Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-24
CITY NEWS.
Skating. at the rink tonight.

l MI A X 4NL w kJs | Skating at the rink tonight. l The first division, A. o. H., will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. All the members are requested to be pres ent.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Snow tonight and Sunday; warmer; fresh northeast winds, increasing to brisk and high
 I The funeral of Mrs Julia Conroy will take place from the family residence, 191 Union street, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 The board of relief will be in ses- sion until o'clock tonight Prop erty owners should bear in mind that this will be the final open meeting Of the board for the present year. Short calendar was held as usual this morning in the district court, but nothing of importance was transacted. A bond of $50 was ordered in the suit of Lizzie Kane vs Christian Hauser ct | al.
 I The cribbage contest which will start at T. E. Guests cafe Monday night re- ceived ten new entries yesterday, mak- l ing twenty in all some of the best players in the city will contest Mon- day night. Entries still open. ,
 Mrs Sarah Hall, aged s1 years and 6 months, died this morning at her home, 12 Camp street. The funeral will take place at o'clock Monday af- ternoon, with service at the house and interment in Riverside cemetery.
 The Irish-American Athletic club will give smoker in it's rooms in Academy hall tonight There will be an entertainment, three boxing exhl- bitions, three wrestling bouts, tug of war contest and other athletic exer- cises.
 Daniel Coss of South Wilson street fell through the elevator shaft at the factory of the American Ring Go this morning, receiving a cut on his elbow requiring two stitches. One of his legs was hurt, but not bad enough to lay him up. The following are the new officers of the Odd Fellows association, elect ed last night at meeting held in the office of O. H. Hart: President, T. D. Barlow; vice president, B. L. Coe; treasurer H. T. Steadman; secretary and agent, c. H. Hart.
 The following officers of Sheridan lodge, 223 N. E. o. F., were installed last night in Knights of Columbus hall by Grand Deputy r. J. Slavin, as sisted by M. J. Keefe and Margaret Bresnahan: Warden, William H. Din cen; vice warden, Katherine Bresna- han; recording secretary, Timothy Gar ren; financial secretary, Mrs J. A. Tur- ley: treasurer, John H. Butler; chap lain, Maurice Garren; guide, Mrs M. E. Bergin; guardian, Mrs M E. Bell; pianist, Mrs A. E Hayes; sentinel, Patrick Fully; trustee, John H. Crary
 The sixth anniversary reception and dance of the St Mary's Temperance so- ciety was held in Leavenworth hall last night, and, like the five previous ones, furnished much enjoyment for the large crowd present, which included visitors from New Haven, Bridgeport and Derby. There were fourteen num- bers on the program and after each number a promenade was given. The committee In charge consisted of Miss Julia Larkin, Miss Katie Kane, Mrs Esther Kennedy, Miss Jennie M. O'Neil, Miss Annie Byrne, Miss Kate Mulligan.
 The funeral of William D. Neville took place this morning from the fam fly residence on Bronson street, with a mass of requiem at St Thomas's church by the Rev Father Crowley and inter- ment in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were John Millerick, Michael Keefe, Thomas German, James Bahan, Michael Shannahan and James Tobin. The floral tributes included mound from the fini9hers's roomRof the New England watch factory; wreath choir Of the Immaculate Conception parish; bouquets, Edward J. Keegan and J. L. Bonn. During the service in the church Mrs J. l.. Bonn rendered solo.
 Fanny Crosby. the celebrated hymn writer is to address the mems meet. ing Tn the Jacques opera house at 4 o'clock next Sunday afternoon. This Will be the thirteenth meeting in the series at the opera house this season
 Few women in our country are better
 known to-day than Fanny Crosby . Although very near to her S3d birth. ! day, and blind. Fanny Crosby is still active, full of energy and zeal and in. terested in all that is going on in these , busy times. She will tell in her own ! words next Sunday the story of her
 life, that story so simple and yet sc interesting that thousands have been aIeAuSLCu lO HeHT uer Tn other cities anG towns throughout the land.
 slight idea of the strength al
 American Forestry in our city may b,
 gained by the fact that there are ?,
 courts ill the city with 2,90O members
 besides several ladies' auxiliary socio
 ties. They have expended during the
 year 1902, SIS, S,731.75 in the care of sicl
 and deceased members of the orde,
 and have on hand in the several treas
 lures the neat sum of $263OO to fur
 ther enable them to carry on the goot a work. They will hold their annua fair in the City hall, commencing Sat urday evening, January 31, closing tn,
 following Saturday evening, whel
 they will distribute one thousand dol
 lars in cash. besides building lots, ar
 ticles of furniture, gold and silve
 watches, and other valuable presents : A grand sacred concert will be giver > Sunday evening, February i, ant among the artists taking part are Mis-
 Turner of Hartford, soprano, who fl