Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-06
CITY NEWS

three week without any signs of inn provement.
 At meeting of the Building Trades council yesterday, Frank J. Moran was unanimously elected business agent for the council
 Thomas Parker of Washington street and John Dillon of William street, have returned to New Haven to re sume their studies at the Yale Medical school.
 Mrs J. M. Bennett of Providence, R. l., is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs Jeremiah Fitzpatrick of Wall street. Dr J. M. Bennett was the guest of MT and Mrs Fitzpatrick over Sunday.
 Two we'll known and very popular young persons will be married at the church of the Immaculate Conception tomorrow morning at o'clock. They are Miss Annie Moran, clerk at Mil. Ter & Peck's, and Archibald M. Flag. gerty, a clerk at Curran's.
 A very handsome painting in oil of the late Archbishop Corrigan of the diocese of New York is on exhibition in the show window of B. J. Finn, the Exchange place shoe dealer. It is the property of the Rev w. J. Slocum and will be one of many ornaments in the Mllcahy Memorial hall. The new clothing store of the Fin negan-Phillips Co was opened Satur- day and the place was pretty well filled with buyers and sightseers all day and evening. The store is one of the handsomest in the city and the large show windows fronting on two streets give plenty of room for dis play.
 A number of Waterbury's wealthy men had conference Saturday at which q New York man was pres ent. The plans as talked over were too elaborate to meet the views of the New Yorker, who is to furnish the new hostelry. Another meeting will be held very soon. The hotel will be on the ScoVill property when it does come.
 Attorney John F. McGrath, son of Edward McGrath of West Main street mas opened a law office in the Lewis block, Bank street. MT McGrath graduated from the Waterbury High school after which he took course in the Yale law school and was gradu- ated from that institution during the present year. He is bright young man and his friends hope to see him make his mark in the profession.
 Judge Benton of Naugatuck probate
 district who heard the contest over the will of the late Mrs Catherine
 Grohs decided that that matter to- day giving judgment against the will nd q taining the contention of the contest ants that undue Influence was exor- cised over Mrs Grohs when she was making her will. Attorney Russell ap- peared for the contestants and Judge Peasley for the will.
 The United French societies sof this city will give grand concert at Polls theater on Monday evening, October 13, and the following artists will take part: Miss Eugenie Tessier, soprano } (b1ind), of Albany, N. Y; Mrs T. B. Fournier, contratto, Worcester, Mass; Paul Dufault, tenor, New York; pr A. J. Harpin, basso, Worcester, Mass;
 O.. c. Roy, violinist, Providence, and { others. Mrs Maurice Brick died this morning at the family residence, Is North Elm street Besides her husband she leaves one daughter, Jennie; her par ents, MT and Mrs Charles Tnaler; three brothers and one sister, Thomas, Hiram
 and Willis Thaler, and Mrs Robert I O'Rourke. The funeral VIII take place Wednesday morning with mass o1
 requiem at the Immaculate Conception
 church and interment in new St Jos l eph's cemetery.
 | X U 1 Mamie Higgins died this morning al
 the home of her mother. Mrs Hanna l Higgins, 154 Baldwin street. Besides l her mother she leaves two sisters anl
 two brothers, Margaret, Lena, Joll1
 and William. The funeral will take
 place on Wednesday morning with ser
 vice at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in St Joseph's
 cemetery. Miss Higgins was an en
 ploye of the American Mills Go ant
 was held in high esteem by all wht
 knew her.
 1 Commissioners Lahey and Taylor o1
 the board of public safety, accom-
 panied by Chief Snagg of the fire de
 partment and M. T. Smith, superinten
 dent of school buildings, visited the
 Lincoln, Driggs, Bishop, Webster anG ] Walsh schools to-day for the purpose l VI 1ASPCStlnS5 lnC ASW OIuGG dulOuS Eut pupils regarding fire alarms. The committee was very much pleased al l the excellent manner in which the chil dren filed out and consider 1t some thing which cannot be given too muct attention.
 People who are giving up house. keeping would do we'll to rememb mber
 that we have the best brick storage rooms to be found anywhere. Dry, clean and warm and away from dirt and dust. The demand is so great that we are constantly building new
 rooms in our brick buildings. Rooms
 from $1.00 up. Lock and key. Rents of all kinds, stores, tenements and 1 floor space. Inquire of John Moriarty 1 157 Broadway, East Main street, Mori arty's building. Undertaking a spec. ialty. Joseph Moriarty, embalmer. Patrick Reilly of Union street ar rived home Saturday night from 2 trip to the old country. He travele6 through different parts of Ireland anc says that the crops were good every place he visited, but the people found great difficulty in saving them on ac count of constant rain. MT Reilly was not aware of the robbery which tool place at his house during his absence until he reached home. He says who ever entered the house took every dol | z.sx fc "a Ibid hV