Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-16
CITY NEWS.


 place tomorrow.
 Dr Burton delighted a large audience n his lecture on English Literature" at Leavenworth hall last evening.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Snow hurries. followed by fair slightly warmer weather Sunday afternoon.
 Attorney Fitzgerald and Chief of Po- lice Saunders of Torrington Were in Wa terbury last night and this morning on business.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Stack will take place from her late residence on Cherry street at ? o'clock tomorrow after noon.
 Dr McAvoy has received a quantity of anti-toxine, the new cure for dlphtheria, through c. K Kilbride & Cos Brooklyn drug store.
 pleasant time is promised to all who attend the first annual concert and sociab'e of the South End Anchor club. on Tues day evening.
 Kellogg < Kellogg are moving to quar- ters over the Waterbury bank. Prosecut- ing Attorney Russell will move into the place vacated by Messrs Kellogg.
 The members of the Waterbury Wheel club and A number of their friends enjoy ed smoker in their rooms in the Castle block last night, A collation. was served.
 The event of the season in social circles will undoubtedly be the ball of Sheridan Council, K. of O.. which will be held on Friday evening. February p, in City hall. An infant cbild of MT. and Mrs August | Parent of the Watertown road, died this morning of diphtheri The funeral took | place this afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Rose Mento. the six months old daughter of Dominica Mento of Railroad Hill street, died last night. The funeral | will take place tomorrow afternoon with lnterment in Calvary cemetery.
 Mary Kilmartin, aged seven years. daughter of Thomas Kilmartin of 495 West Main street. dled at 1:S0 o'clock this mornine The funeral will take place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. At meeting of the Burns club held last night the following officers were elected: President. Robert BuiK; vice president, | Daniel Murray; treasurer. A. Mckay; f. nancial secretary. Clark; recording sec retary, A. Callan; trustees. Charles Kelly, $. C. Whiting. John Duff.
 All bakers, whether union men or not, are invited to meet in Labor hall at s | o'clock tonight to listen to an address by Henry Weissman. editor of the Baker s Journal. and Dennis Hawley. president of | Union so, of New York. Mir Weissman will also address the members of the labor unions in the same place at ? o'clock to- 1 morrow afternoon.
 new position has been created at the office of the New England Telephone Go, and Oliver L. Turgeon, for some years the l pODu1ar Dioht has haeD mt ed to fill it. It is assistant chief operator. | Mir Turgeou's friends will be pleased to learn of his promotion. Mir and Mrs Will l lam II. Horton are the new night oper- | tors.
 | The Foresters union far will close to- night in city hall. Socially and financially | the fair has been successful The com mittee have labored hard for the general | good, furnishing good entert Iinments nightly. There will be dancing and other amusements this evening and the usual | closing ceremonies will be awaited with interest by ticket holders.
 David R. Young closes with Joseph HawOrth company at Bridgeport to- nigut and comes to Waterbury tomorrow | to take charge of the rehearsal of | Clouds which the Acmes will put on at the Jacques February 26 Mir Young has l had much experience RS a coacher and | stage manager L'st summer he spent some time in directing amateur theatricals at Saratoga. He has played parts ill the comedy which the Acmes will put on and his instruction will be very valuable on that account.
 4 serious smashup occurred on the New England road At the Avon street crossing iu Hartford last night. \ transfer freight train from Hartford bound to the freight yards in East Hartford was derliled at the crossing where the tracks of the New England road cross the Consol- | idated road. One of the box cars fell over on the otber track just as a west bound freight came along The lat ter was in charge of Engineer Burridge and he and Fireman Perkins jumped the cab and escaped injury. The west | bound train crashed into the overturned freight car and the locomotive was demol- ished. The tracks were blocked for over three hours,
 Notwithstanding the fact that the street inspector is e ttw ng as much time as pos slble to keep the public thoroughfares in good condition and the police officers are keeping n sharp lookout for property owners who are tardy about cleaning their walks, st Il he suits for damages keep I . ceived is from Rev Perley Smith. teacher of languages. residing at S9 Hillside avenue. Mir Smith alleges that he fell on the walk in front of @ Hillside avenue on February ?. receiving injuries f., r which he will claim damages from the city, Miss Mary Fitzpatrick will also claim damages.
 When Attorney Brett called at his office this morning he missed the familiar nod of the tattered awnings that have hung over his windows for years. and of late have occasloned much criticism on acconnt of their shabby appearance. What sur prised him more than all was to find that handsome new shadss had been hung over the windows and no one seemed tc know who removed the awnings or put ur the new curtains. Attorney Colley missed the awnings this morning and called ou Mir Brett to find out what had become oi them. The latter could not throw any light on the matter, aud the affair has created considerable talk among the occu, pants of the block
 T The sociable ot Division No 1. A O H which was held in Concordia hall last night, was the most successful entertain ment given by the division in a number ot years and it is sure to net handsome sum. The grand march of over eighty couples was led by President John E Finley and Miss Annie Scully A large number from the other divisions called in to see the boys and the result was that the affair partook something of the nature of a reunion Booths orchestra furnished excellent music and Prof Pole was in good voice enG told the merry dancers which way to turI in language which no one could fail tC understand The committee in charge deserves much credit for the splendid mar agement and the division has reason tC feel honOred on account::of the generou,