Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-12
CITY NEWS.
Skating at the rink this evening

daughter of MT and Mrs Michael Lawlor of 3S0 River street, died last night, after an illness of ten hours. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock to morrow morning to Calvary cemetery.
 Edward BeauIac, Grand street saloon keeper, made an assignment this morning for the benefit of his creditors. in the pro- bate court The amount of his liabilit ties is $1 .266.0S.
 The reverend mother general of the Congregation de Notre Dame. accompan- jed by Reverend Sister St Agnes of Jesus. arrived last night at Notre Dame where they will spend a few days.
 The funeral of Mrs William Il. Barnum will take place from her late residence, Lyme Rock. at o'clock tomorrow after noon Her brother. John NJ. Burrau, and family will attend the funeral.
 Andrew Cooney, delivery clerk for the Waterbury laundry, received word yester- day of the death of his sister-in-law. Mrs Daniel Cooney, of Pittsfeld. Mir Cooney left last night to attend the funeral.
 Company did guard duty last evening. Lieutenant SHndland was officer of the day and Captain Geddes officer of the guard At post meeting the company decided to give n reception on March l, to all WHO tOOA part HI tue pIfId ue I LoSS of Windham."
 The funeral of Michael Mcbride took place at ? o'clock yesterday afternoon from hIs late residence on Hickory street, with servlces at St Patrick's church and interment in Calvary cemetery. The pail beareIs were John Flannery. Martin | Flannery. James Flannery. Michael Doolan John EgAp and l. Iwrence kenney
 Passengers leaving the Naugatuck depot on the train which leaves for Waterville at GAS in the morning, returning in the | evening complain that the accommoda- | tious are inadequate to meet the demands of the large number of people who use the | trail. It is said that 1t Is s common thing to see large number of women standing | during the trip
 The ForeSters' union fair at City hail vas well patronized last night. Mir and | Mrs Dewitt gave the stage entertainment and delighted the audience. Dancing is one of the principal features of the amuse- ment for the young people. and not un- | frequently some of the older ones take a hand at it. There will be special stage attractions tonight and the managers look forward to a crowded house. | John Sweeney was drunk on Bishop street last night and had a womln, also drunk, in tow. When Officer Tehan ordered him home he refused to go and the officer placed both under arrest. Sweeney re- l sisted and in the struggle that ensUed tn C woman got away. This morning through l Attorney Durant Sweeney asked for clemency as he had not been before the court for fifteen years. He was fined 5 on one count and B and costs on the l other.
 I ~ ~ - was deligltedly surprised last evening by large gathering of friends, who tool full possession of her home and held il for several hours. Excellent singing games, instrumental music and dancing followed by a dainty menu. made one of the pleasaltest evenings ever enjoyed by those present, pass of too quickly and Il | wss with great rslUctsnc= that the sur prlsers. compelled by heeting time, took leave of their fair hostess.
 4 Southington correspondent writes: 4 meat wagon belonging to Lilley. Swift X Co of Waterbury was sent to SouthIngton Saturday, arriving in town about 6 o'clock. I The driver after delivering hls load. did not take good care of hIs horse for J. r Skinner Sunday morning found 1t fast Tn | d huge drift without blanket and Shiver. ing with cold, evidently having been there all night He got 1t into Jacob Miller $ barn nul they poured hot whiskey and other >timulauts down. tin4tly reviving hlra Mir Lliley came ovrr sunday ani took the horse home.
 Tue meeting of the Catholic Literary as soci4tion completed the reading of"Ham let last night. There are twenty-five characters ID the play and as there are bu ten members in the reading class some ot St had E@r : roles But the boys were equal to tn, smrrgency and If the society should evel decide to put 1t on the stage there will no be much trouble in plcaing out strong company among the members. for there are half s dozen thero who can riva Booths best efforts in Hamlet
 Lt the meeting of the fire board last nj gh Commissioner 4. Hynts acted as clerk and the new commissioner. James Horigsn was sworn in. It was voted to accept the proposition of NJ. J. Daly to furnish and set up system of chime eongs for fire alarm purposes at the plant of the Trac ton Co for the sum of $250 The new alarm can be heard ten miles distant. Tn, chief was authorized 10 sell about $3( worth Of battery refuse. Commissions Horigan WAS appointed member of tn, hose purchasing committee
 Johnson's hall was filled last night uitl the members and friends of Abraham Lin coln camp Sons of Veterans After thu , routine business had been gone throuel the members of Wadbams' Post and Wad hams Relief corps entered and service commt morative of Llucolns birthday wer. held. The camp k represented d at tn state encampment at Winsted to-day b, Captain E T. Harding. Pas, Captain NJ l.. Weigner Lieutenant Chase, John s Gallagher and Delegate at-Large Charle A. Templeton. Past Colonel B. R. Single ton, now a resident of this city, slso at tended
 One of the men in the employ 0 Street Inspector Kelley says that Vica General J. A Mulcahy has offered the bi snow drift on the church property for fill ing in on tho new library park for the e laugh" said the man. putting on a seriou face. ''he walked over to where we wer working Sunday and never said
 word about our breaking the Sabbath, bu asked where We were finding A dumpin
 place for all the snow. We told him l
 was being thrown on the library park t All in the west slde of the lot to leve
 with the Grand street side. He thought i a capital idea and said If we should com ;; short lie would give every shovelful ther
 was around the church. free. seeing 1t wa
 to be used to beautify the library park
 There is lots off there now he said , and if it can be turned to any goo purpose it would be well to take it ava, AS soon as possible. for it may not be ther
 by the Fourth of July. We didn't kno,
 whether he was fooling or not. for
 walked of with the air of man that Wa I after donoting half a million dollars to tn public library and it was after he had gon
 into the house that we saw the joke an,
 laughed at it."
 At the meeting of the committee on ad
 ditional water supply last night City Al
 torney Burpee reported on the request 0 = Inman Brothers. sub-contractors on tn