Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-05
CITY NEWS.

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 The Rev Charles H. Vail will lecture tonight in Congress hall.
 Henry O'Neil, clerk of the gents department in Miller and Peck's store has severed his connection with that concern and has accepted a position at Blake Ss Johnson's on North Elm street. \
 Oliver s Barton will deliver an H. lustrated lecture on Naples and Pom peii at Friendly league hall. Thursday evening, February 7th to which the public is invited. an entrance fee of 10 cents being charged to all who are not league members
 Business at the recruiting office in the Odd Fellows block is increasing and it is believed that in a short time the officer in charge will have more business on hand than he can attend to. To-day James G. Grant and Ed ward Neil passed successful physical examinations and will soon be on their way to their respective regiments. Three applicants were rejected and one application blank was given out for the consent of parents of q young man who wishes to enter the service. of Brass City lodge, k. E. o. P. was held at Congress hall last evening and was well at tended. One candidate was initiated and several applications received. After the business, which was only of routine nature. was transacted, an entertainment and sociable was held. The members of Sheridan lodge. \. E. o. P. were the guests of the evening. A most delightful evening was spent by the members and their friends, and the festivities came to an end, all too soon. Refreshments were served during the evening. Lynch's orchestra furnished music for the dancing.
 Only two members of the Board of Education, pr Hayes and J. J. Me Donald, and Superintendent Tinker and Inspector McGratl were present at the High school last evening at S:15, the time appointed for the regular monthly meeting to convene. After three quarters of an hour spent in emitting telephone messages here and there in quest of the absent members and all in vain, Dr Hayes called the board together and no quorum being present. ordered it adjourned until Wednesday evening. February G. when the semi-monthly Dayrolls will be ap- proved and Architects Freney and Jackson will present a part of the plans. at least. of the two new schools for the consideration of the members.
 A dispatch from Waterbury indicat- ed that Scott Snow, the well known band master of Colts band, would go to that city to accept the leadership of the American band. MT Snow said yesterday that there was no i'll feeling between him and the members of Colts band and that he received an offer from the American band some time ago. which he declined because he preferred to remain in Hartford to lead Colts band. NIr Snow is well known in Waterbury. He was in that city for year as leader of the Ameri- can band, during which time he brought the band up to a high stand ard. He said he had no knowlaace that a new proposition from Water bury was to be submitted to him. Hartford Courant.
 The firm of Charles Jackson & Son dissolved partnership to-day by mutual consent of both parties. In 1859 Charles Jackson. Sr.. established q marble and granite works and he conducted the same until 1887. when he took his son. Thomas F. Jackson, into partnership. This partnership was continued until 1855 when the senior Jackson retired from active control in the business and Charles A. Jackson, another son en- tered into partnership with Thomas r. and up to the present time the busi- ness has been conducted by Thomas F. and Charles A. Jackson under the same firm name of Charles Jackson &, Son
 Charles A. Jackson now retires from the firm and the business will be con- ducted by Thomas F. Jackson under the firm name of Charles Jackson &
 Son.
 The funeral of Mrs Julia Reed took
 place this morning from the family residence in Simonsville, with a mass of requiem at St Francis Xavier's church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers, all nephews of the deceased, were AIessrs Boylan.
 Meehan, Leeney, Phelan, Miller and Gaffney, the last named of Ansonia.
 The floral offerings included a wreath of caHa lilies lettered Mother" from
 the family; mound, employees of the New England Watch Go; mound, marked ."Grandma,'' Harold Beecher; pillow inscribed ''Grandma," from her
 niece, Gertrude; basket of violets, the Misses Grace and Elizabeth Conkling;
 bouquets, MT and Mrs A. l.. Snagg, pr and Mrs Mahoney, Miss Elizabeth Brennan, MT and Mrs John W. Me Donald. The funeral was largely at l tended, many mourners being present ] from out of town.
 The board of relief completed it's 1 labors to-day and now the assessors l can go to work and complete their 1 lists The deductions made by the
 board, minus the $1,0OO exemption ! to old soldiers, will amount to about
 S19OOO This will be offset by additions where the board raised property above
 tue sum for which it was assessed by
 the board of assessors. The additions
 were principally on Grand street, north | side, from Bank street to Leavenworth >street where in the opinion of the
 board all the property with the excep- ] tfon of the block owned by Jean l Jacques, was listed too low. The
 Jacques property was listed for S19,OOO | and the owner files sworn statement l with the board that he Is willing to sell I the property for $42.0OO, the offer to
 hold for one year. This coupled with the fact that it was in at q higher | ftl hn s~S,