Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-02
CITY NEWS.

night.
 Rev Father Shelley celebrated mass at the almshouse yesterday.
 Special sale of 100 lambs at Castles market Tuesday and Wednesday. See prices in to-nighfs issue.
 Supreme Physician NIcManus of the K. of C. has appointed pr $. A; O'Hara as physician for Mulcahy and Barcelona councils of this city.
 The sideboard presented to Mir and Mrs Lynch on the fifth anniversary CT their marriage last week was given by Mrs Finnegan, the mother of Mfs | Lynch.
 The funeral of Michael Woods will l take place from his late residence on Spring street tomorrow morning at SEQ o'clock. 4 mass of requiem W1li be celebrated at the Immaculate Con cepEion church. The internlenf will be in the new St Joseph's cemetery.
 Al the regular meeting of White Oak camp. No 5, W. O. w.. this evening, the officers for the ensuing year will be | elected and matters of interest to every member will come up for action. All members are expected to be on hand with their axes, and undoubtedly some will have out their hammers.
 The society of St Vincent de Paul of 1 St Thomas's parish held an entertain ment in the basement of the church last evening and a good sum was real ized for Christmas purposes. The Rev Father Slocum was the attraction Of the entertainment He gave an ad- dress in his customary, winning way l Besides this there were many interest l ing numbers on the program and many ] se5,ts | Mary Josephine AIcKeon, aged T. years and [ months, daughter of Mir ]. and Mrs Francis J. AfcIIeon of 64 Field street. died this morning after few months illness. Besides her parents she leaves three sisters and two broth CTS. Mrs Frank Leff1er, Mrs Burt Lit tlo and Miss Katherine, Frank J. and Michael A. McKeon. The deceased was an employe of the Waterbury Clock Co and very popular young girl The time of tie funeral will be announced later.
 AIr and Mrs William Cosgroye re- turned home from their wedding trip last evening. A party of friends and relatives awaited them at their home. 1O1 Burton street, and gave them q. hearty reception. They were expected home Saturday night, but the attrae- tions of the big cities detained them. The party lasted an hour or so, and besides many presents of value and decorations of which the couple were the recipients they have the best wish es of hundreds.
 Ir and Mrs Peter Conroy, who were married Thanksgiving day. returned home Saturday evening. They were surprised to see large number or their immediatee friends in possession of their home, 9 George street. They had hardly surlnised what was going on when music struck up and immedi- ately q surprise party was in full swing. There was music and dancing and things to eat and drink, and every body was as merry. as the wedding bells on Thanksgiving day.
 Representatives of the volunteer fire companies held meeting Saturday night and decided to give a dance in City hall on the evening of January 2. Foreman F. F. Sherlock presided. The following committees were appointed: Music. George H. Byrnes. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, William Derwin and Jos eph Devine: printing. P. E. Sherlock, John c. Thompson and Joseph McEi- roy. the foremen s~Ihe three voluntcnY companies. Chief Snagg was made permanent chairman of the committee
 The Outlook's illustrated annual book number is filled with reviews of the books of the season; portraits of notable authors, finely illustrated ar- ticles on literary topics. It has also the weekly review of current history, and the judicial editorial comment which are always the strongest fea- lures of this periodical Among the contributors to this number are Ed ward Everett Hale. Augustine Birrell, Kate Douglas Wiggin, Hamilton W Afable. Frank R. Stockton, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and many other well known writers.
 | People who were about the City hall a few days last week had lots of sport looking at horses founderlng about on ieo asphalt pavement. Some one sug- gested that it should be sanded and some one else. declared that this would net be using the blacksmiths right. Drivers who were not aware of how slippery the place was didn't know | what was up when their horses Wenr down and then commenced making | frantic efforts to regain their feet. Some of them came down two or three | times before they got off of it. In one or two instances the drivers thought 1 their animals had broken their limbs | and threw the reins out of their hands, l jumped into the street and took a tuln. | bic themselves. The pavement is very 1 dangerous in frosty weather and un- less a horse is sharp he stands a poor l show of getting over it without com | ing down.
 Things are beginning to bear evil dence of the Christmas, time about town. The stores are being fixed rip ! for the holidays and people can be seen in little groups about the post, office building and foreign exchange offices talking about their annual re- mittances. to friends in the old world.
 They are made up of all classes Of citizens and he would be a pretty we'll
 educated man who could go among them and have a chat with the whole of them in their native tongue The
 Italians appear to be ill the majority. 1 but there is a good surinklin0 of Irish, | Polanders. Lithuauians. Canadians. i Swe6les. Germans and others. In fact.
 all nationalities are represented among i the crowds that cons into the center
 about this season for the purpose Of sending few dollars to the old folks
 at home. no matter how distant that
 spot may be.
 Sheridan council, k. of C., held it's
 annual meeting yesterday afternoon ! and elected the following officers: c ToD n IL ,-,F