Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29
CITY NEWS.

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 joseph Deering of New York city is visiting relatives in Waterbury.
 Frank Brothers & Go has big sale on bottled goods for New Years See page 9 for prices.
 Special meeting of Sterling com mandery, w. o. G. O., Tuesday night, December 30. Business of importance.
 Mrs Jane Shaughnessey and her son, William, are visiting with MT and Mrs Edward Bergen of Baldwin street.
 The employees association of theS American Ring Co will give a sociable New Years night. Continuous music will be feature of the. affair.
 MT and Mrs w. J. Bergen and Will liam Bergen IT, of Ohio, are spending vacation with MT Bergen's parents, Contractor and Edward Bergen of Baldwin street.
 If you forgot any of your friends at Christmas make it up on New Years. M. Green. the jeweler, 213 Bank street, will give you some bar gains now.
 Rev James E. DerWin celebrated the 10:3O o'clock mass at St Francis Xavier's church yesterday. Father Cur tin was deacon and Father Fleming sub-deacon. The sermon was preached by the Rev Father Curtin.
 The funeral of Jeremiah F. Whelan took place yesterday from the family residence on South street, with inter ment in new St Joseph's cemetery. l The floral offerings included 3 wreath l from Miss Geary and bouquets from l the Misses Christina and Elizabeth | Fitzmaurice and MT and Mrs PatrlcK Geary. a r-5 The special meeting. of the Typo | graphica1 union held Saturday night l was largely attended. The executive l committee was instructed to wait upon offices charged with violation of union laws, and if not able to adjust the matter themselves the district organ l izer will undoubtedly be called upon. Resolutions were passed favoring the proposed eight-hour law bill.
 The following are the new officers of SpeedwelI lodge, K. of PIG. O., Fred erick C.. Marggraff;5 V. O., Frank T. Dews; F. G. F. Moore; M. of w, B. R. Snagg; k. of R. S., T. J. Ogden; M. of F., G. 0. Mahler; M. of B. B. E. Condit; M. at A., F. Besanson; G., Clifford Wooding; O G., George Watrous; trus-. tee for eighteen months, F. Mendles- sohn; physician, pr c. W. $. Frost.
 Charles McNulty of Pennsylvania, | who has been stopping here since the opening of the coal strike, returned home to-day. MT McNulty made host of friends during his stay here and ] his many friends regret that he did not l decide to locate in Waterbury perma- nently. He was a warm sympathizer with the miners and felt that the jus l tice of their cause would eventually be | recognized. :.ss Organizer M. J.. Hanlon of Meriden | is in Waterbury and will remain here i for week or So. He will endeavor to organize branches of the brass work CTS not yet in the union and render such assistance to the organized bodies as they may require. An open meet l ing to which all brass workers are in vited will be held in Congress, hall to- morrow night. The meeting will be addressed by MT Hanlon and others.
 County President Luddy, of the A. | o. H., has called a meeting of the of- ficers of the different local divisions for tonight for the purpose of decid-
 ing whether or not they desire a joint installation of officers. The union fair
 committee of the order will also meet I tonight when it is thought something definite will be done towards giving 1 an entertainment for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a
 monument on the Hibernian plot in St
 Joseph's cemetery. ,~ r. At a meeting of St Joseph's T. A. society yesterday officers were chosen as follows. President, James F. Dolan; vice-president, Patrick Courtney; re cord1ng secretary, H. A. Hayden; ser geant at arms, William Donavan; 1 trustees, William Blacker, P. Cavan- augh and William F. Guilfoile; stand ing committee J. J. Dillane, Thomas Crean and John Brophy; entertainment committee, l.. Ryan, H.. A. Hayden and Mark Lydon; room committee, George l Pierce, Charles Marland and A. Cavan- l augh.
 Superintendent Doran of the board of charities is in receipt of a letter from | David Raynor of Riverhead l.. l., stating that he is the father of the woman named Salmetio, taken in charge some time ago by the local au- thorities, and requesting that she be sent home. Readers of the Democrat will remember that Mrs Salmetio and her child made their escape from some l Edgewood avenue man about a week l ago and was taken to the police station and later sent to the Brookside home. The woman and her child will be sent to Riyerhead.
 l The United States civil service com mission reports that for tue year end ing June 30, 1902, there were 14,983 persons appointed from it's registers. There was 4,692 more than was ever before appointed in a single year. Any one wishing information about these positions can secure it free by writing I for the civil service announcement of l the Columbian correspondence college.
 Washington, D. c. The commission
 will hold examinations to secure young men and women for these places during
 March and April, at Hartford and Mid d1etown. Many people do not know l that these appointments are made with
 out political Influence and that a large l share of them are filled by those hav- ing only a common school education, l but such is now the case.
 The annual meeting Of the Hill Street Improvement club was held yes | 4<r e