Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-13
CITY NEWS.


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 The American band gives a prom enade concert at City hall tonight.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Friday; colder; brisk southwest winds.
 Dr s. B. Mum delivered a very in- teresting lecture on 'Anti- Vaccination before a small audience at Speedwell hall last night.
 The following have been sworn in as temporary special officers by Mayor Kilduff: James J. Fitzgerald, James J. Hickey, Joseph F. Connor, Frank J. Horan, Peter Lawlor and Ambrose Knapp.
 On Friday evening, March 21, the Waterbury Military band and orches- tra. J. P. Clark leader, will give q promenade and concert in the City hall. An excellent musical program has been prepared.
 Sunday afternoon, March Is, at Hi bernian hall, East Main street, the First division, A. O.. H., willwwwww First division, A. o. H., will have a reception ill honor of St Patrick. Every member, it is hoped, will be present.
 The prize contest inaugurated among the pupils of the public schools by the committee represent ing Company G over the definition of the word "Mischianza" and the name of the novel in which it appears, will close tomorrow.
 A little colored girl started fire this forenoon in one of the brick build- ings near Elizabeth street, on Bishop street. A few chairs and some cloth ing were consumed before the fire was discovered and q few men froM the Burton street engine house arrived at the scene. No further damage was done
 The Waterbury lodge of Elks will hold one of their gay social sessions this evening at Speedwell hall and pre- parations have been made to receive at least two hundred people, The session will be on more elaborate scale than any yet given by the lodge and besides the banquet there will be general fund of entertainment.
 Yesterday Frederick Bowers, one of Watertown's leading citizens, fired a salute of twenty-five guns and flung the Orange Free State flag to the breeze in honor of the Boer victory in which General Methuen was taken into camp. Like all true Americans, MT Bowers regards the struggle in South Africa exactly the same as the one which took place between the British and the fathers of this country over a century ago.
 Catherine, the two weeks old child of MT and Mrs William Coyle of 276 Baldwin street. died last night The funeral took place this afternoon with interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 Mrs Lizzie Stevens, wife of Freder- ick Stevens, died last night at her home, 30 Cherry street, after an ill- ness of six weeks. Besides her hus- band, she leaves her parents, Mir and Mrs George Wilton, and three sisters, Mrs Margaret Dillon of New Haven; Mrs John Brennan and Mrs Henry Gleason of this city. The funeral notice will appear later.
 Thomas Kelly is a great believer in vaccination and had himself inoculated Ill the early stages of the scare Kelly says he thinks the time has come when municipalities will have to resort to some method of determining whether new corners are afflicted with small pox or not. This would apply particu- larly to wandering Willies, who make their homes wherever night overtakes them and who can spread disease through various towns before they have to give up. He says tuberculosis in cows was almost driven out of Con- necticut b a similar plan years ago. A medicine was administered to the animals and within five hours after taking it they got feverish, that is pro vided they were tainted with tubercu- losis, and immediately steps were taken to get them out of the state He thinks all nomads should be put to a test of this kind and if they are safe. give them certificate to that effect. if not, let them be quarantined.
 The funeral of George Byrnes took place this morning from his late resi- dence on East Main street, with a mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church by the Rev Father Shelley and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were James Byrnes, Mich ael Bergin, William Morgan. William Ghent, Martin Myers and James Noo- nan. The Merrimac Athletic club was represented by 9 committee composed of John Mates. William Mcdonald. Patrick Leden, John Maher and Joseph Cassidy. The floral offerings included pillow from the family; harp and Dill low, Merrimac Athletic club; cross. employees of the plating department at Rogers < Bros; Tyre. Michael Bergin and William Morgan; wreath, MT and Mrs Stephen Byrnes; cross. MT and Mrs William Lynch: basket of roses. Annie Kelly and Mary and Margaret Stevens; bouquets, MT and Mrs Ed ward Byrnes, James T. Kelly. Alice Noonan. Annie and William Byrnes. Lizzie Holohan, Lizzie and Nellie Slut ton. Mrs J. F. Derwin, Mrs Barrett. Margaret Shelley.