Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-26
CITY NEWS.

The annual meeting of the Union club will be held Monday evening.
 The funeral of Mrs Margaret Demp- sey will take place tomorrow after noon at o'clock from her late home | on Ward street to St Thomass church.
 The funeral of Mrs Catherine Ha- penny took place this morning from her late home on Taylor street, With a mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church by the Rev Father Shelley, and interment in St Joseph'S cemetery. The bearers were Patrick Carlin. Terence Downey, Henry Byrnes, John Clark, Michael Carroll and Philip Hapenny.
 A very pleasant tea party was held a+ the home of Miss GusSie Sivlter on Fairview avenue last evening, where a number of her High school friends gathered and spent several hours Ill festivities After the conclusion of various amusements several or the young. ladies entertained the assenl- blaze with vocal and instrumental se- lections. A lavish feast was serVeo during the evening. The hour Of l2 was being tolled when tne WeIiS crowd dispersed.
 James Horigan, clerk in the othce of Superintendent Kelley of the street denartment who was severely 1n- 1ured q week ago to-day by fall OH a slippery walk at the corner or me and Cherry streets, is getting along nicely. but it will be some time be1ore he will be fully recovered. This Is one of the worst spots in town and the cltS should take steps to compel WhoeNei owns the property to put 1t Ill shape so that it will not be constant men ace to life and limb during the winter
 months.
 It seems that the consolidation bill
 has not been presented to the general
 assembly yet and won't be until the aldermen take some action on it. The bill submitted in the house the other day and referred to in the papers as the draft consolidating the town and city governments, had reference to the legal warning which the city is obliged to serve upon the town through the legislature. But the question of consolidation does not seem to be l growing popular as the days and the l weeks roll onward. On the contrary, 1 people who were very enthusiastic 1 over it 9 short time ago, don't know l what to say about it now and may not l be prepared to vote for it when it is i put upon it's passage in the aldermanic l chamber. The movements in favor of 1 three rates of taxation is gaining | strength every day and unless all signs l fail a clause to this effect will be in- ] serted in the draft before it goes to | tue legislature.
 Wilbur F. Tomlinson's suit for fraud l against Mary Griffin, g nurse was to | have been heard in the district court 1 this forenoon, but owing to the wo-
 mans non-appearance it was con-
 tinued to next Saturday for reassign- | ment. Mrs Griffin was arrested last
 sumner by Sheriff Risney when she
 was living near Winsted. she having 1 failed to satisfy judment for S196 l given against her some time previous l The case was not tried, it being ex- 1 pected that she would settle. It is
 now apparent that she will not pay if l she can possibly avoid doing so. When
 the case was called to-day anote from
 Dr Brown was introduced showing that she was sick and unable to be
 present But Louis Durocher. Sheriff I Ri2neys clerk, testified that she was | engaged as q nurse in 2 family on Bishop street and was in good health l Judge Coweu said the woman ought to be arrested for contempt of court
 and set about drawing up capias fol I that purpose, but reconsidered with
 the remark that woman Is a peculiar
 creature anyway and it would be bet ter to reassign the case. Attorney I Church appeared for Mr Tomlinso1 ]! and Attorney J. J. 0sNsfll for MT.
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