Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-19
CITY NEWS.

uc tue pIOOh Oh Bronson street is in u dangerous con dition. This morning a hole about eighteen inches long and three. inches wide was in one of the blanks.
 Charles Allerton. who has been liv ing on his farm in Middlebury for some time. was in town to-day. He drove behind young colt that was the ad- miration of all who saw it. MT Al lerton now wears a beard about foot long, but no longer takes any interest in politics.
 William White, aged 42 years, died in the hospital last night. The de- ceased was native of South Britain, where his parents, a sister and brother reside and had been employed at Ben edict S Burnham's for some time past The remains will be taken to his for mer home tomorrow for burial.
 Prof Alexander Wilder of Newark,
 N. J., will lecture on China and the
 Chinese" at Friendly league hall.
 Thursday evening, November p, under
 the auspices of the Waterbury Scien
 tific society. He will give history of
 the origin. religion, habits and GUS
 toms of the Chinese. Admission will
 be 90 cents.
 [1ItS SIuS J. 1OltOii, Ol -NeN OIh, and Miss Marie Murphy, of Baldwin street, were married this morning at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father McGuane Thomas F. Casey was best man, and Miss Katie Luddy was maid of honor. The bride wore a costume of steel gray material, trimmed with white satin and silk chiffon. and hat to match. She q Trp1 chIJ-c1 n hn1rl11Dnc Tho a of honor was attired in a gown similar to that of the bride trimmed with gold braid. and carried chrysanthemums. The couple will reside in New York
 Deyotions will be held in St Cecilia's
 church each evening this week at
 80 o'clock. up to and including Thurs
 day, in honor of the patron saint of the church of St Cecilia. The Rev Ignatius kOst of Merden will preach
 this evening, and the Rev Hubert Dahme of Bridgeport will give the panegyric on St Cecilia on Wednesday evening. At the close of deyotiOns on Thursday evening" q reception of the Children of Mary and Holy Angels so- clety will take place, at which de- Totion. selections from the cantata St Cecelia's day will be rendered by the full choir.
 A very large crowd attended the closing of the COncordia fair last Sat urday evening. and presents were given away to the following ladies and gentlemen: Viola kcn, Mary Rieger
 Mrs \. D. Castle, Mrs A. Windehack Miss NJ. Reichenbach, Mir Leonard, 934 Broadway: Clarence Erdmann. 971 Bank; Paul Kleinert. 953 Bank; F. Huderer. 575 North Main; A. w. Castle. c. Armbruster. 125 Spencer avenue; Adam Oehlschlaeger, Torrington; F. Asset. Waterville; c. r. Eckelson Wa Union City: L. Schwarz, New York. The presents are to be called for be- fore Saturday at Concordia hall.
 Two dapper young fellows seated in a handsome phaeton, drawn by q beau tiful bay horse, drove up Luke street last night. and stopped on Sylvan ave nue, where the city is widening the street, and inquired from one of the neighbOrs where they were at, stating that they had lady friends in that street, but owing to the changes that have been made there the past few weeks they had lost their bearings, and wanted to be directed to the residence of Miss -. They happened to meet just the person who could impart such as they were looking for, and few minutes later all was well and then they could not see how they got mixed up so near home and tried to make out to the girls that they were only fooling with a ''jay" they had met up the street.
 The school officials should call the attention of the Standard Electric Time Co to the illuminated clock in the tower at the Washington school and find out if they intend to keep it in running order and if not other ar engagements should be made to have it attended to. The clock was not put there to be a nuisance and d public laughing stock and that is about all it has been for some time past. It should be kept going no matter who foots the bills or taken out of there al together. More than one person is talking of suing the city for damage caused by not reaching certain places on schedule time simply because they relied upon the old clock at the school, which is running at a pace to suit itself half the time and once in while it takes a notion to have a rest and doesn't stir hand or foot for several days.
 Edward McManus has con- menced operations at the new road on the Valley turnpike, and the work will be pushed with all | possible speed until the place is put in shape for public travel so that the old road can be closed and the raising of the dam commenced. The old road runs alongside the basin of the reser- voir and would be flooded and render ed impossible in case the dam should | be raised and that is why the city is building road farther up on the hill l where it will accommodate the public | and stand in no danger from being | submerged no matter how high the dam might be raised. It is q good | place to spend the winter and men who are able to do that kind of work q in all kinds of weather should have q | chat with MT McManus, who declares | the Branch the healthiest spot in Con- necticut and says that after man is l there a week he could eat the head off | a horse Several men went up there | to-day and it is likely that they will | be going and coming until the job is 
 City Attorney Kellogg was asked to- lay if the committee appointed by the board of aldermen and of which he is