Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-11
CITY NEWS.

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 Mrs Burritt Johnson died last night at her home In East Farms.
 A daughter was born yesterday to Mir and Mrs George J. Westperg of SS Wood street.
 Wednesday morning in St Thomas church there will be mass for the late Rev Father Kennedy.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Rain tonight and probably Tuesday morning; brisk to high southwest wnds.
 The Sacred Heart drum corps has accepted an invitation to attend a con- cert and promenade in Wallingford on Saturday night.
 Advance drum corps will be held to- morrow night at s o'clock at their headquarters. Bank street.
 Henry Kennaugh's saloon on Bishop street was entered by burglars on Sun- day morning. Nothing was taken but a quantity of cider brandy.
 The will of the late E. c. Lewis was probated this morning without opposi- ton, and Judge Lowe appointed Otis s. Northrop and Henry H. Peck ap- praisers upon the estate.
 Every member of St Josephs drum corps is requested to attend the regu- lar meeting in the basement of St Thomas church tonight. It is ex- pected that the drums will arrive to- night.
 Go way back and sit down if you miss the Iron Tones big masquerade ball at city hall Thursday evening, November 21. It is all the fad in the large cities. Purchase tickets now and save 9 cents if you wish to go on the floor.
 The Rev Father Crowley, pastor of St Thomas church. was removed to- day to his parochial residence from the Waterbury hospital where he has been over a week He has undergone an operation on the ear. and while he is strong. still he will not go out for some time.
 Right Rev Bishop Tierney will make his official visit to St Francis Xavier's parish next Sunday. According to the laws of the church. the bishop is obliged to make personal inspection of all church property in the diocese every three years.
 'tKnobby" Knowlton of Salem. Mass, formerly halfback on the Waterbury polo team, has written to City Clerk M. J. Ryan asking him to endeayor to secure him a position as halfback or goal tender on the team here this sea- son. All who desire scrappy polo will want to see .'Knobby'' on the team.
 Great preparations are being made by the pariShioners of Our Lady of Lourdes church for the first canonical visitation of Right Rev Bishop Tier ney to that church next Sunday. A large class of children and adults will also be confirmed on that day. A fine poem of greeting, written in Latin, has been composed by the Rev Father Karam.
 A number of the High school rooters attended the Yale Freshmen-Princeton Freshmen football game at Yale field on Saturday afternoon. Harry knopf, member of last years High school team, played guard for the Yale team. His playing was of fine nature. It would not be big surprise to Harry's friends if he made the varsity eleven in year or two.
 In this issue of the Democrat City Clerk M. J. Ryan publishes the award of benefits and damages arising from the laying out of portions of West Main and Green streets and the Water | town road, for paving a part of Phoe- ! nix avenue, and for establishing build ing lines on a portion of North Main street. The assessments will be due and payable on December 6. 1901.
 The arrangements for business for the civil jury in the superior court this week. which were made last Friday, have been set aside and others made. The cases of Josephine A. Maher and ! Margaret Walsh, appeals from decis- ions of commissioners appointed by the probate court of Naugatuck, have been put over to the next term of the court by agreement of counsel. The first case that will be called tomorrow morning is that of Julius Chotzianoff versus Patrick J. Callaghan. Peter Burns appeal from probate comes next.
 To-day Prof NJ. c. Donovan received a dispatch from. John Redmond stat ing that it will be impossible for him to visit Waterbury during his present lecturing tour in this country. This I uHHOuHceIHeHC VIII De received With much regret by the Irish societies of Waterbury. The boys had planned to give the Irish envoys a rousing recep- tion. but the demand for their presence in other places is so great that they will not be able to come here. It has been suggested that believers in the 'old cause" get together anyway and form branch of the United Irish league. and thus show that they still are willing to lend hand.
 Apparently Cupid was very busy the past year in the north end or else the prettiest girls in the city reside there Young men from all parts may be seen there every evening and as the attrac tion is not apparently the topography of the place, nor its politics, nor the price of coal, it must be the girls. Fur ther evidence of. this was given at the last mass in St Thomas yesterday, fol the announcement of four coming mar riages was made. The parties inter ested are Miss Margaret Elizabeth Hol land and Peter Conroy, Miss Cecilia Burns and William Cosgrove, Miss Elizabeth Hutchinson and Francis Bergin, Miss Annie Leary and Robert Oliver. For the size of St Thomas parish and considering the politics o1 | k1. k1.