Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
CITY NEWS.

The board of public works will meet at o'clock this afternoon.
 This evening the board of public safety will hold the regular monthly meeting.
 A handsome picture of the late Pc lice Officer James Healey is on exhib1- tion in Pollak's art studio, Bank street.
 Eggs are now 9 cents dozen at the York State Butter store, 192. South Main street This is big drop in the price of eggs.
 The second of series of sociables which is being given by the Washing, ton Hill Athletic club at it's hall will be held tomorrow night. Galipeaus orchestra will furnish music and Frank Mccormick will be prompter.
 By request cotillion will be added to a prettily arranged dance program for Prof c. A. Bailey's pupils assem- bly on Friday evening at Leayen- worth hall. The opening promenade will commence at 9 o'clock sharp. Pos itively no invitations will be sold at the door. #
 Drew Carney, the 12-years-old son of MT and Mrs Andrew J. Carney, died yesterday afternoon at the family resi- dence, 16 Stone street. after an illness of six weeks with rheumatic fever. He was pupil at the Merriam school and was a favorite with his classmates. He was a bright, cheerful boy and always enjoyed good health until the sickness that carried him away set in. The fu- neral will take place at S:30 o'clock to- morrow morning, with mass of requiem at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery.
 John c. White died early this morn ing at the residence of his mother, Mrs Bridget White, S53 Baldwin street. Be sides his mother he leaves one brother and two sisters, James H. White, Mrs F. J. Coogan and Miss Sadie White. The deceased was we'll known bar tender and had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Years ago he was clerk at Cooks cafe at the Naugatuck station and worked at the business in different places all his life until his health failed. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, with T mass of requiem at St Francis Xavier's 5 church and interment in St Joseph S cemetery
 OOA16 O1ACAAOlAl, uAO lOIASl4J dL- tended to the wants of thirsty custom CTS at J. w. Hodson's cafe, but who is now sojourning in New Haven and performing the same feats in that city, has become so popular down in the Yale city that he has been made the manager of the Aschenbroedel society. There was a meeting of that society the other evening and Chris was given Tlin xnf fn nf T1lv f0I hi ' mana cement of the society's affairs. The name of the society will appeal strongly to his friends In this city, and several of them are now under q doc tors care trying to pronounce the name. None has attempted to trans late it.
 Commissioner E. T Finn presided at the meeting of the board of charities yesterday afternoon. Commissioners Moore and Filling were also present. Dr Thomas J. Lally was appointed city physician for the ensuing month Su- perintendent Doran reported that the number of inmates of the Brookside home was the same on January 31 as on January Ills. He also reported in regard to the number of persons ad- mitted or discharged during the month, I also the number of deaths. Superin- lstendent Doran was instructed to confer with City Attorney Kellogg in regard l to the advisability of drawing up 8 bill to be introduced in the legislature that may afford more protection to the l families of those husbands who desert l them at will. The charities depart ment has had much trouble with de serting husbands.
 | The exciting events happening in our 1 city do not seem to affect the attend ance at the Foresters' fair, as the hal is crowded by young people who enjoy the mazy dance and the other good 1 things provided by the manager Last night Miss Turner of Hartford ren dered several songs which were re ceiyed with tumultuous applause. The l Hogan brothers gave fine sketch anC i had to respond to several encores. To night Miss M. Burns, a fayorite mono louge artist: Prof Baker. contortionist and Miss Sheahy, soprano, will enter tain, while dancing will be kept up t( the close. The voting contest is get ting interesting and is likely to breal l out into flame at any moment A re freshment booth has been added under the charge of Mrs W. c. ISleinecke. an6 while you are sipping your tea cele
 
 | brated Indian fortune teller will tel you what the future has in store fol you.
 Alderman Stanley mentioned some thing at last nights meeting of thu board of aldermen which has beer talked of for years, but owing to tn, power wielded by the parties con cerned such remarks as have beer made about it have been uttered behind closed doors, and people who knew tn, facts were rather surprised to hear NJ, Stanley call it up in public way whil, 1 the town is full of soldiers. He sait he understood that large sums O money are due the city Street. sewe and paving assessments and that no eff l fort was being made to collect it. Som of the bills, he said, are on the book for years and it was time somethin. was done toward bringing them in. I assessments cannot be collected within a reasonable time MT Stanley though it folly for the city to continue assess ing people for such work. It was pity the alderman did not ask that tn comptroller and the city attorney b requested to report to the board tn name of every person who owes tn St o;tr r,,onoxy ,,Tint, 4n oh hn11+ 1Q00