Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-01
CITY NEWS.
There was no city court to-day. The board of finance will meet

I The board of finance will meet to- night.
 Attorney Samuel Marsh, the new assistant clerk of the superior court | was given the oath of office this morn ing by his predecessor, Judge Cole. The ladies of the Maccabees will
 meet at Johnson hall at s o'clock sharp tonight. State Deputy Johnson | will be present. A social session will be held after the business meeting. Eddie Sharp of Cherry street, one of the Western Union Telegraph Cos | messenger boys, broke his arm yester- | day while eXtinguishing the lights in | the office. Dr Moriarty reduced the | fracture.
 Attorney Russell entered suit to-day against Contractor Frank Pidgeon for | S20O in the interests of John SullskI. Some time ago Sulisli. while in the employ of the contractor. broke his right arm and dislocated his shoulder. Joseph E. Mccarthy, who sailed for Paris a few weeks ago to study theol- ogy in some of the famous colleges throughout France, wrote home to-day that he had q pleasant voyage and has received q very favorable impression of his new environments.
 Joseph Began, the well known base ball player. has permanently quilted the diamond and will hereafter turn
 his energies to mercantile pursuits.
 He has accepted a position as a trav-
 cling salesman for a cutlery and hard ware firm in Bristol. He was in town
 yesterday, on his maiden trip to this
 city as a drummer.
 The first annual sociable and dance of the JeffersOnS, the champion amt teur base ball team i'll the city, will be held Thanksgiving ere in Speedwell hall. It is said that the boys are able to entertain as well as they can play ball, so that a good time is as sured all who attend.
 The selectmten last night opened bids for the contract of supplying ar tcles of provision for the town aims house. The bread contract was award ed to John O'Brien. at $2.9O per hun dred weight; that for meat and fish was awarded to D. J. Mccarthy. at S497 per hundred weight for meat: $5.25 for haddock, and s5 for cod.
 The superior court did not resume business here to-day. Word was sent Judge Wheeler last evening that the counsel in the cases that were to have been heard were engaged in the Su- preme court and that the cases could be held a week or so. The court agreed to this proposition. Short cal ander and bar meeting will be held as usual tomorrow morning.
 A very pleasant Halloween party was given at the home of MT and Mrs J. W. Black. corner Spencer avenue and North Main streets. last night. All kinds of games were indulged in, also vocal and instrumental music. Several .,f ,fr, Sl1mptuOuS supper was served at 12 o'clock. after which the party dispersed all having a very pleasant evening.
 On Thursday, November 1. special meeting will be conducted at the Sal vation army by Captain Boyd Yorke, brother of the late Captain YOrke, whose life and labors are so well re- membered here Mrs Ensign YOrke conducted the service on Sunday last. wien the hail. corner of Grand and Bank streets. was filled with friends and sympathiZers. and by special re- quest she will also assist at the Thurs day meeting before returning to Prov idence R. l.. where she is at present in charge of the armys operations. Special attention is called to this nc tice. as it is the last meeting she will be able to conduct.
 The Mef1Uon says Ol C.
 Hallett's organ recital ill that city last evening: The recital and concert
 given last evening at the Main street
 Baptist church by Mir Hallett and his
 choir was a decided success. large
 audience filled the auditorium of the
 church and were very enthusiastic
 ill expressing appreciation and delight
 at the various numbers. MT HallettS
 part of the program was excellent, his
 technique of the highest order, and in
 the Andante by TechairkOwsky and
 the Romance" by Lemare, he pro-
 duced some exquisite effects in tone
 coloring He plays with an expression and variety that are charming and
 last evening delighted his admirers
 by his really artistic playing. Miss
 Ethel Ives played the accompaniments.
 and had the lions share of the work to perform. but was fully equal to the task.
 Alderman r. E. Cross takes excep- tion to the statement published herein the other day to the effect that he was the father of the chicken ordinance. Tt did not originate with me- said A1r Cross this morning to Democrat reporter but I voted for it and was ill favor of it because 1 considered it q good thing. Public officials rarely. | if ever. ask that ordinances be passed unless there is need of them and I 1 know that the health authorities gave this matter considerable thought and knew what they were doing before | they sent the ordinance to the board
 of aldermen. They wanted chicken
 yards fifty feet from private resi- dences, but the aldermen thought this | too sweeping and re-committed it to | the board of health with a view to
 having some changes made in the | draft. At the last meeting of the
 health board I suggested that the dis | tance at which chicken yards should
 be removed from private residences
 be fixed at 30 feet instead of 50 feet, | but the board was not prepared to take
 action on the matter. That's all I | know about" If it had come to the
 aldermen with the 30 feet instead of
 50 feet it is thought that it would have
 passed without dissenting voice. I George Cloves of the firm of the
 Randolph-Clowes company, received
 another knockout blow in his litiga-
 tion. against Charles Miller, ct al., to | remove the concern to the city of l P11ffa1o rTbiS b1pyv uaS tho Oiy to