Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-15
CITY NEWS.

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 The public schools will reopen to- morrow morning.
 A baby girl was born this morning to MT and Mrs William Martin of River street.
 The public schools, St AIary's paro- chial school and the Convent de Notre Easter recess.
 Currans announce to-day that their store will be closed four evenings in 1 the week. Customers will be care l fully looked after.
 William Booth, for several years sexton of Trinity church, died to-day at his home, 253 Grove street. He l leaves a widow and three children. The Moral club of Brooklyn held a l banquet in the Lyceum building. Only members and a few invited guests 1 were present. Speeches were delivefed 1 by the officers of the club and also by several of the guests.
 Special forecast for Connecticut:
 Rain to-nighr and Tuesday; northerly 1 to northeasterly winds, brisk to high on the coast. For Eastern New York:
 Rain tonight and Tuesday; northerly winds, brisk to high on the coast. The members of the '. M. c. L. A. enjoyed a smoker in the society's
 rooms on Saturday evening A part of the entertainment consisted of songs l by Messrs Cassidy. Donahue and Pry or, and an address by President Skelly. Refreshments were served.
 This evening at the r. M. c. A, building from 8 to 10 o'clock, a soci- able will be given to the members of the T. M c. A. and the young peoples Al, x<11f city. It will be held under the auspices of the Y. F. s. c. E. society of the Sec ond Congregational church.
 The Sacred Heart and St Ann's drum corps will attend the annual sO- ciable and dance of the Graphophone drum corps of Bridgeport, which will be held in Madison hall, Bridgeport, this evening. A short streer parade will be given before the SOciable, III which a number of drum corps will participate.
 Joseph Barry, for several years the popular night clerk at the Franklin hotel, has severed his connection as such and left to-day for his home in
 Norwich. After resting q few days he l will leave for Providence where he will open an office as saagent for Bakers 8 chocolate and gums. The agent for Connecticut is E. l.. Cowles.
 There are three bills before the. Legislature for the purification of poli- tics. The hriefest and simplest is that which was drawn up by City At torney Kellogg, and. according to re port in local political circles, that is the one that. will be adopted. for the committee that will act on the matter speaks favorably of 1t.
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 Lafranere, died Saturday on her home on town plot. Besides her husband, she leaves five childrRn. The body lay in state at Uudertaker Angur's s parlods, 374 South Main, street. from where it was removed to St AnTl's church where funeral services were held. Later 1t was shipped to Su Cuilthberf, Province of Qubec, Can ada, for burial. < Deputy Sheriff William Higgins of New Haven to-day left papers in the town clerks office for record showing that he had made an attachment for S15, 1000 on property belonging to John B. Doherty and Lewis A. Platt, as di- rectors of the Connecticut indemnity association The attachments are to
 recover the Judgment given by the su-
 perior court at New Haven some time
 ago for $19, 1000 damages.
 The board of management of the
 Rescue mission will hold meeting
 at the Second Congregational church
 tonight at s o'clock. The board con-
 sists of about forty members. two men
 and two women from each of the Prot
 estant churches in addition to the
 pastor. Arion A. Benedict, who has
 been president of the board for the
 past five years. has positively declined.
 re-nominatiOn and consequently
 there is much speculation as to his
 probable successor. The annual re-
 ports of the mission will be read.
 Harry, the seven years old son of
 Mir and Mrs Zeigler of Hillside avenue
 met with serious accident Saturday
 afternoon. The boy was enjoying q
 ride on the hind step of an ice wagon
 with his legs dragging behind when
 the wagon turned from Pine street in
 to Glen Ridge street where there is
 a rut in the street. The sharp drop
 brought the step close to the ground
 catching the boys foot under it lacer-
 ating the flesh terribly and fracturing the limb. He was attended by doctors Galley and Graves.
 7 A mock trial will be held at St
 Aary's parochia1 school this evening
 under the auspice of the St Aloysius
 society. Joseph Brennan and Thomas Healey will defend John Brennan and Jeremiah Lovett who, are accused of
 robbery. They will have as witnesses
 Joseph Mcdonald, Joseph Woods, De- tectives Real and. Fitzpatrick. The
 witnesses for the prosecution, which
 will be conducted by Lawyers John
 Sullivan and John Gaffney, will be Charles Butterly and Robert Butler in
 addition to the two prisoners. Maurice Culhane and George Mcdonald will be respectively clerk of the court and
 sheriff.
 There was large attendance at the observance of the anniversary of Lees surrender in c. A. R. hall Saturday night The affair was under the man. agement of Wadhams post, G. A. R. The exercises included remarks by Commander Spencer. J. l.. Sake, Cap tain Carter, Commander Jones of Post Isbell, Naugatuck. E. A. Pendleton Captain John Gallagher of the Sons of Veterans and Mrs Jackson of the Wo- mems Relief corps. There was sing ing by John Egan. Mir Haggert and