Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-26
CITY NEWS.

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 The committee on abatements will meet tonight.
 American band concert on the green this evening.
 Special forecast for Conn:-Fair, slightly | cooler tonight and Friday morning; ] northerly winds. The funeral of Mrs Frank B. Deane took l place from her late residence on Fairview street at 80 o'clock this afternoon. The funeral of ClarIa Williams will take place from her late residence, 20 Spark street, at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Owing to some delay occasioned by the Traction Go of Bridgeport the train due here at 11:l2 to-day was half an hour late.
 Joseph Nose of 10 Quarry street fell out of swing near his home and cut a bad gash over his eye. The wound was dressed by Dr McAvoy.
 huge pump arrived in this city to-day for the New England Engineering Go. It was made in New York and weighs three and one-half tons.
 NIT and Mrs Edward Barrett and Timothy Donahue of Is Fuller street. will sail for Ireland on the steamer Majestic on August $, to be absent two months.
 The annual meeting and election of off cers of the Central Labor union will take place in Labor hall tomorrow night. A full attendan ,e of delegates is requested.
 Captain King writes the cleverest and most thrilling war story of any writer of the present day. "From the Ranks is his latest. Watch for 1t in the DEMOCRAT.
 The funeral of Edward Green. the nine months old child of John Green of the watarville road, took place at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. 1nterment was in Calvary cemetery.
 The annual union excursion of the Young Mems Catholic Literary and Senior Temperance societies will take place to Savin Rock Saturday. Train will leave the Naugatuck station at 7:15 o'clock.
 There are advertised letters in the post office for the following parties: H. Bloom ingdale, Frank J. Frisco. Miss Margaret Donalan. G. w. Ford, Miss Mary B. Jay, care Miss E. Curtiss. Miss Katie Skelly, c. W. Spencer and Aime Naigette.
 Frank Dwyer of Simonsville. brother of Charles Dwyer who conducts a livery stable on Cole street, fell of wall in the Tear of the stable early this morning | fracturing his collar bone. He was moved to the hospital and attended by Doctor Frost.
 V and mathematics at the Epiphany apostolic college, Maryland for the training of prI. sts for the colored mission. was in town yesterday calling on the family of | Michael Guilfolle, Grand street. Profes- sor U'Brien is brother of the Rev Father O'Brien of Norwalk.
 A party of prominent Catholics of this city were in Boston Sunday, where they were initiated into the mysteries of the h. ternational Order of Oddfellows and re- | ceived a charter to form a lodge in Water bury. It is said that Catholics can join this order without prejudice to their | church.
 The furniture belonging to the Adams woman, who was sent to jail yesterday for keeping house of i'll fame was taken to the almshouse to-day by Keeper Moran. The youngest child. ten months old, is also | at the house, awaiting the action of At torney Pierce. It is possible the two oldest vii! be sent to the county home.
 A. H.Tyrrell secretary of the Waterbury | Blank Book Co, was in town yesterday in | the interest of their school furniture de- partment. The contract for fifty-sIx desks | for the grammar school of the Center building was awarded to the company who are special agents for the United States School Furniture Co -Torrington Reg | ister.
 Martin Bergln has force of men re- modelling the store of Patrick Holohan. corner south Main and Scovill streets, where he intends to remove his undertaking | bushes as soon as possible. The stables in the Tear of the building are also under going repairs and when the work is com pleted the whole place will be one of the neatest business houses in the city.
 Mrs Harriet Isbell of North Haven, widow of Hanford Isbell, died this morn ing at the age of 74 years and seven months. Funeral services will be held at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Mary Leete, in North Haven, Friday at D. m and burial services at the grave in River side cemetery. this city. Saturday morning at 30 o'clock. MT and Mrs Hanford Isbell formerly resided in this city for many years.
 The selectmen returned last night after a visit to Middlctown, WallIngford and Mtriden. None of the old patients in the asylum showed signs of being fit to be re- moved to thelr homes. Miss Lizzie Egan of Pond street. who was sent there a short time age. has sufficiently recovered to be discharged and she returned home yester- day. Some of the Waterbury patients come under the class of indigent insane. For these their relatives pay SIS 30 a quar- l eNA anu 1A4C SAAhc pays l ut town pays S;}2 20 quarter for the support of its pauper insane at the retreat.
 To a reporter of the Courant yesterday. Culone Doherty said that he had not made the announcement that he would tender hls resignation after camp. He had not told anyone when he would retire from the service and in fact had not decided to retire before camp. after camp or at any definite period. The Second regiment Was in excellent shape, never better under his administration, officers and men were working together harmoniously and he was confident the record made at camp would be creditable to the regiment
 A warrant for simple assault was issued to day by Prosecuting Attorney Russell for the arrest of David Willard. aged 7S of Abbott avenue. The reasons are re- markable and peculiar. This morning 6 young girl named Kittie Allman, 12 years of age. was sitting on one of the benches on the green when old man illard came along and took seat beside her. The young girl. 1t is said, is inclined to be in corrigible. She lives on Catherine lane They had been seated there only a short time when, It is alleged. the old man made improper proposals and asked her to gc berrying with him. At this juncture { man who had been a witness of Willard. actions acquainted Officer Pagan of tho state of affairs and Willard was taken tc the station house. Here the girl told o his actions and what he had said. As ii t was peculiar case and as the old mar was almost in his second childhood, it wa. f thought better to enter charge of simple assault.
 The opening of the festival and enter tainment of the St Joseph Total Absti hence society. although the evening wa. l sultry, drew out good attendance. Tn, ) hall has been beautifully decorated b, Charters X Borden and presents a brigh appearance Neat lunch tables are scattered