Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-20
CITY NEWS.


 -Ir and Mrs J. P. Quinn of Hartford spent Sunday with relatives in thls city.
 Sanitary Inspector Moses fumigated the contagious disease hospital to-day. The last occupant of the building, T. w Conway, a diphtheria patient, was discharged Saturday. He speaks in the highest praise of the management.
 The Waterbury Burns club have completed arrangements for their sev- enteenth annual concert and ball, to De held on the evening of January 24 at City hall. The concert preceding the dancing will be treat of Scotch sing ing and music and character dancing
 The women of the parish of St Thomas will hold another meeting this evening. The fair will open Sat urday evening in the City hall and 1t is expected that all the women will report this evening so that the plans for the fair will be carried out with cut a jar.
 The prize of a s gold piece, offered by Division No ?, A. o. H., to the girl selling the most tickets for their enter tainment in City hall, December 29. 1901. was won by Josie Scanlon. 54 Pemberton street. The second prize, gold ring, went to Mary Walsh, o6 l Aver street.
 l One of the fine coming events of the | dancing season will be the annual re- l ception by the pupils of Professor C.. | A. Bailey's dancing classes at Leaven- worth hall, Thursday evening, Janu- ] ary 30. The demand for invitations already exceeds the limited number issued Faulman's orchestra will render their entrancing strains for the light fantastic attendant.
 The board of education will hold q special meeting this evening. The l business to be done consists of award ing contracts for the supplies for the year After this matter is disposed l of tle board will hold conference with Secretary Hine of the state board 1 and to this meeting all the committees 1 of the suburban districts have been in- l vited and it Is hoped they will attend. The meeting begins at S:30 o'clock. At a meeting of the board of char ities Saturday evening the contract for supplying meat for the almshouse was awarded to the Mammoth Market Co at S4 per hundred pounds for fresh beef and $3.7 per hundred for corned l beef The bread contract was award ed to A. Bouffard for $2.731A per hun dred. John Bryon was awarded the coal contract at $6.40 per ton to out side poor and $5.95 to the almshouse. l These were the lowest bidders. It was voted to call for new proposals for supplying fish.
 The four days fair of the United French societies closed Saturday night. The following presents were awarded: $20 cash, 42 Center street, Walling- ford; second, $15 cash, 42 Center street, Wallingford; third, $10 cash, l.. Pratte, 239 South Main street; fourth $5 cash, \ c. Fl. AIcMullen, 162 South Main street; fancy rocker, the Rev Father Senesac of St Ann's church; sofa, Mrs J. Gerond, II James street; sideboard, Willie Brondor, 65 Field street; $15 in gold, Etta M Harrison, 22S Baldwin streel; seven dining chairs, Elizabeth : Edmonds. 24 Gilbert street. The Misses Baril, Charest, Aubertine, Deschene and Benoit received $5 each for turning in the largest sums of money.
 Attorneys Cassidy and Jackson went to Beacon Falls Saturday to de fend a man named Sanford, who was charged with stealing rubber from the Beacon Falls Rubber Co. Attorney Sweeney was the prosecutor, and the features of the case were the tilts be 2 tween the lawyer from the Rubber -1 town" and the local men. The case :, looked serious for Sanford after Prose II cutor Sweeney made his argument, but 5 when Attorney Cassidy finished his I reply the case looked more hopeful and instead of the maximum penalty :. q $50 fine and about one year in jail
 being imposed, Justice H. G. Baldwin
 let the prisoner off with the small fine
 of $2, just enough to pay for the eX
 pense of the trial
 There was very pleasant gatherins
 at the home of John Doran on Dublir ! street last evening. MT Doran is vel 7 known as royal entertainer. and las
 evening was no exception to his gen
 eral disposition. A housefuI of merr,
 people is always welcome by hi.
 hearth. Whist formed a part of tn,
 entertainment The prize winner, : were John O'Brien and Miss May Cav
 anaugh; John McGrath and Miss Kati
 Bowers, and lIr Doran and Miss Kati
 McGrath. The prizes were a pair O
 statues, one statue and a doll. Ther,
 was singing and instrumental musi
 and refreshments, and the guest Wh
 was not merry must indeed have ;
 heavy heart. but there was no indica . tion of one present.
 At the semi-annual meeting If in
 Catholic Literary association yesterda
 the following officers and committed e were chosen: President, T. J. Ens Il fish; vice-president, w B. McKenna
 secretary, Thomas J. Farrelly; assist Il ant secretary, John P Grimes; trea. e urer, Nicholas J. Doran; standing con 1- mittee. J. J. Welch, Frank Lawler an
 ". B. Madden; librarians, John Law
 Ter and James Harrison; entertainmer
 committee, ". Ryan, W. Pryor
 Grimes, Edward Skelly and w. B. NJ.
 Kenna; banquet committee, T. J. En:
 fish, T. J. Farrelly, J. J. Welch Ill
 annual entertainment of the soclet
 will be given soon after Easter an r the banquet will take place on Marc 4, to commemorate the anniversary
 the birth of Robert Emmet.
 At the last mass at St Franc
 Xavier's church yesterday the Re
 Father Flemming delivered a very il
 structive sermon on "Blasphemy.' F oon d brad if +ho xuorck f,f oil c;nc f,