Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-21
CITY NEWS.

Pork ioins 1oc. fowls 1oc to 15c at Castles market Saturday
 James Fitzpatrick, who has been wis iting in Thomaston, has returned to this city.
 Tn the grand hall of the Convent de Notre Dame tonight appropriate ex- ercises will be held in honor of Wash ington's birthday.
 The Third division, \. o. H., will meet this evening. All members are requested to be present. The degree work will be exemplified on four new members.
 Martha Washington council, 5. S., has changed it's meeting nights to the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at Speedwell hall. Next reg ular meeting will take place next Tuesday night.
 Charles Aimsbury, formerly of this city and now of Providence, has en- tered suit against his wife, Margaret, of Naugatuck. Desertion is the allega- tion. Aimsbury has quite police rec ord i'll this city.
 At a special meeting yesterday of the board of directors of the New Eng i land Watch Go the capital stock was increased from S600,000 to ST50.0O0. A large building may soon be added to the factory.
 Court Champlain, No 146, F. of A., will meet tonight in Congress hall, which they have selected as their permanent home for the future. Sev- eral matters of importance will come up before the meeting.
 Mrs Kittie Middlebrook Holton, graduate of Martyr College of Ora tory. will be In Waterbury every Thursday at room 6. Prichard build l ing, to give private and class lessons in voice building, physical culture, etc.
 Rosedale camp, No 9615. Modern | Woodmen of America, which was 1 burned out in Ellzs' hall, have secured l c. A. K. hall for the first and third | Friday of each month for their meet ing place and will meet there tonight for the first time
 There was very good attendance at the concert and promenade which was given in the City hall last night by the American band, under the lead ersnip of James NJ Fulton There | were A1lGeA IIulllDCES OH luG pIOSIdJus Those present enjoyed a good time.
 The Waterbury High school basket ball team left to-day on the 12:3S ] train for New Britain. where they are | playing the New Britain High school team this afternoon. The Waterbury players who went to New Britain were H Cook, A. Cook, Hannegan, Chapman. Larkin and Sanderson.
 The funeral of Mrs Bridget Hene- bry took place this morning from her late home on Railroad Hill street, with a mass of requiem at St Pat rick's church and interment in Cal vary cemetery. The bearers were John Kenny, Patrick Hickey, Bernard ,Maher, Edward Fitzgerald, Garret Henebry and Michael Downey.
 The Wilder family, which formerly lived on Orange street, near Walnut, will soon appear in the divorce court. The husband. Fred C.. has entered suit for divorce and Sarah, the wife. has retained Attorney Durant to defend her. Wilder alleges desertion. He has been living in Providence for some time
 At the Friendly league last evening Miss Mary NJ. Abbott talked on the subject, "A1ong the Hudson Wjtb Tr ving." Beginning witty the early his tory of the Dutch settlers, she spoke of the many legends, both Dutch and Indian, which had their origin on the shores of the Hudson Guided by IT. wings beautiful pen pictures the course of tza river was followed tc Albany and the Catskills. Miss Alb bolt read many extracts from works of Irving.
 . The funeral of Michael J. Cook tooI place this morning from his late home on Charles street, with mass q requiem at St Patrick's church by th, Rev Father Gleeson and interment II Calvary cemetery. The bearers wer, Emile Markle Christopher Geraghty John Shea, Frank Shields, James Cor man, Charles Johnson. all members 6 St Aloysius society," The floral offer ing included wreath from John Ty nan, bouquets from Benjamin Coe Thomas and Nellie Ray, Clara Markle William and Ida Zell
 The board of finance met last nigh and approved the half monthly pay rolls It was voted to pay two billf of ex-Collector C. J. Griggs, one fol S135.29 and the other for $l27. .27 These were fir expenses incurred il
 bringing suit to collect taxes whici
 were afterwards abated. Alderman
 Walker and Mir Griggs were presen
 and explained the whole matter. Tn, \ lsalary of $1,20O recommended fol Miss Mary c. McKeon and Miss Ills
 Miller, clerks i'll the assessors office
 was approved. The division will h,
 made by the assessors. The boart
 voted to pay all bills for, incidental
 incurred for the outside school dis
 tricts.
 Tomorrow will be Washington
 birthday and in consequence the post | office will close at noon. The carrier | will make one trip those who desir
 to attend the convention of the Lei ter Carriers association at Norwall
 which takes place tomorrow, report :. ing at [ o'clock in the morning, an
 the others at the usual holiday houl
 g o'clock The usual collection wi
 be made in the evening from the bo1
 es outside The delegates to the COT
 vention are E. F. Kilduff. Peter Flo.
 T. F. McCann. Postmaster Guerr
 sey will attend the convention an
 it is understood that c. W. Hotchkis