Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-14
CITY NEWS.


 The Misses Mary and Catherine O'Connor of South Main street have gone to visit friends in New York city.
 General Secretary Robert $. Ross of the |. M C. A. has returned from Norwich. where he has recovered from his severe illness.s
 Sabbath school at D. Ill. at the Bunker Hill Union chapel. Preaching service 4:15 D. m. sermon py the heV Charles F. Granger.
 R. K. Brown has purchased the H. terest of his sister. Mrs G. ;. Parsolls, in property at the corner or East anu South Main streets.
 January 30 has been secured at Lea yenworth hall for the grand annual subscription reception of Prof Bailey's adult dancing classes.
 Finch's Sherwood. Old Crow and Mt Vernon whiskey. strictly eight year old goods. 75c quart, s gallon. Sheehan, 223 South Main street.
 Charles $. Morse, superintendent of the Benedict x Burnham Manufacture ing Go. and Miss Mary Louise Stringer were married Thursday at the home 1 of the brides mother in Hamilton, N. Y.
 The. Christmas wreaths are being peddled about town and those who furnish them claim that they have as many orders as will keep them hus- ting until the anniversary of the great festival is with us.
 The series of meetings which have been held by Rev and Mrs s. G. Neil at the First Baptist church for the past two weeks was brought to an end last night. It was q great sue cess. Every meeting was largely at tended.
 The Rev Father Crowley of St. Thomas's church was out yesterday afternoon for short while. the first time in some months. His appearance showed he is yet far from his normal state and that it will be some time be- fore he resumes work.
 Tomorrow evening at St Thomas's church there will be q reception to the several societies of the congregation. The music has been specially arranged and the sermon will be preached by the Rev Father FitzgeraldS of the church of the Sacred Heart.
 Charles B. Underhill, the imperson- ator, who will appear in "A Christ mas Carol' at the High school assem- bly, nall on Saturday evening. Decem- Der 21, under the auspices of the se- nior class. is no stranger in this city. He has appeared here on several occa- sions and is rather favorite.
 Lawyer Susan c. O'Neill gave very instructive talk on the subject CT ..Bailment'' to the class in commercial law at Mount St Joseph's convent, Hartford. last Friday afternoon. Miss O'Nein explained deposit, mandate, gratuitous loan, pledge or pawn and bailments for hire The class will be addressed next week by Lawyer John Cogan of Hartford.
 The receipts of the "McCartny's Mishaps" performance at Polls last night were attached by Sheriff Ra- metti for a bill of $66 the company owed McCauley x O'Donnell, keepers of q hotel ill Pawtucket. k. l. The company appears to have been playing | to hard luck of late, notwithstanding that the show is the old rolicking three hours of uproarious fun.
 Harris Alderman of New Haven, debtor of B. R. Kelsey, trustee, has been notified to appear before Judge | Burpee in the city court December 3O I to show what disposition he has made | of certain property, it being believed | by MT Kelsey that he is able to pay certain debts, unless he has disposed l of the property to avoid paying them.
 Frank F. Shanley. formerly of this 1 city. is now located ill Charleston, South Carolina. He writes an inter esting letter from the southern city and is elated with the climate, the peo- ple and particularly the girls. It would not surprise his friends if he brought back with him one of the southern belles for a bride. He is prospering and has an important po- sition in the exposition.
 At last it is evident that the affairs of the Parsons bank are now ill fair way of settlement. Colonel Burpee, as counsel with the O'Neills for a large number of the depositors. has re- ceived a check from Mrs Parsons to pay off the claims of those depositors who accepted her terms of settlement.
 Before the depositors will receive pay
 ment it will be necessary to go
 through the schedule of claims and
 figure up the amount of expense each
 must bear to the total sum. This
 work is already under way and checks
 may begin to go out next week to the
 depositors Those who did not ac-
 cept the terms of settlement will seek to recover by other means. Henry G. Newton. referee in bank , ruptcy. says that notice is hereby , given that the F. w. Dains Go, a cor poration located in Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and state of Connecticut, has filed it's petition . dated December ,, 1901. for a dis
 charge from all it's debts in bankrupt ) cy. and that all it's creditors and other
 persons interested objecting to sucl
 discharge may attend before Henry q , Newton. Esq, referee ill bankruptcy. a his office. room [, No S13 Chapel street
 New Haven on the 23d day of De
 cember, 1901, at 10 o'clock q. m.. ther
 and there to examine the bankrunts
 and to show cause, if any they have why such discharge should not b,
 granted.
 B. F. Kinney of Field street. a yer.
 respectable appearing colored man
 was about the City hall to-day il e search of Prosecutor Durant. Tn y man was very angry over what Il Il termed small game that had bee