Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-08
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair tonight and Friday; fresh west erly winds.
 A daughter was born last Tuesday 10 MT and Mrs Henry Johnson of p Crane street.
 Large crowds are attending the two weeks mission which is being con- ducted at St Ann's church by the De La Sallette fathers of Hartford.
 There was large attendance at the sociable and dance given in Pythian hall last night by Ivy Temple, No 2, F. S.. The Misses Hattie and May Hall won the prize ill the cake walk.
 Frank Sheehy has accepted a posi- ton with his brother David Sheehy of Baldwin street during the absence in Ireland of Garret Savers, who has been in the employ of MT Sheehy for some time past.
 Governor Mclean has appointed Rev J. +. Corcoran of St Joseph's or phan asylum, New Haven, to repre- sent Connecticut at the national con ference of Charities and Corrections, to be held in Detroit, Mich, beginning May 2S.
 There will be meeting of the board of managers of the City Amateur league at the rooms of the St Joseph $ T. A. society tonight at S:30. Every manager is requested to attend this meeting tonight as business Of i'm portance will be transacted.
 The Rev Father Cummings. one of the assistants at St Francis church. Torrington, met with most unfortu- nate an accident in the rooms of the St Joseph's T. A. B. society in that bor- ough while he was exercising at hand ball, falling on the floor with such force as to break his arm.
 The opening nights of the musical festival. Monday, May 19, Is to be. one of the most brilliant social events of the season. A very large number oS ladies are patronesseS for the first night of "Egypta" and will be present Monday night, many of them with parties of friends. It will be largely dress affair.
 The remains of Michael McCarthy. who died in Ohio, will arrive here on the o'clock train tonight and will be taken to the residence of his father. John Mccarthy, 360 Mill street, by un- dertaker Mulyille. Tha funeral will take place tomorrow morning at S:3O o'clock with q mass of requiem at St Patrick's church and interment i'll Cal vary cemetery.
 Mayor Kflduf and the board of pub lie works met last night for the pur- pose of discussing the Oakville- Water town trolley extension with represen- tatiyes of the trolley company. Gen. eral Manager SeWell was present, but he did not care to discuss the question in the absence of Colonel Burpee. coun- sel for the company, and on this ac- count 1t was voted to adjourn until next Monday night
 Clark Commandery, K. T. will hold Ascension day services tonight. Next Sunday night the organization will at tend the First Baptist church when Dr Parry will deliver a memorial ad- dress. The graves of deceased mem bers of the commandery were decorat- ed this afternoon. Most of the deceas- ed members are buried in Riverside | cemetery. The others are inferred in Torrington, Winsted, Thomaston and Naugatuck.
 William FitZmaurice of 593 Nortf Riverside street and Miss Julia Quil ] Of Fuller street were married this 1 morning at the Immaculate Conception 1 church by the Rev Father McGuane Timothy Fitzmaurice was best ma1 and Miss Mary Dwyer was raid O. honor. MT and Mrs Fitzmaurice wer, handsomely remembered by their man friends. They will reside at S41 Bald win street where they have q beautl fully furnished home.
 1 Officer Allen has been playing il hard luck this week. Thrice has h, been assaulted by his prisoners. Thi. forenoon the last attack was made upon nm. He was taking woman named Lynch to the lookup when sh, turned upon him and gave him a grea llcklng. Had the officer wished h, could have knocked her out with on,
 blow, but Officer Allen is too gallant f do anything like that, so he stood he punches and kicks. but tomorrow morning she may be called upon to pa
 for doing this. f''
 A special officer who has been do
 ing duty at the quarantined bonsa q North Riverside street will perforr
 such duty no more. Last night h
 lmb1bed too freely and as a result Car
 tain Ramon, who was in charge of DC
 lice headquarters, received 2 tele
 phone message from a resident O
 Brooklyn stating that the officer i
 question was intoxicated and had bee
 in nearby saloon for some time dur
 ing the night. The officer was re
 lieved short time afterwards and hi
 services will be required no more b
 the city.
 Charles Bronson, once well know
 here, was yesterday sentenced to eigl teen months in Jail for blackmail an
 embezzlement by Judge Blair in tl New Jersey superior court. Bronsc
 when he lived here was known i:
 Bunny" After distinguishing hin ] self in an alleged criminal matter hel of very sensational character, he ou
 town and got work in the rolling mi in New Jersey with which Peter l
 Seery, formerly of this city, is col nected. Bronson had the making up the payroll of department of the mi
 and his embezzlement is said to ha, erached a large figure before it was di
 covered
 P. T. Coogan of Washington stree 1-s