Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-24
: CITY NEWS.
Arnsic at the ice rink tonight.

of the grip. r- " ''~
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair, slightly colder tonight.
 hmeeting of the commissioners. on the Heffrin estate has been called for 8 o'clock tomorrow morning es
 Daniel J. Mahaney, whose daughter had her arm broken by a fall yesterdAy.ENill probably bring suit against the city.
 The board of relief is busy to-day hear complaints of people who claim that the assessors have put too high valuation 1on their property.
 The next lecture in the University Ex- tension course will be delivered in Leaven- worth hall at f o'clock tomorrow alter noon by Dr Richard Burton.
 The funeral of the child of Mir and Mrs s. Shippy of 4e Chestnut avenue. who died suddenly on Tuesday, took place yester- day afternoon, with services conducted by the Rev Dr Davenport. The remains were taken to Ellington for burial.
 Mrs F. J. Lohers of New York, who is being treated here, is at present doing very nicely. having lately undergone a very serious surgical operation. performed by Dr James J. ,McEvoy. She is stop ping with her sister. Mrs Niver. on Pho nix avenue.
 The Waterbury Watch Co held it's an- nual meeting yesterday afternoon and re l elected the following directors: A. s. Chase. Israel Holmes. H. w. Scovill. P. B Burnham, 4. ,. Jennings. E L. Frisbie. 1 jr, w. H Hungerford. The directors chose these officer: President. AS Chase; treasurer L. L. Frsbie. ir; secretary, A | O Jennings.
 Thatcher S Co, contractors on section two of the pipe line, have instituted a suit of S75 coo against the city of Water bury The suit is the T suit of the action of the committee on an additional water supply in taking away the contract from the firm The case is returnable to the superior court at New Haven on the first Tuesday in February, Attorney O'Neill is council for the plaintiff.
 The Foresters' committee of arrange ments for the union fair to be given by the local courts in City hall on the even- ings of February 9-l6 inclusive is pre- pairing an elaborate bill of stage attrac- tions. There will be dancing each night to the music of Dillanes orchestra and the prompting of Prof Pole. Thousands of book tickets have already been sold and the success of the fair is already assured
 The funeral of John Cannon took place l morning to he church of the Sacred Heart. where mass of requiem was cele- brated by Rev Hugh Treanor. The pail bsarers were James CoughIin, William H. Dineen and John Maher. representing Court Wolf Tone. A. @ F. of 4. The family of the deceased selected the follow ing: A. c. Mckay. John Lynch and James Murphy. Inttrment was in Calvary | cemetery
 MT and Mrs c. Maloney entertained the whist club at their residence last evening. Sixteen players were grouped about four tables and sixteen hands were played. at the close of which Joseph A. Jackson and Mrs James J. Saunders of Torrington were awarded first prizes, and P T. Hayes and Mrs H. Mckiernan the second prizes The evenings festivities were tnlivened by songs, recitations. instrumental music and dancing Refreshments were served The next game will be played next Tues. day evening.
 MT and Mrs John Flannery of Water. bury had the happiness of being present at the ordination of their nephew, Rev Edward Aloysius Flanuery, at St Joseph athedral. Hartford. which took place OF last Sunday, after which they had a pleas ant timr at the home of Mir and MT.
 
 nrry. All ot Futher Flannery's neal fri, udS attended at the celebration of hi. tir>t mass at St Peter's church. Hartford on Monday morning
 The s-lectmen held a meeting t.is after noon and decided to purchase A feather duster for the use of the office. The vot, was unanamous, but after it was declared carried 1t was found that no one Tn tn, office had power to make the purchase Then Clerk Thomas F. McMahon called Agent J. L SweIger. of the City hal who Is d bOOkkeeper in Tracy Broth office and informed him of the action tak ker by the stlectmen and requesting hlm to authorize City Auditor Cassin t( issue an order authorizing the selectmeI to purchase the duster. When this shal be done the bill must be divided in two equal parts and the city will be called up ou to pay one-half and the town the other In any case the selectmen must manag to get along without the duster until al these ceremonies have been gone through
 C0ncOrdIa hall was crowded last night the occasion being an entt rtainment ant sociable given under the auspices of th Holy Family society of St Cecllia's parish The grsLd march was led by Mir and Mir Frank Herr and Was participated in b. over 15O couples. The stage performance was excellent and elicited much applause ! The singing of the church choir and concert number by RudoIphs orchestra, soprano solo by Miss Mary Herr. a plan solo by Miss B-rtha Strobel. a vocal due by Frank H'rr and Miss Mary Herr, , piano tut by the Misses Herr1Dger, , baritone solo by Frank Pettlick an, SpecinltIes by Hiss Addis Hallmann am John Hack,tt. made up a very interesiiu programme Mrs A. Schaefer of Slmons wills and Mrs Marcus Hellmann of Gram stIe t had charge of the rsfreshment table.
 Every thing is ill readiness for the bi l reception to be rendered to James P. Ere of New Haven. county pr. sident of the A D. H who W1ll install the officers of th, local divisions in St Patrick's ha to night County Secretary James A Hynes is bus experimenting the arrangements an 1t promises to be one of the biggest affair Tn the history of the local HIbernian ns The different divisions ars now voting o i the qudstlon wheth. tLere will be a stat parade and If 70 wnrre 1t should be held IL Is understood that a majority of tn divisions that have voted on the question have decided in- favor Of a parade an mentioned Waterbury as their choice fh're wIll be twenty-five officers initiate tonight and the committee hopes tha every HIbernian in the city will be presen to take part in the social session whic will follow A delegation from Naueatuc Is expected to be in attendance. I Robert Witte informed a reporter of th DENo' RAT this morning that a big part 6 of Waterbury fishermen are now at Bar tam lake and will return tonight to startl D their friends wI,h stories of their pht ! uCuLEunl MF Wife h