Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
CITY NEWS.

The stockholders of the Odd Fellows building held their annual meeting last evening and declared a dividend of per cent.
 The Prichard property at the cor Her of Bank and Grand streets has been sold to J. H. Whittemore Of Naugatuck.
 George E. Sellew, of the Hampson- Sellew Furniture company, is in New York, attending the January exhibit of the New York furniture exposition.
 'Saunterngs Through the Emerald Isle" will be the subject of an illus trated lecture at the Baptist church this evening by the pastor, Rev. Dr Parry.
 The bureau of assessment met last night and adjourned without transact ing and business. Adjournment was taken until Saturday evening, when the engineer will be present.
 Annie. the years and 4-months-old child of MT and Mrs Michael Demyano- vich, of 21O Bishop street, died yes terday- The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at II o'clock, with nterment in Calvary cemetery.
 The school directory has been pub lished. It is a small book. but is con- pact and contains q good deal of inter esring information. It was compiled by the superintendent of schools and the clerk. Mir Fitzgerald.
 At the Union Rescue mission, o17 South Main street. Parable of the Protligal Son will be illustrated with stereopticon views; also songs. Re treatments will be served free to all at the close of the meeting.
 Tonight is the first of the series of talks 10 be given al the Friendly league this winter. Miss Mary M. Abbott, who has the evenings enter tainment in charge has chosen Long fellow for her subject. Members will be admitted by presenting their season tickets and 10 the public the admission will be 10 cents.
 Tn q short time all the factories about town will be provided With cleo tric lighting plants of their own. AL ready most Of the plants manufacture their own electricity and the rest of them, large and small. are preparing to follow suit. The Waterbury buckle | shop is now being wired and the con- pany will attend to the making of the electricity itself.
 l The appeal of Biaju Scoopiano 1 against Thomas Delowly in summary process proceedings did not come be- | fore the district court to-day. the 1 appeal having been withdrawn Scoopiano'S store. situated on the cor her of North Main street and Spencer 1 avenue, in Delowerys building was 1 attached yesterday and the goods re- i moved. This is the end of this case.
 St Mary's T. A. society will cele- i brate their fourth anniversary in Lea venworth hall Friday evening. Janu- ary Is. The committee has completed all arrangements and l real good time | is promised to all who attend. Music ! by the American band orchestra, and | Prof Pole will prompt. Refreshments will be served by Caterer Harrington, 1 assisted by the ladies of the society. | Tickets are limited.
 Joseph T. Kenney, aged 37 years, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 1 14 Dublin street. Besides his widow l he leaves two children. Florence and 1 Joseph. his mother. three brothers and two sisters William. John. Peter, Mrs | John Tobin and Mrs Matthew Bergin 1 The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock, with q mass | of requiem at the Sacred Heart churcL l and interment in St JoSeph'S cemetery 1 Mr Kenney was a very popular young l man and his death is a great blow to his family and friends.
 At St Francis Navier's church las1 night one of the missionary fathers the Rev Father Bader. delivered : very instructive sermon on ''The Las Judgment The church was filled tt the doors and the speaker held tht closest attention of the congregation to the end of his subject Father l ca1ahr1 toI h. hi,
 morning and preached a short sermon
 in the course of which he touched
 upon the un-Christian habit of refus
 ing to speak to ones neighbor, an(
 warned all within his hearing to mak,
 their peace with those whom the1
 have had quarrels before going to con
 fession. The service will be at th
 usual hour tonight, 7:3O o'clock.
 The St Thomas Cadets will give tht
 stage entertainment on the Openins
 night of St Patrick's church fair, ani
 a first class performance may be look de for. John Calvin. the veteran stage manager, has been coachin:
 them in several character sketches
 and everything points to | most sue
 cessful commencement of the fair. Ol
 Monday night the young ladies iron Notre Dame convent will provide tn entertainment, presenting an entirel
 new operetta. The decorators ar
 buSly engaged at the Lyceum. an, | the articles to be canvassed on ar being arranged in the various booths l Everybody in the parish is workin
 hard to make the fair a grand sue ' cess.
 = Chief Snagg has vacated his office i
 the City hall building and taken Il l. permanent quarters at the Leave1 1 worth street engine house. This wi ! give the city q chance to fit up a
 office there for the comptroller. wheI ' | he can perform his work without ha' ing to come in contact with the larg
 number of people who have occasio
 to call at the city clerk office. WI = will be the comptroller's assistant
 That's something quite a good man s would like<to know. Some say u position will go to John Howard. :
 present and for some time past an CT
 ploye of the water department.
 this be true then who'll succeed \
 Howard as clerk in the bureau
 water? No one seems to know an
 thing about these matters, though 8 | a tbn4 1,o -t,n