Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-30
CITY NEWS.


 East Main street.
 Mrs Mary Kenney of New York is. the guest of Peter Kenney of S14 East Main street.
 Miss Nellie Burke Of Thomaston is
 the guest of MT and Mrs Theodore Cruess of Wolcott street.
 The members of the Catholic Liter ary association will hold q smoker in their rooms tomorrow night
 Edward AfcLane of 44 Meadow street is spending his vacation with relatives i'll Springfield, Mass. Miss Freeda Guilfole has resigned her position as clerk at the Star Con- fectionery Co, Exchange place. Constable B. J. Donahue brought
 Mrs Leonard Holmes of James street to the Middletown asylum to-day.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain or snow, followed by clear, colder weather tonight. Fair Tuesday brisk north to west winds.
 John Ryan of East Main street was brought to the almshouse on Saturday l by Sheriff. Mcdonald. He will be re- moved to the Middletown asylum to- | morrow.
 A months mind high mass of re- qniem will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart church tomorrow morning at $ o'clock for the late Mrs Anna Glee- son of East Main street.
 All preparations have been complet- ed for the sociable and dance of the Memo club at Jacques Auditorium to- morrow night. Gallipeau's orchestra will furnish music and Professor Har- per will be the prompter.
 The Stetson Uncle Toms Cabin Go was entertained and banqueted Satur- day evening by Mrs Post, mother of Fred Ladd who takes a prominent part ill the play, and not by Mrs Fred Ladd, who lives in the same block.
 T. w. McGarry, who has conducted fancy goods store on Bank street for several months, has disposed of his stock to the Turnbull Co and will go out of business tomorrow evening. He has received a fattering offer from an out of town concern which he will probably accept.
 The will of the late Michael Spell
 man was filed for probate this morn ing. It leaves to Mrs Spellman the life use of her husbands estate and upon her decease it is to be divided into three equal parts for division be- tween the three children, John and Mi chael Spellman and Catherine. McNiff. The witnesses to the will were Rich ard F. Grady, Thomas NIcEyoy and Attorney James E. Russell.
 | About a quarter after ten o'clock this morning an alarm of fire from box 1 62, corner of Dublin street and Doo- l little alley, called the fire department 1 to the old light house on Dublin tistreet which is owned by q Mir Beach. l The house is occupied by two fami- l lies. The upper part is the abode of a colored family and it was there that l the fire occurred. An old blanket
 caught on fire in some mysterious man. her, but it was extinguished before any | damage was done.
 Tn the court of probate this forenoon the will of William H. Delaney was approved. Mir Delaney bequeathed to his cousin, Henry A. Hayden, q house hand lot on Baldwin street, and to an other cousin, John Hayden, property on the same street. His household eff l fleets he left to Mrs Mary A. Hayden and Mrs James E. Sheridan. This dis posed of all his estate. Henry A. Hay den is named executor and the wit nesses to the will were Carrie R. Der gin, Patrick J. Dwyer and Attorney T. | F. Carmody.
 Preparations are being rapidly com pleted for the banquet which the St Joseph T. A. society will give to the young lady canvassers at their recent I fair. The banquet will take place in vnI1 hal l January & James E. Harringtom will | be the caterer. Before the banquet l there will be dancing. for which Ber-
 gems orchestra will furnish music Professor Mellon will be prompter A l fine entertainment program has also l been arranged. so that q good time is 1 in store for those who attend. John Duggan of South Elm street has severed his connection with the 1 New England Watch company and l will shortly leave for Illinois, where
 he will make his residence for the fu- | ture. Mr Duggan is q very popular
 young man and is a member of the St
 Joseph T. A. society, Mulcahey coun-
 cil, K. of C., and Court Richard Pha-
 len. F. Of A. He is past chief ranger
 Of Court Phalen. His health is not of
 the best at present. His many friends hope that with q change of atmosphere
 his good health will be restored. l The inquiry into the financial af-
 fairs of Moses Alderman of New Ha-
 ven took place this forenoon before
 Judge Burpee. The hearing was held
 at the request of B. k. Kelsey, trus-
 tee, who wanted a judgment to recover
 on q note for $500 against Alderman
 satisfied. Nothing but evident weak
 ness of memory on the part of Alder
 man resulted He did not remember anything. He said he is paid $15 q week by his wife from the store which l lie manages for her. He did not re- ! call whether it was $1OO or $1 ,O00 she paid for the property or how much 1 stock his wife owned in 1t. Conse- quently Alr Kelsey sees only poor prospect of satisfying the judgment.