat
 singing festival at Hartford two year
 ago, between the Concordia society O
 Bridgeport and other members of tn
 Sengerbund, has been settled, and tn
 Concordia came out with flying colors
 The dispute arose over the possession o
 flag offered as prize. and which wa
 awarded to the Concordia society by tn Judges. The other societies protested
 on the ground that the ConcordIa hat . employed professional singers in thei
 chorus. Suit was brought to recove
 the flag, but the case was this weel
 withdrawn from court.
 Express Messenger Platt R. Spencer o
 the Naugatuck road has resigned t. . resume his old position of head enginee
 on the Nutmeg state. MT Spencer wa t employed by the steamboat company il o this capacity before it changed manage
 ment. Then, with others, he wa
 obliged to go. Some of the changes
 however, the new management founC
 were not for the best and Enginee
 Spencer is among the old hands wh
 have been called back. William T , Hotchkiss has been appointed to fill tn
 vacancy on the Naugatuck division
 caused by Mir Spencer's retirement. The funeral of Patrick Flynn wa
 held this morning from his late resi- r dence at Watertown, to St John f church, where requiem high mass wa s celebrated by the Rev Father O'Donnell At the close of the mass Fathe IODonnell made a short address drawin 1T moral from the good life of the de
 ceased, who was one of the best know, = of the Catholics of Watertown. Man
 friends of the deceased from this cit
 and Hartford were present and tn
 floral offerings were beautiful and ar
 propriate. Interment was in Calvar
 cemetery.
 Just as the wearied sanitary inspectc
 expected to enjoy a relief from smallpo work, another case develops itself i ] the house, 155 Charles street, which Ina
 been under quarantine for several week d Yesterday Dr Robbins discovered tha D. another of the children of the Dubu a family living on the top floor of tn st house, had developed the disease. Tn
 child, girl, is only three year
 of age and in all probability will |
 cared for at the pest house. The di - covery of this case proves conclusivel f that the diligent quarantine method are productive of good results. Inspectc
 Moses will strengthen the quarantin
 which he was to remove tomorrow.
 The BridpeDort News savs that a mo