Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-10
CITY NEWS.

Soou CnflStnaS present.
 The hoard of aldermen will meet to- night for the purpose of considering the annual appropriations and to tran sact any other business that may come before them.
 Corporal Frederick Kuehule of New 1ork addressed the mems meeting of the l. M. C. A. at Jacques Opera house yesterday afternoon. His talk consist ed principally upon the Seventy first New York volunteers at San Juan hill.
 \ pleasant reception was held at the home of Miss Mamie Morgan of Mill street Saturday night. where d number of her friends gathered and made merry. Games and other amuse- ments occupied a great part of the evening. Musical selections, the latest in coon songs and cake walks com posed a part of the entertainment fur niShed by those present It was late hour when the merry gathering came to an end.
 Friday evening. December II, the kimball school of music will give q faculty concert in their music hall Oy the following teachers: Miss Culhbert Buckner, soprano; Mir Kells. baritone; Mr Naughin, violinist: Mir Cooke. pianist: Signor Tallarco. mandolinist; Mrs kimball. accompanist. and Miss Alice Buckner accompanist. Those desiring tickets can procure them free of charge by calling or sending to the office of the school.
 Cooking classes for members of the Friendly league will begin the second term of lessons on December 12 and II. Those who wish to join these classes will please remember the dates and be ready to begin with the first lesson. A chating dish class for ladies will begin on Wednesday afternoon, January g. at 2:3O. Applications for this class and for the Thursday after neon cooking class for housekeepers may be made at the league office.
 A meeting of the alumni of the Waterbury High school will be held at o'clock tonight in the High school building for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and of de ciding something definite as to the holding of the annual promenade and ball of the alumni. A meeting of the alumni was held in the High school building last Thursday night. but it was so slimly attended that it was deemed advisable not to transact much business. It is hoped and confidently expected that a larger number of the 400 or more graudates of the school Will be present this evening.
 Al West, left tackle on the Pastime Athletic clubs team. broke his nose yesterday near Browns falls The Pastimes were playing game with the Merrimacs and West was cndeav- bring to stop q line play when he was injured. As to the game, it was close and interesting throughout Both rAl o1f.h 1 3l, ball was kept moving up and down the field during the entire game. neither l side scoring Both eleYenS were bet | ter on the defensive than on the of fensive. Matt Byrnes refereed in eX- cellent style. while Fred Bauby was a capital umpire.
 The funeral of Daniel Cahill took | place yesterday afternoon from his | late residence on Baldwin street with service at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father Broderick and interment in the new St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were James Dean. John Dean. Patrick Sullivan, Michael Cream, Thomas Barry and Daniel Foley. The floral offerings in cluded a standing anchor from the shOpmates of the deceased at the Scovill Manufacturing Co: pillow. | Court Rose Hill, F. of A; mound. Mrs | Michael Shea; cross Miss Katie Me Donald; bouquet. Mrs Healey The funeral was largely attended.
 Judge Burpee in the city court has decided to allow the bill of exceptions filed by counsel for the defense in the | summary process case of Delowry against ScOpino The case will next appear in the district court next Jan | uary. and both parties to the conten- l ,icif h which to enter law. plenty of money, the case bids fair to go to the su- l.preme court The question in issue. the value of an oral lease having never been tried in this state. The defend | ant occupies a fruit store in plaintiffs building at the corner of Spencer ave nue and North Main street and claims to have an oral lease for six months This the plaintiff 'denies
 The funeral of Mrs Rose Hanley wife of William F. Hanley, will be held tomorrow morning from St Ed wards church. at Stafford Springs, o1 which the deceased was an active mem Der. Mrs Hanley was held in high es- teem. She was daughter of Mrs Pat. rick Clark. Aside from her husband she leaves four sons and four daugh ters, Walter, Bernard. John and Will liam, and the Misses Mary, Rose, Mil dred and Alice. She also leaves two brothers and six sisters. the Rev J. F Clark of Bristol. formerly curate at St Francis Xaviers. in this city. anG John Clark of Stafford Springs and the Misses Kate and Mary Clark and Mrs T. H. Rafferty. who resides in Stafford Springs, Miss Alice. who lives in Bos ton. and the Misses Jennie and Theresa of Waterbury. The services will be conducted by the Rev Felix J. O'Neil ipastor of St Edwards church. assist ed by the Rev J. E. Clark. The bur ial will be in St Edwards cemetery
 The Rev Father Slocum of Water bury preached a sermon last Sunday morning, which Waterbury news .fakir" took up and magnified into g eulogy of Dick Croker and other Tam many hall leaders. and a denunciatio1 of Bishop Potter and his crusade on vice in New. York. The story was al cut of the way and Father Slocum was justly indignant about it. He has written to such newspapers as printed T the story and came under his obsel.va. tion and they have all retracted anf