Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-24
CITY NEWS.

Mrs James Mull1ng Of New 1ork IS the guest of Miss Alice Cosgrove of Niagara street.
 Mrs William Fitzgerald of Orange street has returned from visit to friends in Springfield.
 Miss Amelia Martin of New York is visiting her sister, Mrs Peter Null vaney of Baldwin street.
 F. l.. Martin and family and Miss Emma l.. L.Hendrick have gone to Wood mont to spend the rest of the summer.
 The weather continues to remain warm The thermometer at Cannon & Webster's registered SS degrees at 2:30 this afternoon.
 Canal street is closed to public travel while the road roller is crushing the broken stone that has been placed there during the past week.
 Miss Norah V. Jones of Brooklyn, IN. Y. is visiting her cousin, Mamie Sullivan, of 16S Mill street. She will remain in Waterbury for a few weeks
 To-day the selectmen made applied ton to the probate court praying that Nellie AIaloney of Washington avenue be adiudged insane, so that the patient may be sent to the retreat at Middle towH
 The funeral of William Butler will take place from the family residence OH North Elm street at S:3O o'clock Friday morning to the Immaculate Conception church, where a mass of requiem will be celebrated The inter- mnnt will be in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Miss Amelia Merz, daughter of MT and Mrs John Merz of South Main i fctr caf ENr.1r1 r a resident of Waterbury and now in the undertaking business at Oneida, N. Y, were married today in New York city. The witnesses were Miss Julia Merz, the brides sister, and Chris Strobel.
 Joseph l.. Stanley of this city and Mss Annie> NJ. Zeigler of Naugatucll were married yesterday afternoon at the home of the groom, If Colley street. The ceremony was performed by tLe Rev Sherrod Soule of Nauga- tuck Miss Katherine Schley was maid of honor and Harry Morrison was best man. The couple left for q wedding tour to Buffalo.
 Contractor Sutton is progressing ia vorably with his sewer contracts on Sylvan avenue and Washington street. The one in the last named place is of brick for distance of a few hundred feet and when it is completed it is ex- pected to carry off surface water from the Donahue lots. If it does this Jan- itor Preston of the Washington school will give the city fathers a party some time when the weather gets cool. Tine street department has just con- pleted fine piece of work on Ridge street from Stone street northerly 10 a point near the Merriam school build ing. This has always been one of the worst pieces of street in Waterbury, and although it has been repaired from time to time, still the conditions were much the same the year round, for the top dressing soon disappeared from the rocks and then things were as bad as | ever. This season it was decided to rcrnove the rocks and now that this has been done and the street nicely graded the chances are that it will hold good until next year. It is folly to be putting on dressing on top of rocks II street It will not stay there.
 The funeral of Nellie Shannahan 1 took place this morning from her late residence to St Thomas's church where a solemn mass of requiem was l celebrated with these officers: Cela brant, Rev Father Crowley; deacon l Rev Father Flemming; sub-deacon
 Rev Father Jordan; master of cere monies, Rev Father Kennedy. Inc bearers were John Havican. Willia1n Dineen. John Walsh, Thomas Howard l John Sheehan and Daniel Hacketr l The floral offerings included pillow lettered Daughter" and Sister" from l tue family; standing wreath, William l Direen: sickle, Nellie, John and Katie l Crean; basket of roses, Julia and liar ! old Dineen. The interment was in ths neW St Joseph's cemetery.