Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-15
CITY NEWS.

Dr F. Garter Lodge is again attend ing to business. after being detained at the Waterbury hospital for two weeks, suffering with Ia grippe.
 Neil A. Mckay, of Woleott street, who met with an uuror1unate and serious accident, about week ago, while engaged with his work as a car penter, is improving rapidly.
 The funeral of George N. Slason, who died yesterday at the home of his parents on Division street. will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, with interment in Mill Plain.
 1.he funeral of Marie M., the g. months-old child of Mir and Mrs Ed ward Balthasar of Clay street, who died last night, took place this after noon, with interment in St Josephs cemetery. 9
 The funeral of Bridget Mccarthy will take place tomorrow morning at S:3o o'clock from her late home, 429 River street. with q mass of requiem at St Francis Xavier's church and inter- ment i'll the new St Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Annie Pole took place this morning from her late. home on Riverside street, with a mass of re- '1eA~AA- 1I A1h SohCpA ; CAuICu s4utl luleE- nent in Calvary cemetery. Quite T large number of relatives and friends attended the funeral
 Mrs Cottingham, who figured ill the breach Of promise suit. mentioned in another column. conducted q barber shop on North Main street. near North street, for some time, about nine months ago. Business did not thrive with her and she closed her shop, but remained in town. During the short time that she lived here she became very well known. She has one child. She is about 30 years of age.
 An insurance canvasser of some re- prlte in his business met with an acci- dent on North Main stret near Cooke street this morning about 9 o'clock. He was driving down Cooke street at such rate that he was unable to 1 make the turn up North Main street With the consequences that the horse | slipped and the whole outfit was upset and slid over on to the trolley tracks, just as car was coming up the street The horse, carriage and driver were l all hurt on one side, the mans face being considerably scratched.
 A regular monthly meeting of the l Women's auxiliary was held yesterday afternoon in the Y. NJ. C. A. building, at which MT Hale made remarks on | the coming !. NJ. c. A. state conven- tion. in this city, and what interest a convention of this nature attaches to a city. It was deemed best to appoint q committee to draw up plans for the accommodation of delegates who will attend the state convention. Other business of minor importance was transacted at the meeting, which was largely attended.
 1 The funeral of Bridget Mccarthy took place this morning from the fami- ly residence on Mill street to St Pat rlck's church where q solemn mass was celebrated with the Rev Father Glee- 1 son as celebrant, Father Sullivan dea- con and Father Jordan sub-deacon. | The bearers were Michael Enrfsht. John Allen, Edward Curtin, Cornelius Mccarthy, Timothy Fitzmaurice and Michael Coffin. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery. The floral offer. ings included a harp lettered, "A Friend handsome piece marked, Faith, Hope and Charity" and in- scribed Sister" from Miss Margaret Mccarthy; mound, William Mccarthy and wife; harp, lettered '.Aunt,'' Jere- miah and Mary Mccarthy; pillow marked Niece" Mrs Mary Fitz- maurice; gates ajar, marked Cousin, ' l Katie McCarthy: standing cross in- scribed Cousin" Mary Moran and Thomas King; floral clock, marked "Shopmate;" thirty-two carnations. William Enright. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery, beside the remains of her mother, which was laid at rest there, q few weeks ago. The funeral was largely attended. Somebody on Wolcott stret is minus q sleigh to-day. Last night the sliding or sleighing or whatever it might be called, was elegant on Wolcott street. which was crowded with boys and girls who were enjoying this de lightful winter pastime on sleds and 1 rippers. But there were q number of | boys for-who sleds and rippers were not fast or exciting enough. They accordingly made visit to 8 barn in the immediate neighborhood and dis covered and took out for exercise an old sleigh. To say that they had sport | Oh that sleigh is speaking mildly. Backwards, sideways, every old way they went. Collisions they had in abundance and many q somersault did the occupants of the sleigh have. The sleigh was indeed T wreck. after the | fun was over and was left in the gut ter. What the feelings of the owner were when he learned of the treat men his fine sleigh received. are un- known. They could be guessed, how ever. It is said that he is contemplat- ing having several of the boys punish ed for theft and for injury to prop ectv.
 Consolidation got two black eyes yesterday and from all accounts il is around town to-day in pretty bad shape Selectman Doran discolored one of it's optics in the afternoon when i he published his first quarterly state ment in the papers and committees representing the several town school districts, with the exception of South Brooklyn, did the rest . few hours later, when they came together anl voted unanimously to fight consolida 1 tion into the last ditch. A. H. Wells presided at the meeting of the towI school committees and E. l.. Tyrrel acted as clerk. The question was dis cussed pro and con and during th' session it was brought out that tht advocates of consolidation are willing