Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-29
CITY NEWS.

lie Women'S association rooms thlS eek
 The board of education will hold leir regular monthly meeting this yening.
 All delegates at last town conven- on are requested to meet Tuesday, ecember Both, 1902, at City hall at 5 clock D. m.
 The officers meeting of the Catholic Tomen's association will be held thls vening, and every officer is requested be on hand.
 On Friday evening next the public IS ivited to attend a whist party to be iyen by the Catholic Women's asso- iation in St Patrick's hall.
 Franklin IT. King, a former resident f this city, died suddenly in Boston esterday morning The deceased was member of Clark commandery, No [.
 The funeral of Paul Fisher took lace yesterday afternoon from his late ome on Union street, with service at trinity church by the Rev Dr Buckley
 d interment in Riverside cemetery.
 James German of Ann street and iiss Margaret Hogan of Sperry street ere married this morning at the I'm laculate Conception church by the lev Father O'Brien. The witnesses Carmody and Miss Julia Blans- cid. -- 7
 There was large attendance at the hristmas oratorio given in the Second congregational church last evening. he eratorio was Camille Saint-Saens Noel" and was given by the vested heir, under the leadership of Director
 M. Blakesley, an orchestra and Miss ulia Brennan, harpist.
 Health Officer Kilmartin said to-day lat a large number of children, espe- iany in Brooklyn and the north end, re home on account of an epidemic of leasles. There is good deal of leasles all over town, but none of the ases is considered serious. Many hildren are suffering from bad colds, oo. and are unable to attend school.
 John O. Scott, well known Water Yury man. died suddenly early this morning st his home, SIS North Main street. He was in his usual good ,ealth last night, but was taken i'll turing the night. His wife heard him breathiIg heavily and sent for a phy- sician, but before he reached there he mah had passed away. Death Has duf to heart failure.
 The Buit of John O'Brien vs Frank bIcDoIhell of Watertown came before JudgeP Peasley in the district court to- day, ne period for filing the bond of k1OO by the plaintiff having expired this forming. It was to pass upon this bondthe judge was called. The bond was prepared and filed, but it was foud defective, and was rejected To mofow morning there will be further heFing.
 The funeral of Michael Sweeney tfk place this morning from his late tme on Baldwin street with a mass requiem at the Immaculate Coneep- bn church by the Rev Father Nc Ituane and interment in new St Jo- eph's cemetery. The bearers were 1hn H. Condon, Garrett Sullivan, ames Shea. Daniel Griffin Thomas friffin and Martin Sweeney. The oral tributes included a pillow from be widow of the deceased.
 The newspaper train which arrives this city over the Naugatuck divis- lL at 6:30 Sunday mornings, on it's re- urn south early yesterday morning rashed into an extra freight bound or New Haven as the latter was talk hg the siding just north of the Beacon Falls station. The caboose of the reight was demolished and the car lust ahead was damaged. The wreck ge caught fire and burned up all the Woodwork. Nobody was injured. but he passenger train leaving here at 'O5 was delayed over two hours at Eaugatuck
 The speaker at the Y. NJ. c. A. beeting for men only at Jacques op- ra house yesterday afternoon was the Rev William W. Ranney, pastor of he Park Congregational church of Hartford. who was formerly secretary bf the local Y. NJ. c. A. The subject h his address was, How Men Are Jade" The speaker handled his sub ect with broad grasp and showed That he had devoted considerable time b it's study. The address was one of the most interesting which has been held during the present season. Pre- ious to the address a vocal selection was rendered by MT Davis.
 A large congregation was present at -ie Sacred Heart church last night to hear the second lecture in series which is being delivered by the Rev ather Fitzgerald on the Apostles Jreed.' Tn beginning his lecture last Blight Father Fitzgerald gave brief nopsis of his first lecture for the ben If of those persons who had been pre- ented from hearing it on the previous Sunday. owing to the stormy weather. &Ie referred to the difference between afh0lies and Protestants in regard to #he Bible. The former believe in it as t Is interpreted By the Catholic church, *NhiIe the latter believe in it as it is #hterpreted by their own private judg- Bmenf He spoke at length of the at Hacks which have been made upon the |Bible being inspired by Christian min- 8sters and said that at the beginning of 8the twentieth century the. Catholic *chnrch was the sole defender of the 7Bfble. The subject of Father Fitzger- 'aId'a lecture last night was ssThe Holy Trinity It was most interesting and