Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-11
CITY NEWS.

UI1Sh lO uOIlAWcSlEEly.
 The St Thomas Athletic association gives it's annual concert and ball at Leavenworth hall this evening.
 There will be a melting oe the hall committee of the Knights of Colum- bus tonight at 25 East Main street.
 The aldermen will meet tonight at o'clock for the purpose of giving people another chance to he heard of the draft of bill for the consolidation of the town and city governments.
 Wilbur G. Austin has entered suit against the city for $500 for damages to a horse and buggy. Austin claims that while Contractor McManus was engaged widening the bed of Great
 Brook at the foot of Grand street, a
 horse and buggy belonging to him fell into the excavation one afternoon and were badly damaged. 7
 Court R. F. Phelan, F. of A., held
 it's regular monthly meeting last night in Johnson's hall. After the regular business of the meeting had been dis posed of, the installation of the new officers for the coming year was per
 formed by Deputy Chief Ranger
 James Murray, assisted the herald,
 Dr Dwyer. Two applicants for mem. bership were received.
 Mrs NJ. J. O'Brien of 77 Washing ton street met with a severe accident about : o'clock this morning. Mrs O'Brien was walking in the rear of the house when she slipped on the | icy surface, falling heavily to the l ground. She sustained most unusual 1 accident, fracturing both bones of the l left forearm in four different places. 1 Dr Hayes attended to >Ae injuries. The attendance at the mission at St Francis Naviers church has not been l, interfered with on account of the bad weather. It is the women's week,
 and anybody who knows what the fair ] sex can do when duty demands it will ! not be surprised to learn that the 1 place was crowded last night and this
 morning, just the same as If the walk
 ing were as good as when the exer- 1 cises opened last Sunday.
 The funeral of John, the s-year-old
 son of MT and Mrs Robert Spletts-
 tosher, took place this morning from
 the family residence, with service at
 St Cecilia's church by the Rev Dr Mar
 tin and interment in Calvary cemetery. 1 The floral tributes included basket
 of roses from Mrs Kicker; bouquets,
 MT and Mrs West, Mrs Edward Kas-
 sot, Mrs York. Mrs F. Northrop, Miss
 N. Northrop. Miss Brown and Mrs
 John Keller.
 Court Oregon, F. of A., held 9 very
 interesting smoker last evening. The
 entertainment part of the evening
 festivities was as follows: Friendly
 boxing bouts between Cavanaugh and
 Healey. Dillon and Murphy and Quinn
 and Fitzmaurice; song, Martin
 Haneau; recitation, D. F. Lawlor
 song, William Fogarty, and selections by the Star Mandolin club, composed of George and Eugene Crosby, Will liam Fogarty and James Nfartone. A large number attended the smoker and all expressed themselves as having . a delightful time. .4a + The funeral of Mrs Bridget Kelly took place this morning from her late home on Pond street to the 1mma GU late Conception church where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father OBrien. The bearers were } Michael Kelly, M. r. Kelly, John P Kelly, T. P. Kelly and Michael Dolan The floral offerings included a baske of roses from MT and Mrs W. J. Rig : nes; cross, Mir and Mrs H. NJ. Rigney wreath, Mrs Mary Gallagher, -.ev York; wreath, grandchildren: pillow lettered Mother, the family. Tn interment was ia St JoSeph's ceme tery.
 The funeral of Mrs William Col lins took place this morning from he , late home, corner of John and Greel : streets, to St Patrick's church, wher , a mass of requiem was celebrated b
 the Rev Father Gleeson. The honor
 l ary bearers were Patrick LaushhI
 Thomas Garvey, Thomas Derwin an
 l oatS 1na were F. F. Ramon, B. Collins. Joh
 Boylan, Joseph Begnal, John Malon : and Dennis Harrington. The dors = offerings were numerous and beaut full and included mound from tn . . grandchildren; pillow. the famil! cross, MT and Mrs Bartholomew Co a Ins; sheaf of wheat, T. +. Costello wreath, F. A. Leaman. The intermeI s was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 . Superintendent Kelley, of the stree = department, was up with the lark tn
 morning and had a force of men or 7 sanding the crosswalks all over the cit '. and had the job finished early in th l. forenoon. Private individuals shove v a disposition to help pedestrians, an .. many of them got out before hreakfa: T. and had ashes on their walks on tim n to accommodate people on their wa " to the factories Some either forge IS to do this or did not care to bothe If about it and in consequence there wa IT considerable fault finding in all SC ,r tions. But on the whole the peep d did we'll in this respect, better tha m usual, so that the few persons WI ,e happened to come down should not ( d too much fault finding for perhal P they did not pay proper attention s. where they planted their feet. ,e should be remembered. too.- that son d. people can walk on ice much bett d i than others, as any one could S D. this morning by looking at women al r. men hanging to fences while othe
 spun along without trouble. Of cour
 the most sure-footed take tumh
 now and then Oh slippery streets. b
 even 60, they have way of meeth Ia. the ground that prevents them fro
 being injured.
 $. NEARING A ASETTLEMENT. i