Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05

Georeianna Deschane, aged ten years, tied at the residence of her parents, cor Ter of Mill and Clay streets. yesterday afternoon. The funeral took place at o'clock this afternoon. with services at St Aune's church and interment in Calvary cemetery.
 The annual report of tue board of water commissioners Is cut. The receipts for the year amounted to $79, ,945.S7. an in crease of Sl. .246.50 over the previous year. he amount paid to the city treasurer was $5S, UuO The par value of the sinking fund Is SIP .910.0l.
 The Knights of Columbus are holding their annual convention at New Haven to- day. Grand Knight James W. Wigmore and Past Grand Knight John D. Bolan of Sheridan council and Grand Knight Thomas Barrett and State Delegate John s. Neagle of Barcelona council. are among the delegates.
 It is estimated that fully 2UO people availei themSelVS of the permits issued yes. terday for fishing in the Reservoir, and are 4uartered at there to-day, notwithstanding the cold The first of the gang started at I2 o'clock last night. and teams have been running i'll and out there all day. Luck Is
 with the majority. too aS reports say the eaten Is unISuaIly large.
 The public will greatly appreciate the action of Street Inspector Kelley in notify Ing owners of property on South Main and Bank streets to replace the slippery iron coal sho1t caps that have been a naDnnce to public travel for years, with caps having grate surface. During the | wIuttr several people have slipped on l the Sr glaSsy >urfAces and the inspector decided 1t wns about time that further danger Was avaldrd.
 Hamlet was the subject before the
 members of the Catholic Literary assocla- l ton last night Quite large umber at- t"udtd the exercises and enjoyed the read Ing If the different parts of the play. The con n'mIttee on literary exercises has secured the Services of number of well known scholars to deliver addresses in the rooms during the next couple of months
 The first lecture Oill be given in about two weeks by Vicar General ]. A Mul- cHny
 h. upion far of the local courts of ForestcIs of America will open in the City hail Saturday night and will continue for q Nrek IL will be the biggest event of the kind ever given in Waterbury. The committee of arrangements has been given carte blanche and nothing has been Itll uuAlout All SIhOOEdlC SIARS GIlltE- tam eEt will be given each evening. Thousands ot coupon tickets have already been disposed Of.
 Town Clerk Belden filed hisIfr mortu- ary report to-day, for the month of Janu- ary. There were 47 deaths. classified as fellows: Scarlet fever or scarlatina l, cere bro spinal meningitis l. diphtheria and crouP I. trysipslas l. typhoid fev,r l, dIarrE,s ll diseases over hve4 consump. tIon er phtLisIs ,. pneumonia or lung fever |. bronchitis {. all disease of nrrv- ouS system <. heart disease ,, accident and VIuIeuc, 5. all other causes except still births S. total 47 deaths; deaths under five 10, sulI bnths lo
 The programme for the concert by the American band :n the City hall to- ID orrow evening Is as follows: Beau Ideal March" Sousa '.Htrold's Overture to Zampa," band: sorg. ''Nillav-lle." Del Aqua, by Miss LillA Wigmore; Bendix. band; song. ..AnSwer." Robyn. by MT Merrlm4n: overture. "Die Irrfahst Cms Chuck. Suppe orche tra: ''SympoSiA Waltz" Bendix. CT chestrn: song. My Good ship Sails To- solo. '.Luisa iii Montfort," Bergson, by Joseph Newall: song. For All Eternity Ma>cherOni. by Mss Wigmore; medley, Be hind the Scenes" BendiX. orchestra.
 At the meeting of the board of fire com 1 mIssIoners last night Chief Snagg reported a. 10 the amount of explosives Tn the city
 At the store of D. B. Wilson in Irving block he found twenty pounds of powder, rifle and blasting, about same weight of | each kind. kept in small iron cans placed in an iron chest near the front of store as provided by law; at r. J. Bolan's, 92 and 94 Bank street. five pounds of powder. the conditions being the same; at E. H. Gay | lords. l53 South Main street. eight pounds of powder under the same condi- tons. also about ten pounds of dynamite Other places were visited by the chief but 1 no explosives were found The resIgua- ton of William Nj. Cas-in, permanent 1 hoseman at Phpnix, No Is house, to take effect February l4. was received and ac- cepted. On motion of Commissioner Hynes. Thomas Lynch. at present stoker ot No Is engine. was appointed perma- nent hoseman to succeed MT Cassin. On
 motion of Commissioner McAulIffe Mir Cassin was then appointed stoker of No
 Is engine to succeed MT Lynch. Robert Coon, who was arrested in Plain-
 vile for defrauding the Hotel Wellington
 on January P proves to be s notorious
 criminal. Leaving New Haven December
 l9. with the 17-ysat old girl. Miss Smaller,
 he applied December 27 10 R. W. Scran-
 ton. liyeTyman in Waterbury, for horse
 and buggy. agreeing to return the next
 day. He drove to Torrington. where he
 traded the carriage for sleigh. with Albert Perkins. He then drove to Winstsd. where
 he tried to borrow $20 on tine horse, claim
 ing U have owned the horse three years.
 Liveryman Afford, to help him out. gave
 him $l0. keeping the horse as security. He
 then went to Hartford. thence to South
 ington. and finally ended his trip in Plain 1 vile. When he was l5 years of age Coon
 stole a horse in Litchdeld. and was sen-
 tenctd to two years imprisonment. but on
 account of hIs age was released aftor serv- ing SIX months. Sheriff Hitchcock, who
 traced his case, will receive the reward of
 S1OO offered by the state for the capture of | hoste thief
 s5OO,OOO FIro in Cincinnati. CISCISNATI, Feb 5. 5.-Bodmann's tobacco
 warehouse was destroyed by fire this morn
 ing. Loss s500.O00
 
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