Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-30
CITY NEWS.

saturday.
 Patrick Rush of Sperry street and
 Miss Mary McGrath of East Main
 street were married this morning at the
 Immaculate Conception church by the
 Rev Father Slocum. The witnesses
 were Owen Finnegan and Miss Anna | Rush.
 Samuel B. Swartfgure of West Main l street received word yesterday of the death of his father in New York. The deceased was for more than twenty years a bookkeeper in the New York ohice of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad.
 The new city charter will be ready for distribution ill a few days. 1t is octave size, 36S pages and contains in
 addition to the charter all the city ordi- l nances to date and special acts of the l legislature regarding the city of Water
 bury. It was printed at the Water l bury Blank Book Go.
 The funeral of Mrs Elizabeth En- right took place yesterday afternoon | from her late home on Cole street with
 service at the Immaculate Conception l church by the Rev Father McGuane
 and interment in Calvary cemetery. | The bearers were John Cuddy, Henry Mccormack. Richard Galway, Michael | Dillon. Maurice Fitzgerald and Tim othy Ford.
 Mrs Alfred Bergman, 40 Bishop street, returned from two months visit to her old home in Germany Sat nrday night. A number of her friends gave her a reception. Mrs Bergman brought many little things from the old land, some of value and some of ornament, which she distributed among her friends.
 Henry McKeon won first place in the ping pong tournament at the Y. NJ. O. A. which was ended on Saturday night Tn the semi-fnal game Chap man forfeited to McKeon. In the fi- nal game McKeon and Hart were the opponents. The former had an easy time in winning in straight sets by the scores of 6-1 and Go. The prize was a box of chocolates which the winner passed around to those present.
 The following are the new officers of Speedwell lodge, K. of F.: c. O., Frederick Marggraff; V. O., Arthur Hes; prelate Frank T. Dews; NJ. of w., Arthur Leonard; K. of R. and S, Frank J. Ogden; NJ. of F., George c. Mahler; M. of E., Edward B. Condit; M. at A., Paul Mendelssohn; l. G. G., Fred Moore; O. G., George Watrous; trustee for eighteen months, J. E. Rus sell; representatives to grand lodge, Edward B. Condit and E. R. Snagg; alternates, Louis M Holland and F. D. Pagan; physician, Dr A. A. Crane.
 The trouting season in Connecticut for the year 1902 will be brought to a close at midnight tonight. Taken as whole the fishing this year has been good and was far better than that of year ago. Although there has apparently been more rain this season the fishermen report that the streams have not been as high on the average as last year and consequently the fishing has improved Tomorrow the open season for black bass will be- gin and it will be legal to take this by many considered the gamiest of all fresh water fsheS
 Mrs Katherine A. Reed wife of Henry Reed. died at her home. 57 Kinbsbury street Saturday night. De ceased was formerly Miss Katherine Cavanaugh, the daughter of MT and Mrs John Cayanaugh. Besides these she leaves her husand and eight chil- dren; four sisters, Mrs Mary Kanak, Mrs Jennie Bagley, Mrs Rose Wright and Miss Julia Cavanaugh. and two brothers, John and James. The funer- al will take place from the residence to the church of the Immaculate Con- ception tomorrow. morning at S:3O o'clock with interment ill the new St Joseph's cemetery.
 Judge James F. Platt of the United fofa 1s.,1 Il patent case which concerns Waterbury mechanics. The case is known as the Upson Nut company against H. Cha pin Sons company. The patent in question was known as the Samuel Frisbie riveting machine. Judge Platt decides that that Frisbie did not invent the machine, but the original idea came from Edward Fogarty. The me- chanical calculations were suggested by Frisbie who presented them to Superintendent Lamb of the Farrel Foundry and Machine company, saying that he wished the Fogarty idea work ed out Mir Lamb presented the plans to a workman named Andrew c. Camp bell and whatever actual invention was made, it was the work of Camp 1 bell. according to the decision of Judge | Platt
 l The funeral of the late Homer K. Bassett took place this afternoon from the family residence on Cooke l street with service at the house and at the grave by the Rev pr Anderson of the First Congregational church and the Rev J. w. Lewis of St Johns church. The honorary bearers were
 Judge Charles w. Gillette, Edward l..
 Frisbie, ST, Leroy s. White, w. J. Well ton, Hiram w. Hayden and George w..
 Beach. The interment was in River
 side cemetery. There was no eulogy.
 As a mark of respect to the memory
 of MT Bassett the Bronson library was
 closed from noon until o'clock. It
 will be open in the evening as usual.
 The members of the board of agents
 of the Bronson library and all the em-
 ployes of the institution attended the
 funeral in a body.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary E. Weiss
 took place from the home of her aunt. Mrs Susan Rigney. 96 Bridge street, at 80 o'clock yesterday to the church of St Francis Xavier, where services
 were conducted by the Rev Father Fleming. The floral tributes included harp from James J. Cassin, pillow . from Dennis Delaney, wreath from Mir and Mrs Daniel Cronin, wreath