Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-21
CITY NEWS.


 A son was born to-day to Mir and Mrs H. $. Johnson, 40 Summer street. Promenade concert and dance of American band at City hall tomorrow night.
 Special forecast for Connecticut; Fair tonight and Thursday; light east winds.
 Try o'clock breakfast coffee, 25c; a big drop in butter, 2Sc to 26c;1 2o pounds granulated sugar $1. Ct A. & F. Tea Co.
 Registrar Hynes is at work on the voting lists and wants all who are eli gible to be made electors this fall to call upon him.
 At the meeting of the board of pulp lie works last night Superintendent Kelley reported the completion of the grading of Howard street.
 An anniversary mass for the late Thomas Ferris will be celebrated Thursday morning at 8 o'clock at the church of the Immaculate Conception.
 Judge Peasley, representing John A. Lilley, has entered suit for foreclosure against Watson M Hurlburt. The property involved is situated on North Williams street and the amount is $2,- coo.
 Howard Allen, an employe of Plume & Atwood's shop at Thomaston was painfully injured while at work there this morning, several of his ribs being broken. He was removed to the Wa terbury hospital ill Lunny's ambulance.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: Mrs Richard An drew, Miss Ida Benson, Frank Bidde- well, Miss Jennie NJ. Corliss, Mrs James Connors, Ralph Candee. Mrs Sarah E. Clark. Mrs A. L. Emmons, Mrs Charles H. Elmer. Omer Gui- mond, D. c. Kenyon, Patrick Scanlon, Reid Scott.
 John Moran of go North Elm street was seized with q sudden illness this morning about o'clock while walk ing along East Main street, near Brown street He fell to the side walk and struck his head against the curbing, receiving a severe scalp wound He was carried into Dr Donahue's office where his wounds were dressed.
 The funeral of Mrs Ellen NIcElven- ny took place this morning from her late home on River street with mass of requiem at St Francis Kay ier's church by the Rev Father Cur tin and interment in Calvary ceme- tery. The bearers were Patrick Gil- hooley, William Coyle,- Garrett Han lon and William. McNish The floral offerings included a pillow from the winding and warping departments of the American millss
 At meeting of the state commit tee and of the local committee in this city last night, preparatory arrange ments were made for the holding in this city in the city hall during the first part of October of the annual state convention of the United French societies. The members of the state committee are Dr Baribault of New Haven, Rock Casey of Bridgeport, Octave Lanouette of Meriden, J. Ar chambault, Fred Pratte and Dr Da- vid of this city. It is expected that there will be 25O delegates present at the convention.
 Judge Robinson was engaged in the superior court to-day with the case of Robert k. Brown ct al against the city. This is an appeal from the board of assessors MT Brown was assessed $1, TOO benefits He is represented by Attorneys Pierce. Hunt and Wood of this city and Williams of Derby, and the city is taken care of by Attorney Kellogg. Most of the witnesses are city officials and the testimony is of an exceedingly tedious nature. It appears to be good for two or three days hear ing. Yesterday the case of John w. Gaffney & Co ys Eva J. Gochie was settled out of court. The two suits of Charles F. Richards vs George H. Peck ct al were taken off the trial list.
 The bankruptcy proceedings against Martin l.. Weigner, who until recently kept painters shop on North Main street, have assumed q peculiar hue. John A. Edmundson was \appointed trustee of this estate and was given orders to sell the house of the defend. ant for the largest amount he could get, of course. MT Edmondson sold the property to Webster O'Neill, a car riage maker. Judge Peasley, presuma- ply not knowing of the sale. offered a higher price than Mir O'Neill had. and when he did learn that the place had been sold and a deed, in fact, drawn \ up. he made the matter known to Ref. cree Newton. The sale was ordered to | be set aside and new bids to be sent to him in New Haven. It is said that Judge Peasley had offered S1OO more than AIr O'Neill had in the first place. The bids Were taken to New Haven bv Mr Edmondson and it is said that when Mir Newton opened them he found them to be exactly the same to cent. Here was situation that puzzled everybody interested iE the case A hearing was to have been held yesterday afternoon. Mr Ecncndson, to protect himself. pro. cured the best counsel he could find Attorney O'Neill. but on account of the absence of Attorney Guilfoile. counsel for the creditors. the hearing was a6. journed to next Monday.
 Regent Moran of the Brookside home left the city hall building yes terday afternoon in such a freHzied state of mind that he scarcely was able to speak to his horse. He had l just returned from Middletown where he went with a patient who had been