Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-03
CITY NEWS.

Rev Father Curtin celebrated mass at the almshouse yesterday morning.
 A daughter was born yesterday to MT and Mrs Patrick Degnan of Bald win street
 The Redemptorist Fathers will open a mission at St Francis Xavier's church on January 6.
 Next Saturday, the feast of the I'm maculate Conception, will be a holy day of obligation in the Catholic church.
 MISS Kate Dunn, formerly with Cof- Iey's restaurant. has accepted a posi- ton at McNie's restaurant, 273 Bank street. Barcelona council. No 42, K. of C.. Will meet tonight in Foresters hall Business of importance will be tran sacted and the election of officers for the coming year will take place. On account of the approaching of cold weather, the school hours of the Waterbury High school have been slightly changed. Hereafter during | the winter season school will oDen at $50 instead of S:15 and close at 30 instead of 1 o'clock
 The board of aldermen will meet at $ o'clock tonight and, if the full board pc' pIS SSGAt IL IS DEODaDlo there will be a long session. It is not likely that the estimates will be acted upon this evening, but the board will De apt to agree upon a date when these matters will be taken up.
 Henry s. Tierney son of the well known local real estate and insurance agent D. H. Tierney, is in town visit ing. MT Tierney is a mechanical en- glneer and during the Spanish war was engaged on a steamer in the gov ernment service plying about the scene of the conflict. At present he is en- gagged in Bridgeport.
 Joseph Sparadoski, the winner of many bicycle races. met with an acci- dent which cut off the top of one of his fingers while at work on power press at the clock factory Saturday last. It is not thought that the in Jury will affect him in future achieve ments on the wheel though it is thought the grasp of his fingers cannot De as firm as it was.
 A reception of the sodalities of the Blessed Virgin and the Children of Mary of the Sacred Heart church was held yesterday afternoon during yes perS. About fifty young ladies joined the sodality of the Blessed Virgin while about twenty-five young girls became members of the Children of Mary. Rev Father Bray received them into the sodalities.
 Many members of the alumnae of the Waterbury High school are anx- 1ous to ascertain whether or not there is to be a High school promenade on | New Years night similar to the one which was held in City hall last year and was such an enjoyable affair Many people thought that the annual l promenade and dance of the local High school would become a fixed 1 event and would in a few years be- 1 come the chief social event of the sea son. Consequently they feel little l disappointed now since they have neither heard nor read of any efforts being made by the executive commit | tee of the Alumni towards a repetition on a more elaborate and extensive scale of last years event. Members of the executive committee, rise from your lethargy and afford the graduates of the Waterbury High school an op- portunity once more of minGling with each other on New Years night.
 The funeral of John Gloster took place yesterday morning from the fam fly residence on Spencer avenue. Ser vice was conducted at the house Sat urday evening by the Rev Father Brod- erick and this morning a mass of re- quiem was celebrated for the repose of his soul at the Immaculate Concep- tion church. The remains were taken to Winsted for burial. The bearers were Timothy Carty. Frank Barrett Walter Wall. Edward Starr. Cornelius Denehy and Michael McNierney. The floral offerings were profuse and in- cluded a sickle from Mr and Mrs Ed ward Fitzpatrick: wreath. Mrs J. w Tobin; wreath, Miss K. Becton; basket of roses. MT and Mrs P. Fox: bou. quets. A1r and Mrs A. Russell. the Misses Mary Brennan, May Hennessy Nora ORourke. Helen Morgan. Nettie Rice. Julia and May Mccormack, Della Miles. K. Wallace, NJ. Reilly, A. Buck. lev, Grace Meyers, E. Brennan, E. An derson. k. Dineen, D. Buttomer. Mrs F. Pagan, Miss Peters and family. 1 Sheridan council. K of C., met yes terday and elected the following board of officers: G. R., T. r. DOnavan: D G. K, J. T. Boylan; Chan, T. J. Kelly warden. D. Nelson: financial secretary J. A. Hynes; recording secretary. Will liam H. Hayes: treasurer. B. F. Reid inside guard, P. F. Coughlan; outside guard, Charles Fitzpatrick: trustees John H. Moran. F. NJ. Harty, Thomas Bahan. F. J. Finn. Thomas Donahue lecturer. J. J. Mccarthy : chaplain, the Rev J. J. Curtin; advocate, J. W. Nc donald. This makes the sixteenth con secutiye term of office for Secretary James A. Hynes, and instead of losing in favor with the organization he ap pears to be. growing more popular a: the years roll onward. so much so tha
 while he desires to be relieved iron the duties of the office for a time a least. the society persists in keepins him in the harness whether he likes i or not. The council is in good finan cial condition, having membership O 2O1 and about S1 GOO in the treasury.
 John Brophy, aged B years, diet . yesterday at the home of his sister Miss Elizabeth Brpphy on HaydeI street after a few weeks sickness. H. enjoyed good health until about {
 month ago, when he suffered q paraly tie shock and sank rapidly until th' end came Mir Brophy was born il Ireland. but came to this country if teen or sixteen years ago, and lived | in Waterbury ever since, with the ex caDfion of A. short time which he SDen