Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-05
CITY NEWS.
Chickens 9c, legs lamb 1Oc. Castles market tonight.


 for every dollar expended in our great clearance sale. Moriarty's Waterbury Furniture Co.
 This is great weather for the ice men. A fine supply of ice is on all the ponds in or about Waterbury and the ice companies are making prepara- tions to cut and store away the fine crop. Sixty or more men are en- gagged in harvesting the ice on the East Brass Mill pond.
 The executive committee of the High school was at the Hign school recelv- ing returns from those who had had tickets to sell for the High school concert and promenade on New Years night. The reports received were Tery favorable, indicating that the affair had been a grand success socially and financially.
 Services at Union Rescue mission, 217 South Main street: Sunday school at 2:4o: gospel temperance meeting, o'clock, under the auspices of the w. c. T. [. Evening service at I:3O; short address by superintendent; sub ject, Unto you therefore which be lieve He is precious" l Peter, il, '. The Knickerbocker quartette will sing The Penitent's Plea
 Miss Mary Elizabeth Carty, second daughter of Thomas and Maria Carty Of 46 Lafayette street. received the holy habit of the Sisters of St Joseph at, the convent of Mary Immaculate, Parkville, yesterday. Miss Carty, who has taken the name of Sister Mary Mech 1ilda. was the youngest of the seven postulants and led the pro- cession. Bishop Tierney, assisted by q large number of priests, performed the ceremony.
 There was TO city court to-day. A few mornings ago man, evidently a stranger, asked if he could sit in the city court room until court would open. He was told he could, and he immediately sat down. After an hour or two waiting he asked when court would open and he was told that it would, perhaps. next morning, or per haps in week or two, for evidently 1 the town was passing through a moral wave. Then he got mad and left. l The practically unanimous vote of a Litchtield town meeting in favor of i trolley connection with TOrrington l doesn't please the Enquirer, which de- i clares that most of those who voted i in the affirmative were only poll tax payers and that most of the heavy { taxpayers are opposed to a trolley
 
 i Quirer is confident that the trolley, if | built, will raise the mischief with the 1 old town and hamString the business i of the local merchantS.-HartfOrd l Post.
 1 Bishop Tierney has announced the | following changeS: Absent on leave ! The hev Thomas J. MalOney, Hazard : vile; the kev Richard J. Carroll, 1 I 1arnvlIe. The Rev Thomas j.. Mur- | ray, from Rockville to HaZardy1lIe. i The Rev George Sinnott, from St i Mary,s, Bridgeport, 10 Iariffvlile. The i Rev Joseph ord, to St Alarys, Bridge i port. Ihe Rev Richard Bardeck to | Rockville. The Rev William Judge ! to St Joseph's, Meriden. The Rev Thomas flcker to St Joseph's, New BGltain.
 The residents of the upper portion of Brown street would like d vlslt from the health authorities. They clam that some people appear to be unuer the impreSsIon that that part of the street is a repository for the carcasses of domestic anluals and blrds. Half q dozen have been found there during the past month and one or two were lett there yesterday. They have become tired of this and if the authorities fail to take action they will arrest the first one they catch yiolat- | ing the law in this manner. About thirty-fiye couples, mostly residents of the eastern section of the | city, enjoyed a skating carnival at Hitchcock's pond Thursday night The party went in 'busses and arrived there at 9 o'clock and after about two hours skating repaired to fleming way hotel, where an oyster supper, furnished by MT Hemingway, was arta al-o of nd joyed by all. Dancing and singing was indulged in till the small hours of the morning, when all returned home after enjoying a most pleasant time Lallier's orchestra furnished music The Sunday meeting for men only at Jacques Opera house at 4 o'clock ought to attract a large audience, as Major George A. Hilton, of New York talented and eloquent speaker, will deliver an address on the subject of Soul Poison" These Sunday meet lngs are new movement. organized by Secretary Ross. of the I. NJ. c. A. and held under the auspices of that institution. The meetings from the very beginning have been a great sue. cess, attrac acting many people wko dc not attend church on Sunday The meetings will continue at least until anOut the middle or March, at which time the Y. M. c. A. state convention will be held.
 Martin Foley, who was yesterday removed from the almshouse to the insane asylum, was the worst patient of that kind that has been removed in some time. Foley, it is said, was somewhat of pugilist. and it is sup posed that his head must have beer hurt unknown to him some time, fol in all his violence his whole care seems to be his head. When Sheriff Mcdonald and Constable Pryor under took to remove Foley from the cell 1T the afmshouse yesterday they found ] they had undertaken q big contra ct He smashed the iron handcuffs whicI
 had been slipped on his wrists witt one blow against the iron door of hi
 cell The officers could not contro him and 1t was necessary to call upo1 three more men. When he was com pletely exhausted another pair of hand
 cuffs were placed on his wrists ant
 for while things were easy. But al the way to the insane asylum he wa
 very violent.
 | Tho frSf annual o~1,iI,i+ of +1,