Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-19
CITY NEWS.

Last call on lamb at Castles mar ket. See prices quoted tonight.
 The Sacred Heart church choir will meet for rehearsal this evening at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs William Maton of Court street has returned from visit with friends in New -ork.
 Mrs Martin Gully has returned to her home in New York, after visit to her sister, Mrs R. Brown of Denny street.
 The Penny Prevalent Fund bank will be re-opened for the use of the 20, from to 5, at the Young Women's Friendly league.
 Mrs Mary Daniels has brought suit for divorce against her husband, Albert J. She is represented by Attorney Thoms and alleges intolerable cruelty and intemperance.
 dayor Kilduff and the members of the board of aldermen have received invitations to occupy boxes at the first annual horse snow at lAe Athletic field tomorrow afternoon.
 J. B. Phoenix of 19 Laurel street died this morning. The funeral will take place from St Anns church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Inter ment will be in St Joseph's cemetery. Tonight will be one of the banner nights at the annual fair of the Wash ington A. c. which is being held at the City hall. Don't fail to attend and to enjoy an evening of rare pleasure Tor the small sum of 10 cents.
 pr George Herr has received a very promising offer to coach the football team of the Ohio Medical university this season, but he has declined the offer. pr Herr played fullback on the football teams of the Michigan and Pennsylvania universities.
 A horse belonging to pr Frank Ryder hurt itself last evening so seriously Lat the services of Dr Bland were im- mediately necessary. The horse was quite a valuable one, giving promise of great speed. It is not yet known ii the hurt it nas sustained will interefere with the owner s expectations.
 There is to be a grand carnival at the Masonic home in Wallingford on September 25. A special train will leave New Haven on that date for Wal 1ingford at 1O:10 a. m. From all points in the state the fare on the railroads will be fare and one-third. A large body of Masons will leave this city.
 = meeting of the senior class of the High school will be held to night for the purpose of forming debating club. The class will be addressed by Brad ford Webster, Arthur Ells, Edward McElligott, John Dallas, Benjamin Marcus and Benjamin Fairbrother, who will speak upon the benefits which may be derived from debating societies.
 Owing to the success of School h. spector Smiths experiment. with coke and soft coal in heating the High school building on Wednesday afternoon, it has been decided to purchase coke and soft coal not only for the school de partment but for all the city depart ments for the present. ComptrOller Russell was around among the local coal dealers yesterday looking after prices on coke and soft coal
 On account of the great interest all over the state in the dedication of the memorial to the Firs t Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Hartford Thursday, September 25, the management of the N. Y, N- H. & Fl. R. R. have decided to issue on that day special tickets from all stations in Connecticut to Hartford and return at rate of fare and one-half It is expected that the veterans attending the celebration will number 2,500.
 At a meeting of Company c last night the following committee was ap- pointed to make arrangements for their annual New Years eve ball: Captain D. E. Fitzpatrick, Lieutenant Ha1pin, Corporals Callahan, Kelly, Jackson and Privates MOnagan and Mccarthy. Colts band of Hartford will render the concertsand Faulmanns orchestra will furnish dance music It was voted to put the rife range at Simonsville in condition for practice on Saturday af- ternoons.
 Mrs Catherine Quigley died yester- day afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs H. J., Austin, 32 East Liberty street. Besides Mrs Austin she leaves another daughter, Miss Mary F. Quigley, and two sons, Will liam J. and Henry Quigley. The fu-. neral will take place to St Patrick's church tomorrow morning at 6:3O o'clock. The remains will be taken to New York for burial on the SIP train in charge of Bergin & Sons. The interment will be in Flatbush ceme- tery.
 Tickets are selling very rapidly for the concert by the Miners glee club at Jacques opera house on Sunday night. The American band of twenty five pieces. Prof Fulton, leader, will render a number of selections. A new march recently received will be played for the first time. It is expected that Mayor Kilduff will be present and will make few remarks. As the program will be an excellent one and the con- cert will be for a worthy purpose, for the benefit of the striking miners, it is expected that Jacques opera house will be crowded to the doors.
 The board of finance met last night and approveu the payrolls. The ex- penses of the smallpox epidemic will amount to over $25,0 QUO ana the board 1 is in quandary to know how to meet the bills. A special tax is not desira- ble; it is a question if payment can be deferred until after January.1, so that unless sufficient unappropriated rev. enues can be discovered to meet the smallpox bills something will have to be done. It was decided to get an opin- ion from the city attorney as to what can be done in the premises The board of health was requested to fur nish the finance board with statement | el. s-1-, LII A.