Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-14
CITY NEWS.

Joseph Rousseau, an East Main street saloonkeeper, made an assignment to-day in the probate court to William J. Rigneys
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain to-day and tonight. fair on Wednesday; colder, with freezing temperature in the interior.
 There was not quorum present at the meeting of the fire board last night and the meeting adjourned subject to the call of the mayor.
 The three nights fair of the Waterbury Turn Verien will open this evening in the new hall on Jefferson street. There will be dancing each evening.
 The officers of Co A will compete for badges on May 20. the judges being Colonel Burpee. Major DicAir son, Captain Wolff and Lieutenant Fitzpatrick.
 The Good Templars will give a musical halt this evening Miss Nolthrop will give sore of her famous Scotch and Spanish dances
 4 bicycle rider ran into young lady on the crosswalk at the corner of Bank and Grand streets at noon to-day, knocking her flat on the street. She was not seriously injured.
 The concert given by the Ohoristers. as- sisted by Heinrich Meyn. Miss Florence Russell and Miss Mary Dudley Burk. in Leavenworth hall last night, was musical and literary treat.
 Sealed proposals for the main bar privi- leges of the Second division, A. O. II. picnic. on July 4, will be received by James NJ. Lynch and James A. Hynes, up to May 17 at 8 o'clock p. m.
 There are advertised letters at the post. office for Miss Bessie Barry. George Becroft, Hayes Lowe, Charles McGee in care of Mrs Alice Webster. Miss Lizzie Murphy. A. w. Truxal, Joseph Trodeau @ and Arthur Harner.
 | Sealed proposals for the bar privileges at the picnic of the First division, A. o. H. on July 3, will be received by committee consisting of John E. Finley. William D. Keenan and Patrick Brennan. up to May 20 at o'clock p. m.
 Since the return of Court Falcons A. o. F of A. team from the state conven- tion where they exempli6ed the workings of initiation, invitations have been coming in from courts all over the state. Tonight the team will visit Court Hemiuway of Watertown.
 The employees of the sewer department called on Sewer Inspector Carpenter to- 1 day to inquire when there would be work l TOT IQ6n IO AIT Oar pChkcE ulIcStcu i them to City Engineer Cairns who, the men say, informed them that there would be no moro work for them in the sewer l department.
 Some one must be trying to have fun with Waterbury officials. Yesterday hand bills were received here stating that small pox was with Buffalo Bills wild west show. l They were put up in the same shape as the | ones sent here in reference to the Wash burn circus, but the authorities took no notice of them.
 The Boston Sunday Globe has this to say of one of Waterbury's ball players: W. J Fox, whose return to the Holy Cross team after aH absence of several weeks was signalled with hearty round of applause He played finally at third base, making several difficult stops, followed by good throws to first base.
 The funeral of Richard A. Suder took place from the residence of his father, John H. Suder. 324 South Main street. at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon with services at the house by Rev MT Eldridge and inter ment in Riverside cemetery. The pail bearers were John W. Earle, George Harper, Ernest Wagner and Charles Kel- lea There was a large number of floral tributes.
 The programme for Prof Bonn's recital in Leavenworth hall Thursday evening is as follows: Sonata Appsssio nsta. Op 57. Beethoven Barcarolle iu c. Rubenstein Scherz). from sonata, Op 53, Chopin, MT Bonn; Polonaise. Op p, Weber -Liszt, Miss Spencer, with orchestral accompani- ment; Impromptu. F sharp two valses. two etudes, Chopin ;I ;ICappriccietto, Eugene Bonn; La Campanella, RhaF sodie Hong roise Liszt, NIT Bonn.
 The convection of the clergy of the Episcopal church of New Haven county ii being held in St Johns church to-day. The devotional services at 10:45 were led by L s Wooster At Ills Rev SherroG Sou'e read at paper. Prophecy y. and at 12 o'clock "The Parliament of Re lGions," ITO and con- was discussed by Rev pr Davenport and Rev E NJ Kellogg, This afternoon the devotional service was led by Deacon Frank Warren a 2:15. At 2:30 there was a sermon by Rev Dr ]. W. Cooper and at 3 o'clock an ad dress by Rev C. c. Creegan.
 President Welton of the water board says the water rents are coming in nicely and thinks the newspaper items had ten dency to stir the people up about the mat ter. NIT Melton Is not surprised at thu present cold snap for he remember: several snow storms in May which played great havoc with fruit trees and all kind, of vegetables. The peculiar taste whict many have noticed in the city water. Nil Welton attributes to the drawing down o he water in the new reservoir preparatory to commencing operations there thii spring. He says it is caused by vegetable matter and is nothing that is calculated tt do harm
 Members of the board of education anC I 4iS P0nOoiffae visited aavaYal proposed for high school, yesterday after neon. Lots were visited in the following order: The Slauson place at 306 West Maiy street the Benedict site near the corner o South Main and Dover streets, the Parsons lot at 34 Franklin street facing UnioI 5 square. the Heffernan site at the junction , of Dublin and East Main streets, the Fay
 Tor property on the east side of Cherry . street, the Walter H. Cooke place at 5S , Grove street. the Kingsbury lot on Nortl
 Main street and the Spencer lot on Spen :. cer avenue A joint meeting of the two r. bodies will be held Friday night for the purpose of selecting site.
 The annual meeting of the United Chari
 ties was held last evening in tte Y. NJ c. 4
 building. the Rev Dr Davenport presiding
 Superintendent Dickinson made an inter l esting report of the work of the day nur
 9eiJ mui0n nas Oeen Fuuulhs sluce reoIu = ary 25. The aggregate attendance hs ? been 305. representing fourteen families During the last four weeks the dail, average has been over eight The cost o
 conducting the nursery for eleven week was $I22 59 and the fees receive, | amounted to $969. Contributions hay
 been received to the amount of $127. Tn n superintendent pronounced the e1peri U ment a success. Mrs A, Sttinmeyer, tn z matron. read a supplementary report Mis
 Edith Kingsbury and Mrs R. N, Blakesle } were appointed to assist the superintend n ent to solicit funda for carrYing cn tn