Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-12
CITY NEWS

Several young ladies will give barn dance in Hamilton hall In Mill plain on next Thursday night.
 Dr Freney, Miss Katharine Freney and Mrs Freney left to-day for their cottage at Fort Trumbull Beach.
 If you intend to rush the growler take it to Phelan's tea store and fill it with buttermilk, 3 cents a quart
 The sacrament of confirmation will be administered this evening at St Thomas's church to large class of children.
 William Duncan, clerk at Coogan's pharmacy, is i'll with rheumatism. During his absence his place is being filled by Michael Bergin.
 There will be 8 special meeting of Waterbury aerie, F. o. D., No 379, at Pythian hall at 7:30 o'clock to take ac- tion on the death of George Tobin
 Patrick Deering of New York city. formerly of the Brooklyn, Eagle, was one of the out of town mourners here to-day at the funeral of the late Mrs Margaret Davis.
 An operation for the removal of part of tbe bone behind the left ear was performed last evening upon Henry Hedges of Prospect The phy- sicians were Drs Crane and Lally. Mir Hodges was resting very we'll to-day.
 Clark commandery, K T., will meet. tonight at 7:3O o'clock in their rooms on Bank street and march to Trinity church, where the pastor, Rev Dr Buckley. will deliver the memorial ad dress. The graves of deceased mem bers of the order were streWn with flowers to-day under the direction of a committee consisting of John B. Ebbs, B. l.. Coe and J. H. Woodward.
 Before leaving the bench yesterday afternoon, Judge Robinson of the su- perior court decided the suit of Julia Madden against Mary and Michael Mahan, husband and wife, in favor of tbe latter The suit was for S2OO0 damages for islander on three different counts. It was after o'clock before the case was finished. Russell and Lowe appeared for the defendant and Car mody for the plaintiff. Tn the lower court plaintiff was gwen Judgment for SD. The plaintiff must now pay ali the costs.
 The will of the late Patrick Ryder was approved by Judge Lowe in the probate court to-day. Excepting a life insurance for $500 all of his estate is distributed between the children. Margaret. William, Mary, Catherine and Patrick, and the policy is left to Margaret with provisions for masses and a monument for the burial plot. The witnesses to the will were Attor- ney M. J. Byrne, who drew 1t Up, John c. Altman of South street and John O'Reilly of Ayers street.
 Tn the suit of the Royal Novelty Go against David Mulcahy of the Broad way hotel. which was heard some time ago by Judge Burpee, judgment was given to-day for the defendant to re- cover $1 and costs and certain gooos. The issue is one of interest to all board. ing house and hotel keepers. A drum mer for the plaintiff company ran up a bill at the Broadway and in default of payment the defendant retained his simple case. The plaintiff thereupon got possession of it by replevin and Judge Burpee's decision says the de- fendantNwas entitled to keep it in de fault of payment.
 Rather than part with his dog, Dan- iel Murphy of Taylor street preferred to give up his rent. In the city court this afternoon judgment in summary process proceedings was given John Rafter against Mir Murphy. MT Rafter objected to MT Murphy keeping his dog on the premises and gave him the al- formative of doing away with 1t or quit ting the rent Three times the dog, was sent away, but each time it returned, and the subsequent parting between the dog and the owner was harder than the one before. Finally MT Mur- phy, seeing the strong attachment the dog had for him, decided to keep it and take his chances in getting another rent, which, in view of the condition of things in that respect, was quite sacrifice. By agreement of counsel, Byrne for Rafter and Cassidy for Mur, phy, execse@A0n was stayed until to- morrow.