Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-01
CITY NEWS.

The Star Social club will hold an l important meeting this evening at their
 rooms on Baldwin street.
 I The regular monthly meeting of the { Catholic Women's association will be held this evening at o'clock.
 James Turner was arrested this forenoon by Officer Halpin, charged l with non-support of his family. Harry E.. Parsons was appointed administrator on the estate of the late l Edward F. Parsons in the probate I court this forenoon.
 A most elaborate musical program
 has been arranged for the 10:45 mass l at St Ann's church on Easter Sunday.
 The choir will be. assisted by an or l chestra of twelve pieces. The pro-
 gram will be announced later. There
 will be a rehearsal of the choir and orchestra this evening, at which every
 member is requested to be present. l Since last Saturday over half dog
 en persons have made application to
 the selectmen to be sent to the hospital.
 Some of the applicants had received in l juries and others were suffering from 1 ills of one kind and another which in ] capacitated them from performing any: ] kind of labor. All were too poor to meet the expense incident to a course Of treatment at the hospital and as Il last resort applied to the town. Robert c. Parsons, for several years an employe of the American Printing company and later in charge of the | stereotyping department Of the Repub-' 1 lican, has been appointed manager of 1 Wells Express and Towel Supply com. pany, and will have charge of the Wa terbury office of the company. MT Parsons is q bright, smart young man, | and has. hosts of friends, who wish ! him success in his new field of labor. Bridget Malone. wife of John Ma
 lone, living at ST Railroad street, died this noon, after q short illness
 with pneumonia. Besides her hus- band, she leaves four children, ] ohn. Margaret, Agnes and Christina, two brothers, James and Edward Ryan; two sisters, Mrs Rudden and A.rs Pat rick Maloney. The funeral will take place Wednesday morning to St Pat rick's church and interment will be in St Josephs cemetery.
 Forest fires burned fiercely in differ.
 ent parts of the outskirts of the city
 last night. Some people who reside
 in the neighborlood of the burning
 brushWood were greatly alarmed over. the presence of the flames, but so far
 as can be learned no serious damage
 resulted, except the burning of fences
 at two or three different places. which Will cost the owners quite a neat sum
 of money to replace, something which
 they will be obliged to do ill order to-
 protect their crops.
 The second annual coneert nron,n-
 made and dance Of the Citizens, ci,sI,
 and the Waterbury Military hur,d
 takes place next Monday night. AnriI
 $, at City hall and there promises 'to
 be a good attendance. The concert
 will consist of six we'll selected n,,rn-
 bers rendered by the, full band of
 twenty-five pieces, under Leader I. p Clark, who has brought the organiza-
 ton to a high standing. The dance
 program will consist of twenty-tllree round dances with seven sullares.
 Music for the dancing will be con tinuOus, the band and orchestra alter hating. Professor w. H. Morrow of
 New Britain will call the figures.
 Yesterday was Palm Sunday, and services appropriate to the day were held in all the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches. The. presence of the palm leaf on the coat collarst of large numbers of people about town was a very forcibles reminder of the fact that we are drawing near to the close of the Lenten season. This is holy. week and the faithful will de- vote as much of their time as crcum- stances will permit to the. deyotions which will be held in the several churches. Next Friday afternoon ap- propriate exercises will be held in commemoration of the crlIcifixion and 'ol Sunday all Christians will com1nem- crate the feast of the resurrection. or the triumph of Christ over death.
 This is the first, of April and. as usual, many people thought of nothing but April fool pranks. Someone sent Comptroller Russell over to the office of Attorney Kellogg, where Mayor Kilduff spent the greater part of fhe day in compilation with the city at torney. The comptroller carried his trial balance under his arm prepared to answer any kind of a question that might be put to him regarding the finances Of the city Of course it was a joke. Later, City Clerk Ryan step- ped out into the lobby to see a couple l of young ladies who were too bashful to call at the office. When the clerk got, out the only person he could find about the place was Janitor Loughlin Oh, it was A great day about town, les- pecially ill the stores and factories.
 II floats proudly from the top of the fiagsl staff which stands aloft over the houasa3j of the St Joseph T. A. society, Ysls q underneath the purple floats, telIing{ the tale that the Blues are still in the | lead. The Purples held q meeting yes terday. After the meeting their lead ef, Henry Hayden, stated that kter the next meeting the positions q
 pennants would be reversed, bu
 Dolan. leader of the Blues,
 that tliey have gained the lead