Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-24
CITY NEWS.

The Holy Family society of St Cecilia's parish will celebrate it's anniversary at Concordfa hall. tomorrow evening.
 The funeral of Rebecca Pratt took place from her late residence on East Mountain this afternoon. Interment was in River side cemetery.
 The second annual sociable and enter tainment of the Holy Family society will be held in Concordia hall Wednesday evening.
 E. T. Turner & Co will put on sale Fri day at bargain prices. what ever the people want. His advertisement to-day explains what they will do. Cut out the coupon.
 It is said that Mrs Lapalme, who figured in the recent Thomas scandal, has returned to Waterbury and IS stopping with family on South Main street.
 Ellen J. Mays, aged thirteen months, died this morning at the residence of her parents on Fleet street. The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Iuterment will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Go will give one of the best entertain ments of the season at the opera house Thursday evening. They have a carefully selected minstrel troupe, including some of the best specialists and vocalists in the city. Seats are now on sale.
 The general sale of tickets for the concert of the Boston Festival orchestra opened to- day. at the Driggs S Smith Co.'S store and there was a rush. There are yet many goed seats left. In fact any seat in City hall is good for an event of this kind.
 Officer Moore arrested Jerry Horrigan for drunkenness this afternoon. After he was taken to the station house James Shea put in an appearance and said tLat Horri- gan had stolen a watch from him. Horri- gan produced the watch, which he had in his pocket.
 At a special meeting of the center school district committee last night the bond of Tax Collector Charles J. Griggs was ap- proved. The bond is for S50,000. The sureties are: Charles J., Robert F., David, Mary B. F. and Wilfred E. Griggs, D. F. Webster and L. I. Munson.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Reilly will take place from her late residence, 20 Jewelrv street. at S:30 tomorrow morning with-servsces at St Patrick's church. The remains will be taken to New Haven for interment. The deceased was the wife of James Reilly and mother of Kitty Reilly.
 This morning City Clerk Waters received a check from Conlon Brothers. amounting to sIOO, which is the cost of years li- 
 to have any controversy about the matter. Later in the season they might return and commence business again.-New Britain Herald.
 It is understood that Mgr Satolli will attend the dedication of the Roman Catholic Italian church in Meriden on May 13. The pastor in charge of the new church is the Rev Father Moreli who as- sisted at the Italian Mission which closed at the church of the Immaculate Con- ception last Sunday.
 The opening night of St Johns kirmess, Watertown, WAS 6 pronounced success. The capacity of the hall was taxed to its utmost. Large delegations drove out from Waterbury. Rev Father Duggan of this city sent handsome donation to the pas tor. which delighted the hearts of the canvassers. The silver kirmess will close positively on Thursday evening.
 Ex-Judge Hall, representing the CoRsoli- dated road, filed a motion in the United States circuit court at New Haven to-day, asking that the injunction suit of the New England road be dismissed. The motion was granted, no objection being made by the New England receivers. It is under stood that new complaint will be filed with Judge Celt of Boston.
 "Blunt's Firing Regulations for Small Arms" having been adopted for the use of the National Guard, new targets become necessary, which are now being made at the state arsenal. The bulls eye and the rings in the new targets are oval. In the 200-yards target the bull's-eye is 8x10 and in the 500-yards, 20x24 inches. A supply of the new targets will be issued to all companies of the National Guard previous to the May parades.
 Wadhams post. C.. A. R.. has appointed the following committee to perfect arrange ments for the observance of Memorial day: O. W. Cornish, chairman, Daniel kiefer, George L. Platt. Henry F. Sanford, John Higgins, John Gallagher, Michael Cava- naugh and George c. Futile. Headstone committee, Harrison Whitney, George L. Platt, John S. Hayes and John Higgins. Harrison Whitney and George L. Platt will have charge of Riverside cemetery and John s. Hayes and John Higgins will look after St Joseph's.
 Justice F. P. Brett has handed down the following decisions: In the case of Bridget McAuliff vs Samuel Lize, an action to re- cover balance due on property purchased | from plaintiff, judgment for plaintiff to | recover s36 and costs; Cowell for plain tiff and Gillette for defendant. In the case of Lobaire Dussault vs Frederick l PelletIer, to recover wages. judgment for | plaintiff to recover S26. .69 and costs. Rus l sell for plaintiff and D. F. Webster for de- | fendant. The case of Albert Mansen vs | Frederick Pelletier, an action to recover | wages, plaintiff to recover S1S.S2 and | costs. Russell for plaintiff and D. F. | Webster for defendant
 The sale of tickets for the lecture and | entertainment to be given in the opera | house tomorrow night under the auspices | of the parishioners of the church of the | Immaculate Conception has rarely if ever | been equalled by local enterprise. There | are few good th;rty-five cent seats to be | had yet, but they will not be there long and | all who wish to be present at Rev J. A. Mulcahy's exposition of the daring exploits | tie should not fail to call on NJ. F. Daily at | once and secure the best now at his dispos- al. The other exercises of the evening | will be of more than usual interest and | altogether the entertainment promises to | be pronounced success.
 Professor A. M. Harris of Boston, a | graduate of the Emerson college of ora tory, has come to this city under the au- spices of the Harrington business college. | Glasses in elocution and physical culture will be formed at once in the college and l will be arranged so that ladies and gentle men not students in the college will be ad- mitted- This will supply a want that has long been felt among the young people of the city. for the question has been often asked why there is not some such place in the city, and the coming of MT Harris is the realization of adesire so often given ex- by the people to have such a teacher in the city. The professor was for several years connected with the Hartford Times and has 8 wide reputation as an ardent student of literature and art
 The Acme Social club gave it's last pub lie entertainment of the season last even ing at Leavenworth hall. There was a large attendance. many of those present