Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-07
CITY. NEWS.
The board of finance will meet to-

night
 Watch Moriarty's undertaking bills and see what you save.
 NJ. Gavegan, agent for the Pilot. is in town calling upon readers of that bright, newsy paper.
 The funeral of Michael Dillon will take place from his late home on Pleas ant street tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock.
 Richard Phelan, aged 20 years, died last night at the home of his sister, Mrs George F. Reid, 36 Beacon street. Besides Mr Reid he leaves another sister, Miss Katie Phelan. The funeral will take place Saturday morning.
 Quite a few Waterbury people are in New Haven to-day attending the annual meeting of the New Haven County Public Health association. H. M. Rigney of this city read an interest ing paper on "Collection and Disposal of Garbage"
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Lynn took place this morning from the family residence on School street to the Immaculate Conception church, where q mass of requiem was cele- brated by the Rev Father Frederick. The bearers were Edward Howard. Patrick Murphy. Thomas Kennedy and John Walsh. The interment was in Calvary cemetery.
 There will be special meetings at the Salvation Army hall on Saturday and Sunday next. March 9 and 10, conduct ed by Captain and Mrs Snyder of Ansonia. Some years ago Captain Howard Snyder was one of the officers sent to open the Salvation Army work in Waterbury, consequently his visit will be of special interest. Admis- sion is free to all meetings. and all are welcome.
 What has become of consolidation? The other day everybody was talking about it, but at present nothing Is being said on the subject that would lead one to believe that such thing was ever talked of in the city. But it is in good hands and those who favor the scheme are confident that it will come out all right. The democrats want it returned to the people for q vote. but the other fellows believe in settling the question at Hartford and the chances are that they will have their way about it.
 The funeral of Mrs Catherine Sears took place this morning from her late home on Bridge street to the Inn maculate Conception church where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father O'Brien. The bearers were William Grouden. William Sears. James Phelan, William Cahill. John Shanahan and Jos eph Forcier. The floral offerings included pillow lettered "Wife." from the husband of the deceased; q pillow from her sister: basket of roses and boauets from cousins Josie, Emma and Allie. The interment was in St JoSephS cemetery.
 Judge Burpee has filed with the clerk of the superior court a petition asking that the affairs of the Masonic Temple association in this city be closed. and that q receiver be appoint cd and time set for creditors to send in their claims. The petition states that at a meeting of the association Otis S. Northrop was appointed it's agent. The association was incOrpor- ated by nact of the general assem- ply in 1897 and that it's object was to erect and maintain q building for the use and benefit of the members. It has abandoned its business. having sold the building to Judge Rurpee two years ago.
 Deep sen wave at T. F. Birney's, Phoenix avenue cafe tonight Residents of the south end and others have grown weary waiting for the school officials to repair the clock in the tower of the Washington school | and have decided to ask the aldermen | to inquire into the situation. It is hard to see how any one can blame people who live in that neighborhood l to feel that they have not been used right in this matter. That clock has | been a nuisance there all winter, which l would not have been tolerated in any 1 other part of the town. No one would | have found fault if the electricity had l been shut off and the announcement | made that the clock was out of repair l but would be fixed as soon as possible, and then disconnect the batteries from 1 it, so that it would not be running at random and illuminated at night just | the same as if there were nothing the matter with it. People would not mind the inconvenience if it lasted only q week or so. but when it goes on for months and no signs of relief, l they think it is high time to seek re- dress from some body other than the school authorities. Seeing they stood it so long, it might be well to wait q few days more before going any fur ther about it. The contract for mak- ing all the necessary repairs has been
 
 lieve that the work will be performed l soon.
 If Daniel T. Finnegan. the Grand
 street cigar dealer. ever is in need of
 q friend he will find one in an Italian
 by the name of Luigi Castello. The
 latter has been in Waterbury but one ] week and has been employed at the
 Waterbury Brass company. He was l q clerk before coming to this city
 and is we'll educated and accustomed
 more to clerical work than to the
 laborious tasks assigned him at the
 factory. He was forced to give it
 mp after working for one week and to.
 day received as his pay $6.23. Denny | Meo had interested himself in the
 stranger and he had secured q position l for him in an Italian bank in Hart
 ford on Morgan street They started for the depot this morning, and on the
 way they stopped into Finnegan's
 Arriving at the depot. Castello dis
 covered that he had lost the $6 he ! ;,, h {o ha nSr ,