Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-30
CITY NEWS

doing duty to-day.
 Miss Fannie Garlick is the guest of her sister, Mrs Frank E. Knox of Woodbury.
 The pastors of the Hartford diocese are having retreat at St Joseph 8 seminary, Dunwoodie, N. Y., this week.
 Miss Daisy Perkins, daughter of MI and Mrs Orange Perkins of 436 Dub lin street, and Burt Talmadge of Pros pect were married at the brdde's home this afternoon at o'clock.
 Charles s. Darling of this city. pres ident of the class of '97 of the Water bury Business college, will leave short ly for the Philippines, where he has secured an Important position.
 Mrs Mary Freney and Miss Cathar- inc Freney are spending the summer at Fort TruInbull, where they have en- gagged cottage for the season. Dr J. D. Freney returned to-day from few days visit at Fort Trumbull.
 Last evening the closing reception of the Friendly league was held, wibh a good attendance of the members and their friends. Music and dancing formed the entertainm ent of the even- ing, Mrs F. D. Chapin furnishing the music. The proceeds of the sale of ice cream will be used for the Water Madison.
 Mir and Mrs George Peffers of La fayette street have been entertaining relatives from New York city, the gen. eral postmaster of Station D, A. Mar tin, and his wife; also J. M, Peffers, who works for the government, and his wife. The party returned to-day, accompanied by their niece. Mrs Fred Warner, who will remain with them two weeks.
 The meeting held by the board of education last evening was the short est on record of that body. This is always so during vacation. There was nothing done last evening except to approve of the pay rolls and grant Contractor John J. McCauley another month to finish his contract on the MuEcahy school Owing ito the carpen- ters he was unable to complete 1t at the time stated in the contract.
 The funeral of George H. Brickel took place this morning from the resi- dence of P. T. Keeley on North Main street, with mass of requiem at St Thomas's church by the Rev Father Kennedy. The bearers were John Brickel, William Fl. Bricke1, John Kirchbaum, M. E. Keeley, James B. Madigan and Robert Williams. The floral offerings included pillow let tered "Father,' from the children of the deceased; cross. grandchildren of nds ehn SN&x hno% VEyfIISn m Brickel; bouquets, Mir and Mrs Ed ward Lawlor. F. Keeley. The inter ment was in new St Joseph's ceme- tery.
 Carl A. French, president of the Wa terbury Business College Alumni asso- ciation, was toastmdster at the ban quet given by the organization in the Y. M c. A. building" last night. The Rev MT Haywood delivered the address of the evening. Others who contrib uted to the program were Emil J. Bouffard, Miss Elizabeth G. Sutton, Miss Cassidy, Thomas J. Courtney, Rose Frumas, Edward Murphy, John A. Bennett, Miss Gibson. After the entertainment a business session was held and the following officers chosen President, Carl A. French, '94; vice president, Miss Elizabeth Gilson, '98; secretary, Miss Mary l.. Butler, '0O; treasurer, Henry w. Hayden, '97; ex- ecutive committee, class of '99 Miss Elizabeth Sutton: class Of '03, John A. Bennett
 Father O'Brien read service over the remains of Frank Somerville yesterday af fteTnoon at the residence of his par ents on East Clay street. The inter ment was in St Josephs cemetery. The floral offerings included pillow let tered Frank" from parents of the de ceased; white carnations, W. $. John son; pink carnations, Miss Libbie Johnson: wreath of roses, Joseph and Miss Mary Pagan; basket of lilies and roses, Miss Emma Foresta1l; bouquets of carnations, Miss Margaret Higgins, Miss Katherine Murphy, F. F. Becton, and E. M. McOarthy; bouquets of roses. Miss Margaret Brickel and Mas ter Paul Finnegan; wreath of lilies and roses, Mrs Carroll and fa1nily; bouquet of white carnations and green vine, Allen McNaib, R. S. Burdfck, Henry AIthoen, and Miss Anna Deshand; bouquet of lilies and roses, Mrs Bee ton and family: large wreath of lilies and roses, Mrs E. l.. Maloney; cut flow CTS, Miss Barker.
 The petition of Mary L. Northrop, nee Terrell. for divorce from Cornell Northrop, which was heard before Judge Thayer in the superior court last Friday. and continued to give the plaintiff an opportunity to produce her marriage certificate, was granted to- day Mrs Northrop confounded herself in her testimony regarding the date of her marriage and the date of her hus- bands alleged desertion. which she said took place on July 10, 1899. She meant to say that she was married in June. 1898. but instead she said her marriage and the alleged desertion took place on the same date July 10, 1899. She insisted she did not say this, but reference to the stenographer's notes showed that she did, and she added that her child was born on the same date. For her own benefit, there fore, she was given time to prove that she was mistaken, else the court rec ords would show that she was married, deserted and her baby born all on the same date. Judge Lowe, her counsel, produced the necessary marriage cer- tificata showing she was married in