Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-25
CITY NEWS.

Barcelona council, K. of C., will meet tomorrow evening.
 John Pearce, aged 1o years, died this afternoon at his late residence, ,437 South Main street.
 The Sacred Heart church choir will rehearse their Easter music with the or chestra tomorrow afternoon.
 Thomas Altman, aged years, son of Daniel Altman of 215 South Main street, died last night. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30. s. P. Williams has sold for John w. Gaffney three of the five new houses recently built on Adams street, to W. A. Spencer. Playmates.
 Get "Play mates" at A 6 P Tea Co.'S, Monday, 27th.
 Thomas r. Butler has recovered suffi- ! ciently from the injuries received from | being thrown from his carriage a week ! ago, to permit his being around again | to-day.
 One of Ralph Blakeslee's trucks was wrecked on South Main street this morn | ing, the axle getting the worst of I misunderstanding with the horse car tracks.
 If you want to buy or sell anything, have a house for rent, or need help of any kind, try a small advertisement in | the "want" column of the DEMOCRAT. It costs only one cent a word and will help you.
 William F. Ryan and Michael Miller tried to settle a misunderstanding last night la J. l.. Sullivan and both were larrested. Miller fared the worst in the tscrimmage and was let off with a $5 fine. Ryan was fined $1 and costs.
 Two accidents occurred on the New England road at Stormville last night. While coupling cars Conductor Mo Elwin was painfully squeezed, and a brakeman on Conductor Morris freight train had his arm so badly crushed that it will have to be amputated.
 In the superior court at New Haven, yesterday, before Judge Wheeler, a de- murrer was argued at length in the case of Owen McDermott, administrator, Iagainst the Meriden, Waterbury & Con- Inecticut River Railroad company but no decision was rendered.
 S. P. Williams to-day sold for Will liam A. Spencer, to John w. Gaffney, all the land lying on the eastern side of Phoenix and Spencer avenues, for $12,- 900. The piece is 15S feet on Phoenix avenue and seventy-one feet on Spencer avenue, and is the last of the Spencer estate which is for sale.
 In the superior court at New Haven to-day Judge Wheeler decided that the allegations of adultery against Mrs Mary Rabtoy, of White Plains, made by her husband, Joseph Rabtoy of this city, in his application for divorce, were not proven. The decree was consequently refused.
 a Get 'Playmates" at A & P Tea Co.'S, Monday, 27th.
 For Easter, get "Playmates." A & P Tea Co.
 e The masquerade sociable of Go A last }. night was a great success. The grand march was led by Trumpeter Percy l. Brown and Miss Annie Hale, and was , participated in by upwards of 200 couples. Fully 800 people were in the IarmorY and good time was enjoyed by Hall.
 Deputy Sheriff Tausig of Hartford , was over in East Hartford Wednesday and attached a switch engine in the New England freight yard for $15, 1000 - but allowed the company to use the en- zine pending settlement The matter was adjusted yesterday afternoon.
 The funeral of Virginie A. Tros was
 held at 2 o'clock this morning to Sl
 AnnIs church, where a mass of requiem
 was sung by Rev Father Bourret. The
 floral tributes were beautiful and sc
 numerous that Undertaken Bergin had
 to furnish an extra wagon to convey
 them. Interment at Calvary cemetery
 AThe funeral of Pierce Mulville took
 place at 9 a. m., to-day from the family
 residence, on Oak street, to the church
 of the Sacred Heart, where the Rev
 Father Treanor sung a high mass oi
 requiem. The pall-bearers were Johr - Degnan, Philip Holihan, Michael Con
 Ian, Pierce Conden, Daniel Ray anG
 John Howard. Interment was in St
 Joseph's cemetery.
 The people of Waterbury are to have
 the opportunity of hearing Dr. Baum - interesting lectures on the "Foundations
 of the Bible, and seeing the lanterr st views with which they are illuminated to The press, clergy and others speak in tht
 highest terms of Dr. Baum, as an eIo
 quent and able lecturer, and of the views
 as being of rare artistic beauty. The sub m ject is in keeping with the season, anG
 those who attend will have the oppor 10 tunity of looking upon the sacred To- i'd calities of Our Lords passion. A double n lantern Of great power is used to exhibit Il the pictures on the scenes. The lecture at will be given on Monday and Wednes y- day evenings, in Leavenworth hall. If It has been learned that Henry H to Proctor, the yonng man who was sen. Ut fenced in this city on Thursday foI III theft and forgery, IS l.. w. Smith oi
 Torrington. Smith IS well known in
 Torrington, the merchants of that place
 having suffered by his operations ir
 many ways. He has a wife who comes - from 8 very respectfully family. She ii
 nearly prostrated over the announce
 ment that her husband has been found
 to be a criminal It is thought that al
 soon as his term of imprisonment i'm
 posed by the courts at Waterbury ex
 pires he will be arrested on charge
 of forgery and embezzlement by tn, F merchants of Torrington.
 ' The Ansonia Sentinel is opposed to tn
 proposed trunk sewer from Waterbury n 1a to tidewater. It says: Waterbury need " sewering, we have no doubt, but it a the height of cheekiness to try and fore st every town and borough between tha
 city and tidewater into the scheme t.
 help her. Ansonia has it's owI
 system of sewers, and gooc - one as far as it goes. I
 will be extended in time SO a