Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-01
CITY NEWS.

Fair tonight and Tuesday; light to
fresh westerly winds.
Miss Gertrude G. Guilfoile and Miss
Elizabeth Lawlor of South Willow
street are visiting friends in Bridge
port.
The Waterbury Military band VIII
4 give a concert and promenade in Co
llumbus hall, Naugatuck, on next Thurs
day night.
Many priests from this city are at
| tending the conference of the junior
clergy of the Hartford diocese in Hart
ford to-day.
The supper Of the Mattatuck Roc
and Gun club. referred to herein Sat
urday, took place as announced, aho
was a big success.
Wednesday will be the feast Of 81
| Francis Xavier. A three days ser
vice in honor of the event will be held
at ST Francis Xavier church, of this
city.
The Railroad Hill football team chal
/ lenges the Moonlights to play a game
at any time for SO a side. Timothy
| Daley of 119 Railroad Hill street Is
captain.
The funeral of James, the 7months-
old son of Mr. and Mrs Cornelius Crit
| fin of Pemberton street, who died yes
terday, took place this afternoon with
| interment in Calvary cemetery.
Chief Engineer Snagg of Waterbury
and Chief r. V. BIagee of WATERFOWL
were honorary pallbearers at the fu-
neral Of Fire Chief Kennedy. who was
buried in New Haven yesterday. /,
The committee from the board of ed
ucation appointed to inquire into the
best way of adjusting the janitors sal
aries met Saturday afternoon but ad-
journed to 4 80 this afternoon without
doing any business.
Don't waste your money on auction
goods when you can buy warranted
watches, clocks and jewelry of all
kinds, instead of gimcracks, at, auc-
ton prices, at NJ Green's, the pawn
broker, 213 Bank street
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs John
Cluney of Brooklyn, n. Y, on Thanks
giving day. Mr. Quincy was a former
resident of this city and was employed
at the American Pin Co. and was at
one time chief ranger of Court Falcon,
T. Of A. He is now assistant foreman
at the Merganthaler Linotype Co OF
Mrs Harriet NJ Cottrell, aged &c
years, died last night at the home of
her son, Frank Fl. Cottrell. lat East
Main street. She leaves two daugh-
tiers, Mrs Lettie Hartings and Mrs T..
B. Beckwith, and two sons, Frank H.
and Samuel III. Cottrell, also nine
grandchildren. The funeral took place
this afternoon with service at the
!, Il ~, n -
etery.
The Sixth division, A. o. III. has
plans completed for big meeting to-
night. The degree team will work the
third and fourth degrees upon eight
new candidates and several prominent
members of the order will deliver
short addresses. After the transac-
ton of regular business a smoker will
be held and an interesting program
carried out The committee looks for
ward to an unusually large attendance.
Contractor Charles O'Connor has
been awarded the contract fer the car
pentry work on p. Holohan's proposed
new block on South Main street, direct
| ly south of his building on the corner
of Scoyill street Contractor Edward
| Bergen will do the mason work. The
block will have a frontage Of fifty-iye
| feet, a depth Of ninety-two and will be
four stories high. All the old build,
! ings on the site will be removed as
soon as possible
The board of health will meet at 4
O'clock this afternoon and the board
/ of charities will get together an hour
later. The boaEd Of finance will hold
an adjourned meeting at 7:30 tonight
and the aldermen are scheduled to mee
at 8 o'clock The annual estimates as
prepared by the board Of finance anG
4 some transfers will be submitted tt
4 the aldermen. The estimates will bt
ordered published, but no further &C
ton will be taken on them tonight.
George e. Judd, representing the
i American Surety company of New
York. has petitioned the probate cour
to release the company as surety OF
the bond of Mrs Georgiana SMELL Mr.
Smell was appointed guardian over tn,
children. Edna and Roswell Smell il
1900. She furnished Il bond of 81, 800
Mr. Judd now claims that she has re
fused to comply with the condition
and provisions under which the com
pany gave surety for her and there
fore desires to be released. There wa
to nave deem a nearing on this petition
this morning but Mrs Smell did not ap
pear in court and the company ha
now asked that she be removed a
guardian Of the above named children
Norman r. Steele field a petition il
the probate court to-day asking, for a
allowance from the estate of the lat
Herbert r. Steele, on the grounds tina
he is the only son and hei- of the dc
ceased. He further claims that til
administrator, George d. BisseIl, la
e had funds in his custody and refuse
to give the allowance ordered by til
court some time ago. There will be
: hearing on the petition tomorrow
There was a hearing on the admins
traitors ancillary account this morn
ing showing that so far real estate be
longing to the estate amounting t
about $12,500 has been sold. The az
count is not vet complete and fher
will be a further hearing OH it to-mol
row.
Carl Donahue died yesterday at til
family residence, 96 Fairview stree
from the effects of injuries receive
over a month ago by falling from