Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-31
CITY NEWS.


 The funeral of Thomas Bolger will take place from his late residence. 153 Orange street, at S:30 o'clock tomorrow morning with services at the Immaculate Concep- tion church and interment in St Josephs cemetery.
 Vicar General J. A. Mulcahy and Rev J. H. ODonnell left this morning on the 10:45 train for New York to be present at the embarkstion of Bishop Tierney who will start op his visit to Rome tomorrow.
 F. E. Benham will sell tbirty horses at auction at his stable on North Main street Wednesday morning. commencing at 10 o'clock. The animals are from Vermont and Illinois and are the finest yet offered for sale at this popular auction.
 Charles Callahan of Fuller street, an emI love of the Waterbury Brass Go, had one of his thumbs caught in A pair of rolls this morning. tearing of the nail and badly lacerating the whole member. Dr Frost rendered surgical aid.
 Agent Stone of the Railway < Steam boat Advertising Go of Boston is putting in one of the compapy's fo d r boxes in tie office of the Franklin house this afternoon. It contains a time table of all the principal railroads and steamship lines in America.
 The apPearance of McDonald's hotel on Bank street has been greatly improved by the addition Of awnings which have been hung over the windows. Interiorally and exteriorally the place will now compare favorabIy with any first class hotel in the state.
 Funeral services were held this afternoon over the remains of the late Henry A. Adams at his late residence on Simons avenue The remains will be taken to Housatonic, Mass, for burial, on the S:33 train tomorrow morning in charge of Un- dertaker W. F York.
 Tho remains of William B. Erbe, who died Wednesday night at his home, p Cherry street. were taken to Southington this afternoon for burial, in charge of Un- dertaker Bergin. Services were held at the German Lutheran church of that town. lnterment was in Huntsville cemetery. The exhibition rooms of the Catholic Women's association will be open to the l public at 6:30 this evening. when visitors will be welcomed by the officers and mem bers. At s o'clock the musical and liter ary entertainment will begin. Refresh ments will be served during the evening.
 The Waterbury Photographic society spent Memorial day at Litch6eld and re- l turned home with some excellent views of the old orchard where the leaden statue of | George the Third WAS melted in the night to supply bullets for the soldiers of the revolutionary war. Supper was served at the United States hotel.
 Michael kearney, who lives at 25 Fay Tor street, got into an argument yester- day and was beaten so badly that he was placed under Dr Axtelles care. | Two blows on the head had knocked him I NLz | causing partial concussion of the brain. | Dr AXtelle thinks the wounds are not dan gero u'
 | TLe assess DTS of the town of Waterbury will be in session daily in the council chamber. City hall, from June l to July l, 10 to l2 8. m.. to and to p. ID to receive tax lists. All persons owning tax able property in the town of Waterbury, are earnestly requested to hand in list of | all their property owned by them the first day of March 1895, else the assessors are obliged to add ten per cent to their list.
 At the state convention of the socialist labor party. held here yesterday. a resolu. tion was adopted to the effect that the t tate condition should be amended so as
 give fair vote to every citizen. reso lution was also adopted favoring the cleo ton of | Cnited States senators by the peo pie. It was voted to urge all members of the party to join their local trades union The next meeting will be held in New Ha ven, when officers will be elected. Int membership is now five hundred and there Is balance of $45 in the treasury. Th' next annual convention will be held il Hartford.
 | Tomorrow morning President N J l Wel:on of the water board will commenc, sending out notices to those who have no yet paid their water bills. There are no many delipquents and it is believed tha the notice to come in and settle up with ln ten days or the water will b shut of froml their tenements will hay the d. sired effect. The owner of a hous is responsible for the water taxes, but il some instances the landlord arranges witl the tenant to pay their own water rents, de du,ting :he amount from the rent. Tn
 board. however, has nothing to do witl the tenant. but notifies the owner direct and on this account the tenants are pre- vented from running up water bill ol
 the landlord, for if the tenant should al
 low 1t to run fer year and then move ou the owner would have to foot the bill f The notices are great protection to th
 owners of houses
 The funeral of Charles Thatcher too place from his late residence, 37 Walnu
 street, at o'clock this afternoon wit
 services at Hall Memorial chapel and iu - torment in Riverside cemetery. The mem I mers of HawthorneTlodge, Sons of St, George attended the funural in a body and ap l pointed Joseph Spencer and John Woo
 to act as pallbearers. Other bearers wer John Ashton and L. H. Toucey represent
 ing the local plumbers, sAnd Joh | l Court Fruitful Vine, No 599l, A. O. F Among the floral offerings were a beautifr
 shield and cross from the Sons of S l George and pillow of roses from the 4 I 0. F. There was @ large number of bus
 ness men and private citizens in th funeral procession.
 The members of the Salvation army ce n brated Memorial day in the barracks la
 night. The meeting was opened by sele, [ tions by the Helping Hand Glee club, a
 ter which Captain Jenkins read a summar '' cf the annual report. which shows that tt a rt ceipts for the past year had been s, ,393
 Is. The expenditures amounted {
 8. 361.O6. leaving balance on hand 0 $32 10. During the year 290 open a , meetings were held with an attendance ( : 6.372. The number of indoor meeting }. was $50 with an aggregate attendance o .612. There were 25J prisoners cal tured and IT. $40 War Crys and Young So r diers sold, The present membership
 eighty eight, nineteen being recruits an
 sixty mine soldiers. Rev Dr Davenpo !, was in the chair and complimented tt members on the work in which the
 are engaged. Remarks were made by il ', Rev Messrs W. P. Elsdon, Gardner E T dridge. F. Nj Hollister. and Francis PI " of Birmingham, England.
 When Harry Durner. who conducted if cigar store on Grand street. went to Ne Jersey a few weeks ago he took with hi j. his famous bulldog "Trix, an animal whiC had made quite a name for i'self in tn - All hn;r,a. Ah.