Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-21
CITY NEWS.

rooms on Saturday night.
 The Rev Walter J. Shanley of St Jo- seph's cathedral in Hartford, will give a lecture in St Thomas church next Sunday evening.
 To rent, 200 new storage rooms for furniture, pianos, trunks, etc. Special accommodations for wagons. Office with John Moriarty, 157 Broadway.
 Charles P. Woodruff, administrator | upon the estate of the late Lucius F. Woodruff. filed his final account tO day in probate. and it was accepted with | out protest.
 George, the eight months son of NIT and Mrs John Murphy of 373 East
 Main street died yesterday morning. The funeral took place this afternoon
 with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 District Deputy Thomas F. NIcCann of the K. of c. will soon institute new council of the order in Lakeyille. There is also talk of organizing a coun- cil in the Brooklyn district, this city.
 Frank Winestine. formerly Wine stine Bros and Boston shoe store. has opened a new shoe store for himself in the new Prichard building, POS Bank street. corner Grand, where he would be pleased to see his old GUS toners as well as new ones.
 Governor Mclean on Saturday is sued his proclamation announcing the vote of the state on the constitutional amendment and calling special cleo ton for the choice of delegates to the convention to be held on Tuesday, No yember D.
 Miss Julia Woodruff of Watertown will leave Waterbury this afternoon for N1iddletown, N I. Miss Woodruff intends to have the remains of her father. Squire Woodruff, brought to Waterbury and buried in the family plot at Pine Grove cemetery.
 Mrs Julia F1esche, aged S2 years, died yesterday at the home of her niece, Mrs A. c. Seidel, 42 Kingsbury street. The deceased was a native of Elberfeld, Prussia, but came to Wa terbury with her husband in 1854. The funeral will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 At the annual meeting of L'Union Fraternelle Franchise yesterday the following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Eugene Grasseler; Vice-Presi- dent, Frank Graber; Secretary, R. T.. Brandley; Treasurer, Joseph Weiss; Sergeants at Arms, c. Fourere and J. Hiliere; Physician, Dr David. The re port of the treasurer showed balance on hand of S2,300.
 St Cecilia's parish fair will close next Saturday evening instead of We'd nesday, as formerly announced. The fair will be closed Thursday and Fri day nights, however. The last night, Saturday, the articles canvassed for will be awarded. If you want to enjoy a pleasant evening, go to the fair, meet your friends and see a good show. The door receipts last Satur- day night amounted to $97. This speaks for itself.
 There was no city court this morn ing. Not even a 'plain common drunk'' was up for disposal. The case against Frank N1arinelli. the barber, for non-support of his wife, was again continued, this time to next Saturday morning, the principal witness, Detec- tive Donnelly of New Haven, heinz un- able to attend. As the case has been adjourned two or three times already, it was at first suggested to issue ca pias for the detective as he had been regularly subpoenaed. but Judge Bur- pee thought this would be unjust as the police of New Haven will have their hands full this week on account of the bicentennial celebration.
 Tomorrow morning the services of the forty hours devotion to the Blessed Sacrament will be commenced at 9 o'clock at St Ann's church when a solemn high mass will be cele- brated. The services will be concluded on Thursday morning at the same l hour with similar services. Confes- | sions will be heard each afternoon and | evening. Among the priests who will assist Fathers Senesac and Broderick in hearing confession are Rev Fathers Desanliner, Bridgeport; Chapelaine, New Haven; Van Oppen. Meriden; Bedard. Lemontaigne, Hartford; kee- na. Bristol; Cooney, Grosvernordale; Coppens. New Britain; Belrose, Nor wich and Rev Fathers Gleeson and Karam of this city.
 The beautiful weather of yesterday enticed hundreds of people to leave the city for the country. The woods and country roads were thronged with nut ting parties, many of them returning with bags full of nuts. Under every nut bearing tree were dozens of people, particularly on William H. Perkins farm on Bucks Hill road. This Is a fa- vorite place for nutting parties, not only on account of the excellent nuts that are to be found there, but also for the grand view of the surrounding country. This place was crowded yes terday and dozens of big bags of nuts were carried away. In general wal nuts are not very large this year, though they are plentiful, while chest nuts are but scarce and small.
 At the 9 o'clock mass at the Sacred Heart church yesterday class of sev- enty-fiye children. about fifty boys and twenty-five girls. received their first holy communion which was admins tered by the Rev Father Fitzgerald. The little girls presented a pretty yis- ion. They were attired in white dresses. wore white veils and wreaths of flowers encircled their heads. Their costumes were in striking contrast to those of the boys who wore black suits. white gloves and had button hole bouquet. At the conclusion of the mass, Father Fitzgerald addressed a few appropriate remarks to the chil- dren, dwelling on the importance of the occasion and exhorting the chil- dren to always perform their religious