Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-24
CITY NEWS.

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 There will be an important meeting of Liberty circle, No $50, F. of A., at Congress hall this evening.
 Colonel Burpee appeared before the superior court at New Haven to-day in the interest of the P1att estate. William B. Martin. for IT years with George Panneton of this city, has taken position with D. Mahoney of | AnSonia.
 | James M. Fulton has been engaged as leader of the American band for | the coming year. The members of the band are more than pleased with the efficiency and ability that Mir Full ton has shown while h6lding the posi- tion of leader.
 1 John McClean, aged five months. died this morning at 16S Mill street. The child was a son of Mir and Mrs l Thomas McC1ean of New York, who have been visiting in this city. The remains were sent to New York on the 1:2S train this afternoon by Under taker Mulville.
 Miss Gordon will be at the rooms of the Catholic Women's association Sat urday evening, June 2S, to receive re turns for tickets for .'The Colleen Bawn' and the closing entertainment All members holding library books will please return them at the same time.
 At meeting of the Park road school district last night officers were chosen as follows: First committee man, b. J. Casey; second committee man, Edward soy, ST; clerk. k. P. Joy, collector of tax, Lawrence Sullivan. Ii was voted to put the school building in the best condition possible for next year.
 There was but one prisoner in the city court to-day. Judge Peasley presided. The girl was Ellen Subino, charged with incorrigihility It was evident that she was sorry and she was given a chance to do better. If she again appears before the court Judge Peasley promised her the full extent of the law.
 All that remains now to be heard from in the Chipman will case is the decision of Judge Huntington. The arguments were concluded yesterday afternoon and next Monday Judge Huntington will be in town. and will give his decision. No matter what way the case may be decided it will be appealed to the superior court
 James M. Sullivan of this city yes terday was awarded the Townsend prize for delivering the best oration at the Yale law school commencement John F. McGrath, son of Edward McGrath, was also one of the gradu- ates and successfully passed the ex- aminations for admission to the Con neeticut bar, nefd at New Haven last Friday.
 George Boyd. of the firm of Root & Boyd. was asked to-day if there were any more plans or schemes for new hotel ill this city. He replied: ..I hope not; there are enough of schemes. We do not care for schemes. All we want is hotel. ; Incidentally It may be remarked that if all the hotels are erected for which some persons have plans or schemes, Waterbury will no longer suffer from a lack of hotel accommodations, but from surfeit of hotels. There ap- pears to be lots of talk about new ho- tels. but with one exception, perhaps, little swork is being done in regard to them
 At the outing of the board of pub lie works yesterday afternoon Superin- tendent Kelley of the street depart ment was instructed to endeavor to get the names of boys who make a practice of throwing stones on the public streets and turn them over to the prosecuting attorney. If the su- perintendent succeeds in putting a 1 stop to this business it will be great relief to people who have occasion to use the streets. In some places they are almost impossible on account of the way they are filtered with stones. tin cans and other refuse. The street department is knocked from time to time because this is permitted to go on. but it seems to have reached a point now when stringent measures are about to be resorted to in order to teach some folks better manners.
 The Rev Father s locum of the Im- maculate Conception clurch has been l invited to deliver the oration at the dedication of the new soldiers monu- ment at Thomaston on July A. Father | Slocum has accepted the invitation. The occasion will be an interesting one for the people of Thomaston and 9 celebration is being planned. Among those who have been invited, and it is expected will be present, are Gov, ernor Mclean and his staff, and vet erans from Bristol, Winsted Torring- ton, Forestville, Unionville, Litch- field. All the civil and military organ izations of Thomaston will participate in a parade in conjunction with the societies from other towns. Father Slocum addressed Thomaston audi ences on two previous occasions, for the benefit of the monument fund, and also delivered the Memorial day address few years ago.
 The electors of the Town Plot school district met last night and chose the following officers: Com mitteeman, John Anderson; clerk, NJ c. Germain; treasurer, I. L. Upson; collector, Charles Tyack; auditors. Thomas B. Walker and NJ. c. Ger main. The session was a breezy one and resulted in the routing horse and foot of Hans Rasmussen and his co horts, by vote of ST to IS Then there was row about an old building which was sold for S5 and which E. M Ghinr,o,, fbo.4obf cho,.11 Iaro