Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-28
CITY NEWS.

The funeral of Charles Francis son or Mr and Mrs Thomas Lynch. of Baldwin street. took place yesterday afternoon. with inteTmcnt in the fam ny plot i'll St Josephs cemetery.
 some one entered the pool room of J. Adleman on East Main street We'd nesday night, and carried q slot device gas Inach.ne into the yard and knocked il to pieces.
 Irving J. Messenger, the popular clerk at F. w. Hale's news store, has the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in the death of his father, Which occurred at the old homestead. ill Canaan, last Monday. Mir Messen- ger was at his fathers bedside when he passed away.
 The executive committee of the High school alumni desires that all Who are selling tickets for the annual concert and promenade on New Years night Will make report of their sue cess in dlspoSing of them to Dr Kill martin, who will be present at the High school building tomorrow after noon from until , o'clock.
 The carcass of pork that was found on Johnson avenue some days ago
 wrapped up in a horse blanket and Which was supposed to have been stolen was given over to the Bows club this morning by the chief of po- lice, the owner of the goods having failed to call for it after due notice was given. The chief of police deemed this tDe best disposition that could be made Cf the meat, and moreover, as further delay would make it unfit for food.
 Prosecuting Attorney Bronson, of the district court, raised an objection to receiving the check for S3O, which Prosecutor Durant, of the city court, gave in settlement for two cases in the district court recently, and in which
 he gave bail, and the accused gave him leg bail. As the check was not drawn
 up for the purpose for which it was paid. Mir Bronson refused to acknowl- edge it. A great deal Of red tape had. therefore, to be unwound, and Il check drawn up for the specific purpose for
 which the first one was paid was given
 to the clerk of the district court.
 The snow squall of this morning pl omised to result ill good sleighing,
 and owners of cutters were figuring upon Icing out ill all their glory this aaftcrnoon. Things did not pan out just right, however. and in consequence the merry sleigh bells have not yet been heard upon the public streets, and
 it is doubtful if they will be during the present century. This may sound
 distressing to the young ladies who
 have been promised d spin at the first snow fall. but there seems to be no
 way out of it, so that they might just
 as welt make themselves happy while they wait.
 A pleasant whist party was given
 by Miss Elsie Humphrey last night at
 her home on Woodlawn Terrace. Con
 solation whist was played and those participating were arranged at four different tables. The prize was won
 by Miss Mildred Mcfarland of Bridge port, who is the guest for q few days of the Misses Bessie and BerniSS Bur
 ton of Abbott avenue. Following the
 conclusion of the game. piano and vo- cal selections were rendered by the Misses Elsie Dixon. Betty Bryant, FL sic Humphrey, Kitty Glynn and Mill dred Mcfarland. During the evening q light collation. was served. It was
 late hour when the jolly merrymak
 CTS separated and wended their sever- al ways homeWard.
 Thomas Kelly died last night at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs Eliza Cunningham 19 Beacon street. His widow survives him. Mir Kelly was l for q number of years q resident of Jackson street and had many friends | there and in other parts of the town 1 who will be surprised to hear of his l death for but few Were aware that he | was sick. The cause of death was i pneumonia which set in upon him about q week ago and although he had good medical attendance and proper 1 care in every other way, he sank rapid 1 Ivy nd l1SSn1 I1 aCnninSr nt :, o'clock. Mir Kelly and his wife lived | in Jackson street until a, short time 1 ago when they decided to take up a l residence with Mrs Cunningham. The | funeral will take place tomorrow | morning at S:30 o'clock with mass | of requiem at St Th0mas's church and l interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The program at the Christmas tree 1 exercises in the basement of St Thom- ass church yesterday afternoon in | cluded: Christmas in Song and 1 Story by the Sunday school children:
 recitation. "Christmas Tree,'' Sadie
 FitZpa trick: recitation. Gifts Sun day school: Santa Claus and the 1 Mousse Grace Kcefe; recitation, 1 "Christmas,' G. Reardou; song, Santa
 Claus Is Coming infant class; ''An-
 nle and W7illie's Prayer" Christian l iAGultS, SoAS, ESuultStN | school class: recitation. Santa 1 Ciaus."- Gertrude Patzcr: "Christmas l Stockings" Mabel Nichols: -song. We 1 Bring Our Gifts" Sunday school class
 On the part of the Sunday school | Thomas uardic delivered an address
 to Father Crowley and Father Ken ,nedy in the course of which he pre-
 sented to each q present as a mark Of l esteem from the children of the par l ish All the little ones received 2 l present and as much candy as they 1 could take care of. The affair wa, l conducted under the management of | the Misses Katherine Ward Margaret l Corcoran, Lizzie Quinn and Gertrude
 McEvoy. and was a success away and beyond the expectations of the com r.ittee and others who helped il along.