Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-17
CITY NEWS.


 journed meeting this evening at o'clock.
 At the meeting of Anchor lodge, NE. Q. F., tomorrow night the election of officers will take place.
 Miss Julia Walsh, of 1,O52 South Main street entertained party of friends from New Haven yesterday.
 The board of aldermen will meet their labors on the annual appropria- tions.
 MT and Mrs George Deane of Cherry street are receiving congrat atulations from their friends upon the birth of boy to them Saturday evening.
 Judge George W. Wheeler, of the superior court, has overruled the mo- ton to set aside the verdict in the Par sons bank case. This was at the re- quest Of counsel engaged on both sides of the suit.
 In the district court this morning Judge Bradstreet allowed that the at tachment in the suit of Mcdonald against Gagain may be dissolved when the defendant shall have furnished q bond of 1,500, which is SoOO over the amount sued for.
 The ice on soIne of the ponds is yet hardly strong enough to bear one up. Saturday evening a small boy, aged about years. while skating on Griggs' pond, broke through the ice and came near being drowned, his rescue being effected only after considerable trou- ble.
 There was no city court this morn ing, not even Sunday drunk being arrested yesterday. Things look as 4l ,,rr1N r+~ ,,o1 t,, make business for the city are getting square with the liquor dealers for their intention not to give away presents" this Christmas. However, everybody seems to be doing business these days except the city court.
 The children of St Thomas's parish will be given a great treat Christmas day. The clergymen of the parish, Fathers Crowley and Kennedy, wlil have the basement dressed up in gay colors and in the center q great Christ mas tree, which the pariShionerS are invited to dress with toys. All the children of the parish will be invited to this unusual treat.
 The new organ for St ThomaS'S church. for the purchase of which the recent fair was held. will be com pleted next Sunday. it is expected. or al the latest for Christmas day. Spe- cial musical numbers will be rendered on that occasion besides the regular service. and the organ will be assisted by an orchestra. So that St Thomas's will be quite as attractive on that day as any of the other Catholic churches.
 The Meriden railroad. where it joins the private railroad of the Benedict X Burnham company, was discovered D St hC in that vicinity. \ still alarm was sent to the LeavenworTh street en- zine house and the chemical engine was dispatched to the scene. One sleep CT was burned when the firemen ar rived and this comprised all the dam- age done. The source of the fire is not known.
 At meeting of the Waterbury asso- citation. No 15, \. A. s. F., held last Saturday evening in c. \. F.. block. the following officers were elected: Presi- dent. ". W. Cowles: vice-president, P. F. Higgins: financial secretary. NJ. E. Cunningham: corresponding secretary, J. c. r. Castle; recording secretary, E. k. Snagg; treasurer, William J. Black CT: conductor. F. E. Baril: doorkeeper. J. G. Baril; first trustee, E. Rowley; second trustee. George Riglesford; third trustee, s. ". Wood.
 A very pleasant social gathering was held at the home of MT and Mrs Thomas Ryan on Mill street last even- ing. About forty guests were present. There was piano solos by the Misses | Margaret Walsh, Mollie Harrington. also the Messrs Patrick Leyden and i John Mccarthy. Vocal solos by the i Misses Josie Harrington, Nellie Hig- 1 gins and Georgiana Kelly, also Messrs Phillip Christian. Joseph Connor and 1 Thomas Mccarthy. and banjo solos by 1 Miss Maggie Vickers and Gus De- ! borde. Refreshments were served at an early hour, an enjoyable evening being spent by all.
 The funeral of Thomas B. Miller took place yesterday afternoon from | the family residence, 1S5 South Leon | ard street. with service at St Patrick's church by the Rev Father Gleeson and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The funeral cortege was headed by the presiding officers of the different | societies in the line of march, followed by Hellmann's Advance drum corps, Martin Hellmann lodge. F. of A., Wa Athletic club, Olympia Athletic club and the Brooklyn Outing club. The pail bearers were Matthew Smith and James Dawson of court Martin He'll mann. F. of A, Christopher Dunphy and John ONeil of the Elks, Frank Sheridan of the Brooklyn. Athletic club, and Joseph Begnal of the Brook lyn. Outing club. The floral tributes included large clock from Water bury lodge. B. ?. O. E., pillow from court Martin Hellmann, Faith, Hope and Charity from the Brooklyn Out ing club, scythe from employees of the American Ring company and a large bouquet of carnations from Mrs r. T. Walsh The funeral was largely at tended.
 4 horse hitched to a run-about, the property of Lilley, Swift & Co, ran away this morning from some point near the Highland division depot. The horse tore up Grand street at terrific gait and turned down Leayenworth street. barely missing several dump carts belonging to Contractor William McGrath. The slippery pavement on West Main street opposite the City hall came near causing serious conse- quences, but it was there the fun be gan. Contractor A1cGrath undertook to catch the horse; so did the assist ant clerk of the district court, William L l. IL <1<~rl