Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-16
CITY NEWS.

hibition at the opera house tonight.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair. cooler, west to northwest winds.
 Officer Reid arrested and locked up Maurice Collins this morning on a charge of non support
 meeting of the Progressive fremen will be held this evening at s o'clock Tn the engineers room.
 Governor Morris issued a proclamation to-day making Thursday. November 29. a day of thanksgiving and prayer.
 Think of what you want think what you will. but don't forget to think that the Credit Clothing Co is the best place to deal.
 In the district court this morning in the foreclosure case of John Moriarty vs Patrick Sydes. the law day was set down for the first Tuesday in January.
 Mir and Mrs William Hurley of Wash | ington, D. C.. are spending their honey moon Tn this city. They are the guests of MT and Mrs Lucien Wolff.
 The committee on sewage disposal will meet tonight People all along the valley | will be interested to know what the com mittee will recommend as the most feas- able way of disposing of the sewage of th | city.
 An extra westbound freight train on the | eastern division of the New York tS New Enyland road broke in two and ran to- gether near Hop River station last night about o'clock and derailed eight cars, temporarily blocking both main tracks. The night express from Boston was run around over the New York. New Haven & Hartford road by way of willimantic and Middletown to Hartford and was several | hours late.
 | tba # Al, Il. | ster family is what Major William H Webster. chief examiner of the United States civil service commission, is now doing in Waterbury. He is particularly interested in matters pertaining to the his | tory of the family of John Webster. who was governor of Connecticut in l656-7 and Noah Webster. )mpiler of Webster $ dictionary. His researches of the family will be published in book form.
 The New York X New England road has issued a pretty advertising souvenir of the Harvard-Yale football game at Springfield Il Tn the shape of a card football with crim- son and blue band. the names of the two universities appearing on the outside and on the inside neat advertisement of the compIny's New York service is shown. The outside cover is the color of the reeu- iation rugby ball These will be mailed. as the supply holds out. to all who send stamps to w. R. Babcock. general passen- ger agent. 1S0 Summer street, Boston.
 The old blanks at the Dublin street bridge are baing removed and more sub stantial ones put down instead. It is about time something was done in this section. The people have been clamoring for this for the past couple of years and now because Henry O'Neill came near breaking his neck there and has decided to sue the city for damages, the city. it see ms, has been scared into doing the work. The next thing the city should do is to order a couple of scrosswalks on this street.
 The Sacred Heart church fair at City hall held A fair audience last night and those present appreciated the fine baritone solos of Mir ChrisI of Boston. He has a sweet and powerful voice and his seIec- tions were admirable. By special request he will sing again Saturday night The Leroys. Nat and Minnie, gave a clever comedy skIt replete with funny sayings and good songs. and Charles Fox was amusing in hls German Fifth" To- night. Scherer -& Newkirk of the Parlor opera house will appear Tn a comedy sketch. Prof Phelsn will exhibit his trained dog Spot" and Mcdonald and Knapp will illustrate the art of self-de- fence. A great bill tomorrow night.
 The work of making excavation for the foundation of the addition to the Washing ton school Is still going on but no solid earth has yet been found nor is there likely to be for some time. It is the opin- ion of peC pie who live in the neighbor- hood and remember when the place was a pool of water, that the best thing to do in the premises is to use spiles. for 1t is not likely that a good foundation will be | fnnn6 al rPaSnnahla Ianth not many years ago when this place was a good spot in which to to catch bullheads Two incandescent lights have been erected at the cellar and workmen occa- sionally delve little at night time.
 Everybody seems to be going to the ninth annual concert and reception of the Acme Social club in the auditorium to- night. It Is expected that it will be one of the greatest events of the season. Der gems orchestra will furnish the music and Uhendale will prompt. The concert pro- Schlepegrell; selection, Dawn to Twi- light" Bennett; medley, Plantation Echoes" Ross; selection, 'Gems of Ire land, Barnard; overture, ''Black Queen, Fred White. The hall has been gor- geously decorated by Charters 6 Borden Many out-of-town guests are already here. from New Britain. Hartford. Ansonia, Danbury and other places The commit tee of arrangements consists of William J Histon, T. NJ Freney, T. Kelley, F. P. Becton. T. P. Madden and D. ]. Slavin.
 Baldwin street was the scene of a big parade last night, the occasion being tue removal of one of the outhouses from the Ridge street school to the residence of John C. DowDey above the Washington school on Baldwin street. The building is almost as large as an ordinary sized dwelling house. but Truckman Frank Larsin hoisted it onto one of his vehicles built for this p1rpose. and with four horse, attached. the structure was propelled ul Baldwin street with the utmost ease. fol lowed by an army of several hundred feats of skill performed by the daring driver. In front of the store of Joseph Shanahan the cupola of the moving build. ing eollided with the wire that carries tue electric current into the incandescent lights and before Mir Shanaean knew what was the matter his place was in utteI darkness. The proprietor appeared and r his doorstep. He received an ovation from the kids"
 The need of a new pest house has beer lost sight of tor the past few months, bu the necessity of providing a suitable plac, for people affiicted,,with contagious diseas e is just as urgent now as it ever has been Dr Robbins said at recent meeting oi the board of health that it was hardly pos sible that this city. with its 35. 900 or nor, [ inhabitants. would pa-s through the win , ter without case. of smallpox. The health officer and everybody else in au thority feel the necessity of having suit able place to care for such cases, but tn, matter could not be made to appear any | thlD0 than a I0ka af fha aas , ing. which was called to act on tha. mat fer Health Rrh L.