Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-22
CITY NEWS.

Warrior Gap. serial of more than ordinary merit. commenced in .Satur- days Democrat. :. ! Charles E. Adams, formerly clerk for A. B. Pierpent, is seriously ill at his home on East Main street.
 Miss Irene Higgins of 2o West Farm street has gone to Seymour to spend vacation with her grandparents. Professor Bailey swilI connience at | an early date second strictly begin ners' dancing class for adults for which q number are already entered.
 Miss Josephine Dover, who was l visiting at tile home of Mr and Mrs John O'Connor of South Main street | left this morning on the -S:I2 Train to visit her uncle in Duluth, Minn.
 The Rev Father Brennan Of Thorn aston will give lecture in St Thomas | church Friday evening. It will be un- der the Holy Name society and is free to both parishioners and outsiders,
 Mrs Atnelfa Blais aged 6e'Fyears, l months and ' days, died last night | at o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Eyer. 10S Wood street. | She leaves three sons, Ernest, Samuel l and Emile, and one daughter, Mary. | Funeral at St Anne's church at 1:3O q. III. Tuesday.
 St Cecilia's fair drew a big crowd Saturday night. and $91 was taken in at the door. William Herr, ill his pop ular song. "When We Meet at the | Dear Old Sweet Home," will be one of the stage attractions this evening If you wish to spend pleasant hour, go to the fair. The county commissioners will be in nt bni DFi in, fl,A courthouse building on Leavenworth street on Wednesday and Thursday of this week for the purpose of examining applicants and to collect advertising fees. All applicants, except druggists, should be present.
 Some one pulled box PIP. located on Grove street. between Holmes and Central avenues. Saturday evening. and in jiffy the department was hur- rying to that point. It proved to be q false alarm. There is no clue to the person who pulled the box and it is q good job for him that there is not.
 In all the Catholic churches yester- day a letter from St Franciss orphan asylum was read asking for informa tion regarding the whereabouts of Florence Donahue. who left the asylum
 
 posed to be living somewhere in this state. News of great importance awaits her at the asylum.
 Mrs Katharine Mulligan of Pelham Manor. N. T., who came to Waterbury to attend the wedding of Miss Julia \. Fitzpatrick is spending several days calling on old friends in this city. Mrs Mulligan was formerly q teacher in the center school district. She is the guest of the Misses Mary Class. of Orange street. and Agnes Fitzpatrick of Wall street.
 Frank L. Smith. of Brooklyn, N. Y., addressed a large audience at Jacques opera house yesterday afternoon on the work of the |. M C A. among the soldiers and sailors In the United States army and navy. The |. M c. X. orchestra discoursed suitable selee- tions, with Mir Tripp leading the sing ing. ''The Star Spangled Banner was beautifully rendered by Miss Turn bull. General s. w.. Kellogg presid- ed .- -..~. ".'' The funeral of James Kenny took place yesterday afternoon from the | family residence on North Elm street with services at the Immaculate Con ception church and interment in St l Joseph's cemetery. The bearers. all members of Court Fruitful Vine, F. of 1 A., were Hugh Feeley. William Me | Gowan, James Sullivan, Michael 1 Grant, Patrick Gallagher and William l Lane. There were several floral 1 pieces. l Real Estate D. H. Tierney has sold | the property on the east side of Bank street, directly south of the Bank street bridge, known as the Miles Daily place. to Mir and Mrs Frank DeLucie. who conduct fruit store in one of the stores in the block. It is a very val uable piece of property and is the largest real estate transfer that has | been made in that part of the town l for some time.
 1 Last night fire was discovered in Donato Meo's barber shop in the Lew Is block on South Main street. The chemical engine was summoned and extinguished the blaze in short order w. J. Schlegel, agent for the building told Democrat reporter to-day thai the fire was due to carelessness on the part of Meo, who left gas jet burn ing in his shop. The damage will amount to about S1OO. Meo had nc | insurance.
 I A merry party of friends gathered at the residence or NIT and Mrs Henry Makepeace of Brewster street tn; other evening to give their daughter Mrs Annie Rubbea of Brockton. Mass hearty farewell after two weeks visit here. William Webster, solois
 of Trinity church. rendered some de
 lightful vocal music. and F. J. Scot
 gave selections on the mandolin ant
 guitar. There were other very pleas
 ing features in the entertainment
 which tended to make the departur
 of the guest as merry as a marriag
 bell. s.-r Be sure and read the new and inter
 esting serial. Warrior Gap" now run
 ming in the Democrat
 The funeral of Michael B. Donovan
 took place yesterday afternoon iron
 the family residence on Baldwn 1 street with service at St Franci
 Nayier's church and interment in S
 Joseph's cemetery. The Holy Mann
 societies of St Francis Navier's, s
 Patrick's and the Sacred Heart par
 ishes attended the funeral in body
 marching from the church to the ceme tery. The following acted :,as, nall