Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-29
CITY NEWS.


 The board of education will hold q meeting Ut S:15 o'clock tonight. | X months mind mass of requiem was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church this morning at o'clock for the late Mrs Bridget Caniff of East Main street.
 D. IT. Tierney, the real estate man, has sold for Frank l.. Logan, his three family house at 112-114 Walnut street, to Mrs Mary T. Daily, who will occupy the same at once.
 A birthday party was given in hon or of Miss Mamie Oates at her home on WolcOtt street Saturday evening. Games of every nature were indulged in. Refreshments were served. MT and Mrs Michael Martin, a new | ly married couple from College Point, l.. l., who have been enjoying a part | of their honeymoon i'll this city as guests of Miss Julia Bergin of South Main street, returned home yesterday.
 The board of aldermen will hold a | special meeting tonight for the pur- pose of receiving bids for the purchase of $435,000 worth of city bonds. It will be an interesting meeting if for no reason other than the presence of large numbers of financiers from diff l ferent parts of the country.
 Miss Florentine H. H. Hayden will give parlor talk at the Friendly league. Thursday evening. May ?, her subject being "An Island in the Car ribean Sea, Jamaica" Miss Hayden having spent a winter in this beautiful island. will speak with an intimate acquaintance with her subject, as we'll as an artists appreciation of it.
 The "Junior Wranglers" of the Crosby Grammar school defeated the "Inyincibles'' of the same school on Saturday morning at the West end grounds by the score of 22 to 14. The Wranglers had an easy time of it and batted the opposing pitchers at will The features of the game was the playing of Rametti and W. Slain for the winners while Wright carried off the honors for the defeated team.
 At meeting of Wadhams post. c. A. R.. Saturday night the following were appointed as a Memorial day com mittee: John Lines E. A. Pendleton. H. Whitney, c. Seeley. ". E. Ouigley. NJ. Kavanaugh. George Hartley, John 1 $ Hayes. +. D. Bangs, George l.. Platt, James F. Gaunt, William Milton, B. c. Colby, F. B. Cross. H. W. Brown. NJ. Dallas, I. H. Garrigus, William Tysot, John D. West, George Futile. The mutilated body of a cat on the l trolley tracks on lower South Main street 1disgusted pedestrians and others yesterday afternoon and many wanted to know whose business it was to report such cases to the authorities. AS n matter of fact it is anybody's business and for the same reason that's why such things fail to receive proper attention and might be claimed no- body's business.
 The two weeks mission by the Apostolic missionary. fathers at St l Th6mas's parish closed last evening. | The last week was for the mel and the church was thronged at the closing ex- ercises. The superior of the band Father McClean gave the usual instruc- tions and the sermon was given by the Rev Father Flannery who expressed pleasure at the attendance during the week. He then gave, the papal bene- diction and the mission was over. The pastor of the parish Father Crowley said few words of thanks to the men for their regularity, enthusiasm and attendance.
 i Walter E. Jackson, aged 43 years, of Platt street, who was committed to the retreat for insane at Iiddletown recently, died there yesterday. The funeral will take place tomorrow af- ternoon- at 2 o'clock with service at l the Hall Memorial chapel and inter I n Ia of F. rite will be performed at the grave. When NIT Jackson was adiudeed unbalanced in mind and ordered com mitted to the retreat Judge Cowell was appointed conseryator over his es- tate and has reported that it inyen- tories some where in the neighborhood of $3,5O0.
 Waterbury was an extremely dry town yesterday. Notwithstanding the extremely wet weather of the mast l few week, the various sections of the city which have the reputation of be- ing wet Sundays, were as dry as the trout streams were last fall. Men with Sunday thirsts sought refresh- ment in the fields rather than behind l the ever opep side doors and the pres i ence of fragrant arbutuS in the hands and coat lapels of everybody. testified | to this last evening. Consequently there was no city court this morning. l Austin Light. 72 Pleasant street, was arrested Saturday for non-support of i his wife and child, but the case was | adjusted out of Court by Attorney I Russell, his counsel. The couple made l up before leaving the room and the complaint was nolled.
 The following is the program for the concert to be rendered at the First Congregational church this evening:
 Organ, Spring Greeting" (Allen), Mr Towne; Wolfram's Song from Tanhatl- ser" (Wagner), Frank O'Dell; violin cello solo. Andante, and Allegro, I (Goltermann, Kaethe Pieczonka Walk CT; soprano solo, Ritournelle (Chami-
 nade), Miss Laura H. Chapin: air. Ut
 is Enough from Elijah" Mir Odell; organ, Allegretto (Wolstenholme'. MT Towne: soprano. (a). "Rosebuds.'' | CTaylor). (b), ''Nymphs and Shep-
 herds" PurcelD. (cl. 1.-The Robin.'' l (Neidlinger) Miss Chapin; violincello, (a), Berceuse (GodarO, b), Tarartelle | Popper), Mme Walker; baritone, (a),
 "Under the Rose (Fisher), (b).
 s.Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes ''
 (Dressler). MT Odell; organ, Fantaise | lr,.