Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-16
CITY NEWS.


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 There was no school at Hendricken school to-day as 1t was visiting day for the teachers.
 Superintendent O'Brien of the bu- reau of water is having the hydrants and watering tanks painted.
 The sweaters for the members of the Waterbury High school basket ball team have arrived.
 The John Flynn who figured in the police court this morning is not the John Flynn of 16 Dover street.
 Special, forecast for Connecticut: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; fresh southwest winds on coast.
 The officers of all the different divis- ions of the A. O. H. will hold meeting at Hibernian hall Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Company G held it's annual field day exercises at the rifle range yesterday. John Bowe catered and made hit as the business. Eifty-three out of sixty eight members qualified as marksmen.
 The graduating class of the Water bury High school has selected as its Fmotto, "Non Quantum, Sed Rene" lNot
 
 how much, but how welD, and the daisy as the class flower. PhOtog- ] rapher Adt will take the pictures of the class.
 The meeting of the French lady For esters that was to be held next Sum- day has been postponed till Tuesday next, May 20. on, account of the French mission. It will be interesting to all { nh 70 held in Congress hall
 Sf Tompkins arrived in town this morning looking as fresh as ever after an eight months absence from the city He will stay in town until the big drum corps carnival which will be given June fl at the Driving park by the Sacred Heart drum corps.
 Mrs Nellie Murphy, aged 31 years. wife of Thomas Murphy, died this morning. Besides her husband she leaves six children, Mary, Nellie, Cath crime, Thomas. John and James: also her mother, brother, Thomas Dow ling, two sisters, Mrs Mary Brown and Miss Josephine Bowling, who reside in Ireland, and two brothers in this coun- try, John Bowling of this city and James Bowling of Cheshire. The fu- neral will take place. Sunday afternoon from the residence of her brother, John Bowling, 206 Baldwin street.
 The committee. appointed by the members of Co G, e. N. G., to make arrangements for a trip to Washington by the company, has practically com pleted it's plans. They will leave on Sunday afternoon for New Haven, where they will board a boat for New York, where they will Spend Sunday night. On I Monday afternoon -at 3 o'clock they will sail for Norfolk, 1 thence to Old Point Comfort, next to 1 Richmond and back again to Old | Point Comfort whence they will sail | for Washington. It is intended to ar- rive in Washington Thursday and to lspend Thursday afternoon, Friday and part of Saturday in Washington On Saturday they will start for home.
 The committee of the board Of edu- cation. consisting of Commissioners i Russell, Chapman and Kent, have com l pleted a part of the program for the commencement day exercises of the 1 graduating class of the Waterbury High school, which will be held in i Polls theater on Friday evening, June 20. Music will be furnished by the American Band. orchestra of 10 pieces The graduates will be addressed by Wallace Bruce of Washington, D. C.. q speaker noted for his eloquent ora. torical ability. His subject will be sWit and Humer.e andswilf no doubt be highly Interesting afids instructive to the large audience which will greet Ir Bruce on that evening. fl Y
 
 The Catholic Women's association held a large reception in their room: last evening. The usual game of whfs was the particular feature of the even ing. Fifteen hands were played. Tn, winners were in this order: Franl Hollywood and Miss Mary Kenney James Brennan and Mrs J. J. Ger aghty, Miss Nora Luddy and Mir Quinn, J. H. Sugrue and Loretta Gufl foile. Miss Bessie Pagan was one O the entertainers. At the conclusion O whist refreshments were served. Tn evening was splendid success, at tributable to the endeayors of the com mittee, which consisted of Miss Cecili; A1oriarty, Miss Anna LawIor and Mis- Daisy Lord. The final gathering O the association will take place on Jun 19, when the. closing of the year vii be celebrated in the customary man her, an exhibition of class work an novel amusements.
 The lecture by Mary Bassett Woes ter on Mount Vernon, and the Con gressional Library at Friendl league hall last evening was of excep tional interest. After a brief reviey of the history of Mount Vernon.
 large number of views were showr giving the mansion from difreren standpoints, the garden, spinnin : house and all of the rooms, with de . scriptions of their furnishings. It wa . an unpleasant shock to the audienc i. to notice the bare appearance of tn 9 Connecticut room. The library c . congress was introduced by a shol sketch of its growth and a descriptio of the new building, details of whic were shown in the views, accuratel colored to give the exact effect of col = riders, reading rooms. freplaees an F mural paintings The stereoptico was operated by Theodore H. Miller Miss Wooster gave her lecture witt out expense to the league and 1t is be regretted that there was not r larger audience to enjoy it.
 ENTHTTSIAsTTGeM MEETING