Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-22
CITY NEWS.

Joseph H. Reid and Martin Byrnes are
registered at the Arlington hotel, Washing
ton.
Coupon tickets for the Central Labor
union fair are selling rapidly for ten cents
each.
robin Hood" at the opera house to-
night. Jane" tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
The business of the late John Dwyer
will be carried on by his brother. William
Dwyer.
Seneca Brothers saloon on Canal street
terest of p. II. Regain.
The new officers of the Waterbury lodge
of Elks will be installed tomorrow night
by Colonel E. NJ. Graves of Hartford.
The home of Mr. and Mrs Frank Doug
trty of 525 East Main street were gladened
this morning by the advent baby girl.
There will be an important meeting of
the Central Labor union tomorrow even
ing. Each delegate is requested to attend.
The letter carriers will make their morn
ing trip only tomorrow. The incoming
and outgoing mails will be distributed as
usual but the windows will close ut noon
for the rest of the day.
Constable O'Brien has writs in his pos
session for the bodies of Fred w. Lawlor
and Alexander Bouffard. The attachment
is in the interest of Harry Grossman and is
for the price of some hay.
Lille Mcdonald, aged five years, ed
last evening at the residence of her
mother. 60 Pemberton street The funeral
took place at o'clock this afternoon. In
terment was IL st Josephs cemetery.
\ large number of students of st Mar
garet's school and the Taft school of Wa
tertown, left to-day to spend the Easter
vacation Mt their homes. There were
several from St Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago
and Maine.
Constable O'Bnen last night attached
the saloon of SInIco Brothers mt ~ Canal
street. The attachment was made in the
interest H. Hoehler Il Co of New York. 1t
was for 500. beer and whiskey bill. A
keeper was put in charge.
Superintendent Thomas Moran Will
hoist twenty foot American flag over the
new almshouse tomorrow morning. Mr.
Moran says things will be in readiness for
services n the chapel attached to the build
ing in few days.
Mary Frenette, aged 1G years, the young
girl who was struck by the cars ut Brown 5
her pare1-ts residence, 10 Jewelry street,
this morning. Her physicians never had
much hope of her recovery and expressed
surprise that she had lived so long.
The barn belonging to the st AIMS
church property has been sold to Joseph
Rodier of Mill Plain. The barn will be
removed and new school building erected
in its stead. When the new church is
erected the school will be used as a con-
vent and the present place of worship will
be fitted up for parochial sceool.
The following are the new officers of the
Young Mems Christian Temperance union:
President, J. F. Mix; vice president, Will
liam Chandler; secretary, q. NJ. Sims;
treasurer. William Bryant; chaplain, Will
liam Dillon; sergeant-at-arms Frank
Lines: prayer meeting committee, q. NJ.
Sims, chairman; F. j. Mix and William
Dillon.
Colonel Sanford's lecture IN the People S
len cent course at the First church last
evening. was the equal of any ever given
here. 1t was both interesting and in
structive and the large audience was well
pleased. The music by the Y. NJ. C. A.
orchestra added to the enjoyment of the
entertainment. The popular course is a
great success.
Arrangements are completed for the
Easter entertainments of st Cecilia's So
ciety. On wednesday evening the opera
Pauline" will be given, followed by
dancing. March 80 and 80 Mr. Beard. who
is famous lecturer and traveller, will fur
nish views and lectures. Ancient Rome
and the Catacombs' will be his subject for
lecture and views the first night, and
The Life aud Journeyings of our Savior
will be the illustrated lecture on the
second evening.
The services IN the Catholic churches
to-day were unusually impressive. The
mass was celebrated with white vestments,
commemorative of the institution of the
Eucharist. Good Fridays service is the
most solemn of Holy week. Gloom pre-
walls in the whole church. the vestments
are of black, the altar is stripped of orna-
mentation, and the music is of the most
pathetic character. On Saturday the ser
vices in the churches are the longest of the
year, lasting until nearly noon. All of the
pastors of the city are in Hartford to-day,
at the cathedral, assisting at the consecra-
ton of the oils used during the year in
administering the sacraments.
Weather Observer Cox received word
yesterday that he stands second in the
contest for professorship in the weather
bureau department, being only five
tenths of one per cent behind
the first of the ten competitors
W. L. Moore, forecast official at Milwau-
kee. stands first; Park Morril of Atlanta,
GA, third; II. c. Frankenfeld of Chicago,
fourth, and E. B. Garriott of Washington
fifth 1t was supposed that Garriott would
lead all others. Professor Mendelhall, one
of the examining board, is absent from
Washington and the final result of the en-
tire examination will not be announced
until his return.
The little ones always carry away a large
share of the admiration evoked by the en-
tertainments given at the convent. Next
Tuesday nights concert will form no ex-
ception to the general rule They will 60
through new Columbian drill, graceful
enough to please the most exacting.
thrilling selection, with toy orchestra
accompaniment. will surely call for an
encore. The autoharp club will certainly
claim no little admiration. A sweet little
song and pretty calistheaic exercises, en-
tirely new, will be rendered by the 1--WE
tots" of the primary department. Mon
day afternoon, at 4 o'clock matinee for
children Will take place in the convent
hall. Tickets 10 cents.
The members of the district committee
met the board of finance in the aldermen's
chamber to take action on the appointment
of Charles J. Griggs by the selectmen as
tax collector. last night There were
present Mayor Kilduff. Aldermen Altman,
Barlow and Gregory of the board of f.
nance, and Chairman Wolff, Messrs Nc
Donald, Hart. Chapman, Begnal and
School Clerk Thomas J. Moran of the dis
trict committee. City Clerk R. F. Grady
read the vote of the selectmen appointing
Charles J. Griggs as tax collector, and it
was voted that the appointment be ap-
proved and ratified subject 10 the neces-
sary bond and other requirements of the
city charter.
The law committee held a meeting in
the City hall last night and heard evidence
on the cases of Bernard Coyle and Mrs
Samuel BevaE. There were present Chair