Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-23
CITY NEWS.

Local showers tonight in west DOT tion; Saturday fair.
 The Consolidated team will be the attraction at Willimantic tomorrow They will leave on the 12:35 train.
 John MelIahon, one of Waterbury's well known gentlemen of leisure, was arrested today on a charge of va grancy.
 Frank Trowbridge has compiled with the order of the probate court to file an additional bond of $4,4OO. The bond is signed by +. N. Perry.
 Daniel Altman. foreman on tie street department, lost very valuable horse yesterday. He was known as Big AIike,' and was worth $25O. Death was due to collie.
 Dr $. B. Mum, through his attorney, Judge Peasley, has entered suit for $15O against MT and Mrs HibbIe of Naugatuck. The case is returnable to the district court the first Tuesday ill September.
 There was a surprise party at the home of Alderman Boylan on South Main street last night. The affair was attended by a large number of promi- nent citizens. including many town and city officials.
 The Roman Red band of New York will give a concert on the green to- night. The band paraded through the streets today discoursing music in a manner which plainly told that the boys are adopts at the business.
 Daniel McNamara of Luke street, was injured by a fall from his wheel yesterday He was on his way to work and had reached Baldwin and Washington streets when he fell, frac- turing his wrist and receiving other injuries.
 A fellow whose name was put down on the slate as Pete" was arrested this afternoon for taking a team be- longing to a farmer while the gentle man was in a store doing some trad ing. Officer Cahey made the arrest. The fellow was drunk and acted as if the team belonged to him.
 Judge Peasley has brought suit for Mrs Marcia $. Scovill against $. w. Prindle and wife. Daisy, Porter L. Wood, Austin NJ. Woodruff, George w. Gaylord and Frederick Campbell, to foreclose a second mortgage on "a piece O1 lOG1lGu OElhN anu owned nominally by Mrs Prindle.0 Mrs Prindle's co-defendants are creditors.
 Selectman Doran has received com munication from Highway Commis- sioner Macdonald informing him that Waterbury will have to get along with an appropriation of S5,200 for good roads instead of S9.000 as voted at the town meeting. This is due to the fact that the demand for the money was so great there was not enough to go around. The amount asked for over and above the appropriation of $46O,- GOO was $230,000.
 The funeral of Mrs Julia Boylan took place yesterday morning from the residence of her daughter, Mrs Michael Morrissey, Easton avenue. to St Thomas's church, where mass of re- quiem was celebrated by the Rev Fla ther Crowley. The bearers were Jos eph Mccarthy, James McCarthy, Mi chale Morrissey and William Murray. The interment was in Calvary ceme- tery.
 That the plan of giving open air concerts on the green instead of Stan ley park meets with favor with the public was well attested by the inn mense audience which listened to the American band last evening. The green is the only proper place for these concerts. 1t has many adyan- tages over the other places in the city which could be named, so at least the people who attend band concerts be- lieve The selections were rendered in excellent style by the, band last night xx-ffh oyar avl plause by the audience.
 A very pleasant whist party was held at the home of MT and Mrs Will liam E. Waters on South street last evening. The first prize was won by Mir Waters and Mrs Higgins; and Miss Margaret Kelly and William Higgins received the booby prize. A very {! pleasant feature of the evening was 1 selections on the graphaphone by Miss Kittie Grotzenback. Several vocal solos were pleasingly rendered by Miss Lena Higgins, and piano selections by I the Misses Pauline Stage and Clara I Ellis. Refreshments were served and | all returned to their homes having passed very enjoyable evening. Annie Perigard, 49, died this morn | ing after an illness of two days at the residence of her brother-in-law, Oliva Gauthier, of 199 Charles street. She leaves four brothers, J. B., Zephirin, Arthur and George Perigard, and five sisters, Mrs Oliva Gauthier, Mrs George Segears, Mrs Louis Desco- teaux. Ernestine and Helen Perigard. The deceased was an employe of the Waterbury Button Co for the past 19 years,a and was held in high esteem by her employers as we'll as by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She was member of the Bonne Mort, and also of the Chemin de Ia Croix SO 1 cieties of St Ann's parish. Funeral will be held Sunday at 3:30 from St Ann's church. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery.
 The board of public works held { special meting at 3 o'clock this morn ing in the mayors office Mayor Xii duff presiding and all the members be ing in attendance, including Commis sioner Mahaney, who has just return ed from the Pan-American exposition The object of the meeting was to de termine whether the board would make any modification in the vote passed al the outing last Tuesday regarding ths condition of the asphalt pavement o1 North Main street. Mayor Kilduff saiC