Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-05
CITY NEWS.

Mora in "A Pretty Holden" at the opera house this evening.
 The water supply committee will meet tonight in the city engineers office.
 The committee on additional water sup ply will meet this evening at 7:S0 in the city engineers office.
 The Patrick Sarsfeld club will hold an important meeting this evening and full attendance IS requested.
 Sergeant Joseph J. Cassidy of the regular army with his wife arrived in Waterbury yesterday from Key West, Fla.
 Sheridan council, K. of G.. has some surprises in store for those, who will at tend its annual concert and soclable which will be given in City, hall, January | 31.
 Superintendent Wright is out to-day with full force of men cleaning the gut ters along Bank street. This work cannot be done by the street sweeper in wet weather.
 l The handsome crayon picture of Mayor Kilduff, presented to him by the Demo- cratic association on New Years night, is on exhibition in Pollak's window on Bauk ] street.
 l The delegates from the different German societies in the city will meet at Concor- dIa hall tonight, when tickets for the grand concert in aid of the relief bureau will be distributed.
 In the fall when the weather wise were examining corn husks, muskrat's houses, coon skins and goose bones, the papers were full of predictions of an "old fashioned" winter. It seems to be safe to say that it is unwise to put your faith in prophets.
 Suit was brought yesterday through At torney O'NeiIl by Peter Bauby against Luigi Scassera, the Italian banker on Grand street, for slander. The defendant was put under g, 500 bonds, and not being able to find bondsman was taken to the New Haven jail.
 At meeting of Citizens Hose company, held last niget the following officers were elected; Foreman, J. F.. French; first assistant. D. J. Markert; second assistant, W. B. Kilbourn: secretary, I. E. Brown; treasurer, c. A. Lathrop; steward H. B. | Loucks.
 The local barbers met last evening in G. A. R. hall and formed Barbers' union. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, George E. Lambert; vice president, J. L. Brown; recording secretary, w. c. Kleinecke; financial secretary and treas urer, F. D. Pagan.
 Frank Hewett, the actor, who had a se- were attack of fever while playing with the Thomas E. Shea company several weeks ago, is still in the Danbury hospital. He has developed consumption and his con- dition is considered critical. His relatives have been summoned.
 An important meeting of the board of trade will be held at 8 o'clock tonight. Delegates will be appointed to represent l ha lonal 1aorI of 4hn oF the state board at New London, January IT. The committee appointed to ascer- tain the condition of the project for government building in Waterbury is ex- pected to make its report.
 Another gang of men are receiving their tickets to-day to work to morrow on the roads. Only about half the number will be put on, however. The reason is that the work can be more satisfactorily done now with less men, and another and more important reason, is that the appropriation is being rapidly reduced. Up to to-day ST. 900 has been spent. This only leaves S3,OOO of the appropriation.
 The joint installation of the officers of Wadhams' post, G. A. R., and Wadhams Women's Relief corps was conducted at G. A. R. hall last night by Past Deputy | Commander Ira E. Hicks of New Britain ! AAtSA NAC 1A4SAtl4ldAlO4p I dSl NOI DS I6Sl- dent Mrs Jerome w. Walker was presented with bouquet of flowers. The retiring president of the Relief corps, Mrs Lucy French, was presented with a watch charm | emblem.
 The second annual masquerade carnival of the Fl Dorado Pleasure club was given in City hall last night The hall had been tastefully decorated by T. F. Bolger and presented an inviting appearance. The music was by the American band orchestra and I. Uffendale called the dances. The costumes were unique and gorgeous and the big crowd present seemed to have lots of fun. The five dollar gold piece offered to the best group of five was awarded to quintette of tramps.
 l There was an exciting runaway on North Elm street about 7:30 this morning. A horse belonging to Henry Kaufman, the Spring street baker, ran away on Kings bury street scattering bread all over the road. One of Lockwood Brothers milk wagons was standing on North Elm street and as the runaway rounded the corner the horse became frightened and turned sharply, upsetting half a dozen large cans of milk. The bakers horse was captured before doing any further damage.
 John W. Gaffney & Co of this city were the second lowest bidders for the mason work on the Gilbert school for girls, which | Is to be built in Winsted. The building will cost S1O0,O0O. Bids were received from parties in Boston, Hartford, New Haven. Bridgeport and several ether cities and towns. Several Waterbury parties | bid on the carpenter work J. J. Carroll < Co of Winsted were the lowest bidders Gaffney < Co ve put in a bid for build ing the new Episcopal church in Torring- ton.
 The board of managers of the Soldiers home at Noroton will hold its quarterly meeting at the home tomorrow morning | The official board consists of Governor Morris, Adjutant- General E. E. Bradley, Surgeon-General Patrick Cassidy, General L. A. Dickinson, Captain Alfred B. Beers and William E. Morgan. The tri-monthly report of the home for December 3l shows that there are 351 benefciaries Every bed is now occupied, but new buildings are in the course of construction to be completed about the middle of February, which will give about twenty-five addi- tional beds.
 The long contested case of John Shana- han vs city of Waterbury has at last reached its continuation. The city appro- priated some land on which was a small building, belonging to Shanahan, in order to improve Bank and South Riverside streets. At the time the city assessed damages due Shanahan at S2, 275. This Shanahan refused and through his attor- ney. John O'Neill, be fought the case from | court to court, until the supreme court left | the matter in the hands of a committee. the latter decided the case some time ago, and last night the board of finance ordered s, ,390 91 to be paid to Shanahan. Charles Easton Platt. youngest son of the late Gideon l.. Platt of this city, died in Baltimore yesterday morning at the home of his brother. Dr Walter B. Platt His mother and sister, Mrs Dr Walter | Hamlin Holmes, were with him when he