Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-24
CITY NEWS

month's visit with her sister, Mrs Frank 'Winestine, wife of the we'll known shoe dealer
 All members of the. Knights Of Go lumbus are requested to meet in their ha1l at ? o'clock to morrow afternoon to attend the laying of the cornerstone of the church of Our Lady of. Lourdes.
 At short calendar in the district court to-day Judge Cowell gave judg- ment for $2,112 for the plaintiff in the suit of Seymour Smith vs, George A. Upham ct al and to Ann Derwin against Byrd Ffnney for $T8,74.
 St Oecilia's parish fair will open in City hall next week. The stage at tractioqls will include 'FT7he Message of the vioaet' from the opera Prince of PIlsen;" with solos and chornses by St Cecilia's church choir. LallieTs orchestra will furnish music.
 Lewis H. Freedman of New Haven, one of the jurors hearing the case against Mrs Erminia Berramo for try ing to kill Mrs Fibre. was taken sick yesterday afternoon In the jury room while considering the evidence Court was immediat tely adjourned and the jurors warned against any external in- f1uence that might be brought to year upon them in reaching a verdict.
 The Catholtc women's associa ton will give one of their delightful whist parties in St Patriek's hall next Thursday evening All members and friends of tdhe association are cordially A4.1 L. FynxSS AAIo.a having charge of the affair Is as fol- lows: Mrs O. Madoney. Mrs M. Quinn, Mrs William T. Sc1lly and Misses Della Noonan, Elizabeth Shea. Rose McGinnfss, Katherine McGrath and Lilla LoughHn.
 A Veteran Ffremenss association may be formed in this city, At the meeting of the Protector Hose Co last night John l.. 'saxe stated that he was in f1opes that an or9anfza ton of vet erar firemen, consisting Of the former members of the, disl1an7ed volunteer fire companies, might be formed He had received assurances from the board of public safety that if such an organization was formed 1t could have the use of the hose house in Brooklyn.
 The probation committee. appointed at the annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Prison association. will meet. Mon- day, at the state prison at Wethers- field. There are six prisoners to be discharged during November, and the com mittee will examine into each case. In the afternoon the committee will meet in the office of the secretary. John c. Taylor, at the capital. The commit tee consists of the Rev I H. James of Rockville, s. O. Prentice Of New Ha- ven, Dwight A. Lyman Of. WlIlimantic the Rev H. M, Thompson and Secre- tary l. c. Taylor of Hartford.
 Mrs Keough, 194 Baldwin street : Specials for this evening and Monday: Ladies' fannelette house wrappers, were 9Sc, this sale 75c: one lot house dresses, were SIPS, this sale csc; 1a- dies white aprons trimmed with irser- ton and ruffie to the bottom, were S9c, this sale 25c: aadies' gafeen skirts. were 29c, this sale 22c; one lof waist ings, the latest styles in Dresden stripes and figures. 15c per yard: ia- dies corsets. were BOG. this sale 39c in girdie, four~hook and five-fook; one. lot ribbon in all widths for cfiildren's s hair rdbbons, 4c per yard.
 The jury In the case of the state against Mrs Erminia BerRamo, charged with attempting to kill her friend, Mrs Charles Fibre. one morning last August, cannot agree. For almost four hours yesterday the jury tried to reach verdict, but dn vain, and Judge Geoage Wheeler had at Last to tenn porarily dismiss them until Tuesday morning. It wag 12:45 when they first retired and the whole court room waited until 2 o'clock for verdict. Judge Wheeler summoned the jury and a recess until 2:45 was taken for luncheon. Promptly at that time the jury again retired to their delibera- tdons and at 4:30 o'clock had not re ported Again they were summoned in by Judge Wheeler and court ad- journed to next Tuesday morning.
 The trouble about the custody of the boy Leroy Schindler is practically over. For some time he has been in the care of Mrs Silvernail of Jersey City, a sis ter of his grandmother Mrs Ada Flan4 agan of this city. Although his father and other relatives searched far and wide, high and low they failed to find him, and the information of his pr@s- ent place of abode came voluntarily from his grandmother Even though Mrs Flanagan was threatened with prosecution for Kidnapping the boy from school in FishkiN, where he was staying with his step-motT1ers sister, she refused to give any tidings of his whereabouts Attorney McMahon. counsel for Mrs Flanagan. fought a great fight for the boy. It has been agreed that he shall remain in the GUS tody of Mrs silvernail and everybody seems pleased with thds arrangement.