Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-15
CITY NEWS.

The court of common council will meet tonight to take action on proposals for the purchase of the fourth series of water bonds.
 William J. Schlegel to-day sold for Roger Connor his residence on South Main street to Mrs Kate Darling who will take posses sion about September 1.
 c Hauser has sold his new three family dwelling house on Walnut street to Philip Winter. Mir Hauser will build several more houses of the same style on his land on Wood street.
 Joseph Wilfrid, the two months old child of MT and Mrs Amedia Thibodeau, S2 Ridge street, died this morning. The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock to- morrow afternoon, Interment will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Commencing July 20 the New England road will run Saturday excusions to Han over park. Arrangements will be made so that people can make the trio after 6 o'clock in the evening and back home again about II o'clock.
 T. H. Hayes has on exhibition in hls show window on East Main street hand soma miniature sail boat which he received Saturday from Thomas Malley, formerly of Bridge street, who is nc W stopping at the soldiers home in Maine.
 Court Linden, A. O. F. of A, has ap- pointed the following committee to arrange for a clam bake on the anniversary of the court on the second Sunday in August: John Burns, Jyhn Healey, William Reed and Thomas Flanagan,
 The funeral of Mrs Carrie A. Coddine- ton will take place from her late residence, Rock street, at 10 clock tomorrow morning with services by the Rev NJ. Townsend and interment in Pine Grove cemetery.
 1esterdey afternoon someone hitched 8 horse in an old barn near the residence eff Policeman John ByInes on East Main street and neglected to retrrn for it. The officer brought the rig down town and it can now be found at F. J. Manvilles feed stables.
 The funeral of Mary A. Kersten. wife of Erne st Kersten, aged 39 years, of 26 Adams street extension. who died this morning at 1 o'clock, will take place Wednesday morn- ing at 8:30 o'clock to the church of the Im- maculate Conception. She leaves mother and four children. Interme mt will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Vicar General J. A. Mulcahy and the Rev Fathers Lynch, Treanor, Bourret and ODonnell left to-day to attend the an- nual retreat of the Catholic pastors at St Johns seminary, Brighton, Mass. The re- treat of the assistant pastors will be held at Holy Cross colleg4, Worcester, in Au- gust.
 At meeting of the Senior Temperance society yesterday Vicar General Mulcahy and Rev H. Treanor were appointed dele. gates to present the society at the silver jubilee to be given in New York from August to Il. Henry R.BSrnes was ap- pointed delegate to the state convention at Norwich on August Is.
 The case of Deroy Wilcox vs the City of Waterbury was heard Tn the district court this afternoon before Judge Bradstraet. Some time ago Wilcox and a lady friend received injuries by falling into ditch on Willow street The case was heard before Justice Russell, but the defendent not being satisfied with the result. an appeal was taken to the dis trict court.
 John Dower, aged B years, died at his home on William street. this morning. The deceased was employed as watchman at the Dublin street station. He leaves a wife and nine children The funeral will take place Wednesday, He was member of Court Vigilant, A. o F. of A, and a meet ing of the court will be held this evening to make arrangements for attending the funeral
 Past Chief Ranger John McEvoy of Court Stephen J. Meany, A. o. F. of A, has collected a new court of resters to be called Court Rose Hill The interested parties held meeting in G. A. R, block yesterday afternoon and perfected all pec- essary plans for the new organization. The name and the new men will be submitted to Court Meany at it's regular monthly meeting next Friday night.
 The members of the Conoordia Singing society and their families spent a few Eours in a most agreeable manner in Con- cordla hall last night. The musical and literary programme was rendered during which the piano playing of Miss Bertha 6trobel, the zither and guitar duets of Messrs Beerbaum and BlaueI tlicited much applause. The attendance was large and the chorus singing of the society was up to its usual standard
 The New York and New England road will give an excursion to Boston Thursday, July Is, which is the drst of their cheap summer excursions this season The train leaves Waterbury at 6:30, and is due in Boston II :55 a. m.. The tickets are good returning only by special train leaving at z 50 p. m. The rate, SIPS, fer the round trip, Includes tickets to either Salem Will. lows, Nahant or Nantasket Beach and by payment of 50 cents at the ticket office in the Boston station the return tickets may be exchanged for tickets on regular trains July 10 up to 3:30 D m.
 Evangelists Higgins and Wilson made a tour through the city yesterday in their gospel wagon and delighted a number of listeners with excellent praise services. Probably the largest and most appreciative audience of all was gathered in the vicinity ot ScovllIs bridge on Bald1in street, where a number of religious hymns were rem dered Tn most effective manner It is stated that the success which has attended the efforts of the Rescue Mission is draw ing heavily from the attendance at the meeting in the Salvation Army barracks. The management is superior and the exer- clses are of higher and more entertaining character.
 The report of Superintendent H. w Atwood of the town storehouse shows that the institution, when properly managed, is great money saving scheme for any com- munlty. During the months of October November and December of last year the | number of orders drawn on the storehouse | was 9S4. The value of these amounted ta l $99O 50, The January. February and | hlarch or thls year footed up ,249, making | the expense S1 1864 25 There was a | marked decrease in the number of appli. i cants seeking relief during the months of | April, May and June, the orders drawn | being only GIG, reducing the expense to | S6O9. the lowest it has been in years for the corresponding period.
 The funeral of Peter J. Llwlor was largely attended yesterday afternoon, from | the residence Of Michael Guilfoile. lSO | Grand street, with services at St Patrick's | church by the Rev H. Duggan and ia- torment in St Josephs cemetery. Court Martin Hellmann. A. 0. F. of A, attended | the funeral in a body and appointed | honorary pallbearers as follows: Chief 1 Ranger M Smith, Sub Cbiet Ranger, J. F. Colloty. J. J. Leonard. E H. Rieney,