Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-23
CITY NEWS.

R. A. C1lrQS. secretary or the lSIdte sewage commission, is sending out copies of the report of the committee for the year ending January l, 1901.
 The committee on public schools ana hygiene held q meeting yesterday af- ternoon. The business transacted will be reported at the next meeting of the board of education.
 At D. m. Sunday memorial ser vice will be held at the Salvation Army hall in memory of Robert Me Nie the comrade who died this week. Personal friends and relatives are specially invited.
 The State Fife and Drum corps held it's annual meeting at south Norwalk last night and elected officers for the ensuing years as fol lows President. F. R. Wood of Mid dletown: vice-president. II. E. Bun nell of New Haven: secretary. C. C. Morgan of Winsted: treasurer, J. J. Bonner of Southin"ton. The next meeting will be held in Bridgeport.
 Judge Burpee held city court this morning. Hugh Hanlon had the mis- fortune to indulge to excess ill strong waters yesterday and he fell into the hands of the law. He was fined So and costs. Patrick Creedon woke up thirsty yesterday morning and finding the saloon in his neighborhood closed. possessed himself of a quart bottle or milk which a milk dealer had left at the door of Daniel Mack'S saloon on Phoenix avenue. John Smith. fore man at Norton's stable. testified to seeing Creedon commit the theft. CreedOn denied the accusation. He was fined $5 and costs. The milk cost cents.
 There was to have been a hearing to- day on petition of q number of Ital- ians to remove Thomas Bergin, the undertaken. as administrator of the estate of Giovanni Daddono. One Saturday afternoon last summer Dad dono. while in the employ of COntrac- tor AIcAIanus. widening the bed of the brook at the foot of Grand street. was almost instantly killed by large stone falling on his head. The Italians who are represented by Attorney Bau- by claim that the deceased left a wife and several children in Italy. Attorney Lawlor represents the administrator.
 The exhibition of class work at the closing of the night school at the CrOs- by Grammar building. took place last night. The art work. under the direc- ton of Mrs Minnie Rodgers Steele. and composed of about twenty-five pupils. displayed some vety- fine specimens in water colorS and pastel. pen, pencil and charcoal drawings. The prizes offered by Mrs Steele for the best eX- hibits were awarded to two third year boys. Algernon TaylOr of B East Lib- erty street. and Walter Ouray of 6G9 North Riverside street. Honorable mention was made of the work of the | following pupils: Harry Danielson, l 125 Griggs street: John POrZenheim, 317 Bank street: Elmer Hall. 10 Spen- | cer avenue: Edgar Parent. Mill street; 1 Herman Margraff, 10 Green street. There is a pleasant literary surprise | in store for readers of novels in a first book'' by a young American. one | Francis w. van Praag who has just 1 finished an historical novel entitled Clayton Halowell'' It is thoroughly l American and thoroughly good. Its 1 pages teem With interesting and eX- 1 citing intrigueS and adventures incl dent to a delightful romance. The l scene of the tale is laid in Morris | town. N. J.. during the time that Wash | ingtOn maintained his headquarters there. Clayton Halowell. a major in the Continental army and a trusted confidential staff officer. is the hero. and character that in it's portrayal has taxed and proven the ability of the young author. It is for sale at the postoffice news store of E. W. Hale James A. Hynes. county president of the A. O. H.. has sent out the new l ritual to the different divisions in the county and it will be read for the first time at the next meeting of the several divisions. There are some marked changes in the new order of things which every member should be
 come acquainted with at the first OD. portunity. so that it is important that all members. of the organization should
 be prompt to attend the April meet.
 ings of the division. The A. o. H. is
 growing in numbers all over Connec
 ticut and especially in New Haven
 county. where the indefatigable efforts
 of Mir Hynes. both as county secretary
 and county president have long since
 been felt in the order with the result
 that divisions which found it hard
 to exist are now in prosperous con
 dition.
 The contention between Editor Bur
 ton A. Peck and Thomas Weary. botl
 of Naugatuck was given another air
 ing in the district court this morning
 at short calendar before Judge Cowell
 Mir Weary, represented by his son. Will
 liam J.. and Attorney John ONeill
 claimed the editor owed him on two
 notes SS.14. and he wanted posses
 sion of certain property or the none,
 in payment. Mir Weary asked for re
 ceiver to be appointed to collect tn,
 rents from the property which h,
 claimed from MT Peck. This wa.
 the principle matter before the cour
 this morning. After considerable dis
 cussion and taking of evidence it wa
 agreed that Mir Peck shall pay to NJ Weary on or before June 1. $7.64
 which is $500 less than the debt tha was claimed. If MT Peck fails to com
 ply with this agreement foreclosur
 proceedings shall be entered agains \ him.
 Judge Lowe temporarily moved hi
 probate court to the superior cour
 room this forenoon to accommodate tn \ large number of witnesses on the Vel
 ton will case. on which there was
 hearing. The will was left. by the lat