Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-13

absence of Judge .COwell and said he. was somewhat interested in the case. There were DO other cases iG the court this morr- ing.
 Prof Bonn takes pleasure in introducing Miss Marcia Burton Spencer to the Water bury public as concert pianist: Her initial performance will be the Weber -Llszt | rolonalse. op -. for piano and orchestral | The latter will be composed largely of players from the Symphony orchestra ot New York, suPrlem, nted by the best local talent.
 The E4g!ts of Baldwin street have or | EAriz d their team for this season and will play any team in the city and would like to hear from the Brass Citys or the St Thomas cadets The players are Hoar c, McCarthy p, Sheahy h. Galway 2b. Me Nally 3b. Cavenaugh ss, Fitzgerald If. Kelly cf. Harrington If. Address all challenges to James Fi'zmaurice, manager. 220 Baldwin street.
 At s 40 this morning an alarm was ruug in from box Sl2. corner of Bank and Meadow streets. Tie department responded promptly. but the fire was extinguiShed l before the fremen reached the scene | someone threw painful of hot ashes from the tenement of A. Nerritr. over Jackson ,S Sons workshop on Bank street. and in a | few minutes a lot of dried timber in a cor ntr under the stairway began to blaze. NIT JackSon's workmen put out the blaze but fearing that it might gain headway il was decided to send in alarm
 | IL is reported that Miss M. E Lynn of | Providence. + l who recited so success fully on two occasions for the Rose Hill Social club, will start class of elocution in Waterbury. The young lady Is the pos l f . g,,l | of great power. She Is already an in etructor and her very considerable dramatic taleLt would interest the most critical She IS versatile aS well and adding to tLat her charming style and naive manner she pos sesst s almost every requisite of the suc- ces>ful elOcutionl>t
 The most complete collection of Irish sec nery ever shown on canvas will be exhibited at City hall Friday night by | Professor William J. Walshe of Boston. under the auspices of Division No i, X o H furnishing the people of Waterbury an opportunity of learning more about the romaatIc rLlns and wietd castles of Ire l land thLn can be obtained in n years trAv- tl lu starch of those histoIicnl wonders for l which the country is famous, and know that all will be anxious 10 spend an eveninG amid the >UvpAsSing IovrlintsS and wlld = made famous ln song and story
 Thele Was a full house at Concord a hall last night IL Was the close of the Sur day evening COY c r.s piven y the Con. cordIaS and all their friends We're in at tendAnce. The concert opened with an overture by FAUlmann's orchestra followed Uy some excellent selections by the + Sc dale minstrel troupe. There was some sweet singing by Miss ]. Ieigler, D. ] Dunn. William Webster. James Egan and little LOu>iA Fischer. HAus and Shaffrath treated tk" audience to q lively Zither duet At the close of the entertainment Presideat Sthm:dt thanked the audience for the patronage of the winter and prom lH'd greater things for ne Xt season
 large audience atteIded the exercises given ty the Rose Hill Social club in the optIa hou>e last night. when Miss NJ E Lynn. an elocutionist of Providence, dem Onstrated anew 10 Waterbury people her great powers as reCltationist. She was rap turously applauded and answered several eEcures. The other members were we'll sus- tained, the different singers and reciters appearing to good advantage AS follows: Tenor solo. NJ. J. Robinson: alto solo, Anna Bergen; baritone solo, NJ F. Con- way; soprano solo. Sadie White: cornet solo. Amy ThomI son; recitation. E. l. Maloney; violin solo. Louis Dewitt: so- prano solo. Mrs Louis Dewitt: vocal duet William J. and Alice Y. Hughes A re- ception was held at the Franklin house at which President NJ. ! smith presented Miss Lynn with a framed crayon of herself on behalf of the Rose Hill Social club in A happy address. to which the recipient suit ably responded
 joint meeting of the board of education and district committee was held Saturday night. Very Rev A. Mulcahy presiding. The object of the meeting was to discuss A site for the proposed high school. In the interest of economy Dr Hayes was in favor of selecting site little removed from the center He referred to the generosity of the district in voting the appropriation and thought $i2.O00 or $15. .OOO was enough to spend for site. He mentioned lct on lower South Main street that might be bought. Professor Crosby spoke of the kingsbury and Spencer lots and said that the committee favored the former. The price Is $25. .000. Chairman Mul,ahy thought that the Kingsbury let was the committees unanimous choice Mir Good 2 rich called attention to the f.et that a saloon was about to be opened in the i'm mediate vicinity of this lot After long discussion it was voted to hold another meeting at o'clock this afternoon
 Mayor Kllduf's idea of protecting the public at railroad crossings has been vim dicated by the decision of the railroad : commissioners. The mayor always con. tended that 1t was the duty of the railroad U maintain the fagman at the Washington avenue crossing and now that things have gone his way we should not be surprised if c his honor should make a demand for all the money the city has paid for this pur. pose. After reviewing the case the com. missioners say: And now after such po- tice and hearing. having visited said place. We arc of the opinion and do find that public safety requires. and we do therefore order said New York, New Haven X Hart. ford railroad company from and after ff- teen days from the date of this ord,r to keep hagman at each of said crossings. the one at said Washington avenue to be on duty.from A. m. till 9 p. m and the one at West Main street from 6 a. m. till pm. and we do further order said com paDy to erect within said time at both crossings, and thereafter maintain con. spicuous notices stating the hours said fagmen are on duty"