Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-24
CITY NEWS.
Bargain day tomorrow at Currans.

Bargain day tomorrow at Currans.
The Baker opera company in "Falka" at
the opera house tonight.
Chris F. Nolan has accepted a position
with the Singer Sewing Machine Co.
The will of the late Ann Geraghty was
admitted TO probate to-day.
A number of Waterbury people attended
the reception of Ojeda council, X. of c.,
In Naugatuck last night.
The hearing on the administration ac-
count on the Moran estate will be held to-
morrow in the probate court.
A special meeting of the court of COM
mon council will be held on next Monday
night TO receive bids for the proposed issue
of water bonds.
by the Waterbury Decorating Co, for the
fourth annual sociable of the Pastime
Social club tonight.
George H Bario of the Waterbury
Photographic society will give Ian
tern slide exhibition, in the rooms in
Browns block, Friday evening.
Mrs Edward Conlon and Frank Herman
went to Providence, r. 1, yesterday, to
attend the funeral of the late Frank Lynch,
which will be held there tomorrow morn
ing.
4 dispatch was received to-day stating
that the cold wave predicted yesterday will
reach here by Thursday night and will be
the most severe of the season. The tenn
perature may be expected to fall from
twenty to forty degrees.
Company G at its meeting last night
voted to attend the Littlefield lecture at
the First church tomorrow night. Wad-
hams post, G.. 4. r. and Company A will
also be present. Tickets can be procured
at Cones drug store.
The ninth annual concert and ball of
the Burns club will be held in the audi
torium tomorrow night. The committee
has made efforts to succeed in making this
more entertaining than any of the clubs
former entertainments.
Captain D. B. Hamilton and party of
this city were passengers on the steamer
Normannia which returned to New York,
disabled having been almost overwhelmed
by tidal wave. Secretary Hine of the
state board of education was also on the
vessel.
Catherine Green, aged SO, died at her
residence, 44S Mill street, at $50 last
night after a brief illness. Besides her
husband the deceased leaves family of
seven children. The funeral will take
pace 10 ct 13Iflch 5 cnufcu AT . :0U tO-mOr
row morning.
The Connecticut state division of the
American League of Amateur Photog-
raphers was organized yesterday afternoon
at the rooms of the Camera club of Hart
ford. H. L. Stedman of this city was
elected treasurer and H. G.. Filley, also of
Waterbury, is a member of the executive
committee.
MrS EIlay, VIII L.,
burned while lighting lamp in the house
of Mrs Anthony Moore of 26O Cherry street,
several weeks ago. died at the hospital
yesterday, The remains were removed to
Undertaken NIulville's rooms and the
funeral will take place at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Interment will be in
Collinsville.
The funeral of Mrs Ann Colwell was largely
attended from her late residence on Stone
street at $50 this morning to st Patrick's
church, where a mass of requiem was
celebrated by Rev J. B. Lawless. The
pallbearers were: Robert Sheehan, Thomas
Kelly, William Gallagher, James Lynch,
Thomas Dooling and James Coyle. Inter-
mcnt WAS in st Joseph's cemetery.
The remains of James E. DonnelIy, who
died in Bridgeport, Monday were brought
to Waterbury on the Hip train to-day
and inferred in Riverside cemetery. The
remains were accompanied by represen-
tatives of Mira lodge, No 8, K. of P,
Arcanum lodge, !. o. o, F., Seasial Coun,
ell, Royal Arcanum, No 700, and U. A. M
No 6. The funeral rites at the grave were
conducted by Mira lodge. The floral tri-
butes sent with the remains were most
profuse.
The ninth annual concert and reception
of Sheridan Council, X. of C, will be held
in City hall one week from tonight and
promises to be one of the most successful
social events of the season. Music will
be furnished by William Bergen's full
orchestra. The committee of arrange
ments consists of John D. Bolan, John j.
Mcdonald, James H. Wigmore, Bernard
F. Reid, James H. Madden, w. E. Ban
non, James A. Hynes, John III. Moran NJ
F. Mckennerney, Matthew kennedy and
William II. Hayes.
Ticket Agent Manwaring knows nothing
of the alleged attempt to wreck IL train on
the New England road. When spoken to
about the matter to-day he said: Il have
no knowledge of an accident on the road
yesterday, and no one has called to inquire
of me about anything of the kind except
the representative of the DEMOCRAT" In
regard to the authorities being looking up
the case ne Sstlu he tlu not believe II word
of it and added that he considered such re-
ports damaging to the road. Chief of
Police Egan laughed Mt the idea of anyone
saying his men were looking up such a case
He said he had no knowledge of the mat
ter beyond what he had seen in the papers.
The whole thing looks like hoax
Rev w. II. Lewis of Bridgeport adj
dressed an audience in the First church
last night in regard to the proposed coffee
house. At the conclusion forty-seven
shares were pledged as follows: b. G..
Bryan 4, S. w. Kellogg 4, n. w. Heater 4,
S. W. Goodyear 4, Ii. w Scovll l. Mrs
w. II. Camp 4, Mrs C. NJ Allen =, J. G.
Davenport ,. A NJ. Blakeslcy =, L. J. At
wood ,. Joseph Anderson and J. V.
Warning, Mrs j. v Waring, A. Ii. Kimban
Alexander Dallas. Edmund Rowland, w.
H Camp, F. D. Buckley. Mrs Sarah
TIipp. james II. Trip, E. H. Gaylord.
Mrs f. H. Gaylord. Florence c. Prichard
and Samuel Omerod l each.
The grand concert and ball of the united
German societies, in Concordia hall last
night, in aid of the poor of Waterbury, was
a decided success, many finding it impos-
sible to gain admittance. After the con-
cert dancing was enjoyed. Messrs Stewart
and Wooley of the Baker opera company
rendered several solos and told some
funny stories. Harry Trip. Frank W.