Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-27
CITY NEWS.

New York is visiting at the home of her mother on Wolcott street.
 Special forecast for Connecticut Fair tonight and Saturday; fresh, northwest winds, becoming variable.
 A fine program of exercises has been arranged for the reunion of the St Mary's reading circle at St Marys school tonight at [ 80. Every mem Der of the circle is earnestly requested to attend.
 There will be a subscription dance held in Leavenworth hall December 31 to which cards of invitation have all ready been issued. The patronesses are to be Mrs Charles Miller Mrs K. B. Rice, Mrs k. I. Brown, Mrs q. F. GosS, Mrs l.. l. Munson and Mrs D. c. Plume
 The Waterbury Military band and orchestra are making great prepara- tions for their concert and promenade in the City hall, New Years night, The full band of 25 pieces will be in attendance under the direction of Leader J. r. Clark; also the orchestra of F pieces will be present.
 The Waterbury Wheel club, through Attorney w. ID. Thoms, has entered suit against Arthur Griswold for $500. The club claims that it entered into an agreement with MT Griswold by which it was to give series of races and the proceeds were to be divided. The races were held and the club claims MT Griswold did not divide the re- ceipts.
 Millicent Porter chapter, D. A. R., held exercises at Friendly league hall at , o'clock this afternoon at which bronze tablet, suitably inscribed, was unveiled The tablet will be placed on the old Porter house ill Union City. The opening invocation was offered by the Rev John N. Lewis, jr, rector of St Johns church, there was an ad- dress by the Rev Dr Anderson and a poem by the Rev Dr. Davenport.
 As a result of an investigation yes terday of the cause of the accident at the Washington avenue crossing of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad yesterday morning. when the 6:35 train struck pair of horses be- longing to Joseph Buckley, Prospect farmer, Guy c. Pollard, the dagman at the above crossing was discharged last night by Superintendent Beach of the Naugatuck division. The fagman is supposed to arrive at the crossing about q. m. The train did not leave the station until after 6:3O. Mr Pol lard is said to have arrived at the crossing just about the same time as the train
 There has been some speculation dur ing the past week or two as to what action the assembly will take this win ter regarding social gatherings. It was 4ai,, s4I, eI. evident oversight of the committee in charge of dances. it has been looking up open dates at Leavenworth hall, and in all probability the first of the series of dances will take place about Friday evening, January 3, and the second early in the second week III February. While the season may not be as interesting as it was some three winters ago, still it will be far from being as dull as some of. the assembly members thought it would be.
 The Italian Catholics of Waterbury will soon commence the erection of a new church. The present church, Our Lady of LourdeS, is by far too small to accommodate all who wish to attend it. The new church. which will be q brick structure, will be built lpOn tile SltC Ol llC. IJItScnC CuuICl It will be much larger than the pres ent one. Work will be commenced directly after Easter, if present plans materialize. The debt of $11O00 which was on the church property has been almost entirely wiped out. At the beginning of the present year a debt of $4,5O0 remained. Probably S3,OOo or more of this amount will have been paid by the end of the year. Services will be held in the present church as long as possible after the commencement of the erection of the new edifice.
 The remains of James A. Todd, who died during the past week i'll Chicago, will arrive here tomorrow afternoon and will be taken to the Hall Memorial church by Undertaken Burrall where service will be conducted at , o'clock by the Rev Dr Parry, pastor of the First Baptist church. MT Todd was born in Wolcott fifty years ago and lived there until lie was seventeen years old, when he came to Waterbury and after spending a short time with David Porter accepted a position at Rogers & Brother, spoon manufacture CTS on Silver street. where he remained about ten years, when he removed to Newburyport, Mass, where he became associated with the Towle Manufactur- ing Co of that place and was promin- ently identified with the concern up to the time of his death. being one of its directors and manager of the com pany's store in Chicago for the past sixteen years. Besides his widow, who will accompany the remains to their last resting place in Riverside cemetery, Mir Todd is survived by two brothers. John k. $. Todd of Wolcott and Edwin A. Todd of Cheshire, both prosperous farmers. and an aunt, Mrs Nelson Morris of this city. The de- ceased attended the district school of his native town and was always affec- tionate1y remembered by those whose voices chimed with his in school and held in the highest esteem by people who came in contact with him during his long and successful business career.