Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
CITY NEWS.

Special forecast for Connectcut: Fair and continued cold tonight and Tuesday; fresh to brisk west winds.
 In the court of probate to-day Pat rick Slavin filed his final account as ad- ministrator on the estate of the late John Slayin.
 Irving c. Beecher, a former resident of Waterbury, died recently at santa Cruz Cal, where he went several years ago for the benefit of his health.
 The committee from the board of ed ucation to prepare resolutions, etc, to- ward securing the proposed normal school will hold meeting this after noon at the office. of Superintendent of 1 Schools Tinker.
 Beware of goods sold at auction. Ii you want to buy your Christmas pres ents in diamonds, watches and all 1 kinds of iewelry call on M. Green, 2l3 Bank street. All our goods are sold with written guarantee.
 | Christmas books. Now is your chance l to get your children Christmas books for nothing, very. fine, beautiful colored illustrations. with soc worth of tea, coffee, spice. baking powder. etc. The | Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. 29 East Main street.
 Miss Katie A. Delaney of 621 East Main street left this city December 6, on the S:3S train. for HolyOke, where | she will enter the convent of the Sis | ters of Providence. Miss Delaney has l host of friends and brings with her. the best wishes of them all. The Waterbury Land Guarantee | Title company have prepared new map of Waterbury showing the great development the city has undergone during the past few years Compari- son with older maps shows this devel- opment to be wonderful and that the city is growing at rapid rate and is one of the most prosperous in the state. &.<' a~-
 The board of aldermen will meet to- night to consider the estimates. The | republican members held a meeting all by their lonesome Saturday and fixed up things to suit themselves. | They will call around tonight looking as innoeently as if they hadn't heard a thing about the estimates since the l last session.
 Hugh O'Donnell died Saturday night at the Waterbury hospital. The re- mains were removed to the residence of his daughter, Mrs Norah Meredith, George street, Waterville. Besides Mrs Meredith he leaves two other daughters, Mrs Myron Payne and Mrs Willis Vandemark; also two sons, | John T. of Virginia and James H. of Newport R. I.
 Several prominent citizens held a meeting yesterday in A. O. H. hall and organized a society to be known as the Irish-American Athletic associa- tion. A committee consisting of John Griffin. Jesse Foley, John P. aSheehan, Patrick Flaherty and Thomas Sullivan was appointed to secure members be- I fore the charter closes on January 1, 1903 ..
 -Machinists. toolmakers, patternmak- CTS, machine blacksmiths and all en- gagged in the machine constructing trades are cordially invited to attend an open meeting at the Knights of Pythias hall, corner Center and Bank streets, on Saturday, December 13. at S:30 D. m. An interesting entertain ment program will be given and "a good time guaranteed to all.
 Horatio NJ. Clark of Prospect has entered suit against Gilbert B. Rogers and John B. Wooster of Watertown for $150 damages for selling him a horse under misrepresentation. He alleges | they represented the horse as possess ing all virtues and more than are on the calendar, while in fact it possessed none of them. The suit is returnable to the district court on the first Tues day ill January, 1903. Plaintiff claims to have paid for the horse $125.
 Before Referee Newton in New Ha- ven Saturday the first meeting of the creditors of Thomas Dillon, an insolv- ent debtor, was held. MT Dillon and his son Charles were examined and their evidenc showed that through their business, a store, was conducted under the name of Thomas Dillon it was in reality a partnership of MT Dil. Ion and his other son, Arthur. John A. Edmondson was appointed trustee under bond of $1,0O0
 The funeral of James Gaunt took place yesterday afternoon from the family residence on Bishop street, witl service at the Advent church by the Rev J. A. Gardner and interment il Pine Grove cemetery. The choir ren dered Abide With Me- and '.Asleep il Jesus.' Thirty members of Wadhams post, G. A. k, marched ahead of the hearse The bearers. all members ot II II, Il Bangs. I. A. Spencer, J. Stephens. c L. Platt and J s. Hayes. At the ceme tery Chaplain G. c. Futile read the G
 A. R. service, taps were sounded by Adolph Race. and prayer was offered by Rev MT Gardner The casket was
 draped with an American flag. The
 floral offerings were profuse and in cluded wreath from Wadhams post , G. A. R.; a wreath from his sister MT.
 George Farnham; sheaf of wheat. MT! Patchen: basket of roses, employees 0. the American Ring O.
 The funeral of John Sullivan tool
 place yesterday afternoon from tn,
 family residence on Fuller street witl
 service at the Immaculate Conception
 church by the Rev Father Brodericl
 andsinterment in new St Joseph's cem
 etery. The honorary bearers wer,
 D. J. Griffin, Thomas Crane and vii
 liam Lawlor, representing Court Lin
 den. F. of A., William DooIey, Bernart
 Whitney and John D. Carey, from tn,
 Fourth division, A. o. H. The activ I bearers were Daniel Altman Michap