Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-13
CITY NEWS.

 prices for tomorrow.
 There was no city court this morn ing, the first time in many months.
 Louis Valentine of South Main street has returned after visit to friend in Canada
 Mrs Julia Conroy and children, of Bridgeport, are the guests of Mrs Ilm- othy Lawlor, $50 Baldwin street.
 Mrs John l.. Bonn will resume her musical instructions at her studio, room II, in Browns block, next Mon day.
 There will be months mind re- Quiem mass at the Sacred Heart church at $ o'clock Saturday morning for the late Timothy Flynn of Wolcott street.
 Dr T. D. Freney has returned from New York, where he has taken course at Belleview and the Metropoli- tan hospitals and will hereafter devote his entire time to the treatment of eye, ear and throat cases. He has fitted up handsome offices at 10 East Main street, over Duncan's pharmacy
 State Referee Newton gave the claims of John MOriarty and his wife against the Waterbury Furniture com pany hearing in the office of Bronson x Minor this morning. Their claims aggregate about $30.000. and are for rental. cash and notes endorsed for the company. The probability is that the claim will be amicably adjusted.
 The candidates for the High school football eleven are practicing each af- ternoOn at the Athletic field. under the direction of Manager Hayes and Cap tain Cook. They are a likely lot or young fellows and are entering into the work with great enthusiasm. There is an abundance of good ma terial from which a team may be se- lected.
 At the annual convention of the c. T. A. U. of Connecticut. which was held in Derby on Tuesday, Henry T. Hayden of this city, a delegate of the St Joseph T. A. society, was elected county director. The duties of this of flee will be entirely familiar to the New incumbent. as he has filled the position during two previous years to the sat isfaction of everybody connected with the c. T. A U-
 Things look like the bloom of spring at the Benson Furniture Co, 1SS-190 South Main street. The company is holding it's fall opening sale and as an attraction q beautiful Brussels carpet is spread on the sidewalk opposite the main entrance, giving the place the ap- pearance of q velvety lawn. and above this stands q very fine representation of an apple tree in blossom. On the inside the apple treesF are everywhere in evidence and the picture is so nearly perfect that patrons think they smell the aroma of the Sweet-scented flow CTS and hear the birds caroling in the branches overhead. It is q magnifi- cent display and will repay people, for a visit to the store even though they might not need any of the various arr ticIes of house furnishings which throng the mammoth warerooms.
 Mrs Hanora Cavanaugh. aged 60 years. died this morning at her home, 273 River street. She had been ailing since last spring. She leaves five chill dren, Mary. Mrs John Condon, Patrick, Thomas and Daniel. Mrs Cavanaugh was well liked in the neighborhood where she lived and had wide circle of friends in all parts of the town. She was q devoted member of St Francis Xaviers church and during the early days of the parish performed much valuable service in it's behalf. She was a woman who always looked on the bright side of life and in conse- quence it was pleasure to meet her either on the street or at her own home. for she invariably had some thing to say which was calculated to make one forget his troubles and try and be happy. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon.
 At the fat mems meet at Compounce yesterday Daniel R. Wadsworth of Hartford, who weighed over 400 pounds and could fill two chairs if necessary, was elected president, and the following yice-presidents were chosen; William Burke, Huntsville; Frank McGinn. New Haven; Thomas Scott, Hartford; William H. Noonan, Forestville; John Fox. New Haven: secretary, James IT. Quinn, Brooklyn, N. Y.; trustees Charles H. Flynn, Wa terbury; J. H. Gleason, Bristol; Will liam Horan, Southington; sealer, of weights and measures James H. Mul- vile Waterbury. Waterbury mems weight was put down as follows: J. E. Duggan, 194; James A. Hines, 210; John Dow. 200; William Cavenhall, 300; James Mulville, 200; George Rob- erts. 200: James Watts. 260. The Cur
 
 Rev Father Curtin. were found to weigh 2S6 pounds each.
 When the sun sets this evening the members of the Jewish race through out the world will commence to ceie- brate the Jewish New Year, which. with the exception of Tom Kippur, the 1 day of atonement, is the greatest holy day in the Jewish year. Tonight will mark. according to the Hebrew calen- dar. the five thousand six hundred and sixty-second year since Adam gaZed upon the first sunset. In this city all the Hebrew merchants will close their stores at 6 o'clock tonight and will keep them closed all day Saturday. Special services will be held tonight and tomorrow in Speedwell and Con- corndia hall. In the former hall the members of the Dorshe Zion sociary will celebrate the day. The eminent musical preacher, Chozin ]. Weinstock of Berlin, Germany, will preach at the services. At Concordia hall services will be held by the Rodef Shalom con- gregation. The services will be held tonight at 7:30, while tomorrow morn ing they will be held from 8 until P o'clock. Special prayers will be of fered for the recovery of President Me Kinley.