Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-30
CITY NEWS.

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 Bepjamin E. Hallett of Hartford will succeed A s. Gibson as organist at the First church.
 John Il. Curley, formerly of American, bas succeeded City Editor Joseph A. Gull len of the Republican.
 The First division. A. 0. H. will meet Monday night in the Women's Relief corps room in G. A. + hall for important business.
 Fletcher H. Watrous, aged 8. died at his home lU9 WaIerville street. last night The funeral will take place at o'clock Sunday afternoon!
 The funeral of Patrick Wall will take place from the residence of his brother, John Wall. fl Stone street at2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
 The funeral of Jessie NJ. Bangs took place from the residence of her parents. Mr and Mrs Frank D, Bangs. State street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
 Miss Chichester. n first class trimmer from ! c JohnSon's and other New York houses has taken position for the season at Miss NJ. F.. Grady's.
 Monday evening at the monthly meeting of the Catholic WOmen's association special business in regard to the social evening of April 10, and other matters of importance are to be transacted. All members are re- Quested to be present.
 Dr Burton delivered his last lecture on English Literature in the University eXten- si pn course last night, The speaker dwelt on oratory, history and finally on poetry Tn American literature. The attendance was large and the speaker was in good voice and interested his listeners from the commencement to the close.
 The opperettas "A Day in the Woods and "A Merry Company" which will be be presented in the opera house tonight by pupils of the high and grammar schools. deserve d full house. The price of ad- | mission Is twenty five cents and the optr- ettas are very interesting, The pupils are sure to interest all who may favor them with their presence.
 William Davis proved himself an old hand in police court business by his man. ner of cross examining this morning. He | was charged with vaerancy and no hearsay | evidence was allowed. He was found beg. sirg oa the street. He said he worked Tn an iron foundry on Third avenue. New York. between Tenth and Eleventh streets Judge Root knew that locality pretty vel and knew that there was no foundry there He sent Davis to jail for sixty days People are warned to look out for a man representing himself as an agent of the Elliott Publishing company, of Philadel | phia, vi has been swindling residents ot this vicinity. He has been soliciting sub | scriptions to publications. and taking or. ders for premiums. receiving the money for the same in many instances. He has been working his "gaAme" in various sec tions of the state. and if captured will spend some months in the tolls.
 At bar meeting this morning in tht short calendar, in the case of James Nit | chell vs city, motion for default for fall ure to file answer was denied. Eugen, Martin vs NJ. J. Donahue. motion by | plaintiff to withdraw sult without costs was denied The following cases were assigned for trial: Tuesday, April } Eugene Martin vs NJ. !. ponahue. Wed uesday, April 3. Nj Murphy vs Jame. McCann ct al Thursday. April i. T. H Hayes vs NJ. J. Mahon. Friday. April 5 R. G. Munson vs Sarah $. Caldwell Attorney Harry Durant representa-, the society for the prevention of cruelty t. animals. to-day issued papers for the ar rest of pr c. Art Ward, for the alleged l hllu uSklCCt Ol h uOEstA, CAllI and pigs on hls Mountaindale property 1T Watertown. Humane Agent Gillett, visited the place yesterday and fount | sufficient evidence to warrant him in ask ing for papers of arrest. The case is mad, returnahle before Justice Henry T. Day ton in Watertown pr Ward Is abseu from the city. The papers will be servs' as soon as he returns.
 The dreSsn.akers around town are look ing for peddier who has been calling n their rooms and purchasing rags ant prt missing to return and pay for them a soon as he had enptied them into hi wagon. He went into the rooms of fash | lonable dreSSmAsing establishment in tn center yesterday afternoon and carried Ou fo1r well filled bags of rags. but did DO return u pay for them. The lady il charge is looking for him tc- lay and say If she can find him she will turn him owe to an officer She said she did not car much about the few cents he promised t pay for the rags. It was the loss of tn bags that bothered her. The man is Russian Jew with whISkers.
 Two prominent citizens were passin the crossing at Brook and East Main street this morning when a man drove out c Brook street and turned towards the cer ter. It was a bakers wagon and on to was tied large pole reaching out severs yards in the Tear. When the wagon swun around the pole struck the two men on tn back of their beads. stunning them so tha neither of them knew what had happened Wben they recovered from the shock the started up the street unmindf1l of th fact that they were hatless. their soft fel hats having been swept across lhe stree The teamster drove on. and judging bv th careless manner in which he sat upon th seat 1t was evident that he was not swar of the accident.
 Connecticut lodge. K. of P, gave smoker at Pythlan hall last night in whic music. mirth and song mingled with dense volume of smoke until it was diff cult to distinguish the component par from each other. The following pr, gramme was rendered: Piano solo. Jame Dunn; whistling solo, William QuI2le, jr; slack wire performance Samuel MoI tambeau; boxing contest, the Messrs Kerr and iaulway; guitar and banjo due George Fritz and William Herbert; chara
 ter songs and sketches. Mir Delaney; voc ? duet. James and Daniel Dunn; recitation
 Messrs Casey and Sullivan RemArl ! were made by Grand Councillor of Il
 State Frank k. White F. E. Dewitt t
 hlbited lantern slides at various times
 the evening. Edward Hart was master
 ceremonies.
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