Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-08
CITY NEWS.

visiting friends 1n this clty.
 George Donahue and Joseph Gafney have returned from a trip to New 1ork
 John Sullivan of Jewelry street has left for Niagara university, where ne will continue his studies this year.
 Miss Mae Larkin of South Leonard street has returned after Tier summer vacation, spent at Carney cottage, Saw in Rock.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Showers tonight; Tuesday, showers and cooler; increasing winds, becoming southerly.
 The Anti-Vaccfnation society held meeting yesterday in Speedwel hall and adopted the new constitution and bylaws. Meetings will be held ey- cry Friday night
 A months mind mass of requiem was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church this morning at s o'clock for the repose of the soul of the late Will jam J. Cassidy of East Main street.
 Manager John Gaffney of the High school football team will leave in day or two for Hartford, where he will visit the manager of the Hartford High school team and see if arrangements can be made for the admission of the local team into the Trinity football league.
 William E. Quigley has brought a foreclosure suit through Attorney T. k. Lawlor against Wilbur G. Austin land wife to recover the amount of nofe for something like $86 which was signed last fall by both Austin and hls .a 5c, fcY nrxyfa q blacksmith.
 Superintendent O'Brien of the bu- reau of water has received one of the fountains to be erected at different places about the city 1t Is set up at the workshop of the water department 1 on Benedict street and MT O'Br1en wants everybody to call there and have a good libation of Branch nee l tar. A brutal assault was committed up-
 on the proprietor of the Charlie Sing laundry on South Main street, near Clay street, late Saturday evening.
 Someone entered the laundry and after
 abusing the Chinaman, assaulted him.
 If the Chinaman ascertains the name
 of his assaiIant, he will have war
 rant issued for his arrest.
 l A regular meeting of the Master
 Barbers' association will be held to. ! night at 7:3O at the usual meeting place The membership of this asso citation will be considerably increased I in a short time by the admission of g number of master barbers of Nauga tuck. Preparations are now being made for their admission to the league William F. Kane, aged 2S years, died this morning at the residence Of
 his mother, Mrs Mary Spellman, 184
 North Willow street. Besides his
 mother he leaves a brother, John, and sister, Mary The funeral will take
 place Wednesday morning with a mass
 of requiem at the Immaculate Concep-
 tion church and interment i'll new St Joseph's cemetery.
 l Dominic Verrast, aged S5 years, died
 at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the resi-
 dence of his son, Frank Verrast, 511z l Spring street. He is survived by his
 widow and eight children. MT Verras1 was said to be the oldest Italian 1T Waterbury. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with service at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes and interment In Calvary 1 CGm0LSEy.
 I A surprise party was given in honor of Miss Ludwin Sincaster at her home
 on Orange street Saturday evening by
 a number of her friends. A piano sole
 was rendered by Miss Bertha BackmaT 1 and trio was given by the Misses 1 Sincaster Northrop and Yeos; also l many beautiful songs were rendered by l the Victor quartet, which consists o1 Miss Y. Sincaster, Miss A. McEvoy, E | Cramer and M. O'Rourke. A splendid l supper was served and the festivities 1 continued until late hour.
 c. F. Hayes is considering an offel
 from the board of public works for his new naptha launch which he won while on a vacation during the past month l The city wants it for use on the Wig l wam reservoir, and if the parties car agree on a price Caretaker Danahel ! will be captain of the ship before tn, snow flies. MT Hayes said to-day tha
 ne had not yet made up his mine ! whether he will sell or not. He il thinking of keeping the launch for on' l year anyway, and if he decides on thi he will spend next summer cruising the Sound and other places If it turn out to have as much speed as he ha { been led to believe Mir Hayes may turl out to be cup challenger and give ou friend Sir Thomas Lipton brush som
 day.