Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-22
CITY NEWS.

Donald are at Woodmont.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, | stationary temperature, northwest winds.
 Dr Mcdonald left yesterday afternoon | for a few days vacation in New York and other points. The Hurling club will meet in the rooms of the O'Connell Social club on River street at o'clock tonight. The Misses Annie and Nelhe Quigley. and Lizzie and Mary ,Brophy have returned from Bridgeport, after two weeks va cation.
 The entertainment and sociable of the Refotmed Mems club will be held on September s. instead of next Saturday evening as announced.
 Two sisters of the Rev J. A. Mulcahy, one a stel of mercy in Norwalk and the other a member of the same order in Hart ford. were in town to-day.
 When in want of footwear. something neat and durable, call and see E. J. Finn, the old reliable dealer. at 21 East Main street He has a large line of school shoes at lowest prices
 The funeral of Mrs Annie Van Pelt took place from her late residence at 3:30 clock yesterday afternoon with services in St Cecilia's chapel and interment in Calvary cemetary.
 There will be an open meeting of the Buffers and Pollshers' union in Labor hall to-morrow evening" to arrange to take part in the parade on Labor day. All buffers and polishers in Waterbury are invited to be present
 4 successful test of 2.2O0 feet of the pipe line on section two. at Jericho bridge, was made yesterday afternoon. Prepara- ton Is now being made to test the pipe that crosses the Naugatuck river at Hinch- clIffe bridge.
 George Lessard, clerk at Curran's, has just returned from a months trip through Canada. Miss Hattie Joy has left for weeks stay at Savin Rock and Miss Martha Coer. another of Curran's clerks, has left for a stay of two weeks at Old Point Comfort.
 In the police court to-day Prosecuting Agent Holohan preferred charges against Joseph Meloche for keeping the saloon at $40 Bank street open on last Sunday. He asked to have the case adjourned until Saturday morning as Officer Sullivan. one of the witnesses. was absent from the l city. It was so adjourned.
 Another enjoyable excursion is an- nounced by the New York X New Eng land Railroad Go. It Will take place on Wednesday. August 29, to the Hudson river with the choice of visiting the his | toric city of Newburg or PoughkeepAie, the queen city of the Hudson valley. The trip includes A delightful sail on the Hud- son. The special train will leave Water bury at S:O5 a. m., and the fare for the round trip is S1.S5.
 The funeral of Ferdinand Rechsteiner took place from his late residence, 44 Ward street, at ? o'clock yesterday afternoon with services by the Rev Wilhelm Jentsch and interment in Riverside cemetery The pallbearers were William Hubbers, Alfred Drescher. William Reither, Louis Schick, John Steinman and John Maley. There were several beautiful floral tributes and | the various societies to which the de- ceased belonged were well represented.
 The board of compensation met last night and gave hearings to property owners inter. sted in proposed public i'm provements on Walnut. North Willow and Elizabets streets. John F. Gaynor would claim s35 damages for layout on Walnut street. None of the property owners on | NCr Willow street asked damages On | Elizabeth street Grace Gaunt claimed S1 Ot0 damages and W W. Sackett esti mated his damages at $50. The former claim was on account of building lines and the latter on account of layout,
 The address of State Delegate John Walsh of the A. O. H., delivered at the state convention in Danbury on June 6. has been printed in pamphlet form and is now being distributed through the state. | Mir Walsh's address is an excellent paI CT and should be placed in the home of every man in the state and especially those whom it is intended to enlighten. The address of National Delegate W1lhere, de- livered at Omaha May 8. is also being dis iributed and will repay careful perusal.
 Mau'ice F. Carmody has been appointed deputy Uuited States marshal for New Haven county to succeed k. c. Loveridpe of New Haven. MT Carmody is already deputy sheriff for the district of Water bury and is one of the most efficient men that has held the position for d good many years. Mir Carmody will not resign the office of deputy sheriff. The bond for the new office Is S2O. 900 and will be filed in A day or two. There is no salary attached to this office. but the fees are said to be generous. William A. Lewis of Bridge port was made deputy for Fairfield county.
 The Holy Family society will give A sOciable in Concordia hall to-nieht. inc proceeds of which will be devoted to the fand for the pIyment of the debt on the St Cecilia's church. Work is being pushed along rapidly on the new building. The slating. 1t Is expected. will be finished this week and the inside will be put in shane for the the plasterers soon as possible The edihce when completed will add con. siderably to the appearance of the street on which It Is situated replacing as it does a few dIlapldated shanties which property owners are pleased to see replaced by this | handsome structure.
 correspondent writes that the Nianaic camp ground presents a peculiar sight as the tents are taken down and the foors raised Hundreds of holes in the ground under the floors are brought to view, vary ing in size from place large enough to hold soap box to one that will take a good-sized packing case. These were eel. lars or ice boxes of the boys wh gre they kept their wet goods cool for the entertain. ment of their friends. The holes were concealed by trap doors cut in the floors Of the tents. and the men in the quarter. masters department will have all tbs floors to repair before they are stored away.
 Prosecuting Attorney Russell to-day is. sued warrant for the arrest of Frank Slocum, a tramp printer, for the theft of a coat and vest valued at sl5. Slocum is well known in the newspaper offices throughout the state and a few days agc came to the DEMOCRAT office to make his usual request for a dime for something tc eat He was told to go and take a sleep He said he would if he had the money tc hIre bed He was taKen to Brior's hoteI where bed was procured for hIm. In the afternoon when search was made for SIo. cum. his room was found vacant He had flown and with him had disappeared coat and vest belonging to one of the boarders. taken from another room.
 The Waterbury Republican club held A meeting last night F. F. Cook was in tnf chair. In order to give the different wards fair representation among the off cers Committeeman l.. Munson sub. l rniffHd tha fnllnruir.- oE L