Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-06
CITY NEWS.

Charles Boylan is giving out some pretty Easter souvenirs.
 ] Matthew Dwyer Of North Main street is visiting friends in Thomaston. 1 John Malone was to-day appointed administrator on the estate Of the late Bridget Malone.
 There will be special meeting of I the altar boys of St Patrick's church tonight at o'clock.
 l The condition of Miss Mamie Byrnes or East Main street, who has been seriously i'll, is considerably improved. 1 The forty hours devotion will open at the Immaculate Conception church at the last mass tomorrow morning
 This evening at the Rescue mission coffee and refreshments will be served to those who visit the rooms. All are invited.
 I The Merchants association will hold smoker some evening next week. It
 will be big affair and the committee hopes to see every member present. ! Affairs in police circles yestarday were very quiet. Only one arrest was made, that was man for intoxication. and he was discharged this morning by the chief, so that there was no city court
 1 Miss Hattie Newell of West Main street entertained T number of her
 friends at her home on West Main
 s.reeI last evening. The evening was pleasantly spent in blazing whist. dancing and other amusements. A
 light collation. was served
 l Arthur Cook. 16, son of MT and Mrs
 James Cook, of Green Mound Terrace.
 Ben Mohr. died to-day at his parents'
 home after a few days illness with pneumonia. Besides his father and
 mother the deceased leaves two
 brothers, Charles and Henry.
 William Fl. Johnson, administrator
 on the estate of Mrs Elizabeth John- son, formerly of East Main street. filed his account to day with the probate
 court. The document shows an in- l ventory of $G,O00 to be divided among l half dozen heirs. The account was approved.
 Pictures of the cast of characters,
 lne manager, stage manager, prompter,
 property manager and director of the
 play "Hoodman Blind" whichis to be
 presented by the St Joseph's T. A. SO l clefy on Monday afternoon and even
 ing, at Polls theater, were placed on
 exhibition in Harringtons cigar store
 window this afternoon
 In a very interesting baseball game
 at the St Maly's grounds yesterday
 morning the St AIary's nine was de-
 1eated by the Pastime A c. by the
 score of 17-16. The play was marked
 by sharp fielding on the part of the victors and heavy batting by both
 teams. Bedard and Roe were the bat
 tery for the vietors while the Moran
 brothers officiated for the yanquished. The pretty hand4painted posters. ad- .l Tertising the production of sH Iyncle'
 are the work of Miss FIorenfine IT.
 Hayden, and are for sale at 10 cents each at the stores of Davis & lNye, @. N. Ells and w. Easton Smith. The posters have attracted considerable at- tention' and Miss Hayden has been
 widely congratulated for her artistic effort.
 I Charles Boylan, the South Main street butter man, was q caller at the Democrat office this noon and as soon
 as he entered the .sdevil'' wanted to
 know what he had in his pocket that was making all the noise. Thesbutter- man exhibited a handful of squeaking
 Easter chickens just breaking through the shell. Alas for the time when the chirp of a little chick was sure to be I setting hen.
 I William LaDalme, about 40 years old, living with his mother at IS Jeffer- son street, was arrested this noon by Officer Halpin on q warrant charging him with assault The complainant is l a daughter of John Palmer, a driver ! in Number Twos Engine company. stationed on Scovill street. The exact circumstances of the alleged offense l will be told in the city court on NIon- daE morning unless the case is dis posed of before that time. It is said Lapalme has been pestering the com plainant with his attentions for some l time.
 Mrs Stephen Langley died this. morn l ing at her home on Sarsfie1d Street. l Besides her husband, she leaves six children. Margaret. Maurice, Helen. John. Stephen and Mary, the oldest I B years and the youngest four days. Also her father and two brothers. John l and Robert O'Brien, who reside in Ireland, two sisters and four brothers in this city, Mrs Florence Sullivan, Miss Nellie OsBrien, Patrick, Thomas, Michael and James O'Brien. The flu neral will take place Monday morning at S:3O o'clock.
 l Judge Burpee was in quandary yesterday in the city court. Thomas Hoar was before the court charged with intoxication and breach of the peace The latfer offense consisted of assaulting his wife, and the court, on account of the wife's plea for clemen- cy, did not know what to do with the man. After some meditation on the circumstances of the case, he said he wished the whipping post was ill vogue l for it was the only instrument of pun 1 ishment that could properly reach such men as the accused. He continued the eases for two weeks, with the admo- hilton that if Hoar misconducts him. self during that time he will get the l full extent of the law.A
 It is thought that the painters strike will be settled in q day or so. As suggested herein the other day, com mittees representing the bosses and the union will hold a conference tomorrow I and talk the whole matter over. It l is said that both sides are willing to make concessions, and if this be true, l there is no reason why the snarl can not be straightened ontain q manner which will be satisfactory to ;lll par ties concerned The fact that the en-