Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-08

her which will meet the approval or al1 good citizens.
 The women of St Thomas's parish have started upon their share of the work in connection with the fair which will be given in the City hall in few weeks for the benefit of the church. They have appointed their soliciting committee and every house in the par ish will be visited as soon as possible.
 The funeral of D. IT. Meloy took place this afternoon from the family residence on Linden street, with ser vice at the house by the Rev Dr An derson and interment in Riverside cemetery. The bearers were A. NJ. Blakeslee, s. B. Terry, T. E. Hoadley, Horace Hoadley, R. w, Hill and F. F.. Stannard.
 Saturday afternoon Sheriff Smith of Hartford served papers of an attach ment for $60.000 on the Hammond Buckle company on Brown street. George Watkinson, formerly of Col chester and now of Philadelphia, is the plaintiff. He claims there is due him 2 per cent royalty upon every buckle made by the defendants.
 At the meeting of the Catholic Wo- men's association Monday evening the Misses Annie Lawlor and Daisy Lord were appointed on the sick visiting committee for the month of January A committee on the 'Mardi Gras" party to be given on Tuesday even ing, February II. was appointed as follows: Miss Jennie 9I ONeil, Miss Elizabeth c. Hart and Miss Julia Larkin.
 John Sayles and James Donnelly, young men we'll known in the north end, are amazing the natives of that territory with story of a pickerel they claim to have caught in Belleview lake yesterday. It would detract from the interest of the thrilling narrative to attempt to go into it's details. It may be said that but for the assistance they received from the steam derrick employed i'll hoisting ice near by they would still be pulling up their pickerel.
 At meeting of the Second Advent church last night officers were elected as follows: Clerk, William R. Keave> ney; treasurer, William l. Tysoe; col lector, William Thompson; first elder, the Rev $. J. Bonney; second elder, Rev Frank J. Curtiss; steward, Will liam Moulthrop; deaconesses, Mrs K. H. Simons, Mrs Thomas Eitzsimons and Mrs M. J. Mallory; ushers and tithingmen, Charles Henry and Virgil Waugh; auditors, K. H. Simons and George Henry.
 Thomas Maun, who has been the operator in the Western Union office for many years, has accepted employ ment in the office of the train dis patcher in Waterbury, where he takes the third trick" having commenced work there two or three days since. This is In the nature of promotion and brings increased responsibilities. Mir Maum will reside in Ansonia for the present at least, going back and forth to the office on the train.-An- sonia Sentinel.
 Alderman J. Fl. Murray opened the fair of Court D. B. Hamilton at Grange hall last night with an address that evoked tremendous applause. Between 400 and 600 persons attended the fair and all were much pleased with the program. The fair will h<: continued tonight and the committee is prepared to entertain large crowd. The hall is but short distance from the trolley terminus on Last Main street and ,on this account people who live in and around tie center find it convenient tc attend the entertainment.
 The sub-posta1 station. No 8, was established at Piekett's drug store or North Main street about July 1, during the past year. The report for the last six months shows that the people ir the northern section are beginning tC 1 appreciate the benefits of a sub postal station. The business during the first month was small, but it has steadily and gradually increased during eacl i succeeding month, so that the business performed at sub station, No 3, may now be considered fairly good Money orders to the amount of about S2.5OC were issued during the six months There were about 800 money orders
 The money orders are generally made i out for small sums of money. The registered letters amounted to about 100 during the six months.
 The whist party which was given il | Leayenworth hall last night by the young ladies of St Ann's parish was
 one of the most successful affairs of its
 kind which have been held Tn this city
 It far surpassed previous ones in point of attendance. The floor was filled with tables and every one was occu pied and in addition there were about l 100 people who arrived too late or die
 not wish to play. Notwithstandins 1 the large crowd the best of order pre-. vailed and the young ladies should
 receive credit for the perfect order 1T
 which the game was managed in the different sections. Sixteen games were played. The winners of the prizes, which were very pretty, were the following: First prize, yalzins
 Afattheau; second, Clara Armbruster
 third, R. NJ. Mattheau; fourth, Mis-:
 Josie LeClare; fifth, Professor H. s 1 Gulliver; sixth, James A. Mcdonald
 seventh, Mrs Chapeau; eighth, Philir Duval Emil Bouffard was an eff l cient master of ceremonies. After the I whist, dancing was enjoyed until late
 hour, Gallipeau's orchestra furnishing music. A very attractive feature oi l the affair was the cake stand where r zf1f kinds of cake were distributed gra ! tuitously.