Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-11
CITY NEWS.

 l Thursday, fresh westerly winds.
 Free Friday and Saturday, four-quart granite saucepan with soc worth tea, coffee or baking powder. The Great | Atlantic and Pacific Tea Go.
 Prof Adrian Fl. Newens of Ames, Ia, will be the speaker at the mems meet ing in the opera house next Sunday. He will give a monologue of "A Sin gular Life.'~
 The dramatic committee of Com stock lodge will meet this evening for the purpose of making arrangements for an amateur performance of Dark est Russia"
 The funeral of Mrs Fannie O'Leary will be held from the family residence on Stone street to-morrow morning at 8:3O o'clock with service at St Fran cis Xavier's church and interment in new St Joseph's cemetery.
 Danbury is making a push to get $1O0,000 from the state for a Normal school Somebody is paying the bills for sending to many newspapers for publication maps showing Danbury's railway connection, with statistical fn- formation showing the need of Nor nal school.
 Attorney P. L. Wood, representing the creditors of the Domestic Pie Bak- ing Go. has filed an application with the superior court for the appointment of receiver of the company. This is a' renewal of the proceedings which were .quashed in the district court last Saturday by Judge Cowell after de cidedly warm and interesting hearing.
 w. H. Minor will be organist and Ed ward Sawyer will be soloist at the third Lenten organ recital which will be held at St Johns church tomorrow afternoon. The program: Prelude, Tours; "Chanson Triste," Tsc&aikow- sky; serenade,. Gounod; solo, Judge Me, o God,' by Buck, MT Sanger; Gan tilene Nuptiale," DuBois; Lost Chord" Sullivan.
 Miss Evaline Gertrude Adams died yesterday afternoon at her home, 337 South Main street. The deceased was hairdresser with headquarters in the Apothecaries' giHall building. She leaves her mother, Mrs Maria Adams; one sister, Mrs Herbert Cady, and three brothers, Burton of Torrington, Clay ton and Willis R. of Waterbury. The |
 The funeral of Antonio Ciminera, who was shot dead on Jackson street Sunday night, was held yesterday af- ternoon with service at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes by the Rev Father Karam. The burial was Ill Calvary cemtery The bearers were Rocco Cacoviaco, Vincenzo Marciano, Alfonso al Sagoli, Gaetano F1eto, An tonic Saledoro and Antonio Sebbrarle- boa
 During the past few days hundreds of tickets have been sold for the enter tainment which will be given in the City hall on next Sunday night, under the auspices of the Catholic Women's s association. It will be "A Night of Irish Song" Sweet are the melodies of the Emerald Isle and often does | person like to hear them. The more you hear of them the better you Ike | them. Irish melody is as famous as Irish wit. An evening of rare pleasure | will be enjoyed by those who are pres ent at the City hallgon Sunday night. One of Garbage Contractor Rigney,s men created q sensation in the south end of the city yesterday, He was seen carrying what was supposed to be a large white pig on his back through the lots and cover it under the sWill in his wagon. People wondered where the man got the porker, but upon in- quiry it was learned that it was not a pig at all, but a good sized dog that had been left over ground and which l neighbors had requested the health of ficer to have removed. The carcass was disposed of in Rigneys crematory. The bids for the contracts for build l ing the proposed school in Wateryille were opened yesterday afternoon. They were as follows: Carpenter work, J. Fred Buttner, $5,521; Tracy Bros, $7,550; Seeley & Upham Go, $5,735; Oscar Bernier. $5,698. Mason work, Chatfeld and Chatfield, $5,7OO; Thomp- son Bros, between $5,00O and $6,0OO; J. W. Gaffney & Go, $6,17O. Heating and ventilating Barlow Bros, $2, 2,490; Franklin & Go, $3,195. Plumbing, Mar. tin J. Fahy Go, $230: William T. Dis I ley, $24O; Charles Thatcher Go. S25O. l The contracts may be awarded Thurs day.
 At the meeting of the board of public works last night. Commissioners Ma nancy and Blakeslee were appointed as a committee to investigate and re- port upon the application of Chauncey | Seeley to remove two trees at the cor ner of Union street and Jeffrey alley and inquire into the complaint of An tonic Novella of Drayer street, who claims $1,000 damage on account of surface water entering his cellar The application of W. F. Booth for plumb I er's license was sent back to the peti- tioner to be properly made out. The engineer was requested to prepare plans for storm water sewers and catch basins in certain streets and to | advertise for bids for the construction of the same, proposals to be received on April 24. te engineer was re- quested to report estimates of plan of relief from surface water on Bishop street. between Hopkins street and Pine street. The board voted to hold an outing on March 26. Hearings on sewer assessments which were to have been held last night will take place at the next meeting.