Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-17
CITY NEWS.

 cial Gazette, is in the city on business.
 At 10 o'clock next Wednesday morning F. E. Benham will dispose nf another big batch of horses at his stables on North Main street.
 given in City hall tonight the meeting Of the Catholic Literary associa ton, which was announced for this evening, has been postponed until Sunday morning.
 Walter NJ. Coe and Miss Katie l.. Ingra- ham were married by the Rev Dr Daven, port at the residence of Joseph H. Baird of Oskville at o'clock yesterday after noon.
 There will be an interestingl joint ses- sion of the board of education and the district committee at 8 o'clock tonight to hear the report of the committee ap- pointed to report upon a new high school site.
 Catherine McDonald, aged S2 years, died last night at the residence of her daughter Mrs Thomas Duff. 94 Franklin street. The funeral will take place at S:S0 o'clock to- | morrow morning. The deceased was also the mother of J. NJ. Mcdonald of New Ha- ven.
 Reports from farmers in this vicinity show that the damags to crops by the heavy frosts of Monday night were ex- ceedipgly heavy. The vegetables most affected were beans and peas. Straw berries. apples and pears suffered more than gstables. however.
 Bernard F. Coyle of Washir gton street has two beautiful Esquimaux dogs on ex- hibition ln the window of NJ. F. Connolly's cafe in Exchange place. One is named Prince" and the other Fritz" Both are the same color. white. and are the only dogs of their species in the state. The remains of Patrick O'Shea. who died at Youngstown. Ohio, were brought to tbis city to-day and conveyed to the home of his family. at 2l0 Cherry street from where the.funeral will take place to the Immaculate .Conception church to- morrow afternoon.
 | Patlck McMshon. an inmate of the alm house. had 8 day of yesterday and | got full He WAS sent back for sixty days this morning Thomas Murphy was fined 5 and costs for being drunk. Franklin G. Wooster had judgment suspended. and John ByInes, who had ticket for Boston was told to leave on the first train.
 The committee in charge of Professor l Wal>he's scenic exhibitions have com- pleted arrangements for the entertainment to be given in City hall tonight. The committee is as follows: John H Moran, Patrick Kelly. Simon Mccarthy. Timothy Sullivan. William Docley, E. E Riordan and E. Howard. A full house is expected. There was 8 large attendance at the piano recital of Prof John L. Bonn in Leavenworth hall last night. The affair | was pronounced success and lovers of good music hope to have it repeated. Miss l Marcia Burton Spencer made her debut and won merited applause. She was en- cored and received beautiful basket of flowers. Mt Bonn's rendering of La Campanelle' ard BaIcarolle in G. was very beautiful and proved that he is a master in his profession.
 Shortly after o'clock last night there | was . collision on East Main street. Ore of P. J. Bolan's workmen was coming out Of Spring street driving one horse and leading another behind the wagon. A trol- ley car was just speeding out east and there | not being time to come to a staudstill the | horse in harness ran directly in front O the car and the animal which was behind the wagon almost jumped into the trolley car. The horse which got in front of the car was knocked down. but the cAr was stopped before any serious damage was | done
 4 new fender is being tr!sl on the troll ley cars to-day. It WAS designed by a Baltimore man and Is quite a simple con- | trivance At the Bank street crossing this lnorLing Reporter J NJ. Sullivan startled oulookers by stepping in trcnt of nov. l ing car and n an instant was locked in the network ot the new fender. Gltemau l Michasl MulIany and few others who | witnessed the test pronounced it a fig | succesS snd vera aStonished to think A man " uli kaE I'd hls life in spch peril ous position.
 1 Although very little has been said about the coucrrt to be given at City hall. on Mon day May 20, for the benefit ot the Waterbury Temperance Reform league, those interested in 1t have been indus. tuou>ly at work to make it a success. Over enc hundred and fifty people will take part. Prof Elton has his choruses drilled to perfection and many well-k known people Nlll be heard ia solos and instru- mentsl music Miss Mamie Bishop is a very fine reader and will please all Vincent Whitney has way of making peo. pie laugh, though very serious himselt Miss RIce will sing several solos, and the ] Reiplng Hand GIee club will render some songs prepared especially for the occasion TEt. league Is in need of money to carry on it's worA, and takes thi. method of raiI ing it.
 The Sl IoSephS T society will hold their ntx xt open meeting in St Patrick ball Sunday evening. IL is the intention of the society 10 maiutain the high tA'.dard of these meetings and next Sua day evenings performance promises to be aS eDtertaiDlng as any they have given. 4 large number of extra chairs will be put iu for thiS meetiI $ and all who attend will bt assured of good seat The programme i: as follows: Address, Vice President Mc Koight: piano solo. Henry Dunn; recita ton. Miss Maggie Casey; song. Master Nc krigbt; address. Rev Father Lynch; teuol solo. J. Moran; recita'i ID. T. .. All man: duet, Miss Lizzie Dunn and Jame, Dunn; mandolin and guitar duet, Messri Ward and Cornish; soOg, Miss Cronin
 piano solo. little Miss Ella Mccarthy; So prapo solo. Miss Agnes Miller. The water supply committee met las
 night and after long discussion over Gaff
 ney < Cos claim for extras of whicl every body ls heartily tired reading. tb, last proposition made by the contractors amended so that the amount of masonry laid in Portland cement be 600 yards in stead of l POO. was accepted. When thi
 had been done NIT Gaffuey fairly took th, ! members breath away by asking for ar
 extension of time in ordtT 10 complete tn,
 wCrk. Then there was a scene Messr Rice and Wade oPE osed an extension 0
 time and Engineer Cairns urged that tht . penalty be enforced He considered 1t piece of colossal nerve for G4ffney < Co {,
 ask for a continuance. On motion of CIty
 Att.'rney Burpes 1t WAS voted that no pro 7 position from GafTney < Co be entertaint, in regard to an extsnsion of time Git Attorney Burpee was ordered 10 look int, the matter of several property owners wh,
 wanted damages.