Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
CITY NEWS.

a meeting at o'clock tonight 4 daughter was born yesterday to Mir and Mrs James A. Moran of New street, this city.
 The directors of the Thomaston Ma tiona1 Bank have chosen D. $. Plume of Waterbury president, to succeed A. J. Hine deceased.
 Ask any of Moriarty's customers if he does not save them money on -un- dertaking, besides giving them the best service in the city.
 The funeral of Mrs E. M Farmer, aged 12 years, who died yesterday at her home on Town Plot will take place tomorrow morning. The remains will be taken to Springfield for burial in charge of Undertaken Burran.
 The hearing upon David Dillon's pc ton to be appointed guardian over his children was resumed in the probate court this morning. The petition was denied and the children will remain in the custody of their mother. Dill lon has given notice of appeal.
 There is gang of boys who hang around the corner of School and Scovill streets who are continually damaging surrounding property. It would be well for them to take warn ing or they will find themselves in police court some morning.
 The board of public works met last night and recommended to the alder men that Pine street from Hillside ave nue to Cooke street be laid out to q uniform width of fifty feet. This will give the people an opportunity to go ahead and put down their concrete walks for the accommodation of the school children, as they allege they want to do.
 In compliance with the order of the superior court, issued some weeks ago i'll New Haven. the plaintiff in the suit of tie New Haven Trust Co against John B. DOherty and Lewis \. Platt, has filed a specific statement giving the amounts, the occasions, and, it is claimed. the defendants misapplied funds belonging to the Connecticut h. demnity association.
 Sheridan council, K of C.. will give q dance ill Leavenworth hall Thanks giving eve. which it is expected will bring all the members and their friends together. Some of the boys call it family gathering" but this must not be understood to imply that those who do not belong to the order will not be allowed to take part in the festivities. All are invited. The committee will be prepared to accord every one a cordial greeting.
 At the meeting of the board of the |. M. c. A. auxiliary yesterday af- ternOon, Mrs T. s. Castle was re-elect- ed president of the auxiliary: Mrs l. A. Spencer. vice-president; Mrs R. s. Ross, chairman of the junior entertain ment committee, and Mrs J. P. Nor gan, chairman of the kitchen commit tee. An appropriation of $15 was made for the state treasury of the Young Mems Christian associations.
 Two elevens from the Crosby Gram mar school, one from Miss Fitzpat- rick's, the other from Miss Arthur's room, met on the ,gridiroh yesterday with the result that the former con Quered the latter to the tune of 10-0. The features of the game were the runs of Spain, Guilfoile and Ennis. The touchdowns were made by Guil- foile and Spain, both failed to kick goals. The victOrs considered them selves to be the best grammar school eleven in the city.
 The following is the program for the COncOrdia Singing sOciety'S fair at COncordia hall, which will begin to- morrow and end on Saturday: We'd nesday: Singing by the society. Ideal Mandolin and Guitar club, Hogan Brothers. song and dance team; Thurs day: Laughable tramp comedian, The Irwin sisters, song and dance team; Friday: The Shelvey Brothers, con tortionists, Carrie Beerbaum in dances, Emil Beerbaum, tenor: Saturday: Singing by the society and distribu- tion of prizes. Dancing every even ing. Faulman'S orchestra. Admis- sion 10 cents.
 The Elm Social and Athletic club will give their fourth annual sociable Thursday evening, November 15, in Leavenwofth hall. The committee in charge, D. Buckley, P. Coyle, W. Downey, J. White, have spared no pains or expense to make this the most memorable dance of the season. This organization is fast making name for itself socially and in the practice of athletics, and numbers among it's members some of the lead ing young men of the city. Dillane's orchestra will furnish music and Pro lessor Pole will prompt. Tickets are twenty-five cents for each person.
 An Italian, armed with sharp knife, made things lively for crowd of boys at the corner of Cole and Scovill streets last night. He thought the youngsters were laughing at him and probably they were, too, but, in any case, he started after, them with all the speed he could muster up. The boys were all sprinters and the Italian could run, too, so that the jOkers had to hustle to keep ahead of their pur- suer. The man with the knife was thoroughly aroused and in the opinion of those who watched the chase he would have made mince meat of the crowd if he had been able to catch theEa-
 The schools built during the past two years in the north end seem to have turned out to be a great burden to the property owners in that dis trict. It is said that they entailed considerable expense in the matter of laying sidewalks and sewers that would not have to be met for years to come if the schools had not been built there. Probably this is true, but can anyone suggest way out of it? Where is the man. who cares to go on record with the statement that he II; 1>A ~ff