Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-18
CITY NEWS.

tTAnk ms aNCCPSCd R1SlhNh HI | the store of John J. Sheehan. South Main | street. Spaciai forecast for Conuecticut:-Gen-I | eraliy far, stationary temperature; wes- terly winds shifting to southsrly. The bankrupt stock of shoes of |. II. Wheeler of Bank street has been sold to MT Meyers of New York. and will be placed on sale in few days.
 Professor Harris of Harrington's college will deliver a memorial of Dr Oliver wend+n Holmes at the reception in the First Methodist church this evening.
 The case of Rroderick vs c. W. Blakes- lee X Sons was concluded in the district court yesterday afternoon. the Jury return ing a verdict of Sl00 and costs for the plaintiff.
 Andrew Gardner. president of the Burns club. will sail for Scotland Satur day on the steamship Campania. Mr Gardner makes the trip Tn answer to letter stating that his mother is seriously 1 Ill.
 The district committee made tour of inspection through the school buildings of ] the center district yesterday afternoon and [ found everything Iu excellent condition. i Contractor Thompson has commenced work on the addition to the Washington ! school.
 The funeral of William H. Collins will take place from the house. 32S Baldwin street at ESQ tomorrow morning. to the church of the Immaculate Conception. where a requiem mass will be sung al 9 o'clock. Inttrmeut will be in St Joseph . cemetery.
 Some changes Ere announced in the classes of the CatholIc women's associa- Ilon. Miss Doran's dressmaking class will 1 in ha rNarrSh huf11in and Miss Roberts French class and Miss W allace's arithmetic class will meet in the l convent.
 Miss Mary X. Phelan died at the resi- dence of her parents. Mir and Mrs John Phelan. 3S South street, at o'clock this afternc, after an illness of day from l heart disease. The deceased was an es- timahle young lady and the news of her death will be a sad surpri'e to many friends who dId not know of her illness.
 The registrars and their deputies are busy to-day making up the list for the coming elrcti. n. The democrats go away ahead Tn the number oi applications. They have 11D 10 their credit. while the re- publican list only show up a75. Al . o'clock the estimates were as follows First ward. 250 second 25O; third 25n; fourth. SOO
 Selectman Morris rec, ived q telephone message this afternoon from Attorney Rel. logg. who Is in Hartford. stating that a verdict for the town of Waterbury had heen rendered in the slut for S5, OOt brought by Pauline W. Halbert. to rr. cover for injuries resulting from n defectiv, highway Tn lSS9. The ease was tried 1T the tnited States district court. The Waterbury Furniture Co is maxim. an exhibition of carpets to-day snd ha, arranged in the big show window . unique exhibit of the various shades O carpetiDc 10 be found in the mammoth warerocmS Mir Moriarty says that tn, display Ot carpets in their window an, the artistic arrangement os the stock excel anything of the kind ever seen in tn state.
 R. C. Suprenaut WAS drunk and knock ed n man down on Grand street last night Officer William BTickel took him in. H was fined sl and costs. Martin Flynn Wa repOslnc m Il ear of the New York am New England railroad last night. wher Officer Tehan disturbed his slumbers He WAS fined Fl and costs. Patrick CCyle Patrick Sheehan and Edward Hoar. th, toys who 'breE stones were each fined g.
 Wiieawake club No 1. thirty-two mem btTs will give concert next week. Thurs day evenIES. ID the NJ. l. church il ! CNAtLo4A~s AAlc- Atg AISSI rNtEN NAtuIGA at Ia o'clock in W. C. T. T.. hall. Churu No , meets at ? p. m. Saturday in W. C I | hall. New members are taken mt tLis class at every meeting. The Wide awake club will give a concert in the NJ F. church iu Nausatuck November x. fo the benefit of the parsonage fund. P After the performance of Reilly an, the 4' O. At the opera house last nigh ! Manager HAuieY introduced a party c ] four or five clPrgymen to MT HarrIsau F One of them said to-day: We wanted [ D see if he is as charming of the stage as h iS on II. We found him a maGnifceu
 man. plain. unpretentious and as easy { approach the humhlest man in tn \ land" Asked if he considered the aud J ence cold and unappreciative as has bee
 said of Waterbury audiences. MT Harrisa
 said; ''WLy no. on the contrary. l COT
 sIder 1t a jolly, appreciatiye audience. Tn
 few jokes introduced were highly appr, ciated and the audience before which W
 have just appeared was quick to cate
 on and as generous in it's applause a any have ever seen.
 . The comm ttee on public lands an
 buildings, who have been considering tt
 matter of making changes in the walks o
 the green. have had the city engineer pr,
 pare plans which will be submitted 10 a
 
 night, The walk which extends from th
 southeast rner. Lear the old waterIu = trough. through the green to the norIl if west corner, will be the only one alterc, It will be made almo,t straight, fiitee u feet in width at some points. IL is no l. eight feet wide. From the point whel
 this walk joins ihe walk north of the gree d A new walk will be laid to the monumen D In the center of the green. where the fir
 electric light stands. the walk will l t raised ten inches. This will give a grad f which will throw the water down the oth, walks 10 the gu;ters. h all there will | ninety yards of 2ew walk and 96O yards n be relaid.
 n The selectmen held a meeting last nisl
 and opened bids for the supplying of Il
 almshouse with bread, meat and fish f,
 the term of six months. commencing NJ
 vember l. The bids for meat fresh au
 salt. per pound. were as follows: l.. P.
 A. NJ. Guiltoile. 2s cents; A. B. Sande I, son. 3s cents, H. B Sanderson. cent Ill The contract was awarded to l.. F. X e M. Guiltolle. For bread, per one hundrt
 pounds: John o'Brien. s2 l9; NJ. S- Smith. S2 25; A Bouffard, s2 50. IT ] contract was awarded to John O'Brie
 For fish per pound. dressed and u \- dressed: A. Millette. codish To and If cents; J. T. Dunn. codfsh cents, ha 7, dock cents The contract was award, II to J. T. Dunn. Tha successful bidie Ic are the same as last year. except that
 F X A. II. GuilfOile and William Orch tai the meat contract between them la :; year. while the former have the who
 contract thIs year.
 ' City hall presented an attractive n las sha