Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-25

The case of Greenhalge < Ganoron was | heard before Justice Brett this morning. It was an action to recover $36 rent for a | hou'e in Jewelry street Prosecuting At ! torneY Russell appeared for the plaintiff | and Judge Cole for the defendant Deci- | sion was reserved.
 The funeral of John Altman, aged sixty years. who died last night at his home. 22 Bergin street. will take place Saturday morning at S:30 to the Immaculate Con- ception church. where a mass of requiem will be celebrated. Iaterment will be in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Ernest w. Hale, the East Main street newsletter. and Miss Elizabeth D. Smith, were married at the home of the brides mother ill PoughAeepsie Tuesday after noon, by the Rev George Clarke Cox. rec tor of $: Paul's church. The young couple will reside in this city.
 John E. Fitzgerald of New Haven, presi dent of the Brass Workers of Amerlca, will address a public meeting at Labor hall next Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Sub- ject: Glass Legislation" MT Fitzgerald Is fluent speaker and has previously ad- dressed organized labor in Waterbury. All are invited to attend.
 Miss Sarah Seery. aged 70 years, died at her home on William street last night The deceased was sister of the late Ser hard Seery. There will be reuulem hich mass at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow morning. after which the remains will be taken to New Hartford on the S:26 tram, for burial, in charge of Undertaken Martin Bergin.
 William Cassin has rented the store. l24 south Main street, formerly occupied by J. H. Murnan. The place is being thor oughly renovated. new fixtures Lut 1T, and If an honest, straightforward life among the people of Waterbury counts for any thing in business the new proprietor is sure of success. The place will be opened Saturday night
 Yesterday afternoon Reed < Byrnes put the finishing touches on a splendid asphalt walk in front of the new Conlou block on South Main street. The building is now Comuleted with the exception of putting up the fixtures and this part of the work will be rushed along with dispatch, and the proprietors expect to have it ready for occupancy in a short time
 Rev Father O'Donnell will deliver A lecture on Ireland" illustrated by more than seventy views, in St Johu's church, WAtertown. tomorrow evening. Miss hatheIlne Gioster of this city will render a number of Moore's melodies, among others ''The Meeting of the Waters, "Moore's own favorite. Father O'Donnell extends a cor dial invitation to hls many Waterbury friends.
 The first quarterly sociable of Division No3. A. O H. was held at the Concordia hall last night and drew a good attend ance The grand march of fifty couples was led by James Eaters and wife. There were eighteen numbers on the programme. dedicated to various socIeties and one to Mayor kilduf. The management was ex cellent and all spent the evening in happy manner.
 The members of the second section of the Signal corps in New Haven yesterday received honorable discharges with re- quest that their previous discharges be re- turned to the adiutant-general. The members were summariiy dismissed on re. quest of Major Giddings a few weeks ago because the major considered them incom potent and new section was formed The old members protested with this re- suit. Lieutenant Duffy commanding is placed on the retired list
 The funeral of the late Carl Martin took place this morning from St Cscilias A l. emn high mass. The pallbearers were memt CTS of tke different fraternal socie- ties of which the deceased was A member. as follows: James Murnan, Court Han- cock, A. O. F. of A ; George Erk and Daniel Wein, America lodge, 4. O. U. w: William Borchardt and Ernest Kerster, Frederick Wilhelm lodge, K. of F., and Bernhardt Erk, from Harmonic Benevo- lent association. The floral offerings were beautiful and abundant.
 Contractor Patrick Thomson has com. pleted the mason work on the addition to the Washington school When the wood- work is finished and the grounds graded it will be the handsomest school building in the center district. A tour through the old building shows the scrupulous care be- slowed upon the place by Janitor James Preston, who manages to keep it in splen- did order from the cellar to the attic, The boilers fairly Rlisten with N new polish and the heating accommodation is all that could be desired. The attendance of the pupils is very regular and the discipline and management is satisfactory, there being no complaints from any source.
 One of the wooden buildings of the Benedict & Burnham plant, on Jewelry street, was discovered on Ire at 6:3O last evening. The company's department promptly responded and the trouble was over in less time than it takes to tell it. spark from the chimney probably started the fire. At 9:20 the Ire department was called by al alarm from box 3l2, corner of Bank and Meadow streets. The trouble was in a room at the Earle house, where A bed was on fire. The room was occupied by two colored walters who left at about S:3O when everything was apparently all right.A couple of pails of water extinRuish- ed the blaze and the loss Twill not exc ei $25
 Last Thursday swill gatherer drove his horse on a gallop down East Main street with big wagon load of cans, all filled. Wien he had reached . point opposite the entrance to Irving hall the cover of one of the cans fell of and bounded onto the street. and then rolled iato the gutter and fell over up on the walk. Several people shouted after the driver, but he kept right on and evidently did not hear the voices. Shortly afterwards a man came along and noticing the square piece of wood on the walk picked 1t up. But he did not hold unto it very long and with a look of dis guest pitched it into the street. Since that time 1t has been tossed from the gutter to the sidewalk several times each day and to- day 1t occupied prominent placs in front of Kelly's store