Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-10
CITY NEWS.
Bazaar at the Lyceum tonight.

cloudy Friday; fresh northerly winds,
 becoming variable.
 A mass of requiem will be ce1ebrat- ed tomorrow morning at o'clock in the Immaculate Conception church for the late James Gilman LawlOr.
 The Ladies' auxiliary, A. o. H.,
 will hold regular meeting in Knights of Columbus hall this evening and all members are requested to come pre- pared to settle for tickets for the late dance.
 "Joe' Danaher has been selected to referee the Go A-Naugatuclx basketball game at the Armory tomorrow night. No better selection could have been made. The game tomorrow night will be one of the hottest of the season.
 Cards have been issued announcing the pending marriage of Miss Alice Morris Buckner and Willis Mullings Hall. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April B, at in the af- ternoon, at Trinity church, New Or leans. Miss Buckner has been living here for the past year. She is a sis l ter of Miss Cuthbert Buckner, the so- prano soloist of St John's church. Mir Hall is resident of this city and lives on Linden street. He is a well known draughtsman with Hugh l.. Thompson
 The funeral of Edward C. eDowd took place this morning from his late home in Waterville with q mass of re- l quiem at St MichaeFs church by the i Rev Father Traynor and interment in Calvary cemetery. The floral tributes included pillow inscribed Mother and At Rest" from the family: bou- 1 quets, Mrs Delaney, MT and Mrs +. E. 1 Vance, Mrs Thomas AIcConnell; bas- ket of roses and other pieces from neighbors and friends. The bearers ! were J.. E. Cayanaugh, John Spellman, William O'Connell and Thomas Sayles.
 There was fine attendance at the opening night of the four nights musi- cal festival and dance by the Water bury Military band under the direction of J F. Clark. leader The concert pro- gram was enjoyed by all present. One of the most pleasing numbers was cIarionet duet by J. r. Clark and A Kenyon. The cQncert program for to- night is as follows: March. Semper Fidelis." Sousa overture Barber of Seville. ''Rossini cornet solo. selected, c H. Sumner: descriptive. Patrol of the Gnomes," Oilenberg; selection from Faust" Gounod. Dancing.is a feature Refreshments are served.
 Both the convent and the school buildings of St Thomas parish are now so far advanced that a complete idea of their proportions and appear ance can easily be had. They will be buildings that the parishioners may we'll be proud of and neighboring prop 1,.Exv fc; what q boom they will be to their property. These people cannot fail to be greatly benefited by them for they set off the neighborhood and give it an air and an aspect that no private building could throw on it. Standing on opposite sides of Beacon street they are without question great or nament to the locality.
 E. J. Finn, the shoe dealer, is giving his place a thorough overhauling and in a day or so the store will look brighter and more cheerful than ever before. Mr Finn came very near meet ing with a serious accident during the progress of the work. One of the paint CTS fell from a staging in the skylight and landed on the shoe mans back, and came mighty near putting him out of business. The painter was not hurt 1 at all and laughed at the humor of the thing, but Mir Finn was stunned and | frightened considerably and for time I he didn't know but the whole roof had 1 toppled onto him. But he was more scared than hurt and was as nimble as ever few minutes after the mixup. l Former Tax Collector William E. Latham of this city was married in l Waterbury this afternoon to Miss Mary E. Dews, a prominent lady of the Brass City. The ceremony was performed by Rev J. c. Davenport in 1 the presence of a few intimate friends 1 of the bride. MT and Mrs Latham left shortly after the ceremony on 1 their honeymoon trip, which will be to New York and probably Washington
 On their return they will reside ill Ar Latham's residence on West Main street This announcement will be received with much interest in this city, where MT Latham is one of the city's best known citizens. He is a prominent member of Stanley post. c. A. R.. and at the meeting this even 1 ing the post will formally extend it's congratulations to it's former .comman- i der.-New Britain Herald
 l Bernard Kivalan died last Saturday of Bright's disease, at Branford. The funeral took place at St Marys church, Monday morning, with a high mass celebrated by Father Maginness At the close of the mass he paid a glowing tribute to the deceased. having known him from childhood. They were altar boys together at St Franciss church. Fair Haven, under the late Father Mulholland. At the mass an Ave Maria" was sung and That Beauti- full Land" by the choir. Nearer My God To Thee'' was also sung by the. choir as the congregation left the church. The interment was in New Haven, in the family plot in St Sernard's cemetery He leaves a wife and five children. His wife was Mary Hartley. who is well known in Water- bury. Her many friends and relatives here will sympathize with her in her great loss of a loving, kind husband. Many friends were present at the fu neral from Waterbury and New York. SpeedweII hall was crowded to the doors last night, the attraction being the second annual sociable and dance of the South End Social club. Aus | tins orchestra furnished music and