Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-23
CITY NEWS.

A daughter weighing thirteen and one half pounds has been added to the family of MT and Mrs Felix MoDonald. The New England road will give an ex- cursion to Providence. Rocky point and Crescent park on Saturday. Fare for the round trip, SIPS.
 "Tommy" Vest. an Italian. was struck and instantly killed yesterday at Pomperaug valley. While walking on the track he slipped and fell in front of a Waterbury freight.
 Coon was to-day bound over to the supe- rior court, under $1 ,000 bonds, for stealing horse from LIverymsn R. Webb Scran- ton of Waterbury.
 The Danbury Dispatch has shaken of the receiver who has been in charge of its affairs for some time and is now brighter 1 and better than ever. Success to Wallace l Olmstead, the new proprietor.
 Edward D. Lewis, an employe of the Waterbury postoffice, has purchased hand some five room cottage at Meadows End, and is having it fitted up with the most gorgeous furnishings the market affords.
 Sealed proposals for bids for bar privi- leges at the union picnic of the A. O. F. or A, will be received until August s, by the committee, in their rooms in G. A. R. l
 A handsome elm tree on the property of F. J. Kingsbury, at the corner of Cooke and North Main streets is bad ly in need of attention. The elm leaf bee tie has not left a perfect leaf on the whole tree.
 Coroner Mix has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Callahan deputy coroner of Now Haven county in place of Walter Pond who resigned some time ago. Colonel Callahan is well qualified for the place and will make an excellent official.
 Undertaken J. H Mulville left for Boston to take a complete course in the Indiana College of Embalming, which is one of the greatest schools of this kind in the country. The lectures will be conducted by Profes- sor Carl E. Barnes.
 James N. Cannon of New Haven was in town yesterday in the interest of the State Bottlers' association. Mir Cannon has been granted the power of attorney for the or bottles for all members without any extra cost Its $10 to join and $6 a year for dues.
 sail on the Hudson would be an ex- cellent bracer arter the hot wave. The opportunity will be afforded on Thursday, when New England road will give an ex- cursion to Rhine of America, including a sail in the palatial steamer City of Law renee. The special train will leave Water. bury at $40 and the fare for the round trips $1 35.
 At the joint meeting of the board of ed. ucation and the district committee h Id last night Architects Smith and Jackson submitted plans for the proposed new high school building. After examining the plans in executive session and hearing an explanation of each plan by it's author, fha rnaafino oAiOnrDa6 until naYk FriHav night.
 Johnson's hall was we'll filled last night the occasion being an entertainment and sociable given under the auspices oi Abraham Lincoln camp, S. of V. There was piano duet by the Misses Gallagher and Cavanaugh; recitation, Miss Bell Stevens; solo, Harry Risdon. plano solc Miss Minnie Gallagher; flute solo, o. A Loveridge. Bergin furnished music fol the dancers and Farrell prompted.
 Lady Trumbull council, D. of l. gave { reception in Mechanics hall last nigh in honor of Mir and Mrs Charles Clark g who were married July ? A musical anG r literary programme was rendered, followed = by a dance. An interesting feature of thu b evening was the presentation to MT anG @ Mrs Clark of beautiful oaken chair, Sec retary Dora K Munson making the address to which Mrs Clark suitably responded.
 The interest which was fast dying out il 6 Waterbury in the care and training o e homing pigeons is liable to again b. - awakened Several prominent professions men have interested themselves so far a to build cotes and start in to tla n tn fleet winged beauties. Other cities d smaller in size, have their clubs, the mem u bers of which fly their birds for prize e every year, and they say there is as muc 5, sport in it aS in horse race. In order t. ' create stronger interest there is a part in the city who will race one or more bird within two weeks, twenty-five miles, fo pleasure or a purse.
 The board of management of the Unio mission met in the parlors of the Firs d Methodist church last night and discusse the advisability of leaving the w. c. T in undisputed possession of evangelica work in Waterbury. The women folb - were opposed to this move and stated tht they would not be able to carry on th work alone Finally it Wal decided ths all should remain together and push th work along in the most effective manne This pleased the W. 0. T. U. delegate and on motion of Mrs F. Cook it ws voted that the flea of placing addltlon 7 signs on the mission rooms be abandoned One of the principal topics among w | cursion of the Senior Temperance and Il Catholic Literary societies to Savln RJC next Saturday. The train will leave tl Naugatuck depot at 7:15 in the mornin and returning it will start from New Have at 7:10 Tn the evening. Tickets, adult $l 25; children. eighty-fve cents. The! can be secured at the Waterbury Drug ( on East Main street; Casey's drug store c Baldwin street; Costello's news room c Bank street and from members of eithI society. But don't worry about yol ticket. Get into the cars and some one wi pass along during the trip and sell you or without extra charge. There will be hie tide at the rock at 2:30 o'clock in the a ternoon, afording an excellent opportl nity for surf bathing and lots of time indulge in it. h addition to this thel will be dancing to good music in the p
 villion in the grove.
 The committee ou public lands au buildings held a meeting last night an decided to adopt the most effective metho of warfare that could be secured in ord
 to rid the city of the mischievous elm le
 beetles. Street inspector Kelley was chose to prepare the ammunition and lead tl - assault on the pests, with F. J. Kildu ! as first lieutenant. Alderman Condon ar D. Councilman Brewer volunteered to furnil . all the assistance at their disposal an
 Mayor Kilduff promised to call meetir
 of the court of common council for Thur
 day night. when that honorable body wi
 be requested to furnish the sinews of VI
 by making an appropriation of a fe
 hundred dollars to commence the oper
 ton on a successful basis. New Have
 started out on this mission with $1 500 ar
 it is thought that Waterbury will have
 put up about $1 ,000 in order to furnish 6
 the paraphanalia and start off fulIv eoui
 ped for the work. If the matter should
 delayed longer there would not
 much use in doing anything about it. 4
 ready half the business of destruction
 some of the trees is done.
 Innina & Rannh ann oE Wata.hn.,