Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-04
CITY NEWS.

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 Robert Emmet anniversary at City hall tonight.
 The board of education will hold a meeting tonight at S:15.
 Jean Dessero and William Chase, both of Winsted, were visiting friends in town yesterday.
 There will be requiem months mind mass at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at St Francis Xavier's church for the late Mrs Julia Reed.
 The engagement of Miss J. Etta Parkhurst of Waterbury, formerly of Hartford, to Walter A. Kinney of Hartford, and the engagement of Miss Lucy Parkhurst and Webster O'Neil, both of Waterbury, are announced.
 The Catholic Women's association will hold an important meeting this evening. It would be well for the en- tire membership to attend, as the con- cert for St Patrick's evening will be discussed and further arrangements probably made.
 The Star Social club have completed all arrangements for the1r sociable at Speedweu hall, Thursday evening, April II. Hallam's orchestra will fur nish music and Prof Harper will call off the numbers. The lady selling the largest number of tickets will receive a handsome gold watch.
 The musical service at Trinity church last night was of a high order and attracted q large congregation. The selection rendered at the offer tory was a feature of the program. It included selections on the violin by Miss Churchill with George B. Boyd and R. A. Laslett-Smith at the piano and organ and singing by Miss Zulette Wilson. the talented soprano of Trinity choir.
 Business at the clock factory is re- suming it's old brisk complexion. All the hands that were laid off some time ago are back again and making their former rate of wages. In some of the departments additional machinery is being installed and new lathes are going up. Those who on being laid off tried their luck in Princeton. Ind, have returned, the clock factory at that place having closed it's doors.
 Organist Edward J. keegan, of St Thomas's, has instituted q new and attractive feature at the 3 o'clock mass. He has organized q choir of his pupils and number of children of the parish, and during the service they sing short and simple hymns. The idea has pleased everybody for the children are given q musical education gratis and at the same time the parish is bringing up it's future choir singers. The funeral of John Connor took place this morning from the family residence on Meadow street, with q mass of requiem at St Patrick's church by the Rev Father Gleeson, and inter- ment in Calvary cemetery. The bear CTS were U1ey Fitzmaur1ce. John Car roll, John White, Malachi McMorrow, John Howard and Michael White. The floral offerings included a pillow from the family and a wreath from en- ployes of the Matthews S Willard Man. ufacturing company.
 Gately & Brennan of Center street have added another floor to their store and in few days will be in a position to supply the people of Waterbury with practically everything they may need in the line of wearing apparel. They have taken possession of the store formerly occupied by w. \. Ladd, located beside their old stand, and will add mems hats and shoes and ladies' millinery and shoes to their al, lcdut tAtcuSlNe lIlle Ol SOOuS. | no place will be stocked with everything of the latest and best patterns and will be sold at prices which will make it worth while for intending pur- chasers to give them call.
 The aldermen will meet tonight. Ii has been said that one of the things which is likely to come before the meeting is the election of agent of the board of agents of the Bronson library fund. to succeed Dr Werner. This is | a mistake. The vacancy must be filled at special session of the alder men duly warned for that purpose There are several candidates for the | position, among them T. F. Conway and Martin Scully. Of course there will be others and when the time comes to make the selection the office | may go to some one whose name may | not have been mentioned in connection with it until the eleventh hour.
 The funeral of the late Lawrence Mullen was largely attended yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock to the church o1 l St Francis Xavier, where services were l read by Rev Father Fitzsimmons The l floral tributes were numerous anC beautiful and were sent by the follow l ing: Mrs Mullen and children. James ] Mullen, Ann and Bridget O'Neill. Nil | and Mrs Terrence LOy, Court Richard
 Phe1an, F. of A. The pallbearers wer,
 George Miller. William Burns. Patricl
 Mullen, Terrence Loy. Patrick Trea 1 nor. Interment was in St Joseph:
 cemetery This morning a mass O requiem was celebrated at St Franci
 Xavier's church by the Rev Fathe Fitzsimmons. AIr Mullen was born il
 the town of Letbirget, County AT
 magh, Ireland, thirty years ago. bu
 came to this country some time since
 and being young man of good habit
 and pleasant manners he quickly ac
 quired large acquaintance and wa
 doing we'll until the sickness set Nl
 that carried him away. He leaves
 widow and two children, Bernard an,
 James, also his parents. Mir and Mir
 Bernard Mullen, and three sisters
 Elizabeth. Katherine and Mary. all o | whom reside 1t the old hOmaStpai. tw