Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-09-19
CITY NEWS

MeaQOW SCre6C In the course or leW weeks.
 Persons wishing to attend the con. cert and dance to be given by the Gaelic Literary society in A. o. H. Lall tomorrow nignc should secure their tickets in advance, as no tickets will be sold at the door. A good time is assured.
 The first session of the Kindergarten department of the Driggs school was held this afternoon. There was a large attendance, fortt-five children being present. This number may be increased by few more during the week. Only one session will be held each day.
 Attorney Cole as counsel for the es- tate of the late Henrietta Gilbert, filed to-day the will left by Mrs Gill bert. A life interest in the estate and all the household effects are left to testatrtx's sister, Mary Jane Snagg. Upon her decease, her interests go to her husband, Robert, and the balance is left to the Snagg children, Robert and Edwin.
 The Hammer club is preparing for cross country run to Cheshire and dinner at one of the hotels which will beat anything of the kind ever set be fore the club. No man who sits at the table will be allowed to ride an inch one way or the other and he will be ruled out if he dares walk. He will have to keep up what the committee terms "dog rot'' on the way out and repeat it on the home stretch.
 The potato bugs are dying hard this year. In the past they quit after the vines withered and ceased to H,,,. x4aI1 IoIS 53o4 T. 4Io ofh, season they dropped from the stalks to the tubers and are following them into the bins. If they keep up this fight they will be irresistible for peo- pie. will not be able to combat them with paris green and as a result the potato crop will be almost a total failure.
 Henry KeIlner has the contract for paving the alleyway between the City hall and the new Lewis block on West Main street. The material used will, be the best of the asphalt blocks re-, moved from North Main street. The city will pay half the cost of the job and MT Lewis will make up the bal ance As soon as the blocks are laid and the place cleaned up MT Lewis and the city officials should get to- gether and agree on suitable name for the alleyway. It never had name and now that it is soon to boast of asphalt pavement this matter should not be neglected any longer.
 The criminal side of the district court will open tomorrow at 10 o'clock and it is expected Judge Cow ell will preside. The greater number of cases have already been disposed of by settlement, the accused in each case preferring to pay rather than face trial. Ten will be put to plea, unless they will have settled mean while. The ten are Dominica Paten- tof, Jim Mungoe and James Laclky, charged with breach of the peace; Cameo Pace, disorderly conduct, and the following for assault: Edward Druen, Edward Deeley, Michael Kra- mer, William Squires, Samuel Pent- tino and Benjamin Hall.
 The trial of Morris Bisnovitch, which has been pending for some l time, will begin tomorrow in the United States district court in New Haven before Judge Platt. Bisno- witch is charged with attempting to defraud his creditors. He kept q grocery store on South Main street and some months ago filed petition l in bankruptcy. Tt was suspected l that he had removed a considerable quantity of goods from the store inl- mediately before filing his petition and a search being made by United States Marshal Parmelee of Ansonia, two I truck loads were discovered in the house of Morris Taffel in the north | end.
 I M. J. Smith has returned from Bal I timOre, where he represented the local aerie of Eagles at the national conven- l ton of the order. The local delegate states that the annual reports show 1 vast increases in the membership and in the finances, which were never in better condition. He says that the people of Baltimore could not do too much for the visiting Eagles and their hospitality was unlimited. He has much praise for the Connecticut repre- l sentatives who captured the prize for being the best appearing organization in the big parade. They wore mortar boards and gowns and carried a blue pennant. They were greeted with much applause. Though 1t was rain- ing heavily the streets along the line of march, which was about four miles long, were packed with crowds of peo- pie. "All in all. 1t was a magnificent convention" the Water ~ry delegate concluded.
 Joseph Larocque, aged 70 years, was seized with stroke of apoplexy on Saturday morning while paying a visit to his son's place of business, the East End Carriage shop. He was taken to the home of his son, Pierre Richard Larocque of Idylwood ave nue, off East Main street, where he died several hours later. The funer- al will be held tomorrow morning from the sons residence, to St Ann's
 church. MT Larocque, who was wide ly and favorably known among the
 French people of the city, came to
 Waterbury from Holyoke about 15
 years ago and has lived here with his
 children since then. He leaves four
 sons ans four daughters, Joseph L..
 Peter R., Edward and Philip of this
 city, Mrs D. La Barre of Holyoke
 Mrs Frederick La Barre of Montana
 Mrs L. J. Chapron and Miss Evelyn
 Larocque of this city.
 William Wallace of the Reid &
 Hughes Go will soon again be in pos