Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-26
CITY NEWS.

 regular meeting this evening.
 The will of the late Mary Crossland was approved by probate to-day.
 A. Mailhiot is going to sell out the stock on hand at low prices, so that he may make room for improvements in his store.
 The Clerks association will hold an important meeting this evening in the meeting rooms of the Knights Of Co lumbus. Time of meeting S:3O o'clock.
 A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at St Francis Xavier's church tomorrow morning at 7:30 o'clock for the late Mrs Thomas Key holds.
 The directors of the Boys club met yesterday and compared notes regard ing a suitable site for the proposed new Boys club building. Nothing definite was reached
 The teamsters of Waterbury met yes terday in Hellmann's hall and decided to bring Organizer J. J. O'Neill here next Sunday. He will have a union, and a strong one, too.
 All the children who will attend the parochial school in St Thomas's parish next fall will meet in the basement of the church next Saturday morning for the purpose of being graded It is the intention of the pastor Father Crow ley, to make this model school
 Base ball teams representing the Journeyman Barbers union and the Bartenders union will soon meet on the field of battle to decide which is the superior. Kimmie, who will twirl for the barbers. has some cannon balls in store for the bartenders who are very confident of winning. Patrick .Cavanaugh mot Cavanaugh the master barber) will catch for the barbers.
 There were three fires since the Democrat appeared last Saturday, one at the store of the Waterbury Decor ating Co at Cooke and North Main streets, caused by a gasolene stove; another at the Shannahan residence, II Pemberton street, and the third on Dublin street, near Doolittle alley, in house occupied by A. F. Tiets. The first occurred shortly after 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and the others yesterday, one in the forenoon and one in the afternoon. There was no dam- age to speak of.
 Alta meeting in c. A. R. hall yester- day the following committee was ap- pointed to complete all arrangements for Memorial Day: William E. Quigley. chairman; O. w. Cornish, secretary; George Robbins, Harrison Whitney, John NJ. Gallagher, George l.. Platt, James F. Gaunt, John s. Hayes, Frank D. Bangs, John Stevens, Henry F. Sanford, Eugene A. Pendle- ton, Chauncey Seeley, William Milton, Imri A. Spencer, William A. Spencer and Ernest c. Colby All but the last named are past post commanders. Sev- eral subcommittee were named. Su- perintendent Tinker of the public schools is chairman of the program committee. Lieutenant Colonel Ged- des will be grand marshal.
 The funeral of Patrick Doran took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on Riverside park with services at St Patrick's church and interment in new St Joseph's cem- etery. The bearers were John Kenny John Shannahan, E. P. Green. Jere- miah Hanlon, Daniel Leary and John Brennan. The floral offerings included pillow, cross, basket of roses and bouquets from the family; cross and anchor, employees of the Waterbury Button Go: lilies, Miss Lillie Stenson: sheaf of wheat, Henry Gale; sheaf of wheat. James Murrican; bouquets, Miss Jennie Ellis, the Misses Cunning ham, neices of the deceased. A mass of requiem will be celebrated for de ceased at St Patrick's church to-mor, row morning at s o'clock.
 There was an exciting runaway on West Main street yesterday afternoon about , o'clock horse belonging to Albert Bley, who owns a meat harket on North Main street, became fright ened on West Main street and started toward the Center at a lively pace MT Bley, who saw his danger, jumped from the team. The horse continued along West Main street and turned into North Willow street where it collided with Dr Bal lard's team, which was standing on that street. Mrs Ballard was in the team at the time and she was thrown to the pavement. She escaped with slight bruises and was taken to her home. Dr Ballard's carriage was smashed considerably Mir Bley will settle for all damages done by the run away.
 William s. Jones. of Jones & Nor gan. chairman of the committee from the Business Mems association that went to Washington regarding the postoffice, throws a new light on the situation enveloping that will-o'-the- wisp building. He did not seem to be concerned regarding the published re- port of the appropriation for the build ing being cut down to 125, 1000. sWhy.' said he, Gin Washington they know more about it than We do here They have got the prices for the various sites. Mention a place to them and i they know all about it. I was told, though, that instead of cutting down the appropriation it would be increased $50,0O0 or $1O0OO0. But, anyway, they know what they are doing in Washington. 1 believe that $125 O00 will put up building that will suf- flee. You know it will not be a very imposing building. It will be some thing on the plan of the building which the Colonial Trust company has all but completed on Leavenworth street, just one story"
 The third annual gathering of Chil-