Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-08
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Thursday; fresh Wes- terly winds.
 D. H. Tierney has sold to John Her. man the Mrs Margaret Jones property on Franklin street.
 Several Waterbury people are at tending the annual session of the grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star, day.
 At bar meeting in the city court to, day the cases of the w. L. Hall Go vs Thomas F. Kelly and George w. Faber vs B. w. Engert were set down for hearing next Friday afternoon.
 The Sacred Heart drum corps has been engaged for the opening of the fair which will be given by Court Sam uel Simpson, F. of A., of Wallingford. The opening will take place on Satur- day night.
 Margaretta J. Dietz of Waterbury is asking for divorce from Michael J. Dietz of Seymour. Married October 2S, 1890. Grounds, desertion and in tolerable cruelty. Alimony and change of name to Lawson is desired. A fire that did about $2OO damage took place in the covered wire depart ment of Holmes. BooIn & Haydens this afternoon. No alarm was rung in, as the fire department in connec- tion with the factory extinguished the blaze.
 The Sunshine Social club will give sociable atsSpeedwell hall this even ing. The committee has made arrange ments for an evening of pleasure and the large number of tickets sold indi- cates that there will be Jolly party present.
 A pretty wedding will be solemn ized this afternoon at 5:3O in Cobalt, Conn, when Miss Bertha Bailey of that place and Allyn Collins of Co., lumbia, formerly employed at the ScoviH Manufacturing concern, will ]; be united in marriage at the home of the brides parents, which has been 1 tastefully decorated for the occasion. Miss Jewel Seaman of this city, a ] cousin of the groom, will play the l wedding march.
 The funeral of Miss Minnie Higgins l took place this morning from the fam l fly residence on Baldwin street. with mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in new St Joseph s cemetery The pear CTS were John Kelley, Edward Kelley, James Mccarthy, Charles Mccarthy Michael Mccormack and Edward Dal- ton. The floral offerings included 8 pillow lettered Daughter" from the mother of the deceased broken heart sisters; broken wreath, Irene and Mil dred Higgins; standing cross, John Higgins and family; Tyre and wreath employees of the American Mills Go; anchor, J. B. Roe; wreath, John Nc. Evoy; bouquets, Mrs D. B. Kelley Hannah Bresnahan, Lizzie Kelly l Mamie Doyle, M. J. Mccormack. Mrs l E. l.. Maloney, Catherine Sullivan I Hannah O'Brien, MT and Mrs John Geisler and Margaret Shea
 The difference between D. Fl. Tier ney and the city relative to the stop page in MT Tierney's sewer on North Main street is likely to end in a law suit. The committee appointed by the board of public works to investigate l the matter reported that they found so much of the sewer pipe as the city is responsible for in excellent working condition: but MT Tierney said to-day that he had some of the pipe examined ] and that from the point where the plumbing inspector tested the pipe tt the sidewalk the place was clogged sf that nothing could pass through it This, he has been assured by com petent authority, was caused by bach water from the main sewer during the recent heavy rstn storms. He said hs 4 hoped to be able to straighten the mat 1 ter out with the city officials, but tha he now feels his only remedy is in re
 course to the court, a step he intendI to take the next time he has repeti
 ton of the trouble.