Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-18
CITY NEWS.
Music at the rink tonight.

OauAeS E. "altS VIII receive the returns from the Ryan-Dempsey fight in New
 York tonight
 Read Castles ad on third page. call at his market is in order just now. Prices fearfully low.
 Special forecast for Connecticut:-In- creasing clOudiness; warmer winds be- coming southerly.
 The Waterbury Decorating Co will dec crate City hall Tor the masquerade ball to be given February :.
 Architect Joseph A. Jackson has made plans for new parochIal residence for Rev P. Fox, at Newtown.
 Louis Madden, son of Mrs J. H. Madden of Meadow street, is able to be out after a six weeks battle with typhoid fever.
 NJ. J. Smith, who has been confined to his home for some tune suffering from severe attack of pneumonIa, Is able to be | out.
 ( w. Burpee, formerly ot this city, has severed his connection with the Bridge port Standard and accepted position on the Hartford Couraht
 Prosecuting Attorney Russell, Chris F. Russell and Miss NJ. J. Russell are in Brooklyn to-day attending the funeral of their uncle, Michael FAhey.
 The commissioners on the estate of J E. Wheeler, who were to meet for final l settlement to-day, adjourned their meeting until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Adam Dauch is building basement un- der the cellar of the Shearon property on Baldwin street which will be occupied as a store as soon as the necessary improve ments are made.
 A few days before the Platt block fire E. H Bowe, clerk at Phelan's tea store. | found d pocketbook contaiping small amount of money. also an order for one pound of coffee. If the owner will call at 1 Phelan's store it will be returned No charges
 Work is progressing rapidly on the new new Delaney & Condon block on Baldwin street The material is now all on the ground and the frame will be standing in n day or two. When completed it will be one of the finest structures in that part of the city.
 The first anniversary of the Waterbury Independent German Rifle Go took place at Coucordla hall last night and was largely attended The grand march was led by William Hellmann and Mrs Ru- dolph Jahn. Faulmann's orchestra fur nished music ard Hollmann prompted The ladies of the First church gave Il supper in the new church parlors last night It Was the formal opening of the church parlors and the attendance was very large, over 300 persons being present \ musical and literary programme was rendered, which WITS greatly enjoyed by all
 Wadhams post, G. A. R.. held a largely attended meeting last night and decided to hold fair in City hall next Septem- Der. The post has not held fair for years and the members are determined to make Il big success of this one Com mander Quigley Will anuounce the com mlttee at the next meeting
 The High school graduating class of 1895 Eeld an interesting meeting in the school room yesterday afternoon and elected these officers: President, John Shields; wee president. John Carr or Thomaston; treasurer. Miss Nettie Rice; secretary, Miss Carrie Webb. There are forty-one members in the class
 The plant of Blake, Lamb & Co, better known us the rat trap shop, on Meadow ct, has been purchased by k. $. Wot- byLs. teller of the Manufacturers' National hahk. J. F EltoE. G B Lamb and others (. (. thambers will remain with the uew company and the business will continue as usual Mr Wotkyns will devote his entire tune to the Gu>lurss
 The handsome paIlorS of the South End Anchor club, ou Washington street, was tie scene of A happy gathering last night The members treated their lady friends to d >leigh ride and while the party was in waiting for the driver musical and liter "ry programme was rendered. The party then started for Naugatuck, where supper was served for about forty couples
 At the second annual meeting or the I. M. C. A. orchestra held Nesterday after noon, the following officers were elected; President, John Swan; vice president Will bur J. Duesler; secretary and manager W. J. Maton; treasurer. John C. Nichol; H. bra1i4n. Charles Duesler; auditing com mlttee. w. !. Duesler and Joseph Robere; leader. James P. Clark assistant leader, C B Duesler.
 There will be war among the parents of children who attend the Washington school If the building is not opened in short time The children have turned their atteCtiOn to sliding and other "musements and books and pencils have been thrown aside as though they never were intended to be used again It is ex- pected tnat the school will reopen next Monday
 Canton T. R Martin of this city has re- ceived an invitation to attend the dedica- ton of the new Oddfellows temple at Philadelphia on May 21. The temple and its furnishings will cost about S950,- | OOO. The building will be nine stories high with frontage Of l20 feet on Broad l street by 17O feet on Cherry street and a | maln entrance of 20 feet wide by 30 | feet high.
 A. Wellington Post who has been run ming restaurant on South Main street | near Grand. was ID court this morning | charged with drunkenness. Post was | drunk this morning as well and insisted | on the complaint being made out against | Wellington Post, He denied being drunk | Officer McAuliff said he was very drunk | when he arrested him at half past ons | yesterday. Two people from the restaur- | ant testified to his abusive language to the | guests Post went on the stand but pre- | sented sorry sight. He was evidently | on the verge of delirium tremers He was | fined S2O and costs.
 A most entertaining reception was given l last evening in Pythian hall by the | scholars and friends of Prof Balley's danc- ing classes, number of their out of town friends being present. The grand march was led by G, T. Jackson and Miss Mamie Daley. w. J. Histon and Miss K J. Smith Twenty numbers were given including some of their popular fancy dances. The children's class was we'll represented and danced the Oxford minuet among others, The juvenile peasant dance by Nettie SAndersoh and Sadie Cronan was quite humorous. The gavotte der kaiserin by MesSrS W. J. HIston. q T. Jackson, J. J. Donovan. J. T. Kelly and the Misses NJ Daley. K. Egan. K l. Smith and NJ Daley WAS well rendered. The butterfly waltz by Prof Bailey and Miss K Egan was vsry pretty and entraIc.ng. Sadis Cronan in her national Highland Fling dance was very clever and did full justice to so diff- cult dance and was rewarded by encores as well as the other participants The at was large and many pretty gowns