Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-12-10
CITY NEWS.

In the police court room another chap ter in the case of Atwood vs Cothren was heard to-day.
 Very Rev ]. A. Mulcahy yesterday i'm formed his, congregation that the net re- ceipts of the parish fair amounted to s5.- OOO.,
 J. J. McDonald has been appointed secretary of Court Shields by Chief Ranger Reardon. during the illness of Secretary James H. Madden
 There will be jolly time at Marcus Hellmann's. IS Grand street. tonight. Mr Hellmann has sent invitations to a number of his friends to a pig supper and a big time is looked forward to.
 A tin peddler's horse was frightened by a trolley car near the corner of South Main and Grand streets this morning and made things lively for a few minutes. The shafts of she wagon were broken.
 James Fl. Madden, living at 43 Meadow street. and we'll known in society circles. was removed to the hospital yesterday suffering from typhoid fever His condi- ton is not serious, but it was thought best to give him hospital trtatmsnt-
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of Jennie Amanda. Daughter of Mir and Mrs Frank F. Marsh. and Henry Benja- min Platt. The ceremony will take place Thursday afternoon. December 20. at the home of the brides parents. 3S Park ave- nue-
 Linus Barnes, for drunkenness, was given slO and costs this morning. William Barry has been sleeping in Terrence Coylsis barn without the owners permis- sion and last night Officer Ahern found him there and arrested him. He was given sixty days in jail.
 The German | athohc society of the Holy Family will give an entertainment and sociable in Coucordia hall on January 23. for the benefit of St Cecilia's church. The committee of arrangements consists of Louis Stroebel. Otto Hermann, John Stadler and John Sake.
 What about yesterdays sto-m? was asked of President Welton of the water board. Well" he answered, ''fIst it showed. then it rained. after that it hailed aud then it snowtd again. About three inches of snow fell during the storm and the snow. hail and rain made 70 of an inch of water.
 After a careful examination of numer- ous plays by the committee of St Joseph's T. A society. the strong drama. "A CelC- brated Case" has been selected for pro- duction on March IT. St Patrick's day. afternoon and evening. The dramatic club will act on the selection at once and select a cast of characters.
 In the probate court this morning Patrick Reilly was removed as trustee on the estate of the late Luke Reilly and the widow Mrs Luke Reilly was appointed trustee. The hearing on the appoint ment of an administrator on the estate of Christopher K. Kilbride was adjourned until tomorrow.
 The Italian bank on Grand street is once more iD trouble and the door is again closed with a constable's paper in view. Constable Riguey Saturday night closed the bank by order of Attorney Rus sell who holds Q claim against Filomeno Seneca. the proprietor. The plaintiff is Mary Russi. who worked for Seneca and is owed $50 for wages.
 George E. Shell. who formerly con- ducted a store on South Main street. but | who left for California some months ago. | returned with his family to Waterbury | yesterday. He will locate here again as he says there Is no place like Waterbury. He Is distributing some unique cactus canes among his friends.
 The officials of the Philadelphia. Read. ing 6 New England and the New York & New England roads met in Winsted Satur- day and 1t is said the, subject discussed NdS N agreement ne f1llaOel- phia. Reading X New England road hauls | a large amount of freight which is trans- | ferred to the New York S New England road at HOpewell Junction. N | and at | Hartford.
 The regular quarterly meeting of the directors of the New York. New Haven X Hartford railroad was held at New York Saturday. quarterly dividend of two per cent was voted and routine matters | were transacted. As proof. of ,he increase of business on the road and its various branches, it was stated at the meeting that on the day before. 1,70O cs-s of freight | were moved.
 Engineer Herring left for New York Saturday afternoon SiEce his arrival in Waterbury Thursday morning. until his departure, he was engaged in the prelimi- | nary of his investigation to the best system of sewage disposal for the city A meeting uf the sewage committee will be held SO Jn to order surveys according to | the instructions of Mir Herring. These sur veys will be made under the direction of City Engineer Cairns.
 The mission at St Cecilia's church was opened yesterday at 1O:30 o'clock mass, by Father Neumiller. $. J. During this week the mission services will be in German, with the following exercises: Mass and sermon at 5 o'clock and S:30, and every evening benediction of the Blessed Sacra- ment and sermon. Father Buchholz will deliver the sermon this evening All Germans of the city are respectfully in- | yited to attend the mission
 Contractor Patrick Thompson is making good headway with the new Conlon block on South Main street Some of the iron posts arrived to-day and the contractor a1sa .- I | finish the outer walls in a short time. Mir Thompson is also meeting with good suc- cess with the work on the addition to the Washington school Most of the stone work has been lad and the rest of the
 material is on the ground.
 l Motorman McC Carthy. who, it is claimed, was responsible for the collision of the trolley ITS in the aenter Friday night, has | not been heard from since the accident Mccarthy is said to have spent a good deal of his time at sea and perhaps he has become disgusted with the manner of con- ducting business on land and returned again to his former avocation. The Trac- tion Co expected to run the cars on the West Main street and Nangatuck lines on a ten minute sch tdule Saturday, but owing to some unavoidable delay the change vas not made. It is the hope of the man. agement to put the new schedule into effect tomorrow.
 \ meeting of the board of directors of the Waterbury University Extension cen ter was held at the Bronson library Satur- day afternoon. The board is composed of the following persons: Miss Mary M. Ab- bolt, Dr T. l.. Axtelle, Miss Leliie Bron- son, Mrs F. E. Castle, Mrs Irving H. Chase. NJ. s. Crosby. Miss A c. Fitzpat- rick. Mrs E. l.. krisbie. ST. Edward O.