Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-06
CITY NEWS

| l. CuaSe, the IuuIiH6l, IS SAf iA5 S'0 1 ladies a benefit OH trimmed hats at re duced prices.
 The members of Brass City lodge, N. E. 0. P, have accepted an invita- ton to be the guests of sister ledge in Naugatuck tonight.
 Bernard Byrnes of East Main street had one of his fingers smashed by q die bed failing on it while working at Rogers X Brothers yesterday after noon.
 Lieutenant W. II. Sandland and Ser lgeant Morrison of Company A have l just received from the adjutant-gell- ] erals office three ten-year long service medals.
 ] At the annual meeting Of Harmony lodge, No 42, F. and A. M., held last night, the following officers were elect l ed. Worthy master. Edward E. Ba- con. senior warden, John F. Murden; [ junior warden, Adam Calian; treasur- CT, George E. Boyd; secretary. U. G- Church:- trustees. A. l. Goodrich, 4. j.. snipley and J. ". Porter
 Rev Father Fitzgerald of the Sacred Heart parish, Waterbury, made his i first visit to New Britain last evening since his transfer from St Mary's to Waterbury few months ago. He was warmly greeted by few of his many friends fortunate enough to see hiln.-New Britain Herald.
 Plans are being made at the Friend | ly league for a Christmas party of I somewhat novel character. This will occur on the evening of December 8 I and will be for league members this | year. Details of plans may be ob- 1 &y.o 1I- ! cts will be issued to paid ID members, which will secure admission to the party and also to the series of enter tainments which will occupy two [ Thursdays 2 month during the first three months of the year
 .sThe First Lesson in Music'' and "A Sure Cure for Weak Lungs'' are the names of J. F. Watts Christmas 1 gifts. The first is very neat calen- i dar containing pictures of a lady giv- ing q little tot her initial lesson on the l piano. The other is quite an ingen- ious contriyanee and can be put to. | good use by the older folks a s well as 1 the children. Those who have seen ! it consider it better safeguard I against tuberculosis than that recon mended by the local board of health. ! i lungs and the only trouble about it is f that 1t is not at all likely that tlle sup 1 ply will be equal to the demand.
 The funeral of John Connor took i place this morning from his late hoTne ] on Meadow street to St Patrich's 1 church, where q mass of requiem was i celebrated by fhe Rev Father GIeeson. 1 The bearers were John Bowling, Simon KimZnie, D. J. Frederick. Morris Coi- lins,. Matthew Shea and John Baldwin. l The floral tributes included a pillow from the parents of the deceased: {: i basket of roses, P. J. Kane; pillow let tered Husband" from his widow: ! pillow, employees of the soldering le- paFtment at the Scovill Manufacturfno. | Co.'S; large bouquet. friends at the Wa, 1 terbufy Clock Co.'S; bouquets, Miss Mary Murphy. Miss Annie and James Shea, A1r and Mrs James Connor, Miss i Burns. The interment was in the sIew St Joseph's cemetery.
 1 The hospital aid society. believing in the sympathy. of the community with the good done by the hospital has decided to place boxes for volun- targ contributions in the factories The generous cooperation of the heads of almost all the large concerns has been secured. and 1t is earnestly hoped that every man and woman employed in the factories will give something, however small, to help in this good work. 4 list of the concerns where the boxes have been placed will be published later. as well as the finan- cial result of the effort, and an op- Eportunity for general contributions
 will be afforded shortly by means of similar boxes put in various places about the center
 The decision of Judge Gager of the superior court In Danbury yesterday that the law relating to non-support of ones family is unconstitutional. will work great hardship to many women in this city. It has already made a stir in the office of the prosecuting at- torney. where stories of this nature are told from one end Of day to the other. There are scores of men in this city whose word to Judge Burpee or Judge I Peasley to support their wives keeps them out of jail. They manage to keep within the letter of their promise and not another thing will they do for their families. According to Judge Gager's ruling these men can let their wives and families go seek for them selves. live or die. and the law cannot reach them. The burden of support of many families that are held together merely by the stringency of the law will now fall upon the town.
 Evergreens are being hauled into
 town in all kinds of vehicles, and in
 another week or So 1t will be quite a
 treat to take stroll about the Center
 and see the display of Christmas with
 bunch Of evergreens thrown here and there to lend additional charm to
 the scene. A few people who make a
 business of furnishing Christmas trees
 to customers turn neat little sum
 of money out of 1t every fear ana have
 the thing down. so fine that fellows
 who try to compete with them make
 poor headwdy. The professionals tour
 the city in the fall and secure as many
 orders as possible, and by this means
 they shut out those who drop around
 ar Christmas time and try to dispose or their stock without having made # any plans in advance. As a matter Of
 fact the business has gone into trust,
 and anyone not in the ring who tries { to crowd into the market runs a [ chance of getting into trouble Fl This was the sharpest morning we
 had so far during the present winter : and as a result people. had to keep 1-~- 7l-<- r---