Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-16
CITY NEWS.
Roller skating at the auditorium Sat lrdaY matinee, Monday evening

Birneys tonight. Phoenix avenue. Mrs Olive Adams 771A Kingsbury street was taken With paralytic shock yesterday.
 The funeral of Mrs Ann Dews will take place from her late home on' Hospital avenue tomorrow afternoon. The interment will be in Middlebury. Charles F. Olin, for the past five years editor of the New Britain Rec ord, has taken the managing editor ship of the Bristol Press and will as sume the duties of the position on Mon- day.
 Joseph Farrell, an employe of the Benedict & Burnham company, got struck in the face with a bar of metal this morning. infiicting ugly cuts on his nose and cheek. Dr Dwyer dressed the wounds.
 Some people who were out of bed 1 early this morning claim to have heard the blue bird. If this be true the backbone of the winter is broken, but l it would not be wise to discard heavy i garments for few days more. The annual meeting of the Burns club was held last evening and the fol lowing officers were elected: PreSi- dent. Donald McKellar: vice-president. David Mackie: treasurer Alex Mckay; financial secretary. Alex Clark; record ing secretary, Frank Mitchell; trus- tees. Charles Kellie, William Lawson, Andrew Gardner
 Mrs keough, 194 Baldwin street. Specials after o'clock: Boys knee pants 1Sc boys suits. were S1.75. this evening $1.39; boys suits, were S2, this evening $1.G9; one lot ribbon was 5c per yard, this evening Sc; one lot ribbon, were 1Oc, this evening Gc; gents camefS hair underwear. were 15c, this evening 59c.
 The funeral of Mrs Ellen Delaney will take place from the family resi- dence. p Wall street, tomorrow af- ternOOn at l 80 o'clock with service at the Sacred Heart church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. A mass of requiem will be celebrated for the de- ceased at the Sacred Heart church Monday morning at S o'clock.
 The funeral of William Brennan took place this morning from the resi- dence of his daughter, Mrs Thomas Nickers, of North Elm street. to the Immaculate Conception church, where mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father McGuane. The inter- ment was in Calvary cemetery The
 
 Eickers, John McLinden and Patrick Kelly.
 It is said that the building business Will be better this year than it has been for some time past. Of courSe the price of labor will be about the same, but the cost of material will be considerably less, so that people who have been holding back on account of eNiOrbl1Dnt Der and other things that go to make building will be able to see their Way to going ahead.
 James +. kilmartin and Miss Ger trlde Cutting of Bristol led the march at the first annual dance and sociable of the PaStime Athletic club in Leaven worth hall last night. The different coihiilltt3eS in charge Were made llD of the following perSOnS: .Jamc, F. Kill martin. Joseph Kelly. Arthur Herbert William Ennis. Joseph Quinn. James !. hilmartin, grand conductor. assiSteI by John Ross. William Ennis. Joseph Kelly, Joseph Quinn and William Car roll.
 Preaching at the Third Concrera- tIonal church by the pastor. the Rev 1harlcs l.. Granger, at 1O:30 d. m and [. D. m. tomorrow. Subiect of morn
 
 Ill q series of four sermons on the if teenth chaper of the Gospel according to St John. Sunday school 11:45; Ju- venlle temple. , D. m.: c. E. meeting. 6:lo D. III. Subject of evening ser mon. Making Darkness Useful'' Eff teen minutes of praise at evening ser vice. All are welcome.
 An account of a concert given in DanDury q few evenings since speaks as follows of weil-known Waterbury artists: J. J. Derwin, of Waterbury made a decidedly favorable impress SlOn 1n banjo and mandolin solos and shared it with the Misses Byrne. also or Waterbury. in a trio for two man. dollns and q piano. In his banjo play ing particularly, MT Derwin shows re- markable deXterity and the two solos played by him were executed with excellent taste and expression, Miss Byfne was one Of the accompaniStS
 A lady of this city who is q nrom lnent temperance worker created a lit tie ripple of excitement yesterday by an absent-minded mistake. Wishin~ to enter place of business in the dry goods line she pushed open a saloon door instead of the right one After advancing step or two she was made aware of her mistake by her surround HE'S. toHe niu al Duuule under her cloak which, to q casual observer might have resembled hatchet. and suggested the thought that Mrs Car rie Nation had appeared in Danbuly. There might possibly have been looks of surprise and apprehension. The lady did not stay to see, but peacefully and rather hastily retired.-Danbury News.
 An act from the play of Robert Emmet," will be given at City hall on Sunday evening, March IT, at the grand entertainment to be given in honor of St Patrick for the benefit of the Catholic Women's association. The part of the play given will be the court room scene where Emmet makes his immortal speech when asked by the judge if he has aught to say why the sentence of death should not be passed upon him. The court scene will be faithfully reproduced, the judges, and attendants being in costume and the patriot Emmet being in the dress of the Irish gentleman of his day. This part will be played by Edward I,.A Ta vry1,o nIc I.