Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-07
CITY NEWS.


 street butter and egg merchant, IS suffering from a bad attack of rheu- matism.
 The Gaelic football team will meet Sunday at 2:30 D. m. in the A. o. Fl. hall, East Main street. Any member expecting to play the coming season should be present at this meeting.
 Muriel Catherine. the seven months old twin child of MT and Mrs Edward Cosier of 54 West Clay street, died last night. The funeral took place thls afternoon with interment in Calvary cemetery.
 Troskab lodge, No Is, Danish Sister hood, celebrated it's tenth anniversary last night at Bridgeport Visitors were present from Ansonia. Derby, New Ha ven. Waterbury and Portchester. Iht hall was very prettily decorated wltf flags of all nations and streamers ol bunting were also arranged so the CT feet was pleasing. Dancing began al s o'clock and was enjoyed until al early hour this morning. Refreshments were served in abundance.
 MT Hallett's musicale at the Friend ly league hall last evening was a sue cess. The pupils with few eXcep- tions played exceedingly well. Mrs Hallett added much to the pleasure of the occasion by her singing. She has a pure soprano voice of brilliant qual- ity and used it to good advantage. Miss Phalen played nicely, and Bessie Leggett and Annie Wildman were fa- yorites also. The younger pupils all played with much precision.
 The funeral of Mrs Harry Spring took place this afternoon from Null ville's undertaking rooms with service at the Immaculate Conception church by the Rev Father Frederick and in
 erment in Calvary cemetery. The doral offerings included a mound of roses from employees of W. T. Stanley $ room at the Scovill Manufacturing Co.'S plant; lilies, MT and Mrs William Stafford; bouquet of roses, the Misses Catherine Crowley and Nellie Sween- ey. While the body remained at NIulville's it was viewed by a large number of relatives and friends.
 The Connecticut Association of Se- lect1nen and Boards of Charities, or ganiZed yesterday at Bridgeport, elect ed the following officers and commit 
 port; presidents, Henry NJ Still man, Stonington; James NJ. Smith, Will limantic; w. w. Stillman, Hartford; ; NJ. J. Langford, Naugatuck; secretary, Joseph V Brennan, Bridgeport; treas- urer, Edson Lockwood, Watertown. Committee on bylaws, Messrs Lyman of Windham, Pease of Fairfield, Still man of Hartford, Holley of Stamford and Turney of Danbury. Those pres ent from Waterbury were Mayor Xiii duff, Superintendent Doran and Com missioner Moore of the board of chari- ties.
 The members of the girls basketball team of the Waterbury High school will probably play a practice game at the I. M. c. A. gymnasium tomorrow afternoon The girls have met for practice once or twice already and have shown surprising familiarity with the fine points of the game A few of the girls are net as yet fast and alert as they should be, but they are improving. At present they are better in the blocking than in the passing game. Some of the young la dies give promise of becoming players of the first class. They are being coached by Physical Instructor Clapp of the Y NJ. c. A. Among the young ladies who have already turned out for practice are the Misses May Ker- shaw, Julia Roberts, Katherine Glynn. Winifred Ward, Gussie Siviter. Ber- nice Burton. Elsie Humphrey and Miss Dee.
 A letter has been received by Sec retary Ross from Mrs Margaret Bot tome of New York city, stating that owing to illness she would be unable to keep her engagement to speak in Waterbury next Sunday The asso- citation has anticipated Mrs Bottome' $ visit with great pleasure and it is a sore disappointment to them as well as to her that she is unable to come Because of the late date of this noti. | fication and the fact that Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army will be at Polls next Sunday, nc meeting for men will be held at the Jacques opera house. but the last meeting of the series will take place week from Sunday on March l6 when Professor Dickerson of Mount | Hermon will deliver an address illus | trated by stereopticon on MT Moody's work for young men. This closing meeting will be one of particular in terest and q very large attendance ot men is expected
 There was an amusing scene in Ex. l change place about l o'clock to-day On board a trolley car coming iron 1 Naugatuck were woman and foul little children. When they reached
 Exchange place they changed onto tn,
 East Main street car. First the wo
 man carried the baby in her arm. 1 from the Naugatuck car to the Eas
 Main street car and placed her on tht platform Then she went back ant
 brought over a.second one and placed
 her sitting on the platform; then sh, l went back for the third and did like
 wise with him. By this time a large
 crowd was watching the woman anc ;. her children, so kind hearted gentle man carried over the fourth child
 In the meantime the conductor on tht
 East main street line was busily en
 gagged in carrying the children iron the platform and placing them or
 seats. The woman, as well as th,
 conductor, appeared much relieved ] when the last child had been seated.
 The article in last evenings Demo
 crat concerning the need and the ad | visibility of establishing a sub posta station in the eastern section of the city in the vicinity of the Sacred Hear1 church, was read with much interest
 by the residents in that section of the