Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-21
CITY NEWS

IdIS nuSOdAu, NGlsOu NOELQduut LO- day.
 A small boy named Patrick Ma honey was arrested this morning by Truant Officer Hurley for not attend ing school.
 Benjamin Hall of North Main street. who has been i'll for some time past, was removed to the Waterbury hospital to-day.
 Frederick Webster will leave ol Friday for weeks vacation, which will include a trip to Boston, Wash ington and other places. d.
 Congressman George l.. Lilley and wife left yesterday for Washington, where they will make arrangements for their residence before congress convenes in December.
 James Wells was arrested this fore noon at work in the Scovill factory by Detective Dodds. He is wanted in Jersey City for abandonment of his wife and family and will be taken to that place tomorrow unless he insists upon extradition papers being issued for his transfer. :t At the meeting of the board of pub
  was received from Father Curtin eN tending the members an invitation to attend the laying of the cornerstone of St Francis Xavier's church on No vember 1. On motion of MT Whiting the invitation was accepted by a unanimous vote
 It is very probable that counsel for the creditors of the Credit Clothing No 3oI~ hvy ot tto oCEh me few days ago, will put the concern through bankruptcy. There are claims against 1t amounting to $1O,- coo while 1t has assets of only about $4,O0O It Is said that hundreds of dollars worth of goods were received on Saturday.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postofice: Charles Boyd Allen, Miss Mary Bergin, care Mrs Wood; Robert Bolton, Mrs Helen Carr. care Sheldon Smith; Mrs Charles Collins, | Wallace S. Farnham, Miss Joe Fly 1 land. Dand H. Page: George H.. Smith, Miss Mary Simmonds, John sheehl, Louis Wedlock, Mrs Anna | Wood.
 Commissioners Blakeslee and Scul- l ly, the committee appointed by the 1 department of public works to inquire into the petition of the Waterbury Clock Go relative to trimming trees on Cherry street, have given the con cern permission to remove certain limbs from three or four trees that stand in the sidewalk opposite where the company is building a new shop the work to be done at the expense of the company.
 Leroy E. Humphrey and J. B.. Guthrie have been sued for $2,5O0 and $3.00O respectively by Arthur Lyman of Massachusetts. The actual plain tiffs in the case are Wood, Harmon 5&5 Go. real estate agents in New York. They claim the defendants agreed to purchase certain real estate and did not keep their contract. Humphrey is a clerk for the City Lumber & Coal Go and Guthrie is employed by the Benedict & Burnham Go.
 The funeral of Margaret Reilly took place this morning from the family residence on Linden street to the Im- nracuIate Conception church, where a mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Ford. The bearers were J. J. Mcdonald. F. T. McEvoy Leo Curley, D. B. Fitzpatrick, Thomas F. Law1or and F. J. Hodson. The inter l ment was in the new St Joseph's cem- l etery There was number of floral 1 tributes. At the close of the mass M. l J. McEvoy rendered Calvary"
 Joseph w Gray, aged 5 years and 10 months, died yesterday afternoon at his late home, B Baldwin avenue, as the result of pneumonia. The de ceased was employed for some time as shipping clerk at the Scevill Manufac- l turing Co.'S. but left there a short time ago to take position with the Holmes, Booth & Haydens Manufacturing Go. | He leaves q wife and three children, Mrs John B. Hull. Helen and Adelene 1 Gray, also one sister Mrs John Lef- l ferts of Brooklyn. N V Mir Gray was l a native of Detroit. Mich
 A meeting of the Drug Clerks as sociation was held last night. 1t was the largest attended meeting of the association vet held Final arrange ments for the anniversary banquet which will be held November 3, were made. Word was received from the president and secretary of the Con ] necticut Pharmaceutical association, { and also from the same officers of the Waterbury Pharmaceutical associa- tion accepting invitations to attend the banquet. Secretary Mix Of the | state board of pharmacy commissions
 ers will also attend. Invitatio IS have been sent to drug clerks thr ugh
 out the city.
 At the residence of the brides moth
 ar in New Britain took place at ] :. o'clock yesterday afternoon the mar riage of Charles w. Perkins, a well
 known druggist of this city, and Miss Matilda l.. Classen. leading millineI
 of New Britain. The ceremony was T performed by H c. Ide. acting pastor
 of the South church The bride was
 attended by her sister, Miss Louise c
 Classen, and her brother, Edward II
 Classen. The ceremony took place
 among beautiful surroundings, the dec
 orations of the house being unusual }
 pretty. The bride wore a cream gowr