Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-08
CITY NEWS.


 O clock tonight.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Snow. followed by fair weather. on Saturday colder. northwesterly gales.
 Notwithstanding the severity of the storm of last night there was a fair attendance at the masquerade of the Signeural Social club and the receipts will net sufficient profits to meet all expenses
 D. B. Wilson. A. I. Chatheld. Council man George Tracy and their wives &C., companled by Alderman Thomas D. Bar low left this afternoon for two weeks trip to the Bermudas.
 Bridget OConnor, the infant daughter Of Mir and Mrs Jeremiah O'Connor, 57 Liberty street. died yesterday morning. The funeral took place at 3 o'clock this afternoon with interment in Calvary ceme- | tery.
 A large number of the children of the Porter street school surprised Martin Bent ley at his home IDA Railroad Hill street, last evening Several pleasant hours were | spent in dancing. singing and games. Rt' treatments were served.
 The Hi6erniau Record, issued at New | Haven few days ago, glves the member ship or the orders or the A o. H. in the state as 4.9SS. of which 1 ,S25 are in good standing. The amount in the treasury is given as $46.7541s.
 l There are two beautiful pictures on exhi- bition at Pollak's art studio entitled "Of to the Rescue." and Rescued" The workmanship is superb. and wss executed by Miss Minnie c. Murphy. a graduate of 1 the Convent of Notre Dame in the class of '94
 The funeral of Charles W. Johnson will take place from his late residence, corner of Bishop and Bronson streets, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with services at the Hall Memorial chapel and interment in Riverside cemetery. The Oddfellows and members of K. If P. will attend the fu- 1 Deral.
 Alderman E. E Cross presided at the meeting of the committee on sewage dis posal last night and there were present F. B Rice. G: S. Parsons. George Tracy MoritZ Grelle, Samuel Root. Alderman Halpin. George Panneton and City En- giueer Cairns. Bills We're received and ordered paid amounting to $427.75
 The Foresters union fair will open to- morrow evening The fair will be in charge of the different conrts as follows Saturday, Courts Fruitful Vine and Martin Hellmann; Monday, Courts Hancock and NiSiIant; Tuesday, Court Wolf Tone; Wednesday Court Shields; Thursday. Court $. J Meany: Friday, Court Falcon; SatuT- day. Court Linden Holders of combi- nation books are expected to make returns before Friday evening.
 The me nthly entertainmAnt of St Joseph's Temperance society will be held in St PaIrick's hall Sunday night, when the fol- loving interesting programme will be rem dered: Address, Vice President Mcknight piano solo. Henry Dunu address, Rev F. Kennedy tenor solo. J. J. Conway of SoutEingion; piano and mandolin duet. the Misses Herringer ; soprano solo, Miss B. COogan recitation, Miss Nellie Hs, den bass solo, Mir Turner recitation. Mir Sul- liVan.
 Sslectman Morris, Town Clerk Bel6en and Irvis Wright went on a fishing expe- dition to the East Mountain reservoir yes terday and returned last night with q string of lU0 pickerel, tue heaviest weigh ing four pounds and three ounces, That 8 what Town Clerk Brlden says. but judging from what happenei this afternoon there ars those who doubt the truth of the fish, ermens statement Some one sent a box filled with ''shineTs'' to the selectm en 6 office. The little fellows were impaled on the points of pins and few of the larger ones were marked These weigh over four pounds each" Mir Belden says he has not exaggerated in the least, and Selectman MOTIFS is Indignant that any one should question their veracity.
 At the meeting of the board of health yesterday afternoon Mayor Kilduff brought up the matter of a contagious diselse hos pital for the building of which $2, 800 has teen included in the annual appropriation or the board. The board decided to take an outing tomorrow to look up a site for the building, but the snow storm which set in shortly after the meeting adjourned k likely U make such trip i'm possible. The report of Sanitary Inspector Moses for the month showed twelve cases oi diphtheria, eighteen of scarlet fever, two ot typhoid fever and two of membTane0us croup. rhirty-tvo houses were placarded twenty-nine fumigsted, four yards and four privies were found in a filthy condi- ton. sll of which were ordered cleaned The monthly bills were approved.
 F. E. Cleveland. president of the Con- necticut Institute and Industrial home for the blind" is devoting large share oi his time in addressing the people of this state on the work that is being done fol and by the blind. Mir Cleveland is a pleasant and impressive speaker. and since be is Ahls to present the cause from the standpoint of one who has spent ovtl twenty years ln a land where the sun neveI rises or sets. seems to have the power to create in his hearers a desire. such as they nsver before felt. to add their mite to the fund for the establishment of an industrial home in our state. for those blind boys and gIrls whose lives have been so devoid of joy. It may surprise many of our readers to learn that there are over 7U0 blind peo. pie in our state and up to three years age no effort had been made in the state tc provide for them a school. Mrs Emily Wells Foster and Miss Lizzie Ness oi Hartford are working with Mir Cleveland in the sndeavor to make this work fnan cial success, and that their efforts have been appreciated is shown by the result thus far. Mr Cleveland will give a free address in the Baptist church Sunday morning and in the Methodist church il the evening.
 The board of finance for 1895 held it, first monthly meeting last night. Mayor Kilduf presided and there were present Aldermen Halpin and Cross. The Janu ary bills. amounting to $17.113 6S. were approved. City Treasurer B4nuon's re. port showed that the treasury contain. $32. .364.0S. Of thIs amount g 50t is a loan made at three and half per cent interest in accordance with the provlslons of a recent vote of the cour ; of common council. authorizing the boart of finance to borrow $50. 900. The treas urer was instructed to negotiate A loan ol 25.OO0 to run for three months from ! March ,. to June 5. 1895. to meet the run ming g,e1penses of the city. At the las meeting the bond of TsI Collector Grigg was referred to Alderman Kiefer for in vsstigatioD. Mir KIster reported that tht GriEgs estate represented $29. POO in req