Waterbury Democrat., 1900-10-23
CITY NEWS.

za DecOratOrS are AeEe TOT tne puTpoSe of doing some work on the altars at the Immaculate Conception and at St Mary's convent.
 On Friday evening of this week the Sacred Heart Drum corps, under the guidance of Leader Kenney will give an excellent concert in front of Pyth- ian hall, Waterville.
 All candidates for the civil service examination are reminded that the time for receiving applications expires to-day. Applications must be returned to postoffice to-day.
 William Pasternak has retired from the firm of PaSternak Bros and moved to Woonsocket, k. l., where he has opened a wholesale liquor store similar to the Waterbury one.
 Mrs II. A. Ogden, psychic and palm ist, late of Bridgeport, in which place she pursued her calling successfully for five years. is now permanently To- cated at 237 North Main street..
 St Cecilia's fair was the scene of a jolly .crpYl. lpstLeegenin1- Ga@gllf am Herr charmed the audience in his popular song. Fred Pelletier was a wonder in his baton swinging. To pass q pleasant evening go to the fair. Tonight will be one of the best even ings for meeting your friends there.
 Henry Dilliber, aged G years, died last night at the residence of Henry Brown City Mills MT Dilliber has been an employe of the Waterbury Manufacturing Co for the past four teen years. The funeral service will be held at 7:45 this evening. Rev Dr Davenport officiating. The remains will be taken to Chicopee, Mass, for burial ill charge of Undertaken Bur rall.
 The superior court, civil side, re- sumed business to-day, with Judge George w. Wheeler on the bench. The case of George A. Boughton, trustee, against his sister, Susan B. Prior, was heard. Attorneys -Carmody and Gill lette appeared for the plaintiff, and Judge Cole for the defendant. The suit is to. recover S99O for rent of q farm on the Middlebury road which the defendant has occupied for some time. The defense was q general de- nial
 The huge tree that stood at the en- trance to St Anne'S rectory on South Main street has been removed and the change makes q big improvement in the looks of the place. While the cut
 
 lar business, still there are different places about town where public ne cessity and convenience require such action and the spot iii question was one of them, for the giant almost filled the gateway and was hind rance to travel on the sidewalk, too.
 Warrior Gap" is an interesting story. The first chapters appeared in Saturdays paper.
 After q short delay, the work of put ting down the asphalt on West Main street has been resumed, and will be pushed until the job is completed. A few of the boys about town are think ing of asking permission to give a dance there some evening before 1t is opened to public travel. It would pay, too. and if some of those institu- tions that are trying to make little money for charitable purposes had the use of it for an evening or two and charge 10 cents a head for the priHi- lege of waltZing on the smooth surface they would realize a nice sum out of the venture. The funeral of Mrs Margaret Snug. rue will take place tomorrow morn. ing at 9:3O o'clock from the family residence. 9S4 Baldwin street, with { mass of requiem at St Francis Kay | ier'S church and interment in St Jo- | seph's cemetery. Mrs Shugrue was { daughter of Mrs James Dillon anl was a devout member of St Patrick parish until the formation of the par ish of St Francis Xavier and since | that time she has been an attendant at the latter church. being present a | the celebration of mass last Sunda v Besides her husband. Jeremiah Shug | rue, she leaves three girls and two 1 boys, Lizzie, Lauretta, Rosella, Josep, and John.
 Rev James Smith. missionary priest, stationed on the Island of $ Christopher. British West Indies, is in town, visiting his uncle, Michae 1 Donahue of Spring street, and his cousin. Dr M. J. Donahue. It is in teresting to hear from him how pub lie sentiment throughout the whole group of the West Indies applauds tht ISpolicy of the United States in relation E.to Cuba and Porto Rico; and how they would all be more than willins to belong to our government. Int cause of this feeling lies in their sys tenn of taxation which is made to ex tend over everything. even over mat terS of every day comfort and neceSSi ty which no one in this country eve dreams of taxing.
 Mrs Cordelia Trudeau, who had he husband. Cleophus, in the city cour , few days ago charged with non-suI port and assault. has entered suit fo divorce, alleging intolerable cruelty She also asks the custody of her si minor children and for an allowanc pending the hearing of the suit. Tn trouble between these people is sai to have arisen over a change of relis ious faith in the wife. Her husband counsel, Judge Lowe, claims that sh has given up the, Catholic faith for tn Baptist religion and that she insist upon taking the children, to churc with her. The husband does not ot ject to his wife going to whateve church she pleases. but he will not a low her to interfere with the religiou training of the children.
 P. s. Bergin, son,of Undertaken. Ma tin Bergin, who for the past few week :, has been suffering from q mild al tack of typhoid fever, was about tow to-day looking as bright and cheerfr as ever. Mr Bergip was taken sick i