Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-03
CITY NEWS.

 forecast until p. m. Tuesday, fair warmer.
 The two years old child of Harry Roy, living at 153 Bishop street, died Satur- day from diphtheria.
 The second outing of the Acme club was held yesterday afternoon, the trip being to Naugatuck.
 The New England Clothing company will open at 211 Bank street, Tuesday, April 4, at 2 o'clock a. m.
 Two cases of scarlet fever were re- ported to the sanitary inspector to-day, one on Jeffery Alley, and one on James street.
 Fred J. Loomis, chief draughtsman at the Benedict & Burnham works, has been appointed chief engineer, the posi- tion made vacant by the resignation of w. E. Crane.
 Joseph Mooney will leave Waterbury Wednesday morning for the New Eng land conservatory of music, at Boston, where he will continue his musical studies.
 Jno L. Bonn will give a piano recital at Leavenworth hall on Tuesday even- ing, April II. Miss Evangeline Larry, celebrated violiniste of Providence, will assist.
 Iuo OL mES SldTa Cs ACWaIeT was held at o'clock this afternoon from her late residence, AZ South Main street. Interment was at Riverside cemetery.
 The will of Michael Russell was admitted to probate Saturday afternoon. The hear ing on the appointing of an administra- tor on the estate of Mrs Mary Reilly was adjourned until tomorrow morning.
 William Meara, who it is alleged, was | implicated in the attempt to steal chickens on Pemberton street with Con- don few days ago, surrendered him. self to-day to the police and was re- leased on bonds.
 The rolling stock of the New England road is all being thoroughly overhauled and repaired as fast as possible. Several of the freight engines have already appeared in a fresh coat of paint and look bright and new.
 Thomas J. Kilmartin, son of Grocery man Thomas Kilmartin of the West End, and Eddie Day, his classmate, both students at the university of New York, spent Easter in Waterbury. They leave this afternoon to resume their studies.
 Several candidates were initiated in the first and second sections at the \ meeting of Sheridan council yesterday afternoon. The new 'Fgig" was worked for the first time and the ''eccentric"- ities of the beast was the occasion of much enjoVment-to some. Officer w. Brickel, while on his beat on Railroad Hill street Saturday night, discovered an Italian taking coal from one of the cars on the Naugatuck track. This morning he gave his name as Pasquale Silarno and was fined $1 and costs.
 Miss Katie Burnes, aged 55 years died at the residence of William Pallett, 1DS Maple street, yesterday morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning with arequiem mass at the Im- maculate Conception church at 9:3O o'clock.
 The annual fair of the Rose Hill Social club will open Wednesday even ing in Jacques auditorium. The com mittee of arrangements have all details completed for each evenings stage en- \ tertainments and dancing, and there will be no lack of enjoyment. The funeral of Michael Commerford was held yesterday afternoon from his late residence, corner of East Main and Orange streets. The pallbearers were: Patrick Cosgrove, Daniel Brennan, Pat rick DumphY, Charles Butterby, Pat rick Tanning aud Terrence Tynan. A special town meeting will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the district court room, to take action on several matters as in notice already given. There shonld be large attendance as the question of bridges is to come up for discussion and it is most important theme.
 The annual concert and reception of Barcelona council, K. of O., will be held in City hall this evening. Bergen's full orchestra will furnish the music and Ufendale will prompt. The committee of arrangements have worked for a record and the event promises to sur pass all previous efforts of the council in this line. A good time is guaranteed | to all.
 A directors car on the New England road, running as special, dashed into the rear of freight train near Iugra- hams factory at Bristol about 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, wrecking the en- zine of the special and two cars of the freight. The track was blocked about an hour. The trouble was caused by a flagman mistaking the signals. General Superintendent Barton and Division Superintendent Dewey were in the directors car.
 The Concordia society's fair will open at 8 o'clock this evening in Concordia hall: A fine musical program will be rendered by the Concordia Singing so- ciety, including selections by the Tyro- lean warblers, during the early part of the evening, to be followed by dancing until 1 o'clock. Faulman's orchestra will furnish music and the prompting will be done by Holman. A door prize vii! be given which, the committed say, will be surprise to the winner.
 Samuel Steinmeyer, a tinware Peddler, had a lively experience with his horse this morning on South Main street. The animal, to which was at tached light business wagon, came out Of the alley in the rear of Greenberg's store on the run, and turned down South Main street. An iron post in front of Merz' saloon was struck and the wagon turned bottom side up and dragged along on the curb, where another post was struck, wreckinp the vehicle completely. The horse freed himself and ran to the corner of