Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-30
CITY NEWS.
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 MT and Mrs Frederick Main have re- turned from their trip to Bantam. Tbey did not go to New London, as was rumored.
 Rev James Lawless. formerly at St Patrick's church in this city, has been transferred from South Coventry where he went from here, to Cromwell. The Brass Novelty works at Wood bury, operated by B. Richards, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The property was worth about $S,OUU- The owner carried no insurance on II.
 Chicken thieves are still at. work ln the east end. Wednesday morning Mrs John Finley of East Main street had thirteen less chickens than the night before Some person or persons had made a raid upon her coop during the night.
 There was no city court to-day, but to-morrow's session promises to be very interesting The only persons who fell into the arms of the law yes terday were two plain drunks- They were in state that would not justify them in at tempting to walk a slack or tight rope, and this morning for their indiscretlon they paid $5 each rather than face the court.
 The Rev John NJ. Moore of Collins vile. who has recently been ordained to the priesthood, has been appointed to a professorship in St Thomas's sem mary in Hartford. Father Moore hay ing been educated at the Grand semi- nary in Montreal and in Paris is pro- ficient French scholar. and is thorough ly equipped to teach that language. Father Moore has a number of rela- tives in this city.
 At the twenty-eighth convention of the Zion Sunday schools of New Eng land, which closed to-day at Mount Olive chapel, the following officers were chosen: President, Rev J. $. Cooper, Hartford; vice-president, Miss Georgie Hawkins, Worcester, Mass; Secretary, c. 4. c. Beman, Middle town; recording secretary, Miss C.. Woodest, Boston, Mass; corresponding secretary, Miss Jeanette Shannon, Worcester, Mass; teasurer, F. H. Davis.
 Arrangements are now about com pleted for the grand Labor day picnic, to be given by the Central Labor union at the Driving park on Monday next. The various committees have performed their work well, the. priv iIeges have all been disposed of 10 good advantage and tickets are going like hot. cakes. The base ball game { and tug of war will prove of Interest to lovers of that class of sport. while the dancing pavilion, Where the Amer ican band orchestra viii furnish music for dancing afternoon and evening, will attract n1Any With favorable weather conditions success is assured.
 Mrs Mary Howard, wife of Thomas Howard of 16 William street, died last night at the Waterbury hospital of typhoid fever. Besides her husband she leaves eight children, Mary, Annie, Bridget, Nellie, Lizzie, Katie, Edward and Thomas; two sisters, Miss B. Haley and Mrs Annie Lane; four brothers, John, Richard, Michael and Thomas Haley; and her fath- CT, Timothy Haley, who lives | in Ireland. The remains were removed to the family residence by Bergin & Sons. Mrs Howard was 42 years old andzwas we'll liked By. her neighbors. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon, with inter- ment in the family plot in the new St l Joseph's cemetery.
 The board of education of New Ha- ven will hold a meeting tonight for the purpose of considering the advisa- | bility of keeping the schools closed for two weeks more, owing to the warm | weather. Mayor Studley has thus | recommended. Mayor Studley must be considered the only man in New ! Haven by the school children of the Elm city. 1t would not be bad move | if the opening of the public schools of this city should De deferred for two | weeks. Children do not like to study and in fact they do but little study, iii warm weather. Then, agafn, much complaint is found because the open ing of the schools take place so soon after Labor day. After enjoying them selves so greatly on that hay they dis like to spend four or five hours ii study the next day. !. :.
 FEE. F. McMahon of the Demeerai and family are home after. short stay at Old Point Comfort, Va. Thf party stopped at Mrs John Hanley's residence. Mrs Hanley is well known to most Waterbury people who have visited Old Point Comfort. She re quested Mir McIahon to give her kind reagrds to the -Hellmanns, Richardson: and other residents of this town who have boarded at her place on and of
 since she located there several year: ago. Judge Price still occupies his ac I customed place at the head of tho table at the Hanley residence anC
 seems to be growing more profcien
 at the business of carving a leg o1
 mutton as the years roll onward. Tn,
 judge is a typical southerner and cal
 tell interesting "reminiscences of hi
 escapades during the civil war ,whaI
 he was an officer in the confederat,
 army.
 The Rev Father Crowley. rector Q
 St Thomas's church, has recently pun
 chased very eligible lot upon, whic
 he will soon begin the erection of a pa !. rochial school building, It is not UT , likely that convent will also be bull
 near the present rectory. Father Grow
 ley has achieved remarkable result
 since his pastorate here. After con
 pleting the present handsome rectory the basement of the church was fir
 ished. Besides other extensive in
 provements made during his admin:
 tration, Father Crowley has had mas ' nifcent pipe organ placed in th church. In his work of upbuilding th
 parish he has been ably assisted by tn Rev Father Kennedy. who has alway
 manifested great zeal in promoting tn