Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-12
CITY NEWS.

The new officers of Speedwell lodge,
 K. of P, were installed last night.
 Pabsts Milwaukee beer on draught at Jas E. Watts's, 15o South Main st.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday; | light to fresh generally southwest | winds.
 A mass of requiem will be.celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church Monday morning for the late Mrs Ellen Claffey.
 The Mammoth market will be opened this afternoon and evening and | the large stock of teas and coffees and mirrors will be sold at bankrupt prices.
 The Hibernian Rifles will hold an l important meeting tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock to complete arrangements for the trip to Bridgeport Sunday, July 27.
 Tn the probate court this morning Judge Benton of Naugatuck appointed Attorney T. F. Lawlor administrator l upon the estate of the late Thomas H. McGlynn
 The funeral of Mrs J. Edward Jones will take place tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O o'clock with service at the First Baptist church and interment in River side cemetery.
 The Ladies of the Macabees will give handkerchief bazaar and festival at Foresters' hall Monday evening, July 21, and the committee promise all who attend an evening of pleasure.
 The accounting by the administrators of the Plant estate, heard in the pro- bate court in New Haven, shows that Attorney Lynde Harrison has been paid for his services so far $161 ,625.
 The peach crop in Middlesex county will probably be the largest ever har- vested in this part of the state The acreage given up to it's growth has more than doubled within two years.
 We close Saturday afternoons, ," says a neat little sign which occupies a conspicuous place in the office of the comptroller, city clerk and collector of taxes. Good. Good. This means that the Saturday half holiday is practically general in Waterbury.
 The funeral of Mrs John Colloty took place this morning from her late home on Meadow street to St Patrick's
 
 celebrated by the Rev Father Jordan. The bearers were NJ. F. Carmody, Hugh Byrnes. J. x Harris and J. H. fsreil. The remains were taken to Worcester for burial.
 The summary process case of M. F. Cain against Alexander T. xelso which was tried yesterday afternoon in the city court to a petit jury and Judge .7 Jnd llxr 4Ia fa able to the plaintiff This afternoon the second case was begun. Tn this the defendant is Samuel Roxberg. The circumstances 9Ge practically the same as in the first case. Mrs Ellen Claffey, widow of the late Thomas Claffev. died last night at her home. 199 East Main street. The deceased was 90 years. of age and had been an invalid for the past quar- ter of a century. She is survived by brother and sister, Bernard and Mary Glynn. and one daughter, Mrs NJ. J. Donahue. The funeral will take l place tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
 A meeting of the Sacred Heart drum corps will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30. Every member is requested to be present as the election of officers will take place. The Sacred Heart drum corps will attend the annual state convention of drum corps, which will be held in NIiddletown during the second week of August, under the au- spices of the T. NJ. Russell Picolo drum corps.
 The French-Canadian institute held | it's annual meeting in Congress hall ] last evening and elected the following officers: President. A. J. Loiselle; l vice president, J. H. Courtemanche; recording secretary, John Hebert; if
 nancial secretary, A. O. Guilbert; as- sistant financial secretary, A. Bessette; | treasurer, F. J. Loiselle; sergeant at arms, W. Doucette; auditing commit 1 tee, J. J. Archambeault and J. B. Bou- 1 langer.
 Referee Newton yesterday adjudged Charles J. Neale bankrupt. Neale | is a foreman in the employ of the Scovill Manufacturing company. His liabilities are $43O and his assets $245 He was arrested few weeks ago at a
 wedding on Grand street for debt and this drove him to the bankrupt's court Attorney James A. Peasley was ap- pOlulGOE trustee tO ulS 6SldlS duQ JOuu
 A. Edmondson, Charles Piercey and NJ. J. Brzezinski appraisers. City Clerk Ryan says that already forty persons have expressed their in- tention of attending the base ball game between Waterbury and Bridgeport of fcials at Bridgeport next Friday. MT Ryan feels confident that s.Iis nine wil, wallop the Park city boys, but in order that there may be no mistake about this he desires as many rooters as pos sibIe on the ground. Aside from pro ficiency at the game MT Ryan declares that he knows of nothing more likely to lead to victory than the backing of a crowd of good rooters.
 The published statement that the trolley petition now before the board of aldermen relative to the Oakville ex- tension was presented to the city gov ernment on the suggestion of the rail- road commissioners, does not agree with what Colonel Burpee and City At torney Kellogg said at meeting of the board of public works a few weeks ago. Mir Whiting asked whether the application before the board was in spired by the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go or the N. Y., N. H. and H. IL. R. Go, and was informed by Colonel Burpee that at the request of the city