Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-16
CITY NEWS.

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 A daughter was born Tuesday to MT and Mrs Martin Geraghty.
 Dr Myron L. Cooley has removed to 56O West Hath street, New York, amt will hereafter be at his office i'll this city only on Wednesdays and Satur- days.
 The jury in the case of Matthew Coir well for 5000 damages for loss of an eye against the city, after being "!le hours, gave a verdict for the plalnIlH to recover $1,500.
 The lawyers were in such haste TO get to New Haven this morning 10 witness the football game between Yale and Princeton that all the busl- ness on the short calendar went over to next week.
 The storm doors were placed in po- sition at the entrance to the city han building today sure sign that we are face to face with winter, for Janltof Loughlin forgot more about the wealth CT than Horace Johnson ever learned.
 Mrs Hugh Mungayin. aged P years. died last night at the family residence. 262 Bank street. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 3o o'clock with service at St Patrick $ church and interment in Calvary cem- 'etery.
 At Leayenworth hall last night the first annual concert and seciaple of tbe Safety social club was held. There was a large attendance. About fifty couples participated in the grand march which was led by E. NJ. Flood and Miss Rose Derwin.
 Sheridan lodge, \. l.. o. F., met last night at their roons. Several mem bers of Naugatuck lodge were pres ent. At the next meeting which will be held the first Friday ill December, Grand Warden Jonathan w. Chapin of New Haven will be present.
 Margaret AI Hunter, daughter of David Hunter of Chapel street, who has just graduated from the New Brit ain Normal school. has been offered 2 position in Laurel Hill school Of Nor wich. Miss Hunter left on the 10:o0 train this morning to assume her du- ties.
 The French class of the Catholic Women's association, under Miss Woisard, the grammar class, taught by Miss Jennie NJ. O'Neill, the short hand class by Miss Lizzie Quinn and the art class, Miss Rufolo, teacher, will meet next Monday evening, and ali wishing to join these classes will be present.
 The railroad commissioners have approved the application Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road company for a change of loca- tion of part of the line of the com pany near Derby Junction. The change begins near the junction and extends northerly to a point near the west bank of the Naugatuck river in Ansonia.
 Ground has been broken for the pa rochial school in St Thomas parish. Contractors are figuring on the spci- fcations and when the pastor, the Rev Father Crowley, resumes his normal health. actual work will begin. The building will cost about S12000. All the parishioners are in hearty sym pathy with the project and will do all they can to hasten it's completion.
 The local members of the Knights of Columbus will hold joint session tomorrow afternoon at half-past two o'clock, when State Deputy Fallon of Hartford will be present and speak on the good of the order He will ex- plain the new rate of assessment, and those who are anxious should attend and get all the facts. X degree team 1 from Newark will work the third de gree i'll this city on the afternoon of i Thanksgiving Day.
 The Senior debating club of the High school held a very interesting meeting last night The subject of debate was Resolved That natural ability is more essential to success fhan ability achieved by study and eff fort" Many telling arguments il support of this question were given by ! Carl Schick and Miss Vail and they 1 won, notwithstanding the persuasive 1 eloquence of Charles Jackson and Miss RI. M Mcdonald The debate was J highly interesting and many good ar guInents were advanced by both sides i Tn addition to the debate recitations were delivered by several members o1 1 the club.
 Daniel Colwell of New Haven, ma tional secretary of the Knights of Go lumbus, yesterday sent out member 1 ship blanks to every council of the or
 der in the country. This is prepara | tory to the operation of the new rate: of assessment which the national off
 cers will promulgate on January l
 There has been some opposition to tn
 new rates, but Secretary Colwell say
 that when the new rates are fully ex
 plained ill q circular that will soon b.
 forthcoming. there will be less oppo
 sition to the new schedule. The mem
 bers who will be affected by the ney
 rate are those who are aged Les
 than 100 members of the order will b
 burdened with the extra assessment