Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-14

De tAken to MluuIetoNn TOT ouElA On Monday.
 X meeting of the members of the Sacred Heart church choir and also the ladies and gentlemen who have been invited to take part in the comic opera "Msscot," will be held at the Sacred Heart church tonight.
 Letters advertised at the postoffice: Eugene Alsworth, R. Bennett, Miss Margreta Heron. Mrs Mary Ann Harde. Miss c E. Melchoir. James Rankin, Miss Emegene Sears. Henry Todd.
 The First Division, A. O. Fl. will enter tain its friends tomorrow night at Con- cordia hall. The sociab' 'es of this division are always enjoyable affairs. There has been a large advance sale of tickets.
 The report of J. L. Sweiger. agent of the City hall, from March l. 1894 to Janu- ary 1, 1895, as submitted to the committee on public land, and buildings shows the receipts to have been $1 .59S. .66 and the ex- penditures s1.575.44. leaving balance of $23.22.
 The members of the Burns club and their friends held merry social session in Pythian hall last night, the occasion be- ing the tenth anniversary of the club. Supper was served, followed by a literary programme in which a number of pieces appropriate to the occasion were sung and recited. dance included the festivities.
 The funeral of Israel Holmes took place from his late residence at 2 o'clock this afternoon with services at the house by the Rev Dr Davenport and interment in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers were G. l. Parsons, D. J. Atwood, J. W. Kel- logg, D. F Maltby, A. s. Chase, E. c. Lewis. A. NJ. Blakeslee and H. L. Wade
 Mrs Ann Ryan died last night at the residence of her son-ln-law, John White, 1855 Cnion street. She had been sick for a week with pneumonia, but her death was unexpected. Mrs Ryan was an old and re- spected Irish resident. The funeral will taSe place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock to tho Immaculate Conception. Int srment at St Joseph's cemetery. Constable Adams of Hartford served papers yesterday on Mrs Rosanna Pomeroy 1 Grace. who was the widow of George s. Pomeroy. in a suit for islander brought by William II Caswell for 6. 900 damages. The action has grown out of an article in the Waterbury Sunday Herald. The com | plainaut allegt that the defendant stated | 10 the paper that the plaintiff a ssaulted her
 Offc Smith found John Donovan drunk on North Main street last night. l cent exposure also. His sentence was thirty days in jail and g and costs and thirty days in jail. John Singleton was | standing in front of McAuliff's building | on Bank street last night when he spoke disrespectfully of one of two police officers who were passing His insults were con- tinued and Officers J. Brickel and Reld | placed him under arrest. He was under the influence of drink at the tune He was fined $10 and $1 and costs.
 CoZy little Concoreia hall will hold a gala crowd tonight at the twenty eighth l annual masquerade ball of the Concordia Singing soclety. Great preparations have been made and the spacious building oi the Concordia boys will be tested to Its fullest capacity. Guests have been arriy. ing all day from other cites. It is be. lieTed the costumes will surpass anything worn here. A prize of $ will be given for the haDdsomest lady's and gentleman costume and the most original comic char. aetel costume. A prize of $10 will be presented for the most 0)mical group oi three or more. Faulmann will furnish music and Abe Hollmann will prompt.
 The fair of the A. O. F. of A. attracted another large crowd last night at City hall and the stage peri Jrmance was as usual an enjoyable feature It is the place to spend an evening of pleasure and enjoy. ment- Good music and dancing serve tc while away a few hours of fun. For to, night another attractive programme has been arranged and the Forestry boys spare neither time nor money to please all who attend. The stage attraction this evening will include Ray and Barosche in a Dutch comedy sketch. D. J. Griffin will be 1T the hall this evening to receive returns from those who had coupon tickets fol sale.
 This is a busy day at the postofice, but not quite so much so ss some people in tended it should be, for almost half th. handsome valentines mailed last night and this morning are held for insufficient post. age, so that those who thought they were sure to surprise their friends to- day had better call at the postofice in the morning and pay the balance of the postage if they wish to have their letters delivered. There were very few cheap valentines sent through the postofice this year. the TUT being almost entirely on celluloid anC novelty patterns. 4 large number O beautiful tokens were received from out oi town and Waterbury people sent out abou an equal number or would have if the, only had known enough to ask the amour ! oL
 Disley & Weyand had a narrow escap from fire last night. As one of the Hoff man guests was about to retire at II :45 he discovered blaze in the shed in tn rear. He rushed down and told the pro prietor. who went tosthe scene and foun three barrels in full blaze. close up to tn, back doors of the shop. He summonet the Hoffman house brlg lde, which always onl the alert and with e few pail of water and a snow shovel they quick got the flames under control. The mem , bers of the Hoffman house brigade ar Chief Engineer, J. F. Lunny; First Assist ant, R. J. Calvin: Second Assistant,
 CoDarty; Call Men. W. Riley and f
 Gavin.
 c. 0. Commeltord and William E
 Sandland. the military enrolling oficert
 have completed their labors and fill e
 with the selectmen today their repor
 The law requires that tLis work shall b
 done on or before February IS. Tn
 work done this year has received . con l pliment from the selectmen. An increas of over one hundred is shown by tn
 report. The following is the reeapituli
 ton: Total number enrolled, 4,798; el
 empted by disability. l2S; by service I
 U. s. A and U S. N., IS; by service t c. N. G. 2s6: hremsn. 247; active Hr,
 men. 277; 0. N. G.. Co A. 6s; 0. H N,
 G. SC; Second regiment. 5: minors. 2Sl
 Total number liable to tax, 4S3. La
 year the total number enrolled was 4,42.
 exsmpted. 1.079; taxed. 3.343. Last yes q also 8 mistake was made in the number (
 fremen exempted. Only I72 was r
 corded, while this year there are 277.
 E. T. Turner ( Co have made . lar. , lpurchAsesof hAndksrshists that they vi plasa enIsnis ts-nsrrev.