Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-27
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain or snow to-day; fair and much colder on Wednesday.
 The funeral of Mrs Lola Northrop will take place from her late residence. 42 State stIest, at o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 Castle Is hustling the poultry trade. He is selling nice young turkeys at Is and 20 cents a pound; chickens, 15 cents. You had better see him.
 Mrs Minnie Beckerhauser, aged 40, died at her residence. 10 Hickory street. this afternoon. The funeral will be held at ? o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 There are advertised letters at the post office for F. k. Ford, Mrs John R. Acker- man, Mrs Julia Sullivan. James Farrell. Clara Kingston and Henry Graham.
 Adeline Nuhn. the six year old child of MT and Mrs William Nuhp, died yester- day from diphtheria. The funeral was held at 10 o'clock this morning.
 The terms of twelve convicts at the state prison will expire in December. Two of them, however, will not be released, as one has a fine of $500 and another slOO to work out, at 50 cents a day.
 The first concert of the s.ason to be given by the American band will be given at the City hall December 6 Tickets can be had from members of the band or at Driggs < Smith Co.'S music store. Mothers who want to make their chil- drep happy for Thanksgiving. should buy their ulsters and coats. or suits of the Credit Clothing Co. 62 Bank street All styles on credit as cheap as for cash.
 The foot ball match which had been an nounced to take place on Thanksgiving day on tho West End grounds between the Wolf Tones of Brooklyn. \. Y. and the O'Connell Rovers of this city, has been postponed until March r.
 Joseph M Pardee. an employ of tie southern New England Telephone Co, met with a painful accident thIs afternoon. He gash in his upper lip which Dr Axtelle found it necessary to put several stitches in to hold it together.
 C. J. Howe. road foreman of machinery on the New York & New England road, will in the future, in connection with his other duties, have direct charge of the distribution, handling and accounting of fuel and he will have full charge of all men in handling the same.
 Eight boys escaped from the Counectl- cut school for Boys Friday night They were playing in the yard. which is sur rounded by a high board fence. when one of the boys pulled board of and the whole eight broks out One boy was seen | later in Berlin.
 Have you seen the handsome pro- grammes which the United Hibernians have prepared for their patrons on Thanks giving eve. Be sure that you are in the grand march on that evening and receive one of those emblems of the time when Malachi were the collar Of gold, which he won from the proud invader
 Mrs Jane Downey, one of the oldest Irish residents of Waterbury having lived here 47 years, died at the home of her daughter. 323 Baldwin street. this noon. She was the mother of Mrs Thomas Dlllon Mrs Mary ]. O'Rourke. John c. Thomas and James Downey.
 The eleventh anniversary of the Lyra Singing society will be held in Cor ncordia hall on November 29 un Ter the leadership of Prof Gustav Gebhardt, assisted by Miss Mamie MTerz. both of Hartford, and E. T. Biggers,aff of Waterbury. There will be dancing with music furnished by Faul- mann's orchestra. \ Hollmann will prompt Admission 15 cents
 In the police court this morning. before Judge Bradstreet. Michael Sullivan was charged with assault on his wife. The woman is potorious for getting drunk and | y house she was in a stupor Sullivan was guilty, howeve'. and was fined S1 and c '>t'. George Luddy got thirty days and William Dalton ten days for drunkenness. The funeral of John J. Barrett was largely attended from hts late residence, | 75 High street, to the church of the I'm | maculate Conception at o'clock this morning. where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Lynch. The palIbearers were William Farrell, John Burke, James Smith, Bernard Keefe, Der nard keegan and John Horan. Interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 | St Joseph T. \. society fittingly cele- brated its first anniversary in thelr beauti- ful quarters Tn Lilley block last night. A host of visitors were present and listened to delightful entertainment President James H Freney welcomed the visitors. Addresses were also made by J. T. Me Donald and J. V. waring Recitations, readings and songs by Prof Johnson of Naugatuck. E. l.. Maloney. Miss NJ. L. | CoI coran. T. E. Moran, F.. W. Biggerstaff and J. Butler. Miss Rose T. Mcdonald | and James F. Damn acted accompanies.
 Last night was one of the most success | full sessions of the Immacu ate Conception fair. The cler5s from Curran's, the Wa | terbury Furniture Co. Chase and P. J. Bolan sat down to supper and enjoyed one of the best menus ever set before them Tonight there will be some special flea lures. There will be a stage performance entitled 'The Farce of Mickey Free" by the St Aloysius Dramatic club. and the Parlor opera house people will also appear | by permIssien of Manager Mclean. An other attraction will be skirt dance by LIllie Provost and A song ana dance by little Dot.
 The Case of Martin vs Simpson was tried before Judge Bradstreet in the dis trict court to-day. It is an action on a note. The plaintiff claimed that the de fendant. Captain Simpson. retired army officer, and his sou-in-law. Lad induced him to endorse note for 5000 in 1883 It was renewed in 1887. An attachment was made oa property left by the mothel or the detenda It Simpson claims tc have never the note and that il 1887 he was in hospital for the insane The atfidavits of two army surgeons were admitted to Sorr Jborate this testimony Decision was reserved
 Judge Wheeler handed down hIs de cision yesterday in the appealed case O. She, administrator, ys N. Y. N. H. & R. R. Co. In the district court here a de cision was rendered for the plaintiff to re cover nominal damages or S1 and costs Attorney O'Neill, who appeared for th' plaintiff. took an appeal to the term o count the fiIst Tuesday in June Atttcrney John P. Kellogg who appeared for the de fendants entered a plea in abatement that the appeal should have been made to the next return day. Attorney O'Neill en terG demurrer on the ground that h, could appeal to the next or the next bu one. Judge Wheeler overrules the de murrer. This practically throws the cast out Cf court. unless an appeal is taken ts the supreme court. The case was on. where a boy was killed at the Washington avenue crossing
 The officers of the Second regiment have received circulars from Major Rene dict of Colonel Doberty's staff which 1T