Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-13
CITY NEWS.


 meat market, 3S6 North Main street. NJ. Gavegan, agent for the Pilot, is in town looking as bright and cheerful as ever.
 The Memo social club will give a sociable at the Auditorium on New Years Eve.
 John DerWin, administrator upon the estate of Elizabeth Derwin, has ap- piled to the probate court for permis- sion to sell a portion of the property. Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain tonight and Saturday. Colder by Saturday night. Brisk to high east to south winds. Very much colder Sunday.
 The two tenement house on Aver street belonging to the estate of the late James Fitzpatrick will be sold at auction on December IS, unless dis posed of at private sale before that time.
 Manager Harrington states there will be a new player on the Water bury team tonight in the game at the Auditorium. He is no other than Mains. John Allen, the goal tender, may also be i'll the game tonight.
 Angel DotoratOs of Waterbury has filed voluntary petition ill bankrupt cy in the United States district court. His liabilities are given as $.2, 233. .12 and his assets, including S15 for house. hold goods and $15 for wearing appa- rel, as $120.
 Ernest Pfingst, aged g years, of 42 West Clay street, died last night at the Waterbury hospital. The de ceased was q native of Cambridge, Mass, q toolmaker. and had been in this city but a short time. The fu- neral will be held Sunday.
 The remains of Mrs Frances Smith, widow of the late Edward $. Smith of the Smith & Griggs Manufacturing Co, who died yesterday at the home of her mother in New York, will be brought here tonight. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from 11S Prospect street.
 Gately & Brennan, the credit cloth iers, are presenting their customers with a free copy of the Christmas edi- tion of Modes and Fabrics. maga zine published monthly by the above firm. As the title suggests, much of the reading matter is devoted to pre- vailiIg styles. The magazine also con- tains several interesting stories and offers some suggestions to persons in tending to purchase Christmas books. It is a very interesting magazine.
 The case of Attorney F. P. Guilfoile against William D. Kelly, a fish dealer, for $741, was heard by Deputy Judge Peasley ill the district court this af- ternoon. Mrs Minnie Table of Col linsville had claim of $500 against the defendant, and the s. c. Burwell Fish Go and the F. +. Mansfield Fish Co, both of New Haven, had claims respectively of $107 and $34. All of them assigned their claims to MT Gull foile. The defense was of a general character. Decision was reserved.
 The funeral of Thomas Delaney took place this morning from the fam ily residence on Hill street with a mass of requiem at St Thomas church by the Rev Father Kast and interment i'll St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Thomas Bahan, Frank Stapleton, Michael Delaney, Patrick Ward, James Mclaughlin and Patrick Kelly. The floral offerings included handsome pieces from the family, employees of the case depart ment at the New England Watch Go, Katie, Mamie and Joseph Neagle.
 The frost has penetrated into the ground farther than one would SUD- pose so that outdoor work which re quires delvingI into the earth is car ried on with considerable difficulty. Al ready some of the city hydrants have been frozen and Superintendent O'Brien of the bureau is kept busy re- pairing the frozen ones and keeping an eye upon the others. The hydrants which were temporarily disabled by Jack Frost" are located at Baldwin and Stone streets, Grand and Bank streets and on West Main street. No time was lost in digging them up and putting them in working order.