Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-27
CITY NEWS.


 John Gillespie, former resident of this city, died at Kingston, N. Y., last Sunday.
 Company A, c. N. G., will give g dance Thanksgiving eve. American band orchestra.
 Mrs NJ. A. Waters and Mrs Joseph NJ. Kelley of Boston are visiting Mrs kelleys parents, MT and Mrs James Smith of Hawkins street.
 The Waterbury Democratic associa- tion will hold an important meeting on Friday evening, when every mem- Der is requested to be present.
 Thomas Sheehan, the congressman, wishes to announce that he is no rela- tive of Thomas Sheehan, who was bound over in yesterdays police court for stealing harness.
 Miss Mary Tobin, graduate of the shorthand department of Monroe's s Business college, has accepted a situa- tion as stenographer with the Wright | Manufacturing company.
 An informal reception will be ten | dered by the. gentlemen to the lady | members and their friends of the Fri day evening dancing class next Fri day evening at Professor Ba1ley's academy hall.
 Tuesday and Wednesday, November P and 2S. only. the Charles Thatcher 1 company, No 39 Center street, will sell 200 Columbia records at $3 per dozen for fall stock.
 Dr John D. Freney of this city will deliver an address before the alumni of Niagara university, in Niagara, to- night pr Freney is a graduate of the university and his subject this even- ing will be ''The Medical Profession"
 At St Ann's church this morning Joseph TeSsier of North Riverside street and Miss Arselie Goulet of Dover street were united ill marriage by Rev Father Senesac. The ceremony as well as the nuptial mass which fol lowed was attended by large number of the friends of the popular young couple.
 A very pleasant surprise party was rendered to Mir and Mrs Frank Davis of City Mills last evening, it being their fifteenth anniversary, by neighbors and friends. Music, games, recita- tions, etc, were indulged in and were thoroughly enjoyed by all. Refresh ments were served and all departed for their homes with none but good wishes for the happy couple.
 An original feature of an unusual kind is the extremely spirited Christ mas poem written for The Outlook by Dean Stubbs, of Ely Cathedral, Eng land. It is called Ave Jesu," and it has been set to music for the Out look by the organist and choirmaster of York Cathedral, T. Tertius Noble It is printed with decoration and il- lustration. CS3 a year. The Outlook company, 2S1 Fourth avenue, New York)
 Francis Mcclure, aged 72 years, died last night at the residence of Mrs Mary Dalton on Mill street. MT Me Guire's home was in Cleveland, O.. but he had been stopping in Waterbury the past few months. He had no near relatives in this city. The remains will be taken to Providence tomorrow morning in charge of Undertaken Der gin and inferred beside the remains of his sisters and brothers in the family plot at that place.
 Pork loins, 7c ID, at Castles.
 A rumor that the large buildings going up on the premises of the Scovill Manufacturing company were to be utilized for the business now conduct ed by the Randolph-Clowes company, of which c. P. Goss, president of the first named concern is prominently identified, is without foundation. The buildings will house costly machinery for the manufa cture of government goods such as shells used on war ships, tubes of all kinds and many other articles used by the government in the construction of battle ships and big guns.
 There threatens to be litigation be- tween two good citizens, Constable Edward Donahue and Frank Baum gartner, brother of the newsletter. Sunday morning both of the above named were crossing each other in teams on Bank street when a wheel on the constable's turnout was whip ped clean off the axle. He accused his friend of doing it, claiming he did not keep to his proper side of the street Since then the constable has demand ed damages and the other having re- fused MT Donahuc has consulted coun- sel about entering suit.
 Yesterday afternoon shortly after the closing of the school session. Miss Nellie Dee supervisor of music in the public schools of this city and director of the Girls Glee club of the High school, was presented with a handsome clock by the members of the Girls Glee club as token of the esteem in which she is held by them and as an
 
 which they feel for the untiring and jealous efforts of the recipient in the7r behalf. Miss Henderson, president of the club, made the presentation speech, to which Miss Dee, though visibly affected, suitably responded.
 The Brooklyn Athletic club will give their fourth annual concert and re- ception in City hall on Thanksgiving afternoon and evening, and the com mittee in charge have arrangements perfected to entertain. a crowded house. The place has been tastefully decorated for the occasion and never presented a more cheerful appearance. The club has a record for giving successful entertainments and there is no danger of this proving an exception, On the contrary an effort will be made to ren- der it even more pleasing to the clubs patrons than any of the entertain ments given by this popular associa- tion in the past.
 At meeting of the general con- mittee of the Foresters, which has in | charge the preparations for the forth coming annual fair of that organiza- tion much business was transacted |