Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-29
CITY NEWS.

funeral will take place Monday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, with interment In
new st Joseph's cemetery.
All those interested in all athletic
games are requested to meet in the
Hibernian hall tomorrow at 10 p. M,
as steps will be taken to form club
which will be open to lovers of all
kinds of sports The instigators OF
this movement cordially invites all
Irish and Irish-Americans to be pres
ent at this meeting.
Humboldt lodge, n. e. O. p, enter
tanned all the other lodges of that order
at Foresters' hall Sheridan lodge adj
journed its regular meeting and at
tended the exercises. Next Friday
evening the members of Sheridan lodge
will visit Rubber City lodge of Nauga-
tuck They will go on the car leaving
this city at 7:30..
John J. Parker of New Haven, pr,
vate secretary to President Hall of the
Consolidated railroad, with his wife
and child, spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs John Ryan of North Main
street. Mrs Parker was formerly Miss
Nellie Stack of New Haven. and was
well known in this city, where she
was a frequent visitor.
Stampers' local union, No POI, at its
meeting held last evening, voted to
affiliate with district council No 3, be-
1ieving that said council will be a big
factor in bringing about an intelligent
and harmonious relationship between
employer and employe. Martin j.
Hanlon, formerly of this city, is dis
trict organizer. and is doing excellent
work throughout the state.
. B. e. Hallet's class Of pupils will
give a piano recital next Thursday
evening in the hall in the Citizens
bank building, formerly occupied by
the late Kimball school. The program
will consist of works by Schubert,
List, Rubenstein and composers of like
merit. Oliver Chaput will be the vio-
lin soloist and an interesting program
has been prepared.
George A. Chapman of East Clay
street, an employe of Holmes, Booth
& Haydens, was stricken with paraly-
sis last evening while on his way home
from work. He was aboard a street
car and his condition was not noticed
until he reached NaBgatuck. The fam
lily were notified and soon after Mr.
Chapman's son was by his side and
had him removed home.
At short calendar in the district
court to-day nothing of Importance was
transacted, almost all of the assign
ments on the list going over to next
week. The civil jury will sit during
the week of December II, for which
the following cases were assigned for
hearing: Frost VS. the city, Kellogg
and Rose VS. Cole Ineson VS. Gorton,
and Russell VS. Sharpe.
Of civ
vice as a trolley conductor. John r.
Davidson parts from the Connecticut
Railway and Lighting Co. Mr. David
son began work with the old Water
bury Traction Co on the horse car
lines as a conductor and in that capa-
city he has remained since through the
various changes and developments that
concern has gone through. At pres
ent he is engaged on the Bank and
North Main street line. Mr. Davidson
will be missed. He was always oblig-
| ing. ready with information for the
stranger and assistance for those who
needed it. He goes into a partnership
in plumbing business.
| The hunting season closes this even
| ing, the law going on December 1.
In a general way the season was the
most successful that has been enjoyed
| for many a year. Hunters say that
/ they never had such sport and the
/ quantity of game brought into town
during the past few months by sports
men give more than ample testimony
of this. All kind of birds seemed to
have greatly increased quail and
grouse particularly. Woodcock was
increased to some extent also. Duck
is still a legitimate target for the
sportsman's gun and will he until
April /, and rabbits also until January
1. This evening the Mattatuck Gun
will close the season with game sup
4 per.
Albro Scoyill, one of the pioneers OF
Waterbury, passed away last evening
at his home, 3S North Willow street
of dropsy, after a long illness. Ht
was Il years old and more than hall
century of his life was spent in this
city. Besides having this distinction
Mr. ScoYill had the remarkable record
of having been an emp.oye of the wa
terbury Brass Co forty-fiye wears INIT
his retirement some time ago. He wa,
also one of the oldest members of s
Johns church. He leaves one son
Almon z. Scoyill of Prospect. and
daughter, Mrs George NJ Chapman O
this, city. His aged widow also sur
wives him. The funeral services vii
be held at the house on North Willow
street on Monday afternoon at 1:3
fo'clock
The public should not become alarm
ed at the high rate of taxa
IN for next year. People shoul.
bear in mind that tho c.4-- i.c7
pox epidemic last spring that COS
about $4,000 and besides this is FL
! first trial on the lists at full valuation
I 1t is thought that another year vii
show more satisfactory results. 1t wa
hoped that the board would be able t
keep the rate of taxation down t
twelve or thirteen mills on the dolla
in the old city, but there appeared t
be no way OF doing it without cripplin
some of the departments AS it is non
of them got what they asked for S
that it is hard to see what can be don
to reduce expenses. Everybody wa
told that all Waterbury needed to pu
1T on horseback was the wiping out O
he L.