Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-03
CITY NEWS.

Exercises appropriate to Arbor day were held at the public schools to-day.
 There will be a rehearsal of "A Fisher mans Luck" at the Lyceum tonight.
 The Sawtelle Dramatic club will pre- duce the Bankers Daughter" at the opera house tonight.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair to-day and tonight; threatening with showers on the coast Saturday; slightly warmer.
 Division No l, A. o. H has leased the West End grounds for July 3. where the society will entertain its friends with picnic and games.
 A. W. Castle is selling fresh dressed chickens at fourteen cents round. Read his advertisement on third page. It beats all previous records.
 The case of Robert Greenthal vs Lin coln, Seyms & Go is being tried before Judge Root in the district court to-day. It is an order to recover for goods seized.
 C. veillet of 99 Spring street. an em- ploye of Cross & Spiers. caught one of his fingers in a machine this morning. intlict- ing painful bruise. Dr Frost rendered | surgical aid.
 Upon petition of number of taxpayers the se'ectmen have called a town meeting for next Tuesday night to take action on the proposed consolidation of town and | city governments.
 Phelan sells base ball bats at 17 cents each on account of their having been in the Platt block fire. They are as good as new. Every ball player should have at least two of them.
 At me. ting of Canton T, R. Martin, | held last night it was voted to go to Phil adelpbia on May 20. c. Fred Trott and R. E. Colby will receive applications from members who wish to attend.
 stephen Conaty. an employe of the City Manufacturing Co, caught the thumb of his left hand under stamp to-day. knock ing of the nail and badly bruising the member. Dr Frost attended him. Alderman Condon and Councilman Bor- cAardt were the only members of the con- mittee on public lands and buildings who answered the call for a meeting last night 1 No business was transacted. H. II Peck | informed the committee that he is willing to pay for turing the edges of the walks on the green.
 A part of a shipment of corn from | Chicago passed through hero last night on tha New Epgland road for Boston where it wil be shipped to Liverpool. There were thirty-three cars all of the air brake pat ttra. The weight of the grain aggregated | l GOO tons. Two engines were attached. The young fellows who are making | chalk marks on the new Bronson library building and causing annoyance about the place in other ways had better be careful, else they Will wind up in the police court. Several young men make practice of call ing at the place and cutting up all kinds of capers, which will not be tolerated long. Conlon Brothers would like to meet the committee of the proposed new social club and show them what they can do for them | by way of furnishing suitable quarters in their new block. The new club is the talk of the town and there is no doubt that there will be the least trouble in se- curing a sufficient number of the right kind of men to make success oft. | The exchange ard sale of reserved seats l for Thursday nights performance of the | opera "Mascot' will begin at $ o'clock to- morrow morning in Duncan's pharmacy. The celebrated EaveS of New York will costume the opera, and strict attention | will be paid to all details. James Gilbert, | who prepared many operas for the road, | intends to make this Waterbury produc- l
 At o'clock last night bicyliSt came l along South Maln street with pretty good spec d and when he had reached the cross ing at Grand street he bumped against a man and in an instant the man and bicycle were lying in the street just behind a moving ear The fellows wheel was knocked out { f gear and instead of thank ing heaven that he was not ground to l pieces under the trolley he commenced to berate pedestrians as though they had Eo rights on the public streets.
 The Young Acmes and the Y. NJ c. A nine played another game of baseball on | the West End grounds yesterday after noon before a large audience. Much interest was ceutered in the result and this is how the score stood at the close of the ninth ihning: Young Acmes r; Y. NJ C. A , The players were, Young Acmes: D. Fox rf Cook ss. Cronin 2b German of. Me | Eligott If, Frenty lb. Minnis 3b, kIcbe. daLz C. Baxter p; Y. NJ. c. A.: keavney 2b, Phtlan If. Mann ss. Derwin c, CAmr 3b. r. Fox 1b. Burnham of, Delaney If | SaIleS U
 Captain c. W. Burpee of Co k. Fourtl rrelmeLt. (. N. G. Bridgeport. has applied to be placed upon the retiring list. having removed from Bridgeport to Hartford. Cap ] ord lieutenant of Co A, Second regiment Waterbury. He was afterwards first lieu tenant and in Bridgeport was adjutaut oi the Fourth before he was made captain ot Co k. which he recognized on its reno val from Stratford. The company has for s long time stood at tho head of the com panles of the Fourth regiment, and it, position is to be attributed in no small de gree to the efforts of its commanding officer
 The committee on sewage disposal tue last night and approved the payroll for th, month amounting to $350 25. City En gineer Cairns reported that Rudolph Her Ipg had been here and asked for a line cI both sides of the river at the point wher, the sewage disposal surveyors were a work. He also stated that the enginee had sal that the work of finding llnes:w more difficult than he supposed. Nil Cairns was not prepared to make full re
 port on the progresc of the work at Bea con Falls. It is expected that the sewag
 disposal survey party will be occupied be tween Naugstuck and | 'nion City durip
 the coming week.
 Concordia hall was crowded last night the occasion being the concert and soc able given by the Lyra Singing society
 The exercises opent with an overture b,
 Faulmann's orchestra choruses by tht
 I-yras. piano solos by Prof Gebhardi. bari tone solos by George Sheller of Hartford
 and a violin solo by George Rudolph. male quartette made up of W. Franeck , +, Modrow. F.. Ehert and J Daniel ren
 dered soue selections in a most acceptabl ! manner Other singers were Miss Mann
 MerZ and H. Seegers The concert wa
 followed by a dance, in which A larg . number participated
 , A most entertaining reception WAS give
 last evening in Pythian hall by th
 scholars of Prof Bailey's dancing clas:
 The attendance was good and many aI
 propriate costumns were worn Anon
 the society dances rendered were the O.
 ford minuet, NarsovIana aud Spanis