Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-26
CITY NEWS.

There will be rehearsal of St Cecilia's | choir in Lilley block at 7:30 o'clock this evening
 E. Benham's auction sale of western and Vermont horses, will take place at 10 | o'clock tomorrow morning. J. II. McVsy and Steve P. O'Donuell of Corbett's company were the guests of Coun- cilma1 NJ. J. COlloty last night.
 II. B. Platt of Bishop street has been notified of his successful examination for druggists license.
 Julia Burns. the seven year old daughter of MT and Mrs Michael Burns of 13 SarS- field street, died this morning.
 George w Russell. brother of Prosecut- ing Attorney James E. Russell, graduated | from the Bellevue Medical college yester- day.
 Flora CaiIender, aged 52 years. wife of R. R. Callender. 90 Bishop street. died last night. The funeral will take place at 80 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Court Linden. A O. F. of A last night elected John Burns and William Reed del egates to the grand court The alternates are John Htaley and Charles Loughlin.
 Professor Rlce's third lecture in the Uni | versity extension course interested n large audience in Leayenworth hall last night. | His subject WAS Methods of Evolution" A preliminary meeting for the purpose of organizing a rescue mission in Water bury was held last night. Rev pr Daven- | port and Mesdames Cook and Simons were | appointed n committee to draft constitu- l ton.
 | John w Davidson left for Little Glace Bay Saturday. to attend the funeral of his father. John Davidson. of the firm of John and Joseph Davidson contractors. Mir | Davidson was killed by stone falling on him.
 | Gilbert White. aged 72 years, died at his home at IIotchkIss farm, WolcOtt roads this morning. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. The re- mains will be taken to Canaan for burial in charge of Undertaken MOriarty.
 The big elevator in the new Apothe- carries hall building made its first tri p from the cellar to the eighth story at 9:30 o'clock this morning. It is one of the handsomest elevators in the state. with beautiful car for passengers Nnd larger one underneath fHr freight.
 | Richard Cave. an employe of Benedict & Burnhams wire mill. caught his right arm between the spokes of pulley tbls after | noon breaking one of the bones and tear ing the flesh in fri9htful manner Dr | Benedict spent A couple of hours setting the bone and removing the fragments of flesh.
 There will be an adjourned meeting of ! the district committee at $ o'clock Thurs day evening. The board of education will meet the same evening and at the same hour The meeting is called for the purpose | of going into joint session to take actioA in reference to the crowded condition of the High school building.
 Mrs Mary Wilson, aged II years. wife of James s Wilson of 159 South Elm street, and twin daughter of the late Jesse and Bedie Iounsbury. dled last night. The decrased was born in Bethany. The i'm mediate cause of death was neuralgia of the stomach The funeral will take place at , o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 Returns of the condition of the National banks under the call of March , have been received and included the following: The S3 banks os Connecticut had $4G, 1O9. .WO III loans and discounts; 8. 7G1 ,OM in law l ful money reserve; g 3SO, ,OUO in gold, and $3l 2l5, ,OO0 ln individual deposits The average reserve held was - per cent.
 Edward Hove, aged p years, died yes l terddv afternoon at the home of his mother. Mrs Robert Taylor. West side hlll. He VAS d popular young man, and was well | known As a member of Holmes, Booth X | HavdenS tur-of-war team The funeral | wlll take place at , o'clock tomorrOw at- ternooR, with services in St Patrick church and interment in Calvary cemetery, | At the meeting of the district committee last night Chairman Wolff. Captain Good rich and Superintendent Crosby. the com mittee appointed to consider the matter of increased school accommodations. reported ,I.. ,R,. h,.l alN1 fo 1a sirable quarters. In regard to the TO posed tower on the Washington school building it was decided that 1t would not be just on the district to put this additional expense on the people without calling district meeting.
 At the semi-annunl meeting of the Chris tiau EndeavCr society of the First Metho- dist Ghuroh last night these officers were elected: President. 0. c. Mix; chairman | of committees: Alice Mahler of the prayer meeting committee, Mrs F.. J. Hayes of tie lookout committee. Lena Andrews of the musical committee, Cora Crompton of the flower committee and S. 4. Little of the temperance committee. The society Is iu d hourl>hing condition and Is doing eNcel- lent work among the members of the church.
 William F. Fulton and C. II. Hart. ap- pralstrS on the insolvent estate of George B. ScovilI, filed their report with the probate court to-day, as follows: Equity in Teal estate. Slu: cash on hand and in bank. $lU II; office furniture and fixtures. $160; machinery. tools, stock in foundry and yard, SS0l 90; the same on first floor of main building. S332 5O; on second floor, S302 5u; pattern shop. $GS; bills receiv- able S554 S4; total g.. .240.1S. There is but little consolation for creditors in this, AS the amount of liabilities is over $GO, ,o0U.
 The annual meeting of the First Church , Ecclesiastical society was held last night in the church. when the following officers were elected: Society's committee, F. B. , Rice c. P. Goss and pr s. c. Rodman; clerk, John II. Goss; collector and treas urer. L. $ Camp; ushers. Alexander Dallas. Harry Hoadley, Archie Rice, Robert Sel- lew. Percey De F. Warner. C. W. E liar rison, George Camp. J. NJ. Taylor, Lewis Pendleton. Darlington Gretter. Benedict Rodman and John H. Goss. \ meeting will be held next Monday night for ths sale of pews.
 f Miss Margaret Slavin one of the Miller
 & Peck Cos popular clerks was pleasantly = surprised by party of her friends at heI home on Silver street last evening Whist i playing was the principal feature of the
 evenings pleasure. The victors were Miss 2 Margaret Slavin and w. J. Gooding and tc
 Miss Nellie Culhane and J. J. Wilson went
 the consolation prize. The hostess was as t sisted ID entertaining by the Misses Sadie
 Slavln. Clara Gooding. Anna Milton snt
 Lizzie Bowes. Among the visiting guests
 were J. J. Wilson. cousin of the Misse: :, Slavin. J, L Spencer and c. L. Farrell o f New York. w. J. Gooding and Miss Clar, : GoodiDg of Boston A light repast closed
 a pleasant evenings entertainment Chief Egan received a telephone from