Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-26
CITY NEWS.

Regular meeting of the water committee
tonight.
An important meeting of Central Labor
union will be held at o'clock this even
ing
The funeral of Frank, the ten weeks old
son of Policeman James Healey, took
place at $50 this afternoon.
l. G. Plat and family sent check for
$500 to the relief bureau yesterday after
noon. No donations were received to-day,
up to press hour.
Francis, the ten months old daughter of
Albert L. Snagg of Hopeville, died last
night. The funeral will take place at
o'clock TOMORROW afternoon.
Secretary Hine of the state board of edu-
cation sailed yesterday for Naples on the
Wieland. He started for Algiers on the
Normannia, which was disabled by the
great tidal wave.
If the income tax goes through congress
Collector Byxbee's office will increase
greatly in importance. BY the same token
the deputies duties will be added to con-
siderbaly and so will the earnings.
Rev P. j. Kennedy of the Immaculate
Conception church is in Thompsonville to-
day assisting Rev Father Gleason of that
place in whose Larish the Jesuit fathers
are conducting mission.
A large audience was present at Trinity
church last night to listen to the singing of
the cantata, The Holy City" The
beautiful anthem was well rendered and
the manner in which each part was su>:-
tanned speaks well for those who had
charge of the affair.
A bill of complaint was yesterday filed
in the United States circuit court by Ell
dredge T. Barnes of New Haven against
Barnard & Son of this city. The COM
plant alleges an infringement on a patent
on pipe cutters. An injunction and &C
counting Is prayed for.
Captain D. B. Hamilton and party, who
were passengers on the steamer Norman
mia, which was disabled by a tidal wave
Sunday, arrived home yesterday afternoon.
The party speak i'll high terms of the treat
ment they received at the hands of the
steamship company. The party will re-
main at home for the present.
The experiment of using "pushers'' to
handle double trains over the west division
of the New England road has proved so
successful that all except the fast line
freightS will be handled in this way in the
future. The company claims that n great
saving is made in that thirty loaded cars
are handled in this way by one train crew,
where two crews were employed before.
Street Inspector Wright is calling upon
property owners on Riverside, Bank street
and Washington avenue to-day, with
papers to be signed certifying that the,y
shall not ask for damages because of the
proposed change of grade in these streets.
1t is thought that all the property owners
will sign the paper.
The Y. NJ. c. A. bowling team went to
Meriden last night and were beaten two
games out of three by the Kickers. The
totals were as follows: Meriden-J. Tied
ennick 426, Camp 34s, Borst 48G, E.
Tredennick $40, Carter 81: Water bury
Wightman 40 Arthur 4S2. Folsom 1896,
Hine 422, Knowles 397. The Meridens
won the first game by thirty-two, the
second by III, and lost the third by three
points.
Lincoln Recollectlons,' was the sub
iect of John r. Littlefeld's lecture at the
First church last night. Apart from the
desire to hear the brilliant lecture the
subject itself would be sufficient to draw a
full house, for Lincoln recollections will
always be heard with interest by those
who are familiar with the story of his
life. Little wonder then that extra seats
had to be secured and that standing room
could not be had long before the time an
nounced for the commencement of the ex-
ercises. Rev DR. Anderson introduced the
lecturer. After the lecture Wadhams' post
sang Marching Through Georgia" The
entertainment concluded with the audience
rising and singing America"
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Edward S
Smith rendered an afternoon tea to her
friends at her residence, corner of Pros
pect and Grove streets. The entire house
was decorated with palms and flowers and
in every room the chandeliers were
draped in pink. Mrs Charles Miller pre-
sided over the tables, assisted by the Misses
Mollie Lamb, Janet Caswell, Helen
Smith, Sallie Miller and Margaret Hill.
Mrs Smith was assisted in receiving by
Mrs Carl E. Munger, Mrs Johnson. Mrs
Frederick L. Adams, Mrs Charles Miller
Mrs B. Rice, Mrs J. Richard Smith
Mrs George H. Cloves, Miss Johnson and
Miss Miller. After the tea a dance was
given. Faulman's orchestra rendering the
music.
The auditorium was crowded last night
with members and friends of the Burns
club, the occasion being the ninth ami
versary of the club. The march was led
by Mr. and Mrs Andrew Gardner, followed
by 125 couples. The concert programme
rendered. F. H. Whitlaw in his "Sheann
Trews," received unstinted applause In
addition to his specialties he also danced
the Highland 'strathspey,' the Highland
fling and Highland reel steps. His song,
I'm Scotch Frae the Top to the Tae, was
well received and the most pleasing event
of the evening A large number of the
club appeared in Highland costumes and
the whole affair was one of the most en-
joyable events of the season.
The examinations for admission to the
medical profession in Connecticut, made
necessary by the recent medical practice
act. ere being held at the Yale Medical
school to-day. The new law says: ''Appli-
cants to practice medicine or surgery Shall
be examined in anatomy, physiology, med
ical chemistry, obstetrics, hygiene, sur
gerry, pathology, diagnosis and therapeu-
tics, including practice and materia medi-
ca" lac above will constitute
pretty s="ere examination, but all
those desiring to use medicine
and pose AS physicians. and who
did n register on October l, 1898, must
either pass this examination or stop prac-
ticing in Connecticut. The three state
medi al societies, Connecticut Medical So
ciety and the Connecticut Electric Medical
society have each appointed examining
committees. These being the first examina-
tons of this kind ever held in Connecticut,
the result will be watched with interest.
The American published, last evening,
what purported to be list of the delegates
to the democratic town convention of Oc-
tober, but which was in reality list of
the delegates to the city convention. The
delegates to the town convention, who will
probably be called upon to nominate
candidate for town clerk, are: First ward.
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