Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-14
CITY NEWS

Detective Rogers of the Pinkerton agency was Tn town few hours to- day.
 Tomorrow evening St Mary's alumni will enjoy sociable in Mulcahy me- morial There will be whist and other games, also dancing. All the members are invited to attend.
 Mary Donahue, formerly a well known resident of Waterbury, died re- gently at Taunton, Mass. She was at one time an enploye of the Steele & Johnson Manufac curing Go and had many relatives here, among them Mi chael Donahue of South Elm street.
 The scaffoldfng was removed from the Jones, Morgan & Co.'S block to-day and the walk cleared of all obstruc- tions for the first time since the fire. It is a very handsome structure, fire proof from the foundation stone to the roof and will be ready for occupancy in few weeks.
 While Mrs Hill was absent from her home on North Eim street few days ago someone broke into 1t and made off with few trinkets she val ued very much. To-day boy named Amos Laplant, aged 12 years, was ar rested for the matter by Detect1yS Kennaugh. He is charged with burg lary.
 All members of the Gaelic Literary society are requested to be on hand at p. m. this evening as some very im- portant business will be transacted There will also be report from the New Haven society, as some of the leading members of that branch of the Gaelic league are visiting in Water bury at the present time. A pleasant time is in store for the local Gaels.
 Mrs Mary I. Van Dover died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs F. K. McFarlfn, 654 South Main street, at an early hour to-day in the sixty ninth year of her age. She leaves two daughters, Mrs NrcF arMn and Mrs De Witt Smith Of Somerville, Mass, and two sons, George and Charles of this city; also two brothers, John and James Goodsir of New York city. Prayer service will be held at 654 South Main street at o'clock this evening. The remains will be taken to Bllenville, N. r., tomorrow morning. Burial will take place Saturday.
 A boy named James Fresno was ar- rested in New Haven this morning and handed over to the custody of the local police by a railroad conductor to whom he was given in charge at New HaveG The boy was detained by the police, charged with incorrigibility. He said he ran away from home a few days ago because his father, who lives on Hill street, threatened to beat him for getting through at the clock factory because he got into fight with another boy employed there. He had an air gun in his possession that looked to be new, and denied that he had any in- tention of going west to dispose of the red men.
 The contention between the city and the Platt Mills Go over using the Naug- atuck river as means of sewage dis posal is to be pushed to the close with all possible haste, in view of the bill giving the city power to condemn land that it may desire for it's own uses only awaits Governor Chamberlain's signature to become law. This noon Judge Burpee, who is counsel for the city in the case mentioned, went to Hartford to have the governor put his pen to the bill, and to start in motion the machinery by which the portion of land in dispute between the city and Platt Mills Go on the latteEs property on the Naugatuck river may be con demned.