Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-19
CITY NEWS.

stationary temperature.
 The condition of Frank Hudner Is now much improved and Dr Benedict sees no reason why he should not recover.
 Another auction sale of horses will take place at F. F. Benham's stables on North Main street at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn ing,
 The funeral of Margaret E. Mcclure will take place from her late residence, 34 Adams street, at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Strong, we'll made aprons for men in shops. given away to everybody free. Call and get one at the Credit Clothing Go, 62 Bank street.
 Maurice Noonan of Beacon street is confined to his home suffering from a bad sore on his foot. Heis being attended by Dr Mcdonald.
 There will be a special meeting of St Aloysius drum corps at St Mary school at : 80 o'clock to- night. Every member Is expected to be present.
 SZ.Court Nigilant, A Q. r. of A. has ap- pointed Thomas Finnegan delegate and Walter CrosSland alternate to the grand court convention to be held at Hartford in May.
 At o'clock tomorrow morning reserved seats will be placed on sale at Cones, for the concert at Leavenworth hall. to be given next Saturday evening by the New York Philharmonic club.
 Professor Rosa gave his fifth lecture on Electricity in Leavenworth hall last night. The lecturer considered the dynamo. elec- tric machine William Wallace of Ansonia built the first dynamo in 1873,
 Prof Baileys advanced and beginners dancing class will hereafter meet on Mon day instead of Thursday evening. He Is also busily engaged teaching new juvenile dances. to be rendered at his next recep- ton, the last week in April.
 \ birthday party was given in honor of Miss Della bauby on Brook street last evening There were fifteen couples pres ent and all enjoyed the evening in games and music. Supper was served at 12. The hostess received many valuable pres ents.
 M ]. McEvoy and Attorney Brett at tended the production of the German opera "Siegfried" at the Metropolitan opera house in New York day or two ago Attorney Brett sad the audience was com posed largely fthe 400 and their families, but added that himself and Mir McEvoy raised the number of the elite up to 402
 The funeral of Rose McCiivney took place at S:3n o'clock this morning to the Immaculate Conception church. where a mass of requiem WAS celebrated by the Very Rev J. A Mulcahy. The pallbear- CTS were: Patrick Ryder. Edwari Coyle Bernard Sweeney. Thomas keron. John | Black. William Galngan. Interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Henry A. Adams created such favor- | able impression at the opera house Sunday night that Father Treanor of the Sacred Heart church has decided to give the peo- pie of Waterbury an opportunity to hear him again in the near future. His lecture Fair Play" and his happy nse of the ever | omnlprtsent "tertium quid. was the most masterly discourse ever heard in this city.
 Center square never looked better at this time of year than it does to-day. Street Inspector Reiley's men have been at work with brushes. shovels and hoes and the result Is that it would be almost impossible to find painful of dirt ln Exchange place. To make things look more like summer the street sprinkler is out and everything looks AS though the back of the winter has been broken.
 The statement that the Consolidated I railroad was making an effort to prevent competition in that state by buying up l leading electric lines. which give indic..- tons of presenting formidable opposi- tiou to the road. is denied today by President Clark. who says: The report Is absolutely Aroundless Vice President Hall said: The Consolidated road has made no attempts whatever to purchase an interest in electric lines alleged. The sixty-eighth annual couclave of the Grand Commandery. k T.. was held in Meriden to-day. about one hundred dele gates being present. Among the officers | elected were: Grand captain general F.. Srr William E. Risley and grand inspector, E. Sir Frederick A. Spencer. both of Wa l terbury, The next conclave will be held in Meriden. There was an increase in membership of over one hundred during the year.
 A large number of counterfeit half dol lars have been found to be in circulation in | town They are perfect imitation, | bearing the date of lS9i. but the scales show that there are fifty grains short of the regular weight. On close observation the difference can be readily noticed, but for commo,. purposes of circulation ii will easily deceive the public. A few days ago a number of counterfeit silver dollars bear ing the date of 1S90 were discovered in l ejaculation here.
 | Professor John J McCook of Trinity college. read paper on ''Nenal Voting in | Connecticut" at a meeting of the Hartford ministers yesterday Professor McCook said that each of the two leading political parties usually spent over $lOO. GOO in a presidential campaign. the greater part of which goes for the purchase of votes 1 The percentage of venai voters in tue state Tn 1892 was Ii 0S per cent | Itis now It. 34 per cent. There are 27,- | 0UO venal voters in Connecticut and l3.- GOO men are responsible for purchasing | their votes Four -fifths of the colored voters are venal. out of every l 900 tenn perate voters 42 arejvenal. as..are also 700 ln every ,OO0 temperate voters. John J. Neville will have two charges for burglary hanging over him when he faces the superior court in June. In the 1 police court to-day he was convicted of burglarizing the store of H. H Goodwin, corner of North Main and Hlll streets. early Sunday morning. Testimony was introduced by Goodwin. his cashier, Miss Whitney. and Lieutenant Bannon En- trance was effected by breaking rear window. The combination of the cash drawer was broken by the thief. Pennies and little silver. pearl handled pen knife and some cigars were taken. Neville had worked for Goodwin up to three weeks ago. The pennies and the knife were l found in bis possession when searched. He had no.hing to say and was placed under $5U0 bonds
 1 A Challenge.
 Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 I James Crary. would like to get on Match with James Wallace at I20 pounds.