Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-09
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut. Fair tonight and Saturday; light, vari- able winds.
 The Smith & Griggs Manufacturing company is constructing new ele- vated water tank at the south side of their plant in Hopeyilie
 There will be special trolley cars on the Wateryille and Oakville lines to- morrow morning at 5:3O in order to accommodate the people in these sec- tions who wish to go on the St Jos eph's excursion.
 The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Fisher will take place tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock from her late home on Maple street, Waterville, to St Pat rick's church. where mass of requiem will be celebrated
 Quite number of people, admirers of the old fremens parade, went to TorringtOn this morning to witness the parade there. Among them was Chief Snagg, who will be guest of the fire laddies of Torrington.
 Mrs John Wiehn of Minortown was presented with gold watch and chain last Thursday by her son and daugh- ter, Peter and Miss Lena Hartmann of
 
 Wiehn's 4Sth birthday.
 A number of baseball fans from this city drove to Meriden to-day to attend the Meriden- Waterbury ball game at Hanover park. They carried along with them a small wad. which they ex- pect will be of larger proportions when they. return.
 Martin AIcGrath, for some time past sexton of St Joseph's cemetery, will re- tire from the position tonight He will be succeeded by John Mccoy, at pres ent the custodian of Calvary cemetery. The name of Mir McCoy's successor has not been made public.
 Thomas Kenney, 255 Dublin street, while erecting a large smokestack ill the south rolling mill of Scoyill's, met with an accident yesterday. A fellow workman accidentally hit him with hammer He was removed to Dr Hayes's office, where it required sew eral stitches to close the wound.
 David Hunter of Simonsville, fore man at the Waterbury Buckle com pany, has received a handsome gold headed cane suitably engraved, as a token of esteem from friends and as- sociates whose voices chimed with his in the village school in his native Scotland.
 The trouble between Attorneys Rich mond and Frisbie over bill of $6.90 does not appear to have been settled yet. This morning MT Richmond re- ceived a check from MT FriSbie for the amount of the original bill, and MT Richmond sent it back, as it did not include the costs of trying to have it collected. And there they are.
 Dr Thibault and Druggist Baribault went on nocturnal fishing expedition to Forest park last night. The stories that they tell of the trip are too many and too vague for repetition. Without blush, however, they say they cap tured about 50 fish. Dr Thibault is said to have almost fallen overheard in attempting to pull in a turtle. The funeral of Mrs Ann Powers took place this morning from the fam ily residence on Ridge street to St Francis Xavier's church, where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Curtin The bearers were Martin Delaney, Henry Delaney, Mat thew Bergin, William Wallace, Mau- rice Powers and Lawrence Kerwin. The floral offereings included pillow marked Mother from the family standing wreath. employees of Steele x Johnson's; bouquets Louise and Ger trude Killion, MT and Mrs William Wallace, Mrs English. Mir and Mrs P. ]. Winters. The interment was in St Josephs cemetery.