Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-15
CITY NEWS.

Roach of 332 Baldwin street. The Circle of Knowledge Keepers will | meet on Friday evening at the home of the | president, 326 East MaIn street.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: h. creasing cloudiness followed by rain. warmer tonight, increasing southerly winds.
 John W. Webster vas appointed trustee on the insolyent estate of Wurth Brothers this afternoon. w. P. Thoms and l. Ray mond were appointed appraisers.
 John Lunny. son of James Lunny. of ScOvil street. has accepted position as bookkeeper with the dry goods firm of Hilton < Hughes of New. York.
 Abe Nitkin of 36 school street. an em- ploye of Benedict X Burnham:s, had the thumb of the right hand badly crushed while at work on q foot press this morn- ing pr Frost rendered surgical aid.
 NJ Kamen tS Brother of the Bo>ton Clothing house. ll6 and Ills East Main street. have bought a large bankrupt stock of fine clothing and are offering many great bargains. For particulars see their announce ment in the DEMOCRAT.
 Charles Mansella of l loo West Main street. an employe of Contractor Hurlbert met with a serious accident while at work with a buzz saw yesterday afternoon. His left hand got caught in the machine splitting the third finger and cutting the little finger of above the second joint Dr Benedict rendered surgical aid.
 Henry D. Hotchkiss and Miss Lillian Sanford were married at the home of the brides mother at 3:30 yesterday afternoon by the Rev J. G Davenport The best | couple We're Harry Sanford. brother of the bride. and Miss Morse of Prospect A wedding march was played by Professor Elton. The young couple left on the 5:53 | train for a wedding tour.
 Clerk Griffin of the court of common council explains to the DEMOCRAT that he | voted against the motion to make property | owners on South Main street. below Meadow. pay for block pavingone fifth was bee 4uSe he had already made motion to refer the matter to the road board. who | would give II proper consideration. after which the council could take more intelli- | geRt action.
 The ninth annual concert and reception | of the Acme Social club. which will be held in the auditorium Friday evening. bids fair to eclipse all previous efforts of the members of this popular organization in the matter of ballroom entertainments The arrangements are all completed and | the committee promise aproGramme of | dances which Is sure tomeet the ap- proTSl of all their patrons.
 A new order has been introduced at the | office of the center school district. Here l tofore the clerk went around and paid the bills and had them receipted at the differ ent places where payments were made. | The clerk has now received large receipt book numbered to correspond with the or der so that all persons having bills against the center school district must call at fhe I nffiFa and Si on their int bills must be sworn to bef fore a justice of the peace before payments will be made.
 It is probable that an effort will be made by prominent hOrsemen to induce the next legislature to modify the anti. pool law so that It shall not apply 10 trot- ting races on Connecticut tracks There Is lIttle possibility of securing an entire repeal of the law. which was framed mainly with the object of abolishinC pool selling on the running races in the vicin- ity of New York, It Is reported that the Charter Oak Park association lost over SIP. .UO0 by the grand circuit meeting last August. and Is not inclined to do much next season unless the anti-pool law is greatly modified.
 The residence ot Richard LeRoy of II Tracy avenue narrowly escaped being re- duced to ashes yesterday morning About ln:30 o'clock the neighbors noticed vol tunes of smoke issuing from the windows of the parlOr and on entering the hallway the place WAS found to be enveloprd in flames The timely arrival of A few men who quickly formed themselves into d bucket br.gade. saved the whole build ing from the ravages Cf the flames. The men managed to c0niine the fire to the parlor where considerable damage wa. done to carpets and other articles. Nh LeRoy had just purchased a new piano and it had been placed in the house just in time to be we'll cbarred by the fire There iS no clue to the origin of the fire The furniture and building were fully ln sur,d-
 Secretary Hine of the state board O. education and chairman of the public Ii brary e mmittee has issued a circular con cerning the establishment of libraries The committee desires to bring to al towns the knowledge of the state grant fol the establishment of public libraries Two hundred dollars worth of books vii be given to any town that votes llk, sum for the establishment of a public Ii brary. Or. If il similar sum be voted by the town. the state will give an equa amount in books. The sum furnished by the town can be used in providing for tn, care. custody and distribution of tho books, well as for the purchasing o books. The vote of the town must pro vide not only for the opening and stab lishment of a library. but also for il future maintenance.
 Miss Fine O. Adams and Daniel $ Waldron were married at the residence O the brides mother. Mrs H. S. Adams. 30! East Main street. at o'clock yesterda, afternoon. the Rev J. G. Davenport offici ating. The bridesmaid was Miss Agnei I 1 Gt. rDEf fk.al l,rHsl I Il. Waldr0n of New Jersey. brother of tn, groom. was best man A reception fol lowed the ceremony Among the out-of town guests were: Miss Carrle Alderman Geneva. O; c. P. Newman. Winsted: Mir F. Clark. Mir and Mrs William Strong Mrs Allen Gordon. Mrs F. A. SandersoI and Miss Sadie Walker of WIllImantic The couple were the recipients of A larg number of beautiful presents. among then
 being a handsome couch from the em } ployes of Spencer X Pierpont Mir an,
 and Mrs Waldron left on the 5:56 train fo . a wedding trip
 !. The fair of the church of the Sacre Heart at City hall still continues to d , good business nightly. Last evenin
 Messrs Collins. Farley and George Wood
 of the Parlor opera house received heart
 welcome and gave a fine exhibition O
 song and dance. Bessie Pagan and LiZzi
 Bulger. two little ones of the parish, sal
 duet which seemed 10 please the audi
 ence very much. Miss Tinie Smith show
 ed herself the possessor of n sweet an powerful soprano voice. and her "TIme t , Spare" was heartily aPplauded goo
 programme tonight will include Charle 5 Fox and the LeRoys of the Parlor oper |, house. Mir Rogers. baritone. aud Edwar l l. MAloney. Another edition of the .'Fai
 Reporter will appear to morrow Don forget the valuable door presents give
 away each night You may be a luck
 one to night.