Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-12
CITY NEWS.

nishings, ginghams, calicoes, indigo blues, satines and dress goods.
 Dr Rice delivered his second lecture on "Education" under the auspices of the University extension last night The Ice ture was illustrated with numerous lan- tern slides which added greatly to the in terest of his remarks.
 There are advertised letters at the post O o9ice for Lewis 0. Blake, Trefle Bouvert, August Bruhn, Miss NJ. Layin. James s. Leonard, J. w. Manning. Mrs Name Nor man. J. Risley. Highland place, Miss Lizzie Sawyer.
 The very walls of Phelan's tea store in Platt's block have commenced to whis- per bargains, and everyone making a pur- chase there next Saturday, (his opening day) will be convinced of hIs ability to give every person full value.
 The Friendly Sons of St Patrick of New Haven, whose only object ia to celebrate March IT acc ccording to custom will hold their annual banquet on Saturday evening Attorney Thomas F. Lawlor of this city is down for the toast "The Friendly Sons." | The jury in the district court came in this morning to sit on civil cases, but the only case to be tried, that of the Robert Graves Go vs E S. Smith. had been settled | ana tne Jury were ulscnaESeu uutAA next Tuesday when criminal business will be Ieopened
 In the superior court at Putnam to-day Emil Solomon, the bogus Oddfellow. who was arrested in thls city several months ago by Detective Egan, and turned over to the Willimantic authorities for obtaining | money under false pretences, was sen fenced to jail for six months by Judge Thayer.
 | Nearly every week the DEMOCRAT is re- quested to make denial of certain stories printed in the Sunday papers. We have | neither the time nor the inclination to investigate such matters and | hereafter no corrections will be made un- less signed by the interested parties and paid for at regular advertising rates. The Turn Verein vorwarts will give the l last and most attractive masquerade ball of the season at Concordia hall, Wednesday evening" March 13. At 10:30 Paul Wen ing with four of the active turner's, will | give pantomime and exhibition. followed by pantomime entitled Barber from Seyilla." All those renting costumes from A. Diyis receive ticket free.
 At a meeting of the board, of selectmen last night, Alfred H. Lane was appointed a special constable. It was voted that the insurance on the almshouse and outbuild- ings be placed as follows: 5000 each through s. P. Williams, T. J. Moran, John Ryan, NJ. F. Carmody, F. B. Hoadley, J. G. Jones. N. J. Wilton, G. S Parsons & Go, J. s. Neagle, Smith & Root, George E Judd and c. H. Bronson, Fl. L. Rowland, s, 900; total S63 900.
 Meriden Record: Dr Brrton mustn't come down here and deliver such scholarly and interesting lectures and then go over to Waterbury and poke fun at us because We haven't public library. Of course we are busy over here We are contemplating and if Waterbury doesn't look out we will have library that will surpass hers and please even Dr Burton. Then Meriden will laugh at Waterbury's struggle with the trunk-line-sewer- -to-the-sound problem.
 The funeral of David H. Hayes was held from hls late residence. 4o0 West Main street, this morning. to the Immaculate Conception church, where a mass of re- Quem was sung Interment was in St Joseph's cemetery. The following mem- bers of Sheridan Council, K. of c of which the deceased was a member, acted as pallbearers: John F. O'Brien, Thomas Moran, James A. Hynes. John D Bolan, Edward J. Finn and Edward Hennebry.
 Seven years ago to-day the weather here was very dissimilar tothar of the pres ent. On that date, March 12, 1888, the greatest storm recorded in American history since the introduction of railroads occurred, the great blizzard. Everybody in this city and all parts of the east retains vivid recollection of the paralysis of business and commerce at that time. The storm, it will be recalled, began with heavy fall of snow on a Sunday night, continued till the next night. to a total depth of forty five inches. official measurement, with drifts from ten to twenty five feet deep.
 The funeral of Thomas Darling took place at 1O:30 thls morning from his late home, lS4 Baldwin street, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, where Rev Father Kennedy sung a mass of requiem lnterment was i'll Calvary cemetery. The pallbearerS from Barcelona council, K. oi C., were: Thomas Kane, Michael Lawlol and Thomas Mulvanty, and from Court Wolf Tone. A. O. F. of 4 James s. Car roll. William Maloney and Edward Keenan There were floral offerings from Barcelons council, the employees of the casting de pertinent of Scovill Manufacturing Go and the Misses Minnie and Katie Barnes.
 An attempt was made to burglarize tht saloon of J. F. Watts on South Main stree early yesterday morRing. The work wal evidently that of boys as it was a bungleC job. chIsel or some such implement haC been pried into the wood work of the real ] door and although the lock could not bt forced back, it was broken. pane O glass was then rmoved and an attempt mad, to force the other lock. but without success 4 chair, which stood against the door, was = thrown to the middle of the room. En trance was not effected and the burglars were either scared away or gave up in dis | lfrTlSf nrlA a. many more bolts to go through as wcll al more bars, which were placed on the dool yesterday.
 James L. Cowles of Pennington, who ii vsH known here, wants a ive-cent fare or electric railroads. and he has attended al meetings of the railroad committee of tn, legislature armed with figures. Here ar, astne of the things he says: "Of the g, t&sAses of stock of the Bridgeport Trac tioc s~mpsny. $1, ,76S, 900 is oRned b, persons who are subject neither to Con necticut courts nor to Connecticut publi opinion. Two-thirds of the stock of tn, Danbury and Bethel street railway IS il the hands of strangers. Of the $l3O, ,O0C ot stock issued by the Norwalk Tramwa, Go. $94 .6UO. nearly three-fourths, is owne( by strangers to Connecticut. These fact are disclosed by the street railway report of 1894. It is altogether probable that thG reports ot 1895 will show a still greate power in the hands of men outside of Con necticut to determine the value of th wages. of the property and of the bushes of our people hold that it is time fo us to wake up to the dangers of this situa tion and to pass some law that will con trol these corporations"
 A small. but appreciative audienc listened to Charles E. UndGrhills inter pretation of Shakespeare's "A Midsumme Nights Dream" at the First church las night. The audience scattered in smal groups all over the house, gave a some what chill effect, and the speaker eyidentl,