Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-18
CITY NEWS.

Ike board of public works will meet at o'clock tonight.
 The High school basketball team nesday March Il.
 In the probate court to-day Mrs Catherine Colligan was appointed guardian over Louis F. Brown. In the case of Mrs l. NJ. Cremin of New Britain against the heirs of F.. H. Condon of Naugatuck, to recover $f ,O00 as a daughters portion of the ] estate, a settlement is being effected out of court.
 J. E. Sandiford, agent of the Car penters and Jolners' union, left to- day for New York, where he wi6 att tend meeting of the directors of the Industrial Federation of America. He will be in New York for two days.
 The contract for a fire escape on the Friendly league building has been awarded to the Yale Safe and Iron company of New Haven. It will be located on the south elevation of the brick structure and the plans call for the use of steel in all the parts. Onto the balconies will open two windows from each of the three stories, with a drop ladder to the ground from the lower balcony.
 The smoker given by the Hill street improvement association Saturday night was a grand success. Some excellent musical selections were rem dered by F. Mclaughlin, William Begg and William Demo. The fol- lowing program was rendered: Song, F. Geghan; recitation, J. D. Leeney; cornet solo, William Demo; song, T J. Coyle; song, John Lock; Irish fig, F. Davis and J. D. Leeney; violin duet, MeSsrS Mclaughlin and Begg; song, F. Culbert
 Friday evening at City hall the Wa terbury Military band will hold forth. All arrangements have been completed for the concert, promenade and dance which they are to give. A very pleas Ing concert program of five numbers has been arranged by Leader J. P. Clark, also 6 promenade and dance program of fourteen numbers, consist ing of two-steps, Waltzes, etc. A very pleasant evening is promised all at tending. Concert to start at s o'clock and dancing will continue until 12 o'clock.
 Out of the suit of Frederick A. Betts, formerly insurance commission CT. against the Connecticut Life Insur- ance company (the Connecticut Indem- nity) an order has been issued to the New Haven Trust company, receiver of the defunct defendant, to sell and release two pieces of land situated in Saw Mill Plain which were mortgaged to the defunct defendant. In pursu- ance of this order the plaintiff has sold and released to Mrs Alma NJ. Swift of this city, wife of Orville W. Swift, for $5,000, the above mentioned property.
 Mrs Mercia Bolster, widow of the late Levi Bolster, died this morning at the home of her daughter. Mrs W. H. Nelson, 210 Cooke street. She leaves six children, E. L. Bolster, Mrs Charles Pierpont, Mrs Marshall Warner, Mrs Mary Nelson, Mrs Bayton Wooding and Horatio Bolster, all of this city, with the exception of the last named, who resides in one of the western states. Mrs Bolster was born in Waterbury S3 years ago, and resided here all her lifetime. She was q daughter of Ard Warner. who in his day and time owned large tract of land in the vi cinity of Union and Bank streets. She was a woman of fine character and commanded the respect and esteem of 3 wide circle of friends and acquaint- ances. She was lifelong member of St Johns Episcopal church. The fu- neral will take place Thursday after, noon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The last of the series of promenades by the American band will be given at City hall, Thursday evening, March 20. A popular music" program will be rendered. The dance program will include the old favorites. Lead CT Fulton's new cake walk, ''The Col ored Delegates will be played for the first time The "Tipperary march" will also be repeated by request. Among the concert numbers will be the celebrated Barber of Seville" overture; Loin du Bal, by Gillet, and pleasing little serenade by Mos kowski; also a spasm entitled "An In- dian War Dance" The descriptive numbers will include the fantasia, .svillage Life in the Olden Time' and the Hunting Scene" which is entire ly different from "The Hunt in the Black Forest" which the band has played several times during the win ter. The promenade on this occasion will start promptly at s o'clock. The Derby Daily News of Monday prints the following notice about one of Derby's popular young dentists who has just located in this city. .'Dr Edmund J. Larkin closed his dental office in Elizabeth street, this cfty. Saturday night, and opened an office 1 at No 42 Bank street, Waterbury, th1s morning. Dr Larkin has been cor- templating this step for several months, and he seized the first favor- able opening that presented itself. He will make his home in the Brass City. pr Larkin is a son of Mir and Mrs John Larkin, of Anson street, broth CT of City Clerk John ". Larkin, and has resided here all his life, with lhe exception of the years when he was pursuing the study of his profession. He has been a successful practitioner since he opened an office here i've years ago, but the larger field of Wa terbury will enable him to attain an even larger measure of success He is a charter member of Derby lodge of Elks, and is popular with wide circle of friends, who regret his depar- ture from the city"