Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-11
CITY NEWS.

building adjoining his own from w. N. Ladd. The price paid was $20000. Ellen, the three months old child of Mrs Mary Wood, died this morning at the home of her grandmother. Mrs Ellen Shropshire, 196 Maple street. Funeral tomorrow afternoon with in- | terment in Riverside cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Philip Fitzpat- rick will take place from the family residence on Cherry street tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock with d mass of requiem at the Immaculate Con- ception church and interment in St Jo- seph's cemetery.
 Mrs Catharine Altman, wife of the late David Altman. Dublin street, died at l o'clock to-day. She leaves one son, Michael Altman The fu- neral vii be held at o'clock to-mor- row afternoon with services at the Sa- cred Heart church.
 | Dennis Bowling was the only one III the city court dock this morning to face Judge Burpee. Bowling was charged with intoXication and being q common drunkard To the first he plead guilty and he second he denied. Nevertheless both were proved and he was sentenced to 150 days in jail.
 Box 325, corner of Simons street and Washington avenue. was pulled last night, calling the department to the joiners' room at Holmes, Booth & Haydens. The companies responded promptly. The fire started i'll q closet ! and was extinguished before it did any damage to speak of.
 The funeral of Mrs Louisa yalen- tine wife of Joseph Valentine, took place this morning from her late home Brown place, to St Anns church. where q requiem mass was celebrar- ed. Interment was in Calvary cem- etery. The bearers were as follows: F. 0. AIassicotte, Fred Pratte, H. Bro deur and T. Demers.
 The American band will give their next promenade concert at City hall on Thursday evening", the 18th, on which occasion q popular music program will be presented The program march entitled The March of the Knockers (with hammer effects). The usual descriptive numbers will also be presented
 On account of the prevailing scare the evening school will close this even ing. Word to that effect was sent around last evening among the respec- tive teachers. It caused great sur prise and chagrin among the pupils of the art class, who had planned great exhibition of their work during this term. The exhibition may be held later in the Crosby Grammar school or in the Bronson library, according to whatever arrangements that may be made by the teacher, Mrs NI k. Steele. and superintendent of Schools Tinker.
 John H. Roper, for several years with the Benedict & Burnham Manu- facturing company, has accepted the superintendency of the wire mill at the Scovill Manufacturing company, and will enter upon the duties of his office next Monday For some time past the Scoyill company has been getting hold of men who probably have no peers in their line. MT Ro- 1 per has had wide experience i'll this l class of work and is regarded as the most skillful man known to the wire l industry of New England A few weeks ago A Kenworthy of Baldwin l Hill, one of the best mechanics in the state, went to work for this concern. 1 \ bartender in one of the hotels tried ! i'll vain two or three times to become ! inoculate with vaccine The repeated | failure convinced him that he was | thoroughly immune. He boaSted of his exemption and to a crowd of admir-. ing and envious friends stated that he | could afford to be scratched all over the body with the virus and it would 1 not take. One of the crowd appeared to know something about yaccinatine and asked permission of the bartender to scratch his nose with the vaccine The permission was granted the nose was scratched and now it is almost as 1 big as the bartenders head, And he boasts no more of being immune
 The boars of safety held an informal meeting last evening and decided tc appoint four additional special police men. It Was reported there are foul l vacancies on the supernumerary force one of which is permanent and three temporary The resignation of Johr Strachan, which was rendered yester day, was accepted In response to the call for all the specials" to be at the City hall last evening in order thai some appointments may be made r AiCcl tuC cAiSSHCiSS Ol Vue eXc1C0moD1 arising out of the smallpox scare. al most all the men were on hand. Tht following were selected for temporary duty: Napoleon Roy. James J. Raj eigh. Michael Mansfield and Frank R Cutting.
 l In the superior court. Judg, Gager presiding, the appea appeal of Mrs Catherine Grim mins was taken up to-day. Mrs Grim
 mins appealed from the decision o
 Judge Welch of Torrington. acting fo Judge Cowell. lie being disqualified il giving judgment to F. F. Hutchinsol
 in her suit for $10O0 for damage [, her property, by his property falling il
 on hers. It was announced that tn
 case of Edward Curtin. administrator
 against the Consolidated Railroad c,
 for $3OOO was settled for $500. Tn
 cases of John ]. Bolger and Thoma
 II Hayes against the Consolidate,
 Railroad Go went over for reassgn
 ment, the defendants counsel. Attor
 ney Kellogg. not being ready to pro
 ceed.
 In the court of probate to-day th
 will of the late John Slavin. who live,
 for years on Dublin street, was filed It leaves to his sons, Dennis and John certain parcels of real estate situate, on Silver street, and to John is fur
 thermore left the lot with the black