Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-05
CITY NEWS.

Adln street.
 Mrs F. J. Sears died to-day at her home, 146 Bridge street. The funeral notice will be announced later.
 The state officers of the U o. G. c. were entertained here last night at the meeting of Sterling commandery. , At a meeting of the board of asses sors Saturday evening Mary C. Me Keon was appointed clerk of the board.
 John McEvoy, lately student at Mt St Mary's college, Emmettsburg. is taking a vacation through Florida for his health.
 There will be a special meeting of the Retail Clerks association at 9:15 tonight in Johnson's hall. Business of utmost importance is to be trans acted.
 Charles Smith, the genial time keep CT of the training room of the New England Watch shop. is in buoyant spirits to-day. A baby girl has ar- rived at his home on South Main street
 About 300 boys enjoyed rare treat last evening. when d pleasing stereop- ticon entertainment, entitled ''The Life of Little Jimmy" was given at the Boys club by a member of the Saliva tion army.
 Tickets are selling rapidly for the third annual sociable and dance of the Sacred Heart drum corps at Speedwell hall, April 24 A gold watch will be given to the lady selling the most tick cts for the affair.
 1nasmuch as the Y. M c. A. state convention convenes on the last three days of this week, the games in the !. NJ. c. A. bowling league will be played tonight and tomorrow night Lobsters and Defenders and Rivals and Stars will be the contestants in the games tonight.
 As a result of the kindness and be- nevolence of the young ladies, students at St Margaret's school. who have do- hated gratuitously a sufficient number of tickets, about 25O or 300, members of the Boys club will attend the lee ture to be given at Po1i's theater to- morrow afternoon by Ernest Seton Thompson.
 Half a dozen prominent base ball cranks are thinking of organizing q team the coming season and unless their plans miscarry they will be heard from ill the near future. They would like to buy the franchise from Roger Connor, but it is said that the ''big fellow,' as the boys call Roger is not anxious to sell.
 L. H. Toucey's remarks before the
 board of aldermen last night revealed :. nf ff.,ir ,.r,l. yyo to the Great Brook question. He said
 that he is willing to cover tue brook where it runs by his property, but the man who owns the adjoining land will not allow him to rest his sleepers on the wall on the opposite side. It looks as though this Great Brook nuisance matter is going to be big job.
 The forty hours devotion of the blessed sacrament. which commenced at the church of the Sacred Heart on
 last Sunday, was brought to an end this morning at 1::S, when solemn high mass was celebrated, with the fol lowing priests officiating: Rev Father Andrews, Winsted, celebrant; the Rey Father Bray, deacon; Rev Father Fox Newton. subdeacon, and Rev Father 1 Shelley master of ceremonies. At the
 end of the services q procession of the | blessed sacrament was held. The
 services have been largely attended
 and the church was visited during the
 past day or two by large numbers
 About HOO persons received holy com
 munion during the two days. 1 Mrs Kate Fraser and William E | Davis were arrested this forenoon by I Deputy Sheriff Rigney. at the instance 1 of Mrs FraSers husband, George i charging her with eloping with Davis l The couple have been living for tho l past few weeks on Bucks Hill ant 1 were looked upon as husband ant | wife. They hail from Pleasant Val ley. Duchess county, N. '. X few l nights ago Fraser came to this tOwI | and put up at the Exchange hotel. He
 was accompanied by Sheriff Baum bausch of Pleasant Valley, ill whose custody they started for home on the 1:2S train this afternoon. Mrs Fraser
 was accompanied by little girl of !:
 years. She is about 20 years old and her companion, Davis, ?. MT Eraser will prosecute the couple. There was a real eviction scene on
 North Elm street to-day when a family and their belongings were hustled into the street while q light fall of snow
 and rain fell over the evicted and the
 party who drove them out. The tenant
 was accused of neglecting to pay rent for the past four months. If this be true whoever owns the building had just cause to feel aggrieyed and it is a wonder that he waited so long with out kicking up a rumpus. A man who is not able to meet his rent should hustle around and endeavOr to induce some one to assist him. for in these
 days when people are planking down handsome sums for taxes, water rents, interest and the Lord knows what else very few can afford to give any one the free use Of their houses no mat ter how charitably inclined they might 1 be.
 North square was impossible i'll I places today and it will continue tC be so during weather like to-day's un- l til catch basins are put in on both sides at the foot of Bishop street. The water and mud that came down that street to-day ran all over the square ! particularly between Fogg's and | Tpl- |