Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-28
CITY NEWS

dS seminary Hartford, was visiting at his home on South street to- day. Miss Julie Ryan of Hartford has re turned home after a short visit with Miss Katherine Champion of Bronson street.
 The Ladies' auxiliary, Division No 5, A. O. H will give a harvest socia- ble and dance in City hall Wednesday evening.
 A boy was born Friday to NIT and Mrs John M1llerick of Bishop street l Who says the democrats are not on the increases
 The Misses Nora and Katie Drury, who have been visiting their cousin, Mary Drury Of Court street, have re- turned to their homes in Manchester l The regular annual meeting of the Catholic Wonnen's association will be held this evening. All members are l requested to attend as election of oEti. cers will take place.
 MT and Mrs Patrick O'Redlly re- turned from their wedding tour Satur- day night and were rendered recep ton by number of their friends at their home on Luke street
 There will be a regular monthly Is this evening at o'clock. All mem bers are requested to attend as busi- ness of importance is to be transacted.
 The committee in charge of the an nual parade and inspection Of the po- lice and fire departments, which will be held on October s, held a session yesterday and furthered plans for the event
 Mrs Sarah A. Russell, wife of will Ham Russell of 59O West Main street, died yesterday. The funeral win be held at 2 o'clock to morrow afternoon with service at the house by the Rev MT Stockdale and interment in River side cemetery.
 The following are the newly elected officers of the Big Seven Social club: President William Cahill; vice-presi dent James Brophy; recording secre- tary, John Ganfney; financial secre- tary, Michael Dunn; treasurer Will liam Doran; manager of the football team, James Bahan.
 Constable w. J Rigney has succeed ed in locating the loot which was stolen from the Hotchkiss Hardware Go in Watertown short time ago. He discovered 1t on Saturday in a pawn shop in Bridgeport. It consisted of razors, knives. forks and other hard ware goods.
 All preparations have been complet- ed for the harvest festival to he given on Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights of this week under the auspices of St Mary Magdalene parish in Oakville. The fair will be opened by Attorney James M. Lynch, demo cratic candidate for nnayorality honors He will be introduced by H. M. Rig ney. mayor of Waterville. A fine stage program has. been provided for each night Dancing will be feature.
 The Rev. MT Stockdale of the First Methodist church yesterday talked on pulls in politics and Sunday baseball playing. He cited several instances of viciousness in public life, but all of them occurred outside of Waterbury so that after all perhaps we are not half as bad as our neighbors. With reference to Sunday baseball in Wa terbury he believed that 1t was either lawful or unlawful. If they have right to play ball.' said the speaker, 'tbring along a barrel of beer in wagon and have a free for all fight. If they have that right no one can take it away.
 The Rev Vincent R. Dillomis has re taIiated upon AT1tanaHria Rudaiczute Some time ago the latter, who is gen. erally known as Annie, entered suit against Mir DilloTlis for slander and was awarded $25 and costs in the city court. That suit arose out of what is known as the red pepper case. There was a dance given by the Lith- uanians in Brooklyn some time ago and some parties desiring to break up the tiaarce threw red pepper on the
 floor. Some young men were arrested in consequence. Annie was a wit ness against them and the clergyman was their friend After court the girl claimed she was accosted by MT Dill lonis and threatened and slandered on the public street Such was the ba- sis of her suit against him. MT Dill lonis has now entered srft against Am nie for $500 for islander.
 Keron Reid died Saturday evening at his home, 536 Baldwin street He leaves a widow and two chiudren Mir Reid was born in Irelapd and served in the English army for about sixteen years. He took an active part in the Indian mutiny including the siege of Delhi and the battle of Cawnpore in 1857. He also served In Abyssirlia and could tell some interesting anec- dotes of his experience there After landing at Karachee the army had to march to PeshaweP. distance of 800 miles, which kept them on the go for i three months and twenty days MT l Reid came here from Boston thirty years ago and lived here ever since. He worked for the street department on and off for the past eighteen years. l The funeral took place this morning with mass of requiem at St Francis i Xaviers church and interment in Cal vary cemetery The bearers were George Bunce Joseph Daly, Michael Wall, John Quinn, John Cronan and l James Hogan.