Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-01
eIIY NEWS.

the Normandie hotel in Washington.
 Miss NJ. E. Grady. who has been con- fined to her home with a severe attack of gripe is convalescent.
 | T. F. McGrath, who has been laid up with bad atirck of the grip, is again at- tending to his business.
 James E. Martin, who was injured in a runaway accident some weeks ago, was around town on crutches to-day.
 The Amaryllis Reading circle will meet at the residence of Mir J. E. and Miss M. E, Smith. Hawkins street. this evening.
 Mrs Parquette and Miss Pierce, who has been visiting NJ. H. Waas and family. re- turned to their home in Springfield to-day.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Light rain. probably followed by local snows Saturday; colder Saturday evening and decidedly colder Sunday morning.
 Prof F. Rsny, assisted by Miss NJ. De BoDis, has opened a dancing school Sessions will be held Monday and Thurs day evenings in Moriarty's Lyceum hall.
 F. E. Benham announces another sale of horses to take place at his stables, sos North Main street. next Tuesday. The horses will arrive two days before the sale.
 America lodge, A. O. U. W. held smoke talk last night and enjoyed music al and literary programme of much merit. Quite a good many were present from Con- nicticut and Waterbury lodges.
 There will be large attendance at the opera house tonight to listen to the operettas by the public school pupils. Matinee tomorrow at 2:S0. Ten cents for children, twenty. five cents for adults.
 The AlumnSe of the convent of Notre Dame are hereby cordially invited to at- tend the interesting course of chemistry lessons, given by Principal Devine at the convent hall. every Saturday at 30 p. m.
 Division No ?, A. o. H. has appointed James NJ. Lynch Patrick McNamsra and William c. keenan a committee to arrange | for the observance of St Patrick's day. I he other divisions are requested to ap- point committees for the same purpose.
 The members of the Catholic Literary association will take up the~Feport of the charter committee next and discuss every section in the book. All members are re- quested to be present and take part in the debate and discussion which will be held on some of the most radical changes.
 "A Midsummer Nights Dream" is tale of love told in Shakespeares choicest language. It will be given at the First church on March II and will be the richest l AAtC1AEg treat OL tue scdSOu. 1ueIb uAS been large sale of tickets and the success of the venture is already assured. Tickets are exchangeable at o'clock Monday Morning at Cones drug store.
 l New Britain correspondent writes: Last spring William Conlon of the Conlon Brothers paid $100 to the city clerk for a license to carry on a business of a tran sfent store in this city. The license was demanded by tthe previous clerk. R. 0. Wooster. but was not paid until the new administration came into power The money was paid to the present clerk. Yes terday letter was received by Mayor Cor bin from J. ]. Desmond of Norwich de- mandiDg the return of the license fee. The matter was placed in the hands of City At torney Gussman.
 Court Martin Hellmann held an intt rest l ing social session last night. a large num- Der being present from other courts. Re treatments were served and songs, recital tions and addresses were given in a manner which showed that the participants were no uoyices in the art Chief Ranger H. J. Smith delivered the address of vel come and at the close presented Past Chief Ranger r. F. Ramon with past chief rangers jewels. Ed yard R Crosby gave an interesting talk on the history of the court. The committee in charge were: NJ. J. Smith. J. F. Colloty and M. L. Kast, assisted by Town Clerk Belden.
 Yesterday morning young man entered the office of Dr Donahue on East Main street and when leaving took with him a case of surgical instruments valned at $30. The doctor was absent when the man called and Mrs Donahue answered the bell and after telling the stranger that the doctor was expected in at any moment, she retired I md at tN NhA Shortly after. when she heard the bell ring, she took no notice of it thinking it was the doctor returning. Some time later she called at the waiting room and found that the stranger had disappeared taking | the case of instruments of the shelf. The police have been notified.
 At meeting of the finance committee last night action on the payment of wages due to laborers by the Inman Brothers Construction Go. sub-oontractors on the Thatcher pipe line contract, from per centsges due the contractors, was post poned until the next meeting. The bills asked for amount to $1, ,5s3.s0. Daniel J. Rafferty, war veteran. failed to appear before the board of relief in 1888 and therefore lost the $1 1000 exemption &C., corded to war veterans. Under the pres ent ordinance the exemption cannot be I ity of recommending an amendment to the ordinance giving the board of alder men power to abate taxes only on account of poverty, but no action was taken on the matter.
 Late pedestrians were treated to quite a sensation on Walnut street about l2 o'clock last night when an excited woman rang | the door bell of the house No 52, and de- manded her sixteen years old daughter, whom she claimed was in the house and who is to be married next Monday. The lady of the house denied that the girl was there and refused the woman admission. Then the mother of the girl started for her home on North Elm street and returned with her husband. The latter went in search of an officer and soon appeared. ac- companied by Sergeant Dodds and Patrol man Michael Sullivan The officers de- mAnd for admission was Hcceded to, and the young lady was found and handed over to her parents. She wept bitterly and asked to be forgiven. By this time quite A crowd had collected The father and mother of the girl walked the little mss of in triumph regardless and felt proud to know that they had succeeded in compelling the woman to open the door.
 The second Sunday of each month is the date fixed by the St Joseph's T. A. society for their open meeting. but on the second Sunday of this month. March 10, the Rev Father Doyle. secretary of the 0. T. A. U. of America. will deliver temperance lec- ture in the church of the Immaculate Conception. The society has decided to hold the next open meeting on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in St Patrick's hall The entertainment committee calls the attention of the friends of the society to the programme which they think is one of the best ever presented by the society. This society is doing @ great amount of good in Waterbury and thIs success is due in a great measure to these open meetings.