Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-22
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Wednesday; fresh southwest winds.
 debating society is being formed among the members of the senior class Of the High school
 The Waterbury High school football team will play the Naugatucks at Naugatuck tomorrow afternoon.
 Harry Knopf, who played guard on the Waterbury High school football team last year, is playing star game at the same position for the yale freshmen eleven.
 Mrs Catherine Mccarthy has bought the old Harriet Pierpont property on Niagara street and will make consid- eraDle improvements thereon. She Will take up her residence there also.
 George Gordon, we'll known local feamster, died early this morning at the allnshouse. The remains were re- moved to Burrall x Co.'S morgue. The funeral will take place tomorrow.
 State Referee Newton, yesterday, ap- pointed B. R. Kelsey trustee upon inc estate of Matthew J. Jackman and John Byron, grocers on Baldwin street
 
 court for release from their financial obligations. E. R. Perkins, T. l.. Sand ford and E. L. Tyrrell were appointed appraisers.
 Richard Lucid died this morning at tie home of his brother, John Lucid. 21o.- South Main street He leaves four brothers and three sisters. John. George. Edward and Mrs Julia Griffin n f.i4 1Tps r. 4 Bridgeport: Daniel Lucid and Mrs Margaret O'Brien. who reside in Ire land The funeral will take place Thursday.
 The remains of Abel Merrills Kelsey, who died recently in Boston, were brought to this city to-day and taken . to the morgue of J. NJ. BHaral & Co, from where the funeral swill take place tomorrow with interlnent in Riv- efside cemetery. MT Kelsey formerly resided on Dover street. this city. and Ill his day and time was a well known ana popular resident of this place.
 st Ann's church was well filled fbis morning at 9 o'clock when the forty hours devotion to the Blessed Sacra- ment was opened with celebration of solemn high mass. The altar is pfettily decorated with flowers and within the sanctuary rail are numerous palms and potted plants These pre- sent pretty sight when the numerous candles are lighted. Rev Fathers Sen esac and Brodericl are being assisted by several local plAasts in hearing con fessions this afternoon and tonight
 Joseph Lawlor, captain of the Holy cross football team, played in the game against Tuft on Saturday and hls playing was of the star order. The 1ufts game is the first in which Jce has played since his shoulder was dis located in the game. John Shields of Watoftown is making a name fo, ll;ln self as scnarterback. The team has i'm loyed wonderfully dufin@ tne pasf feNr ysca..s owing to tie coaching of Corner. q Harvard player, and is now considered one of the best teams fI,at has represented Holy Cross on the gridiron for several years. They de- feated Tufts by the score of 12-5 and expect to win from Brown when they meet in Providence next week. Edward Byrnes did not play with the Tufts on Saturday, much to the regret of the Waterbury students at Holy Cross
 VI tiiC past lNO tCtllS lDe w ulGI- bury High school football eleven has won the championship of the Connecti- cut Interscholastic league aud the Yale cup. It is only necessary for them to win the cup this year to nave it as their permanent possession. If they win their game against New Britain at the Athletic field on Satrr- day, November ?, their prospects of winning the Yale cup for the third time will be very bright indeed. X large crowd should turn out to witness this game and to encourage the boys on to victory. The boys have been practicing earnestly since the begin ming of the season and though the management has been handicapped by lack of funds. still remarkable progress has been made. The public ought to show their appreciation of the work of the players and the coachers. who have given their services gratuitously, by turning out in large numbers on No vember 2, the date of the first le;tgue