Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-09
= CITY NEWS.

Eggs He per dozen at Boylan's but ter store today.
 Walter Monaghan of Holy Cross college is spending a few days at his home on Spencer avenue
 The funeral of James Houlihan will take place from his late home on Walnut street to-morrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
 The funeral of James F. McAvoy will take place tomorrow afternoon at 30 o'clock from the family resi- dence on Keefe street " l James O'Connell, international pres 1 ident of the I. A. of M., will address a mass meeting under the auspices of Brass City lodge, No 349, at G. A.
 R. hall Monday evening, March Il. All machinists and tool makers are invited.
 In the court of probate today Judge Lowe gave the custody of the two West children. Ethel and Edith. and 3 years old respectively, to their mother.
 Judge Root. representing the father, | has given notice of an appeal. The case now goes to the superior court.
 Tonight at the Salvation Army hall Captain and Mrs Snyder will lead q l special meeting. On Sunday these officers. who are coming from Ansonia for the two days, will conduct the | meetings at Il a. m.. , D. m. and s | D. m. Admission is free and all are l welcome.
 The will of the late Mrs Catherine | Mclean was probated to-day without opposition Attorney Carmody repre- scented both the only heir. .Edward/ q son, and the will. Edward is cxecu- tor without bond. The estate is val ued at about S3 ,OOG, of which $2.OOO is | in cash.
 The writer of letter addressed Mrs Dickerson, 24 Bergin street. New ark. \. J." can have it back by ap- | plying at the postoffice. The letter has passed through the dead letter of flee and is marked "Unclaimed." The writer did not append his or her name to the epistle. so that there has been considerable difficulty in finding her. | This means is the last resort Judge Burpee was called to New | Haven this morning to try a case foi | non-support. For the last two weeks | the city court authorities of the Elm c<y have been searching New Ha-
 
 case. All the judges in New Haven consider themselves disqualified to hear it. Judge Burpee was the only one they could find competent to hear it.
 Regent Moran. of the almshouse. has had quite a good many strange board' CTS since he took charge of the insti- tuition, but he thinks he's got the queer oct of al ic, how horse that strolled onto the premises this morning, and as he appeared to be hungry he was taken in and given something to eat. He had few straps of harness about him, which showed that he must have figured ill a runaway.
 For tomorrow nights regular fam fly entertainment of the Concordia Singing society an interesting program has been prepared. Signor Edouardo Presto. the lightning painter. has been especially engaged; Matt Wheeler. the comedian, from Bridgeport will be there in a selection of brand new songs; w. Zuehlke will also have his sayings. The singers will sing three choruses from Weinzierel's new songs, entitled ''Iaienwonne," and Faul- mann's orchestra will play.
 The lessee of the store in Ansonia. formerly the dry goods department of Cock Bros, is John Littlejohn, of Perth Amboy, \. J. The lease was signed to-day. Mir Littlejohn, who is a Scotchman. was at one time in the employ of Reid & Hughes, of Water bury, and, therefore, has some knowl- edge of the Naugatuck valley and it's business conditions. Another young man of Perth Amboy will be associat- ed with him in the business, it is said. -Ansonia Sentinel.
 The funeral of Richard Phelan took place this morning from his late home on Beacon street with a mass of re- quiem at St Thomas's church by Father Kennedy and interment in Calvary cemetery. The bearers were Thomas Hayes. John Mclaughlin, Da- vid Dillon. John Phelan, Peter Con- roy and F. J. Delaney. The floral offerings included q handsome piece from his cousins, the Misses Mary, Margaret and John Phelan, and a l cross from the girls employed in the lacquer department at the Waterbury Manufacturing company. In the suit of Morris H. Waas against John Wagner for foreclosure judgment was given to-day for the plaintiff for $500: law day, April 10. Judgment was also given against the defendant in the matter of perma- nent injunction by the Eagle Lock 1 company of Terryville against Carl Noak, an inventor. This was one of the most interesting suits that has been heard ill the district court in many years. Noak was an -inventor in the employ of the plaintiff. His speciality, as the name of the plaintiff signifies, was in locks He hit upon an appliance which could be adjusted to cabinet, desk and drawer locks. The plaintiff claimed the right to use the appliance and the defendant in- sisting that no such right was con | tained in his contract with the plain tiff, the latter entered suit for a per- manent injunction restraining him from making said appliance or dispos- ing of it in any manner except to the plaintiff.
 Some people may not like the rain and muddy streets, but it should be re- membered that others have been wait