Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-26
CITY NEWS

8 o'clock at their hall to transact i'm portant business.
 The drawing by the Ladies' auxil- iary, A. O. H., which was to have ra- ken place last evening, was postponed until Thursday, September 8.
 Richard James Quinn, the 10 months old son of MT and Mrs James Quinn of Hartford, died yesterday, after q short illness. The funeral was held this afternoon. Mrs Quinn was for merly Miss Agnes Flynn of this city.
 Commencing this evening the regu- lar weekly sociables of St Mary's Alumni association will be held in their hall. These sociables proved to be very popular last season, and every thing bids fair now to even a more successful one this season.
 Congressman George l.. Lilley is the latest recruit to the ranks of the auto- mobilists. He has purchased a fine Pope Hartford machine of the $1,200 class 1t is a beauty. MT Lilley and MT Towle, agent for the Pope Hart ford, rode in the machine from Hart ford to this city yesterday. It per- formed well.
 The bureau of assessment heard parties interested in the establish ment of building lines on North Will low street last night. Nobody claim ed damages, but c. B. Webster said that if he ever wanted to build out to the street line he would do so and knew that the esta blishing of a building line of the city would not keep him back because such things would not hold before court.
 Yesterday Chief Snagg tested the water pressure at the hydrant on the Watertown road near Sunderland's blacksmith shop, and with two streams, inch and One-Quarter and inch and one-eighth, found a pressure of 90 pounds. Before the old mains were discarded in this street and re- placed by larger ones the chief tried the pressure at the same hydrant and found but 20 pounds, so that the new service shows an increase of 65 pounds pressure, which enables the department to cope successfully with fire in that neighborhOod.
 Dr F. J. Erbe, accompanied by his wife, will leave tomorrow on 15 days trip to the St Louis fair. Dr Erbe will attend the International Dental congress which will be held in St Louis for four days commencing August %. Dentists from all parts of the world will be present at the congress, which will be the largest ever held. It is expected that 10000 dentists will be in attendance. An of ffeial train for the dentists will leave New York tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and will arrive in St Louis 26 hours later. On the return trip Dr and Mrs Erbe will stop at Chicago.
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 John J. Sheehan, the newly elected state secretary of the A. O. H., will be rendered reception tonight in the headquarters of the local divt- sions in Hibernian hall, G. A. R. block, East Main street. The affair will be given by the Fifth division and will be one of the greatest social functions ever held by members of the order in Waterbury, All the oth- CT divisions have been invited and an interesting musical and literary pro gram is being prepared. MT Sheehan has been a member of the division for eight years, during which time he has held the offices Of recording and finan- cial secretary and is now filling his third term as president. He is also a prominent member of the military company connected with the division. I1C Is d llSulC1tl1I III JllC VI 1HcllIO1l and one of it's most active workers. The funerai of James jMulligan took place this morning from the family residence on South Main street with a mass of requiem at St Patrick $ church by Father Gleeson and inter ment in new St Joseph cemetery. The bearers were Edward Flanagan, Peter Hughes, Patrick Hughes, James l Coffey, Robert Williams and John Fitzgerald. The. floral tributes includ- ed a pillow lettered Husband" a standing wreath marked Papa" and l mound inscribed Grandpa" from l the widow, children and grandchil- dren of the deceased; heart lettered l ''Uncle," Katie Mcdonald, Tittie and 1 Annie Shea; sheaf of wheat, Marie
 Egan; anchor. MT and Mrs Edward
 Flanagan; standing cross, Washington
 Hill Athletic club; cross, Katie and
 Annie Mckee; bouquet, Eittie Gar.
 roll; cross. Waterbury aerie of Eagles
 No 379; bouquet, w. D. Richardson
 mound and anchor, Acorn Athletic club; bouquet, MT and Mrs Klefnert l bouquet, Christine Bowman; wreath l St Mary's T. A. society.
 I A pleasant surprise party was ten
 dered to Miss Elizabeth Pryor last
 evening by number of her friends al
 her home, 1909 East Main street. Al
 though totally unprepared Miss Pryor
 was equal to the occasion and proved a delightful hostess, the evening be
 ing spent with songs and musical SC lections Among the out of towI
 guests were Olin and Lester Metz o1
 Maryland and Professor J. F. O'Brie1
 of Union City, who rendered severa
 fine selections on the Jews harp Among the many contributors to the l evenings entertainment were Petel
 Duggan and Miss Margaret Mccarthy
 in duet entitled "The Art of Making
 Love- song, "Alway in the Way 1 Miss Margaret Pryor; violin solo by
 George Smith; song, Miss Mary Car
 ney; buck and wing dancing, Miss
 Nellie Pryor; piano solo, Miss Ells Mccarthy; recitation, "A Perilous Ride,' Miss Kitty Davis. At late { hour refreshments were served, after
 which a f1ashlight picture of tht group was taken before they departed 1 for their respective homes.