Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-22
CITY NEWS.

practically unchanged.
 The Acme club is making extensive pre- parations for a reception to be given Tn Leavenwarth hall on April 26.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Gen. erally fair, stationary temperature. fol- lowed by warmer weather in the interior.
 Police court was deserted this morning ln honor of ths passage of the new court house bill and the absence of any prisoners.
 requiem mass for the late John Byrnes will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart church ats o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 F. E Benham will have another sale of Illinois and Vermont horses next WedneS- day. There are thirty-five in the lot, all we'll broken.
 Tax Collector Griggs says that there are about five hunnred delinquent taxpayers on the list of 1893. He will begin to place liens next month.
 The members of Mrs Barrette's dress making class are requested to be present this evening at seven o'clock in the dress making room of the Catholic Womens as- sociation
 Sparks from an engine on the New Eng land road set fire to the grass on Manhan street yesterday afternoon. and a boy named Eddie Lewis seeIDg the blaze rang the alarm. The fire was quenched with a few pails of water. It was big race for the five department all fer nothing.
 farmers team created excitement for few minutes in the vicinity of center square this noon. The horses were frightened at the trolley cars and dashed down North Main street, through the cen IOUD Main street, where they were stopped. Many teams had narrow escapes. No damage was done outside of breaking the hubs of the farmers wagon.
 Dr Anna F. Donoghue was thrown from her carriage yesterday afternoon in front of her office on East Main street and received bad shaking up. She was not seriously injured, however The doctor was about to alight from her carriage when an un- known man driving on East Main street col lided with her team. upsettiDg both vehi- cles and throwing both occupants to the ground.
 A Connecticut Associate Press dispatch from New Haven to the DEMOCRAT states: The divorce case of Mary A. Axtelle vs Dr Thomas l.. Axtelle of Waterbury was placed on the x-parte list this morning The case will not be contested, and will not be accorded hrariug, as there are so many cases ahead of it with a precedent The defendent formerly entered contest, but has now withdrawn it. Desertion and 1 adultery are the grounds of the application, and no correspondents are named except hcticlouS ones.
 Rev Father Kennedy will preach the l lenten $, rmon at St Johns church in Wa tertown this evening. Next Sunday even I-t,, ol.,, Al. statues recently presented will be blessed and unveiled. There will be solemn ves- ptrs, at which Rev Father Daily of Thom- aston will officiate. Very Rev Father Mulcahy will bless the statues and deliver the address. A number of priests have been invited to assist. One of the statues is The Sacred Heart Pleading" a new l model the only one of the kind in the | diocese. The other represents St John | the evangelist. the patron of the church. Professional musicians generally shun musical performances. The mention of a concert seems to bore them, and they il ' | from piauoforte recitals as they should 1 from evil itself" When, therefore, they ! are found in considerable numbers at any 1 musical entertainment, it may be assumed | that something exceptionally interesting is | to be heard. The New York Philharmonic l club has gained reputation of being able to draw other professional musicians to lis ten to their chamber concert programme and to elicit from a musical audience un- stinted applause Profession al> in Water bury have enthusiastically fallen into line and many have expressed their intention to be present oh Saturday evening, at Leavenworth hall, at the Philharmonic l concert.
 I ! A.. of an accident this noon which may result fatally. Little Martin Griffin. aged 6. son of MT and Mrs John Griffin, 35U Bald win street, was playing with some com panions on the bridge which spans the | Meriden railroad tracks. In leaning over l the railing he lost his balance and fell | headlong to the tracks distance of some | twenty five feet He was picked up un- | unconscious and carried into Michael Cur liys saloon. His father was sent for, who carried the injured boy in hIs arms to his home pr Hayes was summoned and found | the boy suffering from bad bruises on his | head, which had caused concussion of the brain. no bones were broken and para lysis was not evident. It is feared that the boy is injured internally and the in l jurles may result St seriously.
 The DEMOCRAT yesterday told of the ar bitrary ruling of the mayor of Derby, who is backed by ''one man. charter. The Ansonia Sentiuel says: Mayor Atwater of 1 Derby, from whom the people expected so much. is disappointing them sadly. He is closely following in the fateful footsteps of his illustrious predecessor. Without show of reason, We might say without the application of even common sense. he hes made war upon The Sentinel" and, last | night, stationed his chief of police at the | door of the council to keep it's reporter out | of the chamber This act was nothing short of an outrage-an indignity cast upon faithful reporter and an insult to the public in general. Were Mayor At | water pursuing this course in the interests of the community it might be another matter. Instead, he is seeking personal revenge.
 The official announcement of the figures of merit of the organizations in the Con-
 necticut national guard places the Second regiment Rt the head again with a per- centagS of 96.19. Of the regiments. the First stands second with 92 S5, the Third
 with 1862 and the Fourth last with S9.l2.
 The machine gun battery attained A stand, ing of 94 10. ln which the Second
 section had 97.22 The brigade signal
 corps made an average of 93 S6, with the Second section far in the lead with
 9S7S The naval militia scored 91.l4, and tha first seperate company 76.54. The
 figures of the companies of the Second
 regiment were as follows A. 97 80 B,
 95.59 ; c. 94 72: D. 95.79: E, 97.43; F.
 97.3O; G, 94.66; P1 1 IS; I. 9S.53 K,
 97.3S; hospital corps. 97.50.
 The committee appointed to further the
 scheme of a rescue mission in Waterbury
 held a meeting last night at the residence
 of A. A. Benedict. Spencer avenue. The
 committee is AS follows: Mir and Mrs A. A.
 Benedict. the Rev Cornelius Pike, the Rev
 F. D. Waters. E. s. Robbins, representing
 the Rev w. P Elsdon. J. N. Webb, A. F.
 Taylor. Mir Patchen, A. O. Minute, F. B.
 Hoadley. J. B. Lawton, J. B. Riggs. Mrs
 F. F, Cook. Mrs T. D. Bassett and Mrs F