Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-07
CITY NEWS.

The drill team of the Ladies' auxili- ary will meet tomorrow at o'clock. There will be no lessons in embroid- cry at the Friendly league Monday evening, March 9th, but after that date the class will meet as usual.
 The joists for the flooring of the new Holohan block on South Main street are being laid and the masons will soon commence on the brick work.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Dillane was held yesterday afternoon from her late home on Elm street with services at the Immaculate Conception church and interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The funeral of Alfred Kenyon will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late home, 107 Bishop street, with service at St Thomas's church and interment in Calvary cem- etery. A mass of requiem will be cele- brated for the deceased at o'clock Monday morning.
 No man need fear that he will be l charged with telling short stories if he | says he heard the bluebirds to-day I It is piping it's lay in all parts of the l town and judging by the way it sings it would seem that we'll have an early l spring. A few weeks more and people will be doing little planting. 1 Patrick J. OConnor, Nallgatuck in surance agent, was arrested yesterday by Deputy United States Marshal Par melee on a charge of using the mails with intent to defraud. Before Unit ed States Commissioned Wright in New Haven he was held in bonds of $500 for a hearing March Is. O'Con- nor is said to have advertised to sell rubber boots of any size at $1 a pair and to have filled orders by mailing miniature boots used as toys and or naments.
 Harry McEvoy of Baldwin street is home from the Hot Springs at Arkan- sas where he went some time ago in company with John Bergin of South Main street. MT Bergin will remain l there until April. MT McEvoy says he likes the place very much but added that with all it's great reputation he l still prefers to live in Waterbury. During the first two weeks Mr Bergin' s Rheumatism disappeared almost entire I 1y and he was beginning to feel like like young man when the trouble re- turned and he concluded to remain a few weeks longer in the hope of beat ing 1t away once more and forever.
 At short calendar in the district court to-day before Judge CowelI in the case or the Dime Savings bank vs John Fl Fruin, Judgment for foreclosure and law day were agreed upon by counsel The amount of the debt has not been exactly figured up but law days were set for May and 8. Almost all the other business consisted of motions of minor character. Attorneys Rich mond, Rogers and Judge Lowe indulg. ed in warm and somewhat personal argument over assigning the case oi Augur vs Linskey. One said the other other was crazy and the latter replied that the former used deception aAl6
 lied, actually lied to the court.
 Brown x Crane, undertakers. witl
 headquarters at the corner of Eas
 Main and Spring streets, had calle
 to-day that made lots of sport for on, of the proprietors, and finally the wis : itor laughed at the joke himself. Tn, place was formerly used as saloon , and the man, evidently not aware O the change, stepped in and called for drink. MT Crane went into a req : room and returned with a gIassful O , water and handed it to his customer He was a very polite fellow and dranl ! the water without pretending that h . had noticed the mistake. Then h
 passed the glass back with thanks an, was about to pass out. keeping a sobe
 face, when he looked back, winked hi 7 off eye and then indulged in a fit o I laughter.