Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-07
CITY NEWS.

Roller skating at the auditorium Thursday night.
 The Fourth division, A. 0. H., will hold an important meeting this even- ing.
 Excelsior council, No z, A. O. U. w., celebrated its thirtieth anniversary last night.
 Every member of the choir of St Francis Naviers parish Is earnestly requested to attend a rehearsal at 1:3O o'clock tonight.
 Tomorrow morning at 5 o'clock a months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at the Sacred Heart church for the late John Dolan of Silver street.
 The remains of A. F. Ellis, who died suddenly at Plume 6 Atwood $, yesterday, were removed to Danbury this morning. where the funeral wili be held tomorrow.
 The funeral of Asa Dillaby will take place from his late home in Cheshire Friday afternoon. Service will be held in the Han Memorial chapel. The interment win be in Riverside ce1ne- 1ery.
 State Referee Henry G. Newton has decided upon February IS, as the day when the creditors of Joseph Dugan, g toAuuNlO4 oh t1 NC1 LII t1Ao AaAh street car, shall be heard. MT Dugan has, a petition in bankruptcy.
 Tonight q large number of juniors from the High school will enjoy 3 sleigh ride either to Cheshire or straitsyille, while tomorrow the pu- pils Of AIiss .Arthur's room in the Cros- by grammar school will speed away to Thomaston.
 c eopticon lecture on Naples and Pom- Deli st Friendly league hall this even ing at s o'clock. Members will be ad- mltted on present ntaJion of season tick cts ard an entrance fee of 10 cents will be charged Ihe public.
 Thomas H. Grinseu. an employe of the Exchange hotel, has enlisted at the local recruiting station for service in the cavalry. He will leave for Fort Slocum in q day or so. and after term of schooling there will be sent to whatever regiment he pleases.
 The Booth Manufacturing company of Bristol filed certificate yesterday to manufacture and sell articles from drawn. rolled CT cast metal. and to deal ill machinery. Capital SlO,O0O, over S2,0O0 paid in. Stockholders, Ho- bert Booth, Bristol D shares; John Draher, Waterbury, 15; Gilbert H. Blakesley. Bristol, p; ]. Day Conover. MiddIetown, x. J, p shares
 Ine courthouse on LeavenWorth street is sadly in need Of repair, not wlthstanding that 1t cost about SS5, eco and is only q few years old l he roof Is leaking in several places which Jan- ftOr NaGraw has been unable to find. The walls are dirty and wet in the su- lpriGr totr splitting as though laughing at the good time the contractors had while working on this monumental piece of republican eXtravagance.
 The case Of Mcdonald against Ga gain will not be tried in the district court. By agreement Of counsel, Brad street for plaintiff and Carmody for defendant judgment will be given the plaintiff for tue full amount asked S1,GJ0, and then the case will go to the superior court on an appeal. This was daCtued upon to SaTa II2e and eE- pense as it would go to the superior court. no matter what the decision of the district court would be.
 About POO of the oO0 hands that We're laid off a the clock factory some time ago returned to work Monday. Many of the others have obtained employ ment elsewhere, principally in a new clock factory in Indiana It is report ed that new labor-saytng machinery will be introduced into the turner's de- pertinent. One machine will do the work of five or six men and for work they are paid 15 cents a hundred one of these machines will turn out 5000 g day at considerable less than that price
 The funeral of Michael Moran took place this morning from his late home on East Main street to the Sacred Heart church. where q mass of re- quiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Shelley. The bearers were William Doran, Mortimer Doran, Pat rick Hackett, James Sutton. William Mccarthy and Edward McDonald The floral offerings included a pillow from the employees of Rogers & Bro. where the decea sed had been employed for number of years. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Thomas Kelly has turned towards the general assembly for reform in the matter of school buildings. He las decided to request his neighbor. Representative Wallace of Middle bury to endeayor to secure the passage of an act oblging school boards to have at least one exit aside from the main entrance on every floor of school buildings. MT Kelly hopes the local school officials will consider this mat ter in preparing plans for the proposed new schools and also see that the over sight in this respect is remed.ed in all the schools of the city which contain more than one story.
 The funeral of Matthew Cummings took place this morning from the fam fly residence, 54 Niagara street, to the Sacred Heart church, where mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Bray. The bearers were Will liam Cosgrove, Peter kenney, Bernard Byrnes. John F. Gallagher, James 1oughlin and Edward Pagan. The floral offerings included a cross and a basket of flowers from employees of Rogers & Bro, and bouquets from MT and Mrs James Thompson and Mr and Mrs William Cosgrove. The inter ment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Things were lively at the headquar-