Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
CITY NEWS.

| This evening the board of public safety will hold it's bi-monthly meet ing.
 The Waterbury Military band will give a promenade and concert in Co., lumbus hall in Naugatuck tonight.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Probably cloudy tonight and Wednes- day; light to brisk west to northwest winds.
 | The board of education meets to- morrow evening. The purchase of a site for school in the south end Is one of the important items of bushes to be disposed of.
 The funeral of Mary Cahill took place this morning from her late home on Dublin street with mass of requiem at the Sacred Heart church and interment in the new St Joseph's 1 cemetery. The bearers were John Lane, John Phelan, James Egan, Mor- timer Judd, George Doran and James Bahan. There was a large number of i floral offerings.
 Superintendent Kelley of the street department is doing good work in the matter of having sidewalks repaired.
 
 over town and if it is kept ED there will be but but few bad walks in the city by next fall. This is a better plan of getting the work done than handing the names of delinquents to the prosecuting attorney.
 The first stage of the fight between William C.. Stillman of Meriden and Morris Waas for possession of the store occupied by the latter on Ex- change place is over. It was fought yesterday before petit jury and Judge Burpee in the city court. The jury was out only about ten minutes and returned a verdict for the plaintiff An appeal has been taken to the superior court
 Judge Robinson resumed business in the superior court this forenoon. The ease of the Eagle Lock company of Terryviile against Carl Noak was taken up. This case has been in the courts some years and was fought for every cent it is said to be worth to the parties involved. How much that is, is not stated in the papers in the case. The contention is over an invention made by the defendant
 Judge Platt, in the United States dis trict court yesterday, on the favorable reports of the referees, granted the fol lowing discharges from bankruptcy: Ross Wank Simons, Waterbury: Sam uel J. Wank, Waterbury; Jeremiah L. Hallinan, New Britain; Cornelius R. Kellegher, Bristol; August Frank Scholz, Bridgeport: Joseph 4. Forth, Hartford; William D. Robbins. Bridge. port; Julius Burkhardt, Huntington.
 Many think the library agents should take steps to put a few sheep on the lawn that surrounds the build ing on Grand street. 1t is claimed that in addition to improving the land they would add considerably to the looks of the place and would interest young and old alike It would not cost much to put wire fence around the premises and the cost of half q dozen pretty lambs would not amount to much.
 Tickets are on sale for the lecture which Father Slocum will give for the Third division, A. o. H., in City hall 6 week from next Sunday. at the fol- lowing places: J. F. Phelan's tea store, East Main street; T. F. Casey's l drug store. Baldwin street; F. J. Don ahue's newsrooms and Riverside phar- macy, Bank street, Brooklyn; Water bury Drug Co, corner of East Main and Welton streets: O'Brien's bakery, l North Main street.
 The lecture on Mount Vernon and the Congressional Library to be given at Friendly League hall May 15, was delivered in this city last November l by Miss Wooster before Harmony lodge. The local papers speaking at the time in highest praise of the lee ture and the beauty of the views illus trating 1t. It is said that to see these views is almost equal to 8 visit to Washington's home and to the most l costly library building In the world Raymond and Cora Andrews, the former z and the latter 5 years old, were brought to his city yesterday from the Gilbert home by Superinten- dent Doran and taken to the Brookside home. The father is in the insane retreat at MiddletoWn and the where abouts of their mother is not known to the authorities. Mir Doran takes the ground that if such a SNIng be pos sible orphans should be given to peo- pie who will bring them up in the faith of their fathers.
 At theregular meeting held last even ing the members of the Catholic Wo- men's association began preparations for the annual exhibition which marks the closing of the year next June. This was the principal business of the meeting. It is the intention of the society to make the annual closing this year more attractive than ever, Preparations for delightful stage en. tertafnment were started, but there will also be other attractions. Next Thursday evening social session will be held and all friends of the organf zation are invited
 pr Ballard, city physician. was called last night to attend Martin Wha1en of Canal street, who was TUT into by a team and seriously injured on Hill street. His collar bone was dislocated and several of his. ribs were broken. It was dark and the
 man in the team crashed into him and then drove away. The doctor said that the patient will be laid up for some time and that there Is a question as to whether he ever will be a well man If the owner of the team could be <7s -.<<1