Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-04
CITY NEWS.

| SpSCIdI -IOICCdSL IOI OUlucClICuC. Rain or snow tonight and colder; fair and much cooler Thursday; high. cas- terly, shifting to southerly and wester- 1 ly winds.
 There was a months mind mass of requiem celebrated this morning at the Immaculate Conception church for the i repose of the soul of the late Mrs Han nah Galway.
 A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the United States district court yesterday by Frederick Hauff of Waterbury. His liabilities amount to l $11, ,123-41, assets $2,13S.16.
 l About twenty members of Liberty circle, Companions of the Forest, went | to Watertown last night and were the guests of the New Century circle. They were royalty treated. An entertain, ment and dancing was enjoyed. List of letters remaining unclaimed in postofice: Mrs Mary J. Beckwfth, Thomas c. Barnett, Dennis Collins (Nfohawk park, A. H. Darrell, Miss Ruby Goodrich. Larry Gaffney, Miss Mary Murphy (293 West Main), Miss Grace Maitland, Catherine O'Donnell, Karl Schmit.
 Don't forget the second dance of the series given by the Washington Hil Athletic club at their rooms on Wash ington street, Thursday evening, Feb ruary 5. Music will be furnished by Gallipeau's. full orchestra. Prof Nc Cormick will prompt. During the evening the following will oblige: James Dillon will give few remarks on physical culture; William Stafford, German recitation; Thomas Carroll, q few remarks regarding the trolley strike.
 At the meeting of the board of public works yesterday afternoon Engineer Cairns presented the members with a neat calendar containing a picture of the Wigwam reservoir and dam with lettering as follows: Masonry dam, Wigwam reservoir; additional water supply, Waterbury, Conn. Begun in 1893; completed in 1902 Maximum height above foundation, 91 feet; length on top, about 400 feet; depth of waiter 70 feet; capacity of reservoir, 735,O00,000 gallons. R. A. Cairns. M, Am Soc, c. B., chief engineer The cost is not mentioned, but it must be something like $8OO,OOO, more or less, probably more. The dam shows up to good advantage and the information printed on the card is interesting. Mir 1 Cairns has given the work a good deal of his time since it was started and naturally takes pride in the success l full completion of the project
 The Hamilton Hall association has filed articles of association in the town clerks office. The officers are: B. F. Hoggette, president; Charles Monroe, vice president; Frank De Bis 1 schop, secretary; James Stovell, treas urer. The directors are as follows: 1 B. F. Holgate, Charles Monroe, T. Munson, William Atchinson, w. B. l Hitchcock and Frank DeBisschop. i These are the stockholders of the asso- citation organized for the purpose of erecting a hall at Mill Plain where l Court Hamilton, Fl. of A., will have handsome quarters. Plans for the build ing are now in the hands of the com- mittee and the contract for the work l will soon be let. A few shares are still left which will be disposed of to the proper parties. They cost $2J I each.
 The funeral of Drew Carney took place this morning from the family residence on Stone street, with mass of requiem at St Francis Xavier'S church by the Rev Father Curtin anG interment in St Josephs cemetery The bearers, all members of St Fran cis's Temperance Cadets, were Josepl Bergen, Frank Cassin, Henry O O'Rourke John McEyoy, William Sheehey ant James Conlon. The Cadets attended the funeral in body. The floral tri butes included mound lettered "Ou
 Son, from the boys parents, Mir ant
 Mrs Andrew K. Carney: basket O roses. James J. Cassin; crescent, M
 and Mrs Thomas Foley; basket O roses, Joseph Cassin: basket of roses
 MT and Mrs J. H. Dunn; bouquets
 Frank Cassin, Francis and Madelin
 Calvin, Katherine Lyons, Harry Bald
 win, Katherine KerWin, Margaret ana William LaWlor, teachers at the Merri . ann school, playmates and Sunda, school class; the Misses Sweeney l Sheehey. .O'Brien, O'Rourke, McGuin ness and Mcdonald.
 One of the most interesting debate
 held in this city in some time tool
 place at the Mulcahy Memorial build
 ing last night, under the auspices o
 the alumni of St Mary's school. Tn
 subsact of debate was, Resolved tha
 the state constitution should be amend
 ed.'' The speakers were: Affirmative Edward B. McElligott, Thomas Savers
 Miss Agnes Quinn. Miss Mary Carroll
 negative, Henry A. Hayden. Georg
 Donahue, Miss Josephine Dillon ant
 Miss Katherine Carroll Bergin. Tn
 arguments advanced by both side
 were very good and were given in ! very clear manner. The oratory wa
 ftDe The Rev w. J. Slocum, who ore sided and acted as judge, decided tn
 debate in favor of the affirmative. stat
 ing that they had the better side of tn
 question, but that the speakers in tn
 negative were the superiors in regar
 to presenting arguments. Father Slo
 cum also made some interesting re
 marks in regard to the benefits whicl may be derived by young persons iron
 participating in debates. Among tn
 many persons who were present wer
 the Rev Fathers O'Brien Brodericl and Brennan of the Immaculate Con
 ception church.
 You are going to be united ere lon,
 to the girl of your choice. If you wisl
 to keep it dark for while we will no
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