Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-19
CITY NEWS.

The board of public works will meet at s o'clock tonight.
 Roller skating at the auditorium Sat urday matinee, Monday evening.
 Mrs Margaret Sullivan of South Leonard street has had a handsome monument erected on the family plot in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Real Estate Agents Louis Raffel and Morris Oianoff have sold for K. r. Kelly his two blocks on North Elm street to s. Liberman. The amount paid is said to have been $1O,0oO.
 "A Glimpse of Russia" was the sub- ject of the Rev Dr Parry's illustrated lecture at the First Baptist church last night. The attendance was large and all were pleased with the presentation of the subject.
 'Triumph of Truth Over Error' is the name of an Interesting drama which will be produced au the convent of Notre Dame tonight by the class of 1902. All friends are cordially invited. The entertainmert will commence at
 7:30 o'clock.
 Mrs Ann Fisher died last night at
 her home. 16S Walnut street. Besides
 her husband she leaves five children,
 John and Daniel, Mrs Mary Ney,
 Katie and Jennie Fisher. The remains
 will be taken to Mystic Thursday for
 burial ill charge of Undertaken Null
 vile.
 The members of St Anthony's Tcm-
 perance society of St ThonaS'S par
 ish entertained the members of St Maly's Total Abstinence society in the basement of St Thomas'S church last evening" The Rev Father Kennedy and Father Jordan. of St Patrick'S made short and humorous addresses. ''Disbanling the Union Army is the titlc of an article by Ida ". Tarbell. which will appear in the March num- her Of McClure's Magazine. This will fully describe tile extraordinary feat accomplished by the federal govern nent at the close of the civil war. when. without disaster, q million sol diprS were returned to quiet pursuits. The article is eiaborately illustrated. There was q large attendance at the third anniversary entertainment Of the Washington Hill Athletic club q their headquarters on Washington street last night and all spent the evening very pleasantly The affair was ill charge of the following committees: Arrange mcnts, John Cunningham. J. Kelly, -A Harper. James Cunningham: floor. F.
 Kelly. T. Delaney. T. Bowes. T. Car roll and G. Mulli@an: refreshments, D. Sullivan. Frank Smith.
 Frank Cnughlan died last night at his home on Emerald street, He leaves q widow and four sons, Thomas. Daniel Frank. Michael: also two sis l telS. Mrs George Stearns and Mrs Maria Donovan. NIr Coughlan was employed as a teamster in the yard at Benedict & Buruliam's for wears and was an honest industrious citizen. 1 The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at S:50 o'clock. with q mass i of requiem q the Immaculate ConceD- 1 tion church and interment in St Jos 1 eph's cemetery.
 At a meeting of the Waterbury
 Driving company last night it was 1 voted to hold q four days fair two l weeks previous to the opening of the 1 Danbury fair. D. B. Wilson was elect 1 cd general manager of the fair, George | Tracy superintendent of the cattle de partment and W. E. Quigley grand 1 marshal. A committee consisting of l T. II. Hayes and N. W. Heater was appointed to look after the matter of 1 getting the company into the Massa- l chusettS trottin@ and pacing circuit. l The following officers were elected: | President. o. G. Camp: president, | Dr Thomas Bland: treasurer. T. H. l Hayes: secretary. \. W. Heater The ! above named officers and the following | constitute the board of directors: T. | F. Butler. D. B. Wilson, George Ira cey. D:-E.-. Cronan. Samuel Lowe
 James r. Gaffney and w. F. Quigley | Paul Jackson, of II Coe street, II 1 years old, a brass finisher in the clock 1 shop. was struck by west-bound
 thirti-rail car between Washington and l i.rt, ID D,,,l o'clock last night. With three other
 men he started over the crossing in the 1 rear of an east-bound freight train. He was struck by the step of the third
 rail car. The car was stopped and l Jackson was taken to the station, | where he was attended by Dr Kelly l The car was run by Conductor William l MattOOn and MOtorman l.. ". Smith Jackson was brought to Hartford at 9 | o'clock and taken to the Hartford hos l pital. He has two cuts on the head
 enc 8 deep wound in the skull. his left i hand is lacerated. his left foot crushed 1 and his right arm is injured. An op- l eration was performed upon him late | last night. Jackson's condition is ser:
 ous. He reached New Britain at ;
 o'clock in the afternoon.
 1 The patrouesses of the assembly
 dance ill LeIvenworth hall last night
 were Mrs IT. l.. Wade. Mrs r. B. Rice.
 Mrs c. $. Rodman and Mrs r. NI Bur ! Iall. An unusually large number of i out of town guests were present as fol I lows: Miss Abbey, New York: Miss Chamberlain. Miss Stone and Miss 1 Wayne of New Britain: Miss Hinds-
 dale of Pittsfeld Miss Bunce of Hart
 ford. Miss Shaefer and Miss Dennison
 of Farmington. Miss Willard of Brook lyn. Miss Armstrong of Sing Sing, Mr
 and Mrs Whittlesey of Middletown.
 E1r and Mrs B. Havens Heminway of 1 Watertown. Miss Holden of Newark.
 MT Walden of New York. R. l.. Foster
 of New York. Mrs r. T. Maxwell of
 Rockville, Messrs Miller. Staffer l Wattles. kitchel. Hooker. Kline, De ! lano. Thomas. Bristol and Cooke of | New Haven, Mir Henckur of New York
 and Miss Appleton of New York. The
 committee in charge consisted of ! Messrs Irving II. Chase. George F.
 Boyd. John 1T. GoSs, Charles M. Clark | Charles F. Bronson and Arthur C.