Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-09
CITY NEWS.

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 Deputy Judge Frederick NJ. Peasley left for months visit to his old home in Ohio this afternoon.
 The Merrimac Athletic club is com pleting arrangements to give an ex. cursion to Hanover park on Decoration day.
 P. J. Coogan, Baldwin street, is selling out his entire stock of groceries at less than cost prices, owing to change of business.
 There will be a months mind mass of requiem at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, in the Immaculate Concep- tion church for the late Dennis Finn.
 Do you use paper or pencils, or both, we have them at the Democrat office. For five cents you can buy 100 sheets of ruled writing paper, note size. 60 sheets letter size, or a book containing GO leaves
 W. H. Camp and George H. Cloves bought the furniture of the Plaza hotel and leased the place to J. Frank Weeden and wife, who will conduct it without the bar. The name will be changed to that of the new proprietor.
 Joseph Nolan while working at the Waterbury Manufacturing company to-day had his finger caught in a lathe, badly lacerating it. He was taken to Dr Donahue's office where it was necessary to put four stitches in the injured member.
 Edward NcManus started stone crusher to work at the Branch yes terday and it is now grinding stone to. pieces as fast as they can throw them into it. He says he has been Handicapped in his efforts to get Wa terbury men to work there and will have to look elsewhere for help.
 Edward Barrett aged 9 years, died last night at the Waterbury hospital after q short illness. The remains were removed to the home of his mother, Mrs Edward Barrett. 249 Bank street. The funeral will take place Saturday morning with service at St Patrick's cllJHch and interment in St Josepl's cemetery. The deceased was a well known sign painter.
 Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo will give 'sThe True Story of Nathan Hale" at Friendly League hall this evening at S:15, and at the close of the lecture will give one of her stories, "A Patri- otic Pilgrimage," the two making an unusually attractive program. An ad- mission fee of 10 cents will be charged the public. league members using their season tickets.
 The Club de Whist Deschappelles will give a sociable this evening at the rooms of the French Canadian Institute on Bank street. The follow ing committee is in charge of the af- fair: Dr l.. J. Thibault, Ovide Breux, ]. A. Lemieux. The following ladies compose the refreshments committee: 1Ide pr A. A. David, Mile Anita Woisard. Mile Thais Chaput.
 Little Frankie Durham, who was ar rested yesterday by Officer Hurley for running away from school, was given another chance to do better, so that if he attends school regularly he will avoid spending the remainder of his minority at the Connecticut home for boys. It is not bad place. but once a, boy gets there he has to give up ball playing. bird nesting, swimming and lots of other kinds of sport that he could indulge in outside if he would only stop playing truant during the school hours.
 Hugh Daly, aged 24 years, of Hart ford, was the only one before Judge Burpee in the city court this forenoon. He was charged with breach of the peace and intoxication. and pleaded guilty of both Officer German found him sleeping up against the bill board of Scovill street, and when taken into fsoI,@ IT, n foot ball of the officers helmet and tried in other ways to have some fun with him. Assistance had to be called, likewise wagon. and he was thus conveyed to the station house. But for making trouble for. the officer the court said he would be inclined to give him chance to leave the city. As it was he fined him $5 and costs on each complaint.
 The fifth annual sociable given by 1.-the St Francis Xavier Drum corps in SpeedwelI hall last night was grand success and surpassed any of their previous sociables both in the points of numbers and in the general good 1 time which prevailed. Before the op- ening of the affair, the people about the streets near the center were treat ed to a parade in which the St Fran cis Xavier, the Sacred Heart and the St Ann Drum corps participated The hall was we'll filled when the grand march was commenced. John Lynch and Miss Rose Kelliher led and 15O couples followed. Bergen's orchestra furnished music and Professor Leo Herr did the prompting. The members worked earnestly for the success of the event. Following are the commit tees: Arrangement. D. J. Moriarity. F. Phalen. c. c. Lynch, D. A. Bergin. W. | Sutton; floor. J. Lynch. T. Hartnett. T. Malone, F. Phalen. c. Lynch: recep- ton. G. Lynch. !. Smith. !. Mccarthy. F. Harrigan. J. Malone, F. Bergin, I. Lynch. J. Phalen. ID. Moriarity. R. Sheehan. P Bunce. W. Sutton, F. Pha- len. T. Marenett, T. Mckee.
 Judge Elmer in the superior court this forenoon gave Judgment for the defendant to recover $125 in the suit \ of Hazen Dodge's appeal from probate Judge Lowe of the probate court al lowed Joseph Anderson. Jr, admins trator on the estate of Charles L. Dodge 1925. and it was this decision the plaintiff appealed. This case was