Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-02
CITY NEWS.

this afternoon.
 A number of Waterbury wheelmen will take part in the races of the Hart ford Wheel club Monday.
 The Sacred Heart church choir will resume the singing of high mass and vespers tomorrow at lGSO a. m. and 3:S0 p. m.
 All the barbers in the city are re quested to meet at l o'clock to- morrow | afternoon, in Johnson's hall to complete | arrangements for the Labor day parade. | The board of agents of the Bronson | library will meet on Monday afternoon | at D o'clock, at the site of the new li- | brary to examine the work already done. | The Rev Or Rowland of this city off | ciated at the marriage of Miss Roberta Elsie Whiting of Hartford and Louis l. Driggs of Washington, at Hartford yes terday. Now Is the time to encase your feet in hobby and well-wearing pair of shoes. \ E. J, Finn has the reputation of selling the best shoes for the smallest amount of money.
 John B. Kelly has been appointed station agent at Oakville, which place has been temporarily filled by Herbert c. Fenn, since the discharge of T. Y. Barton.
 The Third division, X. O. H.. has ap- pointed a committee of arrangements for it's eighth annual concert and ball to be held in the auditorium on Thanks giving eve.
 Frederick Henry LaForge and Miss Stella Amelia Bronson, both of Water bury, will be married on Tuesday, Sep | tember ,. at the home of C. II. Bronson, Highland avenue.
 Commander J. F. Calvin desires the Second division. A. o. H. to meet at their rooms Monday at l2:3O sharp in | full regalia to take part in the parade of the labor organizations.
 All members of the Central Labor union are requested to meet tomorrow evening, at o'clock sharp in Johnson's hall, to nuke the final arrangements for the Labor day exercises.
 Under the terms of the agreement made with the bosses last spring, the members of the Painters union began | working on the nine-hour schedule yes terday, with ten hours pay.
 Owing to the dull times the fair of Court Meany's Pride circle. to have been held next week, has been postponed uu- October 3, 1, ,, and :. Combination tickets sold will hold good.
 | The arrangements are all completed for the Labor day celebration on Mon day and, weather permitting. II will be one of the biggest demonstrations Wat erbury has witnessed in a long time.
 There is a large crowd in attendance at the foot handicap on the est End grounds this afternoon and some close heats have been run. The final heat will probably not be run until after : o'clock. Dancing will continue until II.
 The many Waterbury friends of Rev. James J. Walsh, formerly of the Inn maculate Conception parish, and now pastor of St Bernard's church. Tariff vile, will be pained to learn that he is seriously i'll. Father Walsh had Sc were hemorrhage from the throat and stomach Thursday afternoon, and is now in critical condition.
 The funeral of Maggie Black was held at o'clock this morning to the church of the Immaculate Conception, where a requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev Father Downey. The pallbearerS were Thomas McCann, Eugene McCar- thy, James DOnnelly. William Lynch. Charles Lee and August Convard. In terment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The latest timetable of the Consolida ted road contains an entirely new mar of the territory covered by the road. in cludlng it's various connections Thi; map Is much more accurately drawr than any previous map in the timetables and shows the results of the latest deal. , of the road. The new map shows the Cape Cod connections and ruu> as fal north as Mount Desert Island. Dealers all over the state are dissatis fled with the law passed by the legisla ture relating to conditional sales of per sonal property, and they want 10 get rid of 1t If possible. Active steps are beinr bx-f hsa tive association of Connecticut to brine the law to the attention of the suprem, court. Circulars have been sent all ovel the state by the association asking the co-operation of all dealers who sell good. on installments.
 Notre Dame academy reopens or Tuesday, September 5. Special attention paid to acquiring ladylike and grace full department. Teaching staff larg, and select. Tuition in English, French Latin, higher grade mathematics, voca I and instrumental music, physical cul ture, (Delsarteau) elocution, plain anC Ornamental needle work, Sj per month Harp, organ, guitar, mandolin, violin ) painting, stenography and typewritins form extras. Comment on the superior | tty of the education given in this insti tuition Is unnecessary.
 The water supply committee held I special meeting last evening and vote, to recommend to the council the pur chase of eleven and one-half acres O . land from L. s. Beers and sixty tiv acres from Frederick Bryan, to be use, as flow land at the new reservoir, Al offer was received from Edward Steven of Thomaston, giving the city the righ to lay pipe through his land at a reason
 able price and the offer was favorabl
 recommended to the council. X fey
 minor matters were settled amicabl
 and the meeting adjourned until nex
 Tuesday evening.
 Thomas Ford, aged % years, fire
 man on the New York and New Eng
 land road, was run over by an engine a
 the East Hartford round house, abou P 9:30 o'clock last evening. He had jus come in from his run and fell asleep O 'r the track in the round house, when a 3, engine backed down upon him. Tn
 wheeis passed over both legs so that
 was necessary to amputate them, tn
 fright leg at the knee and the left one a