Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-10
CITY NEWS.

Sacred Heart church cholr this evening.
 A daughter was born yesterday to MI and Mrs NJ. J. Hayes, FOG East Main street.
 The French class of the Catholic Women's association will not meet this week. but will meet in the convent next Monday night for the regular lesson.
 There will be no meeting of the Knowl- edge Keepers circle this week. A full at tendance Is requested on Friday evening of next week at 1926 East Main street.
 A. W. Castle is going to make speciality of sugar cured hams and shoulders for Easter. Prices will appear later. Read his advertisement on third page.
 At New Haven to-day the suit for divorce of. Lillian A. Morrissey of this city. from E. J. MorriSsey, was thrown out by Judge Hall, the plaintiff failing to appear.
 William Gregory Donovan, of Baldwin street, one of the recent graduates from the high school. has accepted position as assistant bookkeeper for the Miller < Peck Co.
 This morning Street Inspector Kelley commenced the work or spring cleaning III earnest and will continue from one street to another until the whole job Is completed.
 TOwL Clerk Belden warns all owners of dogs that the time for having them regis tered expires May l. The board of select men intends to push the prosecution of deliquent5 after that date.
 The MetLolis conference at Stamford closed last night. The pastoral appoint mentS for Waterbury are: Chapel street. Rev William J. White; First, Rev Gardner Eldridse; St Pnul's. Rev F. S Townsend
 \ new candidate for political honors ar rived in town this morning. He weighs fifteen pounds and Is stopping at the resi- dence of John E. Maher, the popular member of the board of relief, on Wolcott street
 The new engine aud boiler for No Is engine house arrived here on the New England road this morning from Seneca Falls. The one which was sent hero to be used while the new one was being put in readiness was shipped back this afternoon.
 The remains Of William E. Van Anne were taken to Buffalo, N. T.. for burial, on the o'clock train on the New England road this morning. The pallbearers were: David Gillers, William Morthroy, Robert kiersted and James Clelland.
 The annual state convention of the Wo- mems Home mission k beisg held in the parlors of the Frst Baptist church to-day. Forty delegates from different parts of the state are present Tonight the Young Peoples Baptist society will also hold its annual rally.
 Preparations on q grand scale are being made for the production of the comic era 'Mascot." which will be given under the auspices of the Sacred Heart church choir at the opera house on the evening of May and 1O. Tickets vii, go on sale thlS week.
 Local butchers say that the wholesale price of meat is higher now than it has been at any tune since the bl Zzard. If the price remains at Its present figure it Is believed that some of the dealers will be forced to give up business during the summer months.
 William E. Quigley WAS appointed trus- tee on the estate of Luman N. Howe to-day. Ralph N. BlAkeslee and George PAnneton were appointed appraisers. E. T. Root qualified as administrator on the estate of Amos x. Blake. Sharpless White qualified as executor on the will of Stewart W. White.
 The remains of Mrs Julia lIanke arrived here on the o'clock train on the Manga tuck road yesterday afternoon and were C'uNtSFu lo Nt OoHtph S CeuettIS LOT burial. The pallbearerS were: Patrick ShannAhan. John Healy. Maurice kellrher James SlAvin. Michael ODJnnel and ti,"rse W. Wilson
 1hs- tuu-rAl "t FI-rte rrr.rI {, rk rla-,. trpm hlS late .tsllrr.,, on south Leonard street at N.,in o'clock thI- morning to St Anu church. where mass ot requiem Was celebrated by the Rev Father PaPll- hon. The PAllbearerS were: Michael Harty, John Burnes. Tbom4s Lillis, Pat rick Hayes. Frank Stern and Michael Sullivan. Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Martin took place from her late residence on River street at 9:30 o'clock this morning to the l Immaculate Conception church, where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Kennedy. The pallbearers were: William Gorman. John Cavanaugh, James Shea, Michael Quinn, Patrick Driscoll and | Joseph Martin. lnterment was in Calvary | cemetery.
 A petition was filed in the probate court to-day by Edward Terrell, asking that a guardian be appointed for hls grand | children, Edward T., Harry, Frank and l Charles Cffendale. aged respectively Is, | l3, II and 9. It Is alleged that the chil- dren's mother Is dead and the father, | Isaiah | CfeDdale. has re-married and has practically abandoned the children. Hearing was set down for April 13. | The funeral of Michael Vickers took place this morning from his late residence, l49 Liberty street. to the church of the Im- maculate Conception. where a mass of re- quiem was celebrated by Vicar General J. . A. Mulcahy. There were three pallbearers FE1y Shn N-,k ~ lows: E. J. Maloney, Joseph Duggan and lodge. No II. A. O. |. W, Felix McDon- aid. D. L Davis and George Williams. Among the floral tributes were a mammoth l pillow of roses marked "Conductor, No | At" and an anchor. cross and shield from the employees of the Traction Co, Inter- ment was in Calvary cemetery.
 Judge Cowell, City Attorney L. F. Bur pee. Town Attorney J. P. Kellogg Alder man Kiefer, Attorney Durant and Thomas Kelly attended the banquet rendered to Governor Mckinley at Hartford yesterday. Mir Kelly presented the governor with A handsome Waterbury watch in a speech which delighted the Ohio statesman MT Kelly and Governor Mckinley had an | hours private talk on the political situa- tion and both agreed that everything looks bright for NJ ckinley Tn 1896. In the event of the Ohio statesman reaching the presi- dency Kelly is sure of the post of honor in the matter of foreign affairs and we should not be surprised to hear of him being called upon to accept the office of minister to the court of St James.
 The water at the West Branch rose to an alarming height yesterday morning and it was feared that some damage would be
 done The two thirty inch discharge gates were kept oI e1 still the strt am of water that poured over the north end was terrific, City Engineer Cairns spent most of the day around the place trying to tame the maddening waves. About forty feet of tbe contractors railroad trestle was torn