Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-23
CITY NEWS.
Skating at the rink tonight.

Skating at the rink tonight.
 ,Theater tickets free with Puritan bread.
 To those who have watched the course of the illness of the Rev Father Crowley of St Thomas's it will be gratifying news to know that he was strong enough yesterday to celebrate early mass
 George G. Herr, 1902. who is study ing dentistry at the University or Pennsylvania; Edward 4. Herr, who E student at Villanoya college. and T. William Herr of Brooklyn. \. 4., are home for the Christmas holidays.
 E.. l. Finn. the Exchange place shoe dealer. will give to all his customers tomorrow evening q neat calendar. II is pretty design and will catch the eye of all the ladies and children. Even some of the old bachelors might be attracted.
 The Connecticut Railway and Light ing Co has paid to Timothy, father of John Fitzgerald who was injured by an electric light wire on the Washing ton avenue bridge. the Judgment of $l.- 300 given them by Judge Wheeler in the superior court ] few weeks ago.
 Charles Mayer. q clerk at Pratte's pharmacy, met with q serious injury yesterday afternoon. He was skating at Forest park when another skater, William Conklin. stumbled and his skate flew i'll the air and struck Mayer underneath the, lower jaw. Several stitches were placed in, the gash.
 Never before ill the North End has there been q scene like that which took place in St Thomas's church last evening. The pretty editice was crowded to the doors. The seating ca pacity was almost entirely occupied by tine children of the parish. the occasion being the reception of boys and girls into the societies of the Children of Mary and Knights of the Blessed Sac rament, and almost all the children over certain age were present. The scene was quite impressive. The choir rendered q special musical pro- gram. and the other societies of the church participated in the ceremonies. The sermon was preached by the Rev Father Fitzgerald of the church of the Sacred Heart and his subject Was the Immaculate Conception. The eXer- cises began Ut 7::i0 o'clock with yes pers by the Rev Father kost.
 4 largely attended meeting Of the St .Joseph's T. A. society was held i'll St Patricks hall yesterday afternoon at I o'clock. President Freney pre- sided. After the transaction of rou- tine business the annual election Of off cers was held. John J. Mcdonald was elected president by q unanimous vote. MT Mcdonald has during the past been elected to the society's highest office several times and he has always fulfilled it's duties in satisfactory manner. Alr Mcdonald made ;l neal speech in accepting the honor The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, !. J. Me. Donald: vice-president, James r. Doc Ian; recording secretary. Joseph P 1 Corcoran: sergeant at-arms, James 1 White: editor. Henry H. Hayden; trus- 1 tees, Edward Ioughlin and James A McDonald; standing committee. Ed.
 ward Bergin, John Byrnes, T. Grou ! den: visiting committee, John Savers 1 William Lane. Nicholas McAyoy; en 1 tertainment. Lawrence Ryan, Mark Leydon, H. Fl. Hayden: room commit i tee. Edward Loughlin, James Crean Thomas Quinn. Thomas Corrigan.
 William P. Dreher died yesterday l afternoon at his home on Frederick l court after I short illness. He leaves widow and three children William l George and Eliza. the oldest r years also his parents and two sisters in Ger iL any. three brothers. Charles, Louis
 and Theodore Of this city, and two sis ters. Mrs Lena Flooring of Waterbury
 and Mrs Minnie Klug of Torrington
 He was member Of the Knights O Pythias, the New England Order 0
 Protection, the Concordia Singing so
 ciety and Court Martin Hellmann. F of 4. Mir Dreher conducted q mea
 market in the Brooklyn district 10 years, but went out of business som time ago and concluded to try his lucl | as q clerk. At the time he was takel
 i'll he was i'll the employ of William
 Reither. He was well and fayorabl known about town and will be misse
 by all who knew him. The funera
 will take place tomorrow afternoon q
 1:30 o'clock. Service will be conduct
 ed at Hall Memorial chapel at o'cloc
 by the Rev Mir Lewis of St John
 church. The interment will be in Riy
 erside cemetery.