Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-31
CITY NEWS.
The road and sewer boards will meet to-

The annual supper of st Cecilia's choir
will be given in the Hub dining rooms at
O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Miss Mamie Guilfoile and her brother
Ambrose will attend the pre-lenten parish
reunion of st. Johns church at Water
town tonight.
Rev DIR Martin to-day handed the sum
of So to Superintendent Hoadley of the re-
lief bureau as contribution from the con-
vent of Notre Dame.
The board of government of the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence union of Connecticut
met in New Haven to-day and discussed
the work of the past year and plans for that
of the coming.
Attorney Russell assisted in the defense
of William Tyrrell in Litchfeld yesterday.
Tyrreu was charged with stealing chickens.
Attorney Judd formerly of this city prose-
cuted. Tyrrell was acquitted.
There are advertised letters at the post
office for Louis Bevario. A. H. Bowman,
Ed J. Harora, Mrs Nellie A. Monks, Mrs
Benjamin Mahoney, Mrs Emma Osborn, D.
| Pillo and Miss Sadie Sanford.
Fred Lawlor who claims to be the
| bona-fide owner of the Bouffard property
which was attached yesterday for several
claims, brought repIevin suits this morning
through his attorneys, Webster Il Lawlor,
| He says he Will fight the case to the end.
Receiver Plat announ ces that there is
| no truth in the stories of plans to reorga-
nize the New York Il New England. No ar
rangements have been made for meeting
the semi-annual interest due next Thus
day, on the second mortgage bonds, which
are largely held by interests identified with
the Consolidated road.
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O'Donnell has decided to continue his pre-
lenten parish sermon until Thursday night.
large number of Waterbury people will
no doubt take advantage of the good sleigh
| ing and attend tonight. They will re-
| ceive a royal welcome. The hall was
| or 1wded loot night n number from Water
bury attending.
The case of John D. Fox VS. Minnie
Toble is being tried in the district court
| to-day before Judge Root. 1t is an action
| to recover the price of monument. The
defendent agreed to pay S103 for monu-
ment, but John Hanna of New Britain
made another contract with her, agreeing
to stand between her and Fox if a lawsuit
was brought.
The annual concert and reception of
Sheridan Council, X, of c., will be held in
City hall this evening and promises to be
the season. A novel feature will be class
consisting of the children of the members
of the council in polka, waltz and lanciers
Music will be FURNISHED by Bergen's or
chestra, and Uffendale will prompt
John J. Splain, managing editor of the
New Haven Morning News, had his con-
nection with the paper severed yesterday.
The change was brought about by n clash
of authority between Splain and E. Shelton
Cornell, the president of the company.
| Editor Splain was friendly with and favor
ed Thomas II. Sullivan who was defeated
at the annual meeting of the company two
weeks ago, and Cornell determined to get
rid of the editor.
At a meeting of the board of trade last
night resolutions were passed approving
the action of the chamber of commerce of
| New York in opposing the bill for the i'm
| position of an il come tax and denouncing
such a tax as inquisitorial and contrary to
the policy of the government under all adj
ministrations for more than one hundred
years. Copies of the resolutions will be
sent to the senators and congressman from
| this state.
One frame of pictures of scenes of the
drama Under Two Flags" to be put on
the stage by the Acme Dramatic club. will
be put on exhibition tonight in Lake,
Strobel Il Co.'S window. The frame and
background is the creation of Mr. Crane of
the Crane Art Co, who made the photo
graphs. The pictures are artistically
arranged in a bed of plaster of paris with
silver dressings and the whole is enclosed
in a neat frame.
Nelson Normand is slowly improving,
| but as yet his recovery is doubtful. He
understands what is asked of him. but to
the question how he got hurt he answers,
Il don't know" Stories still continue to
circulate regarding Normand and his con-
dition. Normand when sober is a quiet
inOffensive man, but when drunk is of a
quaTrelsome disposition. The physicians
| still believe he was struck on the head and
was carried home and dumped in the hall
way.
At a meeting of the delegates to nomi-
nate a candidate for the office flown clerk
held in the police court room last night, p.
T. Bannon, chairman, Thomas F. Nc
MahOn was nominated on the second ballot
the vote standing Thomas F. .McMahon,
II; Edmund J. Gordon, 81. F. Burns, l.
| The informal ballot resulted: Thomas
F. Mcmahon, s; Edmund J. Gordon, g.
john W. Burns, 4; J. A. Cullen, 3; p. NJ.
Bannon, l. Mr. Mcmahon was escorted in
and expressed his thanks to the conven-
| ton.
| Deacon Crawford's Claim, " is the title
of the new comedy drama to be presented
on the evening of April 4, under the aus
| pices of the Sacred Heart church. The
cast selected by the management is without
| doubt strong one, each member being
| eminently fitted for his or her character
! The play itself contains prologue and
| three acts, and bristles with humor and
pathos, besides having we'll defined and
| interesting plot r. hearsals for the event
will begin next Sunday afternoon at 400
il the basement of the Sacred Heart church.
The report of Treasurer George H. Day
of the Connecticut board of Worlds fair
commissioners, read at meeting of the
board at the capitol yesterday, showed that
between 50, 500 and "a, 900 will be left to
Fay back to the state treasury after all bills
have been paid. This makes Connecticut
one of the four states out of the forty nine
represented at the fair, to return a surplus
to the treasury. Executive Manager Vail
was given power to sell the furniture in
the Connecticut building within ten days.
As many of the commissioners will buy
some of the furniture as souvenirs, that
which is left will be a small lot and
this will be dispos of at public auction.
The full amount ar propriated by the state
was $70,000
AT the meeting of the water supply COM
mittee last night the following bills were
presented for contract work done on the
new water works: Warren Foundry &
Machine Co, estimate No l, contract No Z,
for 36-inch cast iron pipe, SO tons,
SO, 1874; Babcock, Leary & Co, estimate
No 8, contract No 2, for bridge abutments,
81 ,020.64, and estimate No 2, contract No
8, for grading pipe line, $85S.64; Daniel
Altman estimate M contract No
grading road, 81 LOG, 81; James Sutton, es-
innate No 3. contract No 4, for grading
pipe line. 81. 219.5 so; Edward McManus,
| estimate No 4, contract No /, for grading
pipe line, 1888, rs. The monthly bills
Were rend amounting to S61R go and the