Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-03
CITY NEWS.

The board of finance will hold meeting at s o'clock to night.
 We offer values in ollr great c1ear-' ance sale never equalled. Mor1artys Waterbury Furniture Go.
 The Misses Mamie and Katie Kane are the guests of the Misses Mamie and JeilnIe McIIinnerney of Mill street.
 Mrs Weeks, 1T2 Grand St, room ?, ta- cial massage, scalp treatment, manlcur- ing, removes moleS, Super1tous nalr, etc.
 Hendricken council. K. of C., will give another of It's series of socials Tn LeavcnW orth hall, next Monday eyen- ing.
 The board of aldermen will meet tomorrow night, not tonight, for the purpose of giving people an Cpportunl- ty to be heard on the consolidation question.
 St AEary's T. A. society will cele- brate it's fourth anniversary in Leav- enworth hall Friday evening, January IS, when a most pleasing pfogralH will be carried out.
 The last quarterly term of Prof Bailey's juvenile dancing class com mences next Saturday at o'clock Pupils entering then will participate in the annual stage entertainment.
 The will of the late Caroline Nom Veg of the Brooklyn district was ap- proved to-day by the probate court, without protest from any of those 1n- terested in the provisions of the mat ter.
 The Rev MT Huntington, recently returned from China. will speak at Trinity parish house this evening at $ o'clock. All parties interested in the Chinese question are invited to hear him.
 There was no city court this 1norn- ing. Since last Frlday only one arr rest has been made in this city, and this notwithstanding the holidays and the fact that many of the factories have been closed for q week
 Walter R. Smith and Miss Lulu J. Whitelnan were married on New Years day at the home of the brides parents on Division street. the Rev T. Watson Hannah. pastor of the First Methodist church. officiating.
 The Women's Foreign Missionary society Of the First Methodist church met yesterday afternoon and elected these officers: President, Miss Mary Phipps; first vice-president, Mrs Otis Nortirop; second president, Miss tlnllE SuaIlliur StCIttcii -'Aio N'- Church: treasurer. R. E.. Stannard. The funeral of Mrs Jane E. Welton, widow of the late Joseph C. " elton. who died Tuesday ar the residence or her brother. David G. Porter, on East Main street. will take place tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Mrs Welton was the mother of Caroline Joseph Welton. who gave the Welt0n foun- tain to Waterbury.
 Phil Silverthau. the New Haven jeveler. stated to-day that he will give S10U or a diamond worth that sum to the first baby that was bora in this year and also to the last one. As Mir SiIyerrhau made this statement in the presence of number Of reputable citizens there is no way for. him 10 avoid standing by it.
 \ party Of merry fishermen went to BanIaN yesterday ana raised the very ClckeIIS with every Spec4eS uI Nsh lii that famous fake. X certain very well known cltlzen living OF last Malh street was in the party. and though ne | doesn't know niucn aeout fishing, Ao could, and in fact. did, itch more dsh than any other man in the party. He says that the next time he will go to Bantam he will not leave q fish Of any kind there after him,
 Magnolia lodge. K Of P, last Mon day evening elected the following off, cers for the first six months of 1901: c. C.. \. J. Cooney; Y. C., c. Bryan prelate, II. H. Belden; II. of W, E. Miller: E- Of R. and S, J. c. Beulow: NI of F, W. H. Latham: Nj. of Ey, F. G. Palmer; NJ. at A., P. J. Cavanaugh; | I. G.. c. Hard: o. G., H. Loyeridge: -, TD,, >niJ -,tC n i for eighteen months, F. H. BeldeD. l The American-Irish Historial society l will hold it's annual meeting and bar- l quet at Sherrys, Forty-Fourth street and Fifth avenue, New York city, on 1 Thursday evening. January 24. 1901. | The historical address Of the evening will be delivered by the Rev A. F. | Doyle, c. s. F.. of New York city; subject, Hon Thomas Dongan. Gov 1 ernor of New York, 1GSS-16SS.' There l will also be addresses by ether gentle men, A poem has been written fol. the occasion by one of the New York members. John J. Rooney. Invitations to be guests of the society have been extended to the governors of the orig inal thirteen states, distinguished rep- resentatives of the Catholic and Prot estant clergy, officers Of leading histor- 1Csli ScEiCttCS. SttLc ItCCIu OLihlSSlOu- CTS and other people Of note.
 Miss Josephine Downey Of Howard street, gave a reception Tuesday night at her home in honor of her guest, Miss Julia Downey of Wallingford. The affair was a very pleasant one and merriment reigned supreme. Among those who enter tained the gathering were the Hayes brothers in ragtime dialogue, Charles Dunlap in a baritone solo, Asleep in the Deep" and J. Downey and J. Ryan in coon songs. The Dinklebird quartet. composed Of Messrs Thomas Lyman. Edward Howard, James Downey and Michael Ryan, and which has just been organized, rendered ex- cellently several selections. William Ghent and Miss Nellie Downey won the prize for the best cake walk, bur the chief feature of the evenings en- tertainment was the bagpipe playing of Thomas Driscon. He was the hi1 of the evening.
 The sight of small boy, barefoot ed, and no clothing but light blue overalls, jumper and cap, attracted considerable attention about the streets yesterday and prompted many to in