Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-08
CITY NEWS.

Regular monthly business meeting of the Young Women's Friendly league. Tuesday evening at o'clock,
 Edward Carroll of South Willow street, one of the Traction Cos conductors, IS sick with pneumonia.
 Professor Rico will deliver his fourth lecture on "Evolution" in the University Extension course in Leavenworth hall to- night.
 O. E Dillon will open a grocery store at 1T East Main street, Platt's block, Wednes- day. It will be conducted on strictly cash basis.
 Sixty Red Men from Towantic and Tunxis tribes will visit Seymour tonight and watch Nonnawsuk tribe work the de- gre es. They will return on special train at 12:30.
 There are advertised letters for w. $. Bruin, Miss Ida F. Blake. Miss Mary Ann Clark, Miss Maria Erno. Miss Etta Hill. A F. He1land. Mrs Gertie Nash. Miss Nell OCarroll, II, Myers.
 3EDr Stephen P. Cronan, who recently graduated from the Baltimore dental col lege. has decided to open an office in Bridgeport He is a brother of Detective Cronan of that city and has many friends there.
 The Turn Verein Norwarts will give d grand opening in Nuhn's hall on Scovill street, which has been renovated, on April 17. Instructor Winning with twelve of the active turner's will give an exhlbi- ton drIll with song.
 City Engineer Cairns says that when the test of the unfinished portions of the pipe line Is made. in day or two, the water from the Brap ch will be shut off. It will be turned on, however, in a short time, so that it will not be necessary to use the pumps.
 At the meeting of Sheridan council, K. of C., yesterday afternoon, the report of the national council was read and ap, proved. Any member wishing a copy of the report can procure one by calling on J. A. Hynes, at the Waterbury One Price Clothing Co.
 The Emmet base ball club of Ridge street has organized with these players and would like to hear from first class clubs: J., Hemlock c, J. Egan p. F. Mcdonald 1b, J. Delaney 2b. M. Scully Sb. D. Hoar ss, NJ Horau If. T. Hoar If, J. Scully of. Ad- dress NJ. Bunce, 23 Stone street.
 At ihe Sacred Heart church yesterday the pastor, Rev Hugh Treanor, urged his people to properly observe holy week. es- oecially Good Friday. He depIored that such s great feast should be set apart as Fast day, so-called, but which in reality is a day given up 10 revelry and drunken ness.
 A bill of complaint was filed ill the United states circuit court Saturday in a suit brought by the Rogers < Hamilton company of this city against the Williams Brothers Manufacturing company of Nau- buc for infringement of patent for de- signs of handles for silver knives, forks and spoons.
 George R. Morse, first selectman of the town of Prospect, died Saturday of pneu- mopia The deceased was popular among his townsmen and at one time represented Prospect in the lower house of the general assembly. He leaves wife and three children. The funeral will be held at ? o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Catholic Literary association k making extensive preparations for its thir' ty-elShth annual concert and sociablt which will be held in the auditorium OF Friday evening. April l9. An unusually interesting concert and dance programme Is being prepared and the committee i. making an effort to excel all previous records in this direction
 William R. Van Anne aged 2S years stage | manager of Jacques opera house, died al his appointments Tn the Jacques block south MaIn street. last LIGbt. The de ceast d was taken ill with cold Tue sday and gradua'lv grew worse until finally tn, sickness had developed into an aggravated rase of pneumonia. which batiled medica aid. Besides his wife, formerly Nils, Addie Mullen of PAughkeepsie. N. |, ht leave son. Ray four years old. Mir Var Ame came here in October last from Music hall, Wekesbarre, Penn. The remains vii be taken to Buffalo for burial. His fsthel F B. Van Ame, and James R. Waite ol the Waite Comedy company. an uncle o Mrs Van Anne. are expected here to-day.
 The beautiful ceremony of the fort, l hours devotion was opened at the churcl of the Immaculate Conception yesterda! morning at the 10:30 o'clock mass. Thou sands of people visited the church durinl the day and evening. The altar decora tions were most artistic. A mammoth heart of natural flowers around which Is. candles tlickered. rested upon the steps in side the sanctuary forming picture vel calculated 10 impress the beholder witI full sense of the significance of the occa
 
 were also very beautiful and the whol
 edi6ce, when illuminated with over 3O candles and several chandeliers, formed
 scene such as Waterbury people rsrel
 have the pleasure of witnessing Tn
 whole must have been most gratifying t
 Vicar General Mulcshy and the sisters o the convent of Notre Dame. the artisti arrangements being the work of the lat
 ter. The clergy of the parish with severa assistants from the local churches an
 quite a good many from out of town wer
 kept busy all the afternoon and evenin
 ministering to the spiritual needs of tn
 congregation.
 'The New Second Church Building" wa
 the subject of the Rev J. G. Davenport
 discourse at the Second Congregations
 church yesterday morning. The ston
 was laid in the foundation of the ne
 building on May p. 1893. The structur
 is now nearing completion and the paste
 delighted his congregation with an intel
 esting sketch of the new edifce, looking
 it from every available standpoint. Tn total cost of the land. edifce and rector
 with suitable furnishings was estimated {
 SAG 900. The land cost $24, ,160 and th contract for the bare building called fc
 $99, ,OOO, The furnishing with the prC
 posed parsonage IS reckoned st $4I, ,92; Reckoning the interest" said the speaker i've may say that just about $50. 900 hr be en spent upon this site. To offset tn we have, from the sale of the old churc property. $32 .0J0. From the ssls of th Prospect street property $14.OOO Give by subscription $27. 800. Given in th
 weekly offering s6.OOO. Making a total
 $79 900. In addition to this there al
 subscriptions of SS. 900 (now SIS OOO [
 yet unpaid. making our assets to this pOiI &S7 500 tor S92 .50O) Deductlng this fro s $l46. .925 We have a dedcit of $59. .429 ('
 $54 425).
 Newsdsaler Pierce Dillon, was talkir
 with 8 few friends on East Main stre
 Saturday night and in the course of the
 con Sersation their subject turned to u
 number of burglaries committed in Wate
 bury during the past week or two. Mir Di
 lon said he felt unessy over these raids ar 7 feared the rsscals might be tenn pted to pa