Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-15
CITY NEWS

Master John and Mary Cannon of Bank street are visiting friends in Bridgeport.
 Mrs A. R. Gold of Staten Island, N. T., is the guest of Mir and Mrs B. Holczer, 38 Maple street
 c. r. Smith and daughters, Edith and Ruth, of New Haven are visiting Attorney U. G. Church of Elizabeth street.
 A months mind mass of requiem will be celebrated at o'clock to-mor- row morning at the Immaculate Con- ception church for the late Robert Nc Grath.
 James, the 4-months-old son of MT and Mrs James Cronley of 124 Cooke street, died yesterday. The funeral took place this afternoon, with inter- ment in new St Joseph's cemetery. John B. Riggs died last night at his home, 33 Watertown road. Mir Riggs | was deacon in the Second Congrega- l tional church and had host of friends who will regret to learn of his death. | Judge Ralph Wheeler of the superior court will hear at his home in New London tomorrow the Platt Bros Co.'S demurrer to the cfty's motion for the | appointment of a committee to ap- praise the land owned by the com- pany and which is involved in the now 1 famous sewage case.
 An extensive assortment of wrist. chatelaine. automobile and net-suki bags is being displayed in the north window of the Upson Jewelry Go. The line is comprised of numerous designs and fine feathers, so that one has little. l trouble in making selection. They are made to last over night. List of advertised letters: Mrs O. 1 w Crawford, Miss Della Davis, Mrs Lewis Downs Miss Anna Edwards, H. $. Hungerford, Mrs Alice Palmer, James c. Robinson Rudgere Rain | vile, Mrs Justing Springs, George E. l Speed, Fritz Sundstrom, Edward B. Schley.
 I The case of George verbyla vs the Gedemina society, which was heard by Judge Burpee in thee city court l few days ago, was decided to-day, | Judgment being giveen for the plain tiff to recover $40 and his costs. The object of the suit was to recover for sick benefits. e
 The topic of interest among the 1 Woodchoppers' circles at the present time is the coming first annual family picnic which is to be given on July 26 1 by Cabin Champlain at Leverick's l grove. The choppers axes are being l ground so fine that things promise to be more than interesting. Special pro visions are being made for ladies and children
 Word was received here to-day of the death of John Neville at the Penn sylvania hospital of typhoid fever MT l Neville was son of Mrs Nora Ne vile of 20 Bronson street and left l here about ten weeks ago. Besides ] his mother he leaves three sisters, l Margaret ad Katie Neville. The re- mains will be brought here in charge of Brown & Crane
 l The board of safety did not hold a meeting last evening. Only Commis- sioners Hardie and Beach were on l hand, and as there is to be special meeting held Thursday evening for the purpose of hearing the charges against Policeman James Halpin, brought by Prosecutor Durant adjournment was taken to that date, at 7:45 o'clock. | This hour was chosen so that the pay rolls of the police and fire departments l may be approved in time for the board of finance, which meets on the same evening, to pass upon them.
 l Attorney Pierce has entered suit against Attorney w. l.. Frisbie for SOP for services rendered. Attorney Fris- bic, some time ago, entered suit against F. c. Morris and Mortimer
 Doran for having consevator appoint ed over him while they were selectmen.
 Mir Frisbie's counsel was lawyer in
 Hartford who engaged Attorney Pierce to take care of the local end of the case. The matter was decided
 against Attorney Frisbie and for that
 reason he declined to pay MT Pierce on
 that as he lost the case he had not earned his fee.
 Patrick Calvin, young man who r. has many friends about town, engaged
 in wrestling contest with one of his s chums and came out of the tussle with
 a badly sprained knee. He was on :, Bank sVreet this morning unable to
 move, even with the aid of stick,
 when some one notified Superintendent
 Doran of the board of charities who
 had the young man sent to the Brook side home where he was attended to
 by Dr Donahue. It was thought that
 Galvin's leg was broken but the doctor
 found no fractured bones and said that
 it was nothing more serious than a
 bad, painful sprain.
 The joint committees representing
 the different local councils of the
 Knights of Columbus held meeting
 last night, John H. Moran presiding
 and talked over plans for the trip to
 New Haven on the occasion of the un- , yelling of the monument to the memory of the Ninth Connecticut Volunteers
 August ,. It was decided to invite all
 councils under the jurisdiction of Dep
 uty Hearns of Naugatuck, which in. cludes all of the towns from Water bury to Ansonia. It was also voted to hold union meeting of the order here next Tuesday to talk over the matter
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