Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-04

order from the state comptroller for the city's share of the state school fund. to about $20.000. The court of common council will meet to- night, when it will be seen how many, If any, of the representatives of the people are prepared to recommend the adoption of the new charter.
 The remains of John Bronson. a former resident of this city. who died recently in Boston. will arrive here tomorrow morn- ing and will be inferred in Riverside cemetery.
 David Thompson of Bethlehem has purchased the livery business of Peter Kelly, the we'll known Bank street hostler. Mir Thompson will conduct the place as a sale stable.
 Joseph F, Cullen. the five weeks old son of Mir and Mrs Vim. Cullen of 2l Hickory street, died last night of conges- ton of the lungs. The funeral took place this afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Frank NJ. Hudner, clerk for D. Hart and a popular member of the c. N. R. Aid as- sociation. is quite ill at his home on Well ton street. with bronchial pneumonia. Dr Benedict is attending him.
 Johannah Mccarthy, the domestic who gave birth to child and was removed to the almshouse last week, lies ir precari- ous condition in the hospital ward at the home. Blood poisoning has developed. Dr Freney is in attendance.
 The selectmen have called special town meeting for next Friday night for the pur pose of taking such action as may seem advisable to modify the rate of interest fixed by vote for temporary loans at the town meeting held February IS.
 There was a large cooking main held in Windsor Locks early yesterday morning between Hartford and Waterbury birds. It is reported that eleven battles were fought, Hartford birds winning ten. There was large crowd in attendance.
 The operettas by the pupils of the High and IGrammar schools were repeated in the opera house Saturday evening, and drew a larger audience than on the open ing night The applause was liberal. It Is probable that the operettas will be pro duced again in the near future.
 John Lynch has again entered the em- ploy of the Waterbury Furniture Go and henceforth his familiar features will greet the patrons of the furniture and undertak- ing departments of the house where he first entered the business and made him self proficient Tn that line of work.
 Miss Elizabeth U. Yates of Maine deliv- cred an interesting lecture on Progress vs Prejudice" before a large audience in the Sunday school rooms of the Baptist church last night. President Cook of the W. C T. U. presided. Miss Yates made a good plea for the woman question, con- tending that men and women were created with equal rights, and citing sayings from | Buddha, Mahomet and others which up- held the sway of women.
 Professor Rosa has written to Mir Crosby | about his lecture this evening AS follows | ''I shall show some lantern slides and then drop the curtain and give experi. ments to illustrate magnetic induction. l shall have A quantity of apparatus on the stage and show some beautiful effects pe- culiar to alternating currents. shall have 20, ,O0O volt transformer and other special pieces made expressly for lecture demonstration" This promises to be a most instructive and interesting lecture. c. Collard Adams has rendered his resignation as deputy fish warden to Cap. tain J. W. Tryon. fish warden for Middle sex county. Mir Adams notified Captain Tryon that there would doubtless be viola ton of the law in Little River by the use | 1 of FridayEand was requested to procure evidence, which he refused to do. In his letter of resignation he says he has been abused enough for prosecuting and the man who "has the ducking ought to have he comfort of having the ducAts."
 There will be total eclipse of the moon on the 10th Of March. This interposition of shadows will be the chief feature of the sky, for March to the casual observer. The lunar body will carry darkness on its face for an hour and 5 minutes. The longest possible total eclipse is but ten minutes more. This one will be visible through out the United States. The pneumbra will first show at about s o'clock on the night of the tenth. The total eclipse will last from 9:5l 10 :27. At 1:21 on the morn ing of the 1lth the last vestage of shadow will have disappeared
 Many sidewalks are in bad condition be. cause the snow and ice has not been re. moved from the gutters. Attention oi property owners and tenants is called to the city ordinance. which requires that the gutter as we'll as the sidewalk shall bt kept free from snow snow and ice by owner or occupant of adjoining property. The police complain that in many places water from the gutters overruns sidewalks forming Ice during the night. They are about to put the names of people who allow such a state of affairs to exist, or their little list.
 The forty hours devotion opened at thC Sacred Heart church yesterday morning with a solemn high mass with these off cers: Celebrant, Rev Hugh Tleanor; dea con. Rev F. J. Murphy; sub-deacon. Re, J. J Papillon. The sermon was delivered | Dn-- Nnt tions all were artistic, and the churct was visited by an unusually large number of people. There are a large number o clergymen in attendance. The devotion will close with solemn high mass at o'clock on tomorrow morning Ths out of town clergymen assisting are Rev Fathers Brennan ot Torrington, Fam ing of Naugatuek. Slattery. O. s. F. O Winsted, Crowley of Bridgeport, DuggaI of Norwalk, Broderick of Meriden an6 Barry of Walingford.
 The one hundred and seventeenth an niversary of the birth of BobeIt Emme will be celebrated in the room of the Catholic Literary association tonight when the following social and literary pro gramme will be rendered: Address o welcome, President James Nj. Lynch; ad dress, "Emmet," P. J. McMahon; song 0. Maloney; recitation, "Erin's Greer Flag" Miss Msry E. Smith; solo, Miss B Coogan; recitation, "The Challenge" Mis- Helen Quigley; solo, J. Nj. Daly; address Why we Meet" John H. Moran: sopran' solo, Miss Kate Gloster; "Emmet's speeeI from the dock" Edward l.. Maloney recitation, "The Eagle" Miss Lena Oorcor an; song. "Ths Irishman's Toast" Johl Moriarty; recitation. "The Execution" D J. Casey. The entertainment will clos by the singing of the Irish national anthem by the president. the audience joining il llhe chorus. The exercises will commenc