Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-28
CITY NEWS.

F. of A. held last night, fourteen candi- dates were admitted to membership bring ing the roll up to 175.
 Peter Rivers of Washington street lost the ends of two fingers of his right hand in press at Scovilrs factory this morning. He was attended by pr Tonk.
 Divisions No ? and 5. A. O. H have already voted to parade with the G. A. k, on Decoration day and divisions l. and I will act op this matter at a meeting to be held to- morrow night.
 Work was commenced on the walls and ceiling of the corridor of City hall to-day, and in few days the whole job will be completed and the place will present a much changed appearance.
 John Richer of 65 North Leonard street. sn employe of Benedlct N Burn hams, broke the thumb of his right hand and received d deep cut on the palm of the ,ft hand wbile at work this afternoon. pr Fr, essed the injury.
 The Naugatuck road is now running an extra train from Waterville to this city for the accommodation of the employee of the American Pin Co The factory is now running evenings and the train leaves Wa terville at 9:30. The special will not run Saturdays
 All persons wishing to contribute flowers to Wadhams post for Memorial day, will confer a great favor by sending them to G A. E hall. or by dropping postal. aud if teachers in the different schools will send word an expressman will call and collect the flowers.
 The funeral of Daniel Farrell took place from his late residence. 9 Taylor street. this morning to the Sacred Heart church. a y,asS of raCyiaT,o uaS calabratsj ba the Rev Father Treanor. The pallbearers were: John Corden, Patrick Cosgrove, Will liam Cassidy. Bernard keegan, Mortimer Doran and Dennis Coughlin. Interment was in Calvary cemetery.
 Among the petitioners for pardon from state prison is William G Souder of Pitts | burg, who killed John Calvin of this city, while the latter was an all hot" peddler | in Hartford. Souder, wbo was sentenced for | seven years in 1889, petitions as he has several times before. He had a number of distinguished men sign his last peti- tiop, including Governor William McKin- ley.
 | A meeting of the board of fire commits | sioners WAS called for last night to take ac- | ton on the request of Commander Quigley | of the G. A. R that the fire companies be | permitted to turn out on Memorial day | The only members of the board to answer the call were Mayor Kilduff and Commas sioner Driegs. They discussed the m :tter with Chief Snagg and the mayor said he would see the other commissioners. get formal permission and notify Chef Snag9 Rev pr Madison. who is to give A lecture here, is the most rabid anti-Catholic lee turer in New England and Is famous only because of his uncharitahle denupciation I l.Ne A 1jn IFIS h men. his plan of attack has been de- nounced repeatedly by prominent church men in New York, Boston and Connecticut | as dangerous to the welfare of the best interests of the country. IL is a pity that any one should endeavor to stir up re- ligious strife in Waterbury by bringing such man here to lecture.
 On his way home last night about mld- night Sheriff McDunald noticed smoke ls- l sulnG from the ground floor of the Mrs Nj \. Dougherty's block. 459 East Main street. The place is occupied by John Pkunix as meat market. Sheriff Me Donald rang in an alarm from box l6, at the corner of East Main and Cherry streets. and in few seconds the department was on the ground and the fire was extingIish- ed before much harm was done. The orl. gin of the fire is unknown and the damage | IS ADOuI SlOU II WAS tue uTSI tune tOSI the new fire alarm gong at the Traction Cos had a good chance to show what 1t can do when aided by the stiffness of night Il woke up the whole town, children and all
 In the city court to-day little Tommy Egan was brought in as a witness in the case of Michael Fitzgerald. charged witt assault on little Bernard Coyle. Tommy
 said he did not Fitzgerald strike tn, I ~ l., ! { { n
 He did not see him kick him. Attorney
 Pierce said the boy had been tampere(
 with and dld not tell the same story he dit
 before him. He claimed he could get two
 reputable witnesses to show that the boy
 story WAS different Judge Cowell thought b, ought to take the weight of evidence anC I give the accused the benefit of the doubt
 He found hlm not guilty. Joseph Lobil
 laId, who drives a wood team for Miller N
 Co drove onto a walk on Cherry stree
 yesterday afternoon and remained there s,
 long that Chief Egsn ordered his arrest This morning he paid s without costs.
 The battalion drill of Cos A and q C I N. G, at the armory last night was wit
 messed by an immense, ,throDg of people. Al
 enjoyed the splendid work of the officer
 and men. The companies turned out il l full numbers with duck trousers. dres b. ter formed tke guard, acting as adjutant
 with Sergeant Major E. L. Carter as major . Lieutenant Fitzpatrick was senior office of the guard and Lieutenant w. H. Sand t, land supernumerary officer. Captain Wolf , was officer of the day. The dlfferen msneuvers were finely executed and tn . mount was pronounced the most success ful ever seen in the city. The battalion
 was reviewed by Captain Thompson of th r l nited States army. Colonel Doherty an, 1 Lieutenant Colonel Burpee, after whic
 there was battlaion drill under comman
 of Captains Wolff and GGddes and Lieu
 tenants Halpin and Sandland. This va
 followed by battilian parade and bay
 onet drill, by Company q, under the con mand of Lieutenant Fitzpatrick. The l. came the reception with the America . band furnishing music and Prosessor To
 prompting There were fourteen number
 on the programme and the last was calle shortly after midnight.
 At the joint meeting of the board ( v education and the district committee, hel s last night, the special committees appoin n ed to carry out the intention of the mee U ing in reference to a new high school sit
 and suitable building reported that in vie l. of the fact that large number of cltizer had recommended the purchase of the CT tire Brown lot, and in order to get th
 opinion of the electors of the district con l. mittee on this matter. the committee re, ]. commended that the district committee |
 requested immediately to call a specil ! meeting of the voters of the center scho l. district to determine whether or not the , wish 10 purchase the remainder of the To h The committee was unanimously of tt
 opinion that it was not d, sirAble to 6!
 pend more than $25 900 upon a site ant
 if the district should decide to pu
 chase the rest of the property an addition 'S appropriation will have to be made. 0 r this account nothing had been done abol