Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-29
CITY NEWS.

Luke Stapleton has bought the property
of John McGuinness on Ridge street.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair.
stationary temperature. slightly warmer
Saturday.
A dispatch from Winsted this afternoon
stated that Judge Fem was improving.
Ills mind Is becoming clearer.
A special meeting of Court Abraham
Lincoln. A. 0. F. will be held at o'clock
tonight in Johnsons hall.
A requiem mass for Patrick Bolger will
be celebrated in the immaculate Conception
church at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.
A telegram from G. Maloney states that
his party arrived at Fort Monroe. Va. at
o'clock this morning after a rough passage.
The funeral of Gilbert White took place
at s 80 this morning The remains were
taken to South Dover, n. Y. for burial. in
charge of Undertaken Moriarty.
The Connecticut Humane society has
brought thirty five prosecutions within the
past three months aud it has secured con-
victions in thirty-three cases.
The dust created such havoc around the
center yesterday and to-day that street
Inspector Kelley found it necessary to
order the street sprinkler out.
The operettas. under direction of Prof
Bill, for the benefit of the high school
piano tund. will be given in the opera
house tomorrow afternoon and evening
Miss Margaret Reilly of 80 Dover street
rewarded her two nleces, the Misses Julia
aud Rose Gallagher. who have spent the
winter months with her by presenting
each with $500
The funeral of Willie Ryle was largely
attended this afternoon from the residence
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs John Ryle, Il
Pemberton street. lnterment was in CAL
vary cemetery.
Mrs Martha D. Standish died at her
home Al North Main street. yesterday.
The funeral services were held at o'clock
this afternoon. Burial will be at Wren
than, Mass.
At a local meeting of veterans of the
Fourteenth G. V. last night it was decided
to extend n formal invitation to the resi
ment to hold its next annual reunion IN
Waterbury. The affair will take place in
September.
There WAS a water famine in Jackson
street yesterday afternoon. four inch
pipe gave out and there was not a drop of
water to be bad IN the place for several
hours. The repairs were made as quickly
as possible and everything was all right
this morning.
There is so much snow and ice along
the trout streams that, although the law is
off next Monday. April l. there is little &C
tivity among fishermen in anticipation of
| the first days trouting. A warm, southern
rain. with few bright days following. will
make the early fishing good. Just now the
streams are too cold for good angling.
der the name of the Acmes for the coming
season with tie following team: Cooke SIS.
Fox 3b, McElligott #, Klobedanz 2b.
German 1b. Breen f, Reuther f. Baxter
p Cronin c; manager. William J. Murphy.
The club is prepared to meet any local or
| amateur team il the state.
The c. y. Il. Aid association held meet
| ing last night and appointed the following
| committee to revise the bylaws: Lieuten-
ants Cater and Sandland and Elk Corporal
Edward Shanahan. The same committee
will also devise means of carrying informa-
ton to the ex-members. and report at the
regular meeting next Thursday night The
association is In prosperous condition.
The funeral of Rose Mulvaney took
| place from her late residence. 242 Baldwin
street. at $50 o'clock this morning to the
Immaculate Conception church. where "a
a mass of requiem was celebrated by the
Rev Father Kennedy. The pallbearers
were: John Dalton. Patrick Haban. limo
thy O'COunor. Dennis Healey, John Burke
and Richard Fay. Interment was in st
Joseph's cemetery.
On the front of the locomotive head
lights on the Consolidated is an arrange
ment for hanging figures showing the
number of the train and whether it is an
| extra or not. So particular is the road about
having these figures displayed that the
| engineer, conductor and fireman of tive
trains were suspended recently. one crew
for not putting the figures up and thu
other on passing train for not reporting it
Edward Buggle. who n short time age
had his name kept out of the papers afte
he had been sentenced in the police cour
for assaulting his wife and daughter. was
up again this morning for non support
He pleaded guilty and asked for mercy
Buggie has been at the slmshouse for SOM
weeks. Judge Root said he could no
Judge him by the future, but by the pas
record. and sentenced him to Jail for sixty
days.
Patrick Wall, aged 81 years. died il
New York this morning after a few days
illness of pneumonia. The deceased Wa
a brother of John Wall of A Stone street
and young man of excellent character
The remains will be brought to this cit
on the o'clock train to morrow Afternoon
and taken to the residence of his brother
The funeral will be held Sunday after
noon.
Attorney John F. Holohan was seen o
= Bank sire ct this afternoon with a mes
derby hat clutched tightly in his rigt
hand. When asked what he wanted tn
second hat for he said: "A man can't b
sure how long he Is going to have his hi
: in such weather as this and made up m
mind that it the wind should whip off tn
one on my head l would have one to r
place it right off"
The funeral of William Hubbell toe
D.. place from his late residence. 215 Mort
Elm street, at 10 o'clock this mornin
c Services were conducted by the Rev F.
: Buckley of Trinity church and Rev F.
Townsend of st Pauls. The remains we
taken to Ansonia on the 10:45 train. tt
pallbearers were James Knox, Fred Rol
}. and F. w. Chesson from Speedwell lode
X. of P, and Charles Seeley. Charl
e Woodruff and James Taylor from Excelsi
council. 0 .. A. NJ. There were a numb
- of beautiful floral tributes contributed
society fellows and relatives and friends
! the deceased.
4 An important committee hearing at t
" capitol yesterday afternoon was on the b
concerning the local taxation of street a.
electric railways before the financial Co
mIttee. Under the present law the tax
of such corporations are paid to the sta
7 as the steam railroads are. The bill pl
vides that the taxes shall be paid to I
n cities State Treasurer Marsh said that
1898. when electric roads first commenc
7, to run, the tax list was $50. 005.l6
1894, year after. when the number
roads had increased, the list rose
10 So. 655.