Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-16
CITY NEWS.

Court Hancock. r. Of A. held q smoker last night. n interesting
 musical and literary program was ren- ! derGd.
 4. II. Williams. for the past twelve years q carrier at the local pOsrOtfice has resigned and will soon take up q l permanent residence in CalifOruia David Miller, q sub-caTrier, haS been 1 appointed to the place made vacant by the resignation of Mir Williams.
 Treat L. Sanford of Waterbury filed ! yesterday in the United States district court a voluntary petition in bank Iuptcy. His liabilities are $i,732. 94 and tue assets are $2OS9.19. which in clulc an Insurance policy of S1,0O0 and $Joo which is claimed to be eX- | cupt.
 W. T. Middleton and Miss Bertha F. Wood led the grand march at the | dinner and sCclable Of Martha Wash inGton council. Order of Silver stars ill Speedwell hall last night. The com- m.tteps in charge were as follows: Ar r3ng"mCnt committea Miss Russell k. D. Ecube. Miss Chipman. John C. LatuS: floor committee. E. A. Winters. ". ". Leonard, J. Slattie, C. s. Root. W. J. Middleton.
 Robert Sheehan of Sylvan avenue
 is in receipt of q letter from his son. James Sheehan. 8 United States sol dier in the Philippines. in which he states that he is getting along splen- diGly and likes the place more and more every day. His neighbor Joseph | Wall. and several other Waterbury | boys. are stationed at the same place, the town of Tarlac. so that they are 1 not lonesome and keep each other post sd about what is going on at home.
 Box P was pulled this forenoon. calling the department to the corner of West Main and North Willow streets, where it was said the big block belonging to Major Spencer was on fire. This was q mistake. though. to be sure. there was little fire there. but it was encased in the ash chute and could not have done much harm any way. There was over q cartload of paper in the chute. something it was never intended for. and when one of the tenants threw hot ashes into it there soon arose q volume of smoke which led people to believe that the whole place was on fire. There was no damage.
 The Mandolin club of the Girls Glee club will play the 'Luella Waltz at the concert November 26 J. J. Der win Is training them and the girls will endeavor to do credit to his teaching The members of the club are Miss Leedwin Sincaster, Miss Minnie Bavier, Miss Ethel Eccles, and Miss Jennie Lefevre This club will be permanent organization but will be enlarged as some of the best mandolin players of Waterbury are members of the High school at present. The Girls Glee club is ambitious to give q good entertainment and have no talent out side of the High school and none but girls to participate.
 Thomas Mulcahy of Sylvan avenue has been admitted to T partnership in
 the mineral water business conducted by William Hurley. whose plant is To- cated on Jackson street. MT Hurley is q hard worker and by steady app!i-
 cation to business succeeded ill build ! ing up good class of trade and finally reached point where he saw his in crPasing patronage demanded more help and decided to take in a partner MT Mulcahv is q well known citizen. | has 2 knowl dge of the business. having worked at it for some time at McCar- | thy {. Noor"'~. So that there is no req i son why Hurley & AIuicahy should not | only hold all the trade the firm now | has but keep adding to it right along.
 The fourth annual sociable given by | the Elm Social and Athletic club was
 the attraction last evening which ell ticed q very large number Of people
 to LeavenwOTth hail. many visitors be
 ing present from Naugntuck and Tor
 rington. To the mirthful strains of
 an inspiring march by Di5Ianc's orches-
 tra. the grand march. which was led 1 by President James White and Miss | IL, ,,l- I,5,
 head of q procession of about I5 cou- 1 DleS. commenced. There ,+er9 nine
 teen numbers. on the program. Pro
 lessor Pole prompted. It was the
 most successful sociable yet given by l the Elm Social and Athletic club. and
 the persons composing tne committees. l whose rames appeared i'll last even, | ing's Democrat. are deserving Of the
 greatest praise~for the successful man.
 ner in which everything was carried
 out.
 The funeral of Dr Frank 2. Grant, | aged 43 years. who committed suicide 1 yesterday at the residence of A. C.
 Peck. Park avenue. will take place 1 tomorrow. with interment in Water l town. Dr Grant was q well known
 optician, and having occasion to make a business call at the Peck residence.
 he entered there yesterday. and after
 being shown into the parlor he saiG l he was sick and asked for a glass; stat | ing that be desired to take some medi-
 cine. He got it and emptied the con- | tents of a small vial into it. dranki in
 presence Of two or three persons. and
 then sank to the floor and died before
 the medical examiner arrived The | body was removed to Burralls. He | leave a widow and two children but
 they have not lived together for some | time. The doctor was one of the best
 known men in town. a good fellow
 when he was pr Grant, and had a host
 of friends who regret his sad end. He
 had faults, but let them be inferred | with his bones. In the opinion of the
 medical examiner he swallowed dose
 of morphia.
 Horsemen are commencing to con- plain about the asphalt paving on West Main street. and ma1:y think that | there is likely to be suits for damages on account of valuable animals gattj r