Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-23
CITY NEWS.

The letter carriers will make only the morning delivery on Monday. The post office will close at noon.
 In the superior court at New Haven yesterday Judge Hall heard arguments in the case of Cassidy's appeal from probate.
 William J. Schlegel and John W. Gaffney were to-day appointed appraisers on the estate of the late Dr Alfred North.
 The carriers window at the post--ofice will be open tomorrow between the hours of 12 and 2 for the purpose of distributing packages, etc.
 William J. McElligott of the Philadelphia dental college and Frank and Joseph O'Nein of Georgetown college are home for the holidays.
 The election of officers of the Central Labor union was postponed last night un- til Friday evening on account of the ab- scence of the secretary
 An important adjourned meeting of the Catholic Literary association will be held in their rooms in the Lilley block at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Mrs Frank Moss of Naugatuck died at her home in that town early this morning. The deceased was a sister of James, Michael and William Cass of this city.
 James Hughes, aged 51 years, died at his residence, S2 Mattatuck street, at 3:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon, with services at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 William Riley and James Hughes of Waterbury ate a meal at an East Hartford boarding house last night and were unable to pay for it when finished. Sheriff Foley took them in charge and landed them in | the police station in Hartford
 Dennis Guilfoile died at the hospital | this morning The remains were removed to the residence of his sister, Mrs Bergin, | 102 Wolcott street. The funeral will take place st 2:3O o'clock Monday afternoon, with services at the Sacred Heart church.
 NJ. Gavegan, general agent of the Con- necticut Catholic, was in town to-day. Time touches Mir Gavegan with a gentle hand. He is as hale and hearty to-day as he was when he first visited Waterbury in the interest of the paper, nearly twenty years ago.
 Last evening Thomas F. Hancock, superintendent of the local office of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, was presented with handsomely deco rated solid silver tea service of ten pieces, by his co-workers in the office, as Christ mas gift.
 E.J. Finn, the East Main street shoe u6dlGIt udS d Dldl6 RldSS anu SloGl UlOuey box, containing $25 in gold. A number of keys, only one of which will unlock the box, are given away to purchasers. After April ?, every person having key will be | allowed to try to open the box The lucky one gets the money.
 The funeral of Timothy Lane, who died yesterday afternoon after a brief ill., ness, will be held at l 80 o'clock to-mor- row afternoon from his late residence, rear of 151 Baldwin street, with services at the Immaculate Conception church. Besides his wife the deceased leaves a family of l four children.
 Lang X Phelan, real estate brokers, have sold for F. L. Curtis of the Citizens bank, the Louis Perkins farm of 225 acres in To- wantic, to Thomas E. Crannell, who will | occupy the place in the spring. Lang .& Phelan have also sold, for T. E. Crannell, his property on Third street, to F. L. Cur | tis.
 The Rambler Wheel club held its second annual sociable in Music hall last night. The grand march was led by Phillip Beau lieu and Miss Bridget O Brien of Naugatuck. Music was furnished by Rudolph's or chestra and Uffendale prompted. The prize waltz was won by Miss Maggie Deg nan and A. Tucker,
 Captain Bryan E. Lynn, the swordsmar and newspaperman, who is we'll known ir this city, is in Ireland on a visit. He is travelling incognito to escape arrest and imprisonment for having escaped from 6 military prison while he was in the British army. He is writing a series of very in teresting letters to the Catholic Standard over the name of Edmund D. Whelan.
 National Secretary Colwell of the Knights of Columbus has sent to loca secretaries notice of the following deaths James Carroll, New Britain; John T. Ker win, Pawtucket, R. l.; John Farrell Bridgeport; James A. Conlin, Cromwell c. J. Holland, Waterbury; J. F. Seiferman Wallingford; James Hayes, Stamford Maurice McMahon, Meriden; B. J. Cooke New Haven. The total membership sub ject to this assessment is 7, 145.
 Business was good at the relief burear on Scovin street to-day. The number oi applicants for assistance was greater thar on any day since the bureau was opened but the supply was fully equal to the de mand, every one receiving sufficient tc make the house cheerful for the Christmas time. While the demands made on tho bureau are very great indeed, yet there arc no visible signs of the supply becoming exhausted as the following contributions sent in to-day prove: Thomas H. Hayes twenty barrels of flour; J. w. Hodson | AObA OL OCc4T HISS lAQN cloak; G. H. Gloves, $100; lady clerks al Kelly the bakers, $50; band of hope, mis cellaneous articles for Christmas presents EVENING DEMOCRAT, barrel of flour; Mrs c. Maloney, clothing, shoes and rubbers. Nil Slate, clothing; St Margarets school two bundles of clothing; Mrs J. P. Kellogg, money; Mrs Charles Mason, clothing; Mrs James Chappell, clothing.
 The act of congress concerning the issue of certificates of residence to Chinese, ap- proved May 5, 1892, as amended by act ap- proved November 3, 1893, requires all Chinese laborers to make application to tho collector of internal revenue, or his dep uties, for a certificate of residence, and tC furnish correct photograph of applicant for both the original and duplicate cer tificate. No applications will be received later than May 8, 1894. The necessary application blanks will be furnished by 0. A. Warren, deputy collector, for thii division, who will receive said applications and issue the certificates from his office 10 Bank street. There are about twenty five Chinese in this district, twelve o whom registered last year under the origi nal law. They must register again, how ever, and furnish photographs, under tht provisions of the amended act.
 About thirty cases were brought by | A1OSeSuIlHS AteoIAey U Nelu InlS morning against people who had neglected to clear their sidewalks from snow and ice il accordance with the city ordinance. The cases were tried before Justice Frank P Brett, George B. Lamb, and Andrew Webber settled on payment of S6. .64 each The cases of Robert Walker, D. H Tierney, William Lawson, H. P. Camp Ike Boucher, Harriet NJ. Peck, Mary A Dougherty. Catherine Smith, Sarah Hob son, John Flaherty, Martha j. Neville John Lucid, D. ". Clark, James Moran and Henry Perry were nolled. The case, against G. ". Lampson were thrown on | as there was no graded sideyEsIl- I'll,