Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-09
CITY NEWS.

The monthly meeting of the Concor- dia Ladies society is to be held to- night All members are requested to attend.
 The cases that are down for hearing in the superior court this week are: S. P. Williams against O. W. F. Randolph for s.; .Oo0 commission: Charles Brown against U. l.. Carroll. and the election cases.
 Word was received here yesterday or the death of Fred 4. Vorden, which oc- l cured Saturday night at his home, 2l ! Taylor ayenue Poughkeepsie, \. l. ! The deceased was we'll known ill this city. having resided here for several | years.
 The board of aldermen will meet to- night to consider the estimates. The republican members of the board held another star chamber session Saturday night and completed their labors on lhe estimates. So that the work oi ! adopting them ought not to occupy more than fifteen or twenty minutes
 The election of four officers for the i board of mana cement of the NaIer- ! bury club will take place this evening. 4 mistake in calling the election ore a a evening. There are three tickets in the field, aS politicians say. and con siderable interest has been shown m i the matter.
 < special invitation iS extended To the clergymen of the city and tile board of management of the Union res | cue mission to attend the services in memory of the late Henry E. Gihbnd, to be held Ut the mission Tuesday, De celnber 10. : 1T, D. III. Well known cler- gymen. laymen and singers will assist at the service.-
 The funeral of Nellie Kenney took place yesterday afternoon from her l late home on South Elm street with service at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father Brodericil and interment in St Josephs cemetery. I The pallbearers were James Bloom | field Frank Bylmes, Joseph Byrnes. Anthony Sheehey, James Kennedy and i Frank Ford.
 | The New York papers were some l what slow in arriving in town yester- 1 day morning from Meriden. The pa | pers are brought to this city in q four horse team owned by q Mr AlcAlahon of AIeriden. Shortly after leaving l AIeritien the sleigh which he had was 1 broken and he had to return home for q team. The horses Were said to be l in very bad condition when they ar 1 rived i'll the center
 Al the meeting Of Wadhams post. c. A. F., Saturday evening, the following l officers and committees were elected: John Egan commander; F. KorngieDie, senior Sice-commander: John LouclSs. l junior ice-commander:H . F. CasWell, qnartermaster: il. l.. Plumb, surgeon: George (. Tuttle. chaplain; NJ. Kavan- augh. officer of day: John Stephens, officer of guard: representative to .ie- parIment encampment. F.. c. Marg- graf. John Higgins, John Loucks:3 al ternates, Isaac Straw. E. F. Merrill. F. Korngieble: trustees, F. 4. Pendleton, Harrison Whitney. William Milton. l Mrs Catherine Hudner died yester- i day afternoon at her home, .J75 North l Main street. She leaves nine children, 1 John F. Hlldner of Pittsfeld Mrs c i D. Curtin of Hartford Mrs NJ. F. Car 1 roll of Bridgeport. Mrs E. D. A. Brady l Of Waterbury and Nellie. Della. Mar. garet and Julia and Frank. the last six 1 residents Of this city. Mrs Hudncr was . good neighbor, devoted mother and an exemplary Christian and com handed the respect and esteem of III who had the pleasure of her acquaint- ance. The funeral will take place to l St Thomas's church tomorrow morn- ing at 3 o'clock
 Three Waterbury men were arrested 1 ill Torrington Saturday evening and in consequence Chief Rood of the police of that place was in town this morning calling upon Chief Egan. In the cap ture of the men the police believe they have criminals who have been instrn- mental i'll many copper robberies II this city. They are charged With tho theft of 900 pounds of copper from tho Coe brass mills and were arrested by I-0ficer Michael Dunn. The men were
 in the act of driving away with thai; booty when Officer Dunn stepped from out of q sheltering shadow and nabbed them.
 Al the last meeting Of the Burns
 club the annual concert and ball to be
 held January 25, 1902. was voted and
 the following committee was appoint
 ed to make all necessary arrang
 ements: Donald Mckella David
 Maekie. Alex Mckay. Frank Mitchell
 Alex Clark, Andrew Gardner. George
 Bissett, Charles Relic. Adam Callan
 William Henshaw. The club proposes i 10 make this concert and ball ever
 better than any that has been giver
 and no doubt those who have enjoyed
 these entertainments will be glad I,
 know that the BnrnS club is still of
 earth with something bigger and bet
 Ter than ever.
 The thaw of yesterday and to ia,
 gave people an opportunity 10 gef fh,
 snow and ice of their sidewalks.
 feat which was almost impossible nl
 to the present time. The storm o
 last week consisted of snow, hail. sleei
 frost and dear only knows what else
 and took such grip on the walk
 that one might just as we'll try to sticl
 q shovel into a concrete cellar wall q
 put il through the stuff on the side
 walks five minutes after it fell Prop
 erty owners did the best they coul
 in tie premises. dug off all they cou and threw sand CT ashes over what rt
 fused to be dislodged. so that consider
 ing inc severity Of the storm Walk ! ing was not q very dangerous occups
 ton and people deserve credit fo
 their efforts to comply with the law i
 this respect.
 :, The feast Of The Immaculate Cor
 ception was observed in all the Cati u ali